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ORDINANCE 93 - <br /> • CITY OF ELK RIVER <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 900. 08, 900 . 12 , 900 . 25 <br /> OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER CODE OF ORDINANCES TO MAKE <br /> THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE AND SAUNA ESTABLISHMENTS A CONDITIONAL <br /> USE IN CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS AND DELETE <br /> "MASSAGE" AS PROHIBITED IN HOME OCCUPATIONS <br /> The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby <br /> ordain as follows : <br /> Section 1 : Section 900 . 08 of the Elk River Code of <br /> Ordinances is hereby amended to add the following definitions <br /> which shall read as follows : <br /> THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE. The practice of rubbing, stroking, <br /> kneading, tamping, or rolling of the body with the hands <br /> or any instrument, for the exclusive purpose of <br /> relaxation, physical fitness, or beautification, and for <br /> no other purpose, by a person not licensed as a medical <br /> doctor, chiropractor, osetopath, podiatrist, nurse, or <br /> physical therapist, or an assistant who works solely under <br /> the direction of any of the above-described professionals, <br /> or beautician and barber who confine their treatments to <br /> • the scalp, face, and neck. <br /> THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT. An establishment in <br /> the business of providing Therapeutic Massage services <br /> either to the public or as a private club. <br /> MASSAGE THERAPIST. A person who practices or performs <br /> Therapeutic Massage on a person for compensation and meets <br /> the licensing requirements set forth in subsection 704 . 20 <br /> of this section. <br /> ON-SITE CHAIR MASSAGE. A Massage performed by a <br /> licensed Massage Therapist at any location other than a <br /> Therapeutic Massage establishment. On-site Chair Massage <br /> shall be confined to massage for relaxation purposes only <br /> of the face, neck, and shoulders area of a person fully <br /> clothed and not lasting more than 15 minutes . <br /> SAUNA. The terms "sauna, " "steam bath, " or <br /> "heat-bathing room" mean a room used for the purpose of <br /> bathing, reducing, or relaxing utilizing steam or hot air <br /> as a cleansing, reducing, or relaxing agent. For purposes <br /> of this ordinance, the term "sauna" does not apply to a <br /> sauna or steam room located within a hotel, motel, health <br /> club, or athletic facility. <br /> 111 <br />