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Memo to the Mayor and City Co~n~ilf~A ~~~0 I ~4pril 15, ~~~~ gage ~ businesses, which axe usually a permitted use, have to o th~.•ough the conditional use process. ~on.ditio~al uses a~.•e those that might result ~ adve~•se ~npacts and the conditional use per~iit piocess p~avides a means b~ which the City can address those adverse impacts. Since the~•e arc got any adverse impacts ass~cia,ted v~ith therapeutic rn~,ssage as an accessory use, it appears that it could be allowed as a permitted accessor ~xse~ The business oar person providing the sc~.~ice would still ha~re t~ apply fof a ~rearly license. any concef~ns that the Council. nay have could be addressed at that .time. Staff has also considered a~owi~. therapeutic f~.assae as a stand-alone use. ~ assage- therapybusiness would have the safne type of impacts as a pe~~sonal ser~rice establish~n,e~t~ ~erso~.al service establishments include beauty parlors, taming salons and y place whefe, for a fee, personal services are p~;ovided t~ ~dividuals on die premise. because therapeutic massage fits the def~niti~n of a pe~~sonal sef~vice establishment, it should be txeated as sucha ~ therapeutic massage business would still be requixed to apply fat a yea~:ly license f~io~x~ the City Council under Chaptef X04 of the City Code. ~t the Feb~~a~t`y ~~, ~~4~ meeting, the ~afntn.isSion e~pfessed ce~ta,in .~•escrvatians regarding a~.owing therapeutic massage as a stand-alone estabiish~.ent. Staff leas fevised the definition of personal se~.-vice establishment to acl~tlawledge the certtficatian at~d license rcquiteinents in the ordina~nce~ ~ copy of chapter X04 is included to illustiate the ~:equem.en.ts of the profession, The City has a sexually oriented business o~•dinance that addresses any "seedy" operations. ~~~,nn~n~ Corr~~ssr~n ~4cti~~ ~t its .~pril 9, ~00~ pectin, the planning Camrnissian voted una~i~x~ously t~ recone~~.d approval of the amended language to the pity council. Rec~r~nn~en~ation~ Staff ~ecoxxlix7,ends that therapeutic ~na,ssage be allowed as an accesso~~y use to the following: ~ ~nedfcal clinics • chi~:opractic clinics • personal service establishments Therapeutic massage would still redluire a condit~otlal use permit if a person ura.r~ted to do it as a ha~ne occupation, Staff also reco~nme~.ds that the definition of "pe~sanal service establishment" beamended to specifically include therapeutic massage, l~ppro~ral of the attached ordinance will accomplish the above.