Operating Requirements
San Diego Municipal Code § 42.0408
in effect§42.0408 Operating Requirements
All bathhouse permittees shall comply with the following operating requirements:
(a) Every portion of a public bathhouse, including appliances, apparatus and personnel, shall be kept clean and operated in a sanitary condition.
(b) All employees shall be clean and wear clean outer garments. Provisions for separate dressing rooms for each sex must be available on the premises, with individual lockers for each employee. Doors to such dressing rooms shall open inward and shall be self–closing.
(c) All bathhouses shall be provided with clean laundered sheets and towels in sufficient quantities and shall be laundered between consecutive uses thereof and stored in an approved sanitary manner. No towels or sheets shall be laundered or dried in any public bathhouse unless such establishment is provided with approved laundry facilities for such laundering and drying. Approved receptacles shall be provided for the storage of soiled linens and paper towels.
(d) Wet and dry heat rooms, shower compartments and toilet rooms shall be thoroughly cleaned each day the business is in operation. Bathtubs shall be thoroughly cleaned after each use.
(e) Provide educational programs for patrons in accordance with standards promulgated by the Department of Health Services in consultation with the San Diego County Regional Task Force on AIDS.
(“Operating Requirements” renumbered from Sec. 42.0407 and amended on 1–9–1991 by O–17575 N.S.)
(Editors note: Title changed 4–4–1988; see O–10747 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter04/Ch04Art02Division04.pdf#page=5Fetched: 10/28/2026