Los Angeles Massage Parlors: Massage Parlor Ordinance A Work In Progress
Massage parlors are often lumped into a seemingly nefarious category of businesses, mostly due to the fact that over the years several of them have been found to provide certain sexual services in addition to their massages.
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“There are two different ordinances that are in the City Code,” he said. “There is an ‘adult business’ ordinance which would classify a massage parlor as that which has sexual activity. That is obviously not what the City wants or condones within it. That’s why we have no massage parlors that are licensed as an ‘adult business’ in Santa Clarita.”
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Therefore in the case of massage parlors, the County actually works as an agent of the City by issuing the business licenses, Sgt. Rotella says.
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Since any action won’t change the fact that prostitution is illegal, the biggest effect of new municipal code language would likely be the prevention of ill-intentioned massage parlors from opening. By further tightening the restrictions and licensing requirements for mas …
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