Grounds for Denial of Massage Establishment Permit, Sole Practitioner Massage Establishment, Off-Premise Massage Therapist Business Permit, or Massage Therapist Permit
San Diego Municipal Code § 33.3510
in effect§33.3510 Grounds for Denial of Massage Establishment Permit, Sole Practitioner Massage Establishment, Off-Premise Massage Therapist Business Permit, or Massage Therapist Permit
In addition to the grounds for denial stated in section 33.0305, an application for a massage establishment permit, sole practitioner massage establishment permit, off-premise massage therapist business permit, or massage therapist permit shall be denied for any of the following reasons:
(a) The applicant has within five years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application, been convicted of any of the following offenses:
(1) any offense described in California Penal Code sections 266h, 266i, 315, 316, 318, 653.22, or 647(a) or (b);
(2) any offense described in California Penal Code, Part One, Title 9, Chapters 7.5 and 7.6; or,
(b) The applicant within five years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application has been convicted of a charge of violating any lesser included or lesser related offense, including California Penal Code section 415, in satisfaction of, or as a substitute for, an original charge of any of the offenses listed in section 33.3510(a).
(c) The applicant has been convicted of any offense which requires registration as a sex offender under California Penal Code section 290.
(d) No permit for a massage establishment or a sole practitioner massage establishment shall be issued if, within the two years immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application, the permit of a previous owner of a massage establishment or a sole practitioner massage establishment at the same address was revoked.
(“Grounds for Denial of Massage Establishment Permit, Off-Premise Business Permit, Massage Therapist Permit” added 12-5-2000 by O-18907 N.S.; effective 7-1-2001.)
(Renumbered from former Section 33.3511 and amended 11-25-2014 by O-20437 N.S.; effective 12-25-2014.)
(Retitled from “Grounds for Denial of Massage Establishment Permit, Off-Premise Business Permit, Massage Therapist Permit” to “Grounds for Denial of Massage Establishment Permit, Sole Practitioner Massage Establishment, Off-Premise Massage Therapist Business Permit, or Massage Therapist Permit” and amended 11-20-2019 by O-21152 N.S.; effective 1-1-2020.)
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/MuniCodeChapter03/Ch03Art03Division35.pdf#page=8Fetched: 10/28/2026