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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1992-0902 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER Phil Edwards COUNCIL BILL NO. lIS Ordinance No. 902 Series of 1992 TITLE. At"l ORDINANCE TO AMEND ARTICLE X, MASSAGE PARLOR CODE OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF THE CITY OF \VHEAT RIDGE BY EXEMPTING MASSAGE THERAPIST FROM COVERAGE ' WHEREAS, the Colorado General Assembly has amended the state statute on massage parlors to exempt massage therapist; and WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge desires its Massage Parlor Ordinance to conform to the state's statute. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO, THAT: Section 1. Sections 16-226 (g) and (h) of the Code of Laws of the City of Wheat Ridge are hereby amended as follows: Sec. 16-226. Same-Persons and establishments exempted. The following classes of persons are exempted from this article' * * . (g) Hospitals, clinics, nursing and convalescent homes, and other similarly licensed institutions where massages and baths may be given are excluded from the definition of a health service establishment. (h) A facility which is operated for the purpose of massage therapy performed by a massage therapist is exempted from this article. For purposes of this subsection, 'massage therapist' means a person who has graduated from a massage therapy school accredited by the state educational board or division charged ,,,ith the responsibility of approvmg private occupational schools, or from a school with comparable approval or accreditation from another state WIth transcnpts mdicatmg completion of at least five hundred (500) hours of training in massage therapy. For the purposes of this subsection, a massage therapy school may include an equivalency program approved by the state educational board or diVIsion charged with the responsibility of approving private occupational schools. Section 2. Severahilitv. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of thiS ordinance or the applicatlon thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect application to other persons or circumstances. ~ Section 3. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Wheat Ridge, that It is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public convemence and welfare. The City Council further detenmnes that the ordinance bears a rational relation to the property legislative object sought to be attained. Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective 15 day(s) after final publication. o INTRODUCED, READj AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of ~ to on this 13 day of uly , 1992, ordered published in full in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge and Public Hearing and consideration on final passage set for August 10, , 1992, at 7:30 o'clock p.m., lU the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado. READ, ADOPTED, A1'\TD ORDERED PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of ~ to ~ this ~hday of August ,1992. SIGNED by the Mayor on this 11 th day of August , 1992. k2 'tJ, ~. ~~ a Ray J. W' oc& Jr., Mayo t! ATTEST: '- APPROVED AS TO FORM BY OFFICE OF TIIE CITY ATIORNEY 7/;7 ,A~<~~ cL~ /~ John E. Hayes, City Attorney 1st Publication: July 23, 1992 2nd Publication: August 20, 1992 Wheat Ridge Sentinel: Effectlve Date: September 4, 1992 -, ------