Massage Establishment or Sole Practitioner Massage Establishment Permit Application Contents
San Diego Municipal Code § 33.3504
in effect§33.3504 Massage Establishment or Sole Practitioner Massage Establishment Permit Application Contents
(a) Each applicant for a permit to operate a massage establishment or a sole practitioner massage establishment shall furnish the following information to the Chief of Police:
(1) The full true name and any other names ever used by the applicant.
(2) The current residential address and telephone number of the applicant.
(3) The address of the proposed massage establishment or sole practitioner massage establishment.
(4) Each residential address of applicant for the five years immediately preceding the date of the application, and the inclusive dates of each address.
(5) Written proof that the applicant is at least eighteen years of age.
(6) Applicant’s height, weight, color of eyes and hair.
(7) Government-issued photo identification such as a California Driver License, Identification Card, or United States Passport.
(8) Applicant’s business, occupation and employment history for the five years immediately preceding the date of application, including addresses and dates of employment.
(9) Whether the applicant has ever had any license or permit issued by any agency or board, or any city, county, state or federal agency revoked or suspended, or has had any professional or vocational license or permit revoked or suspended within five years immediately preceding the application, and the reason for the suspension or revocation.
(10) All criminal convictions, including those dismissed pursuant to California Penal Code section 1203.4, except traffic, and a statement of the dates and places of such convictions.
(11) The name and address of the owner and lessor of the real property upon which the business is to be conducted, and a copy of the lease or rental agreement.
(12) Fingerprints.
(13) Such other identification and information as may be required in order to discover the truth of the matters herein specified as required to be set forth in the application.
(b) In addition to the information required by section 33.3504(a), an applicant for a massage establishment permit must furnish the following information:
(1) if the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation exactly as shown in its Articles of Incorporation or Charter, together with the state and date of incorporation and names and residential addresses of each of its current officers and directors, and of each stockholder holding more than 5 percent of the stock of the corporation;
(2) if the applicant is a partnership, the name and residential addresses of each of the partners, including limited partners;
(3) if the applicant is a limited partnership, a copy of the limited partnership’s certificate of limited partnership as filed with the County Clerk;
(4) if one or more of the limited partners is a corporation, the applicant shall provide the information about that partner required by section 33.3504(b)(1);
(5) if the applicant is a corporation or partnership, the name of the responsible managing officer.
(“Definitions” renumbered to Sec. 33.3502; “Massage Establishment License” renumbered from Sec. 33.3521, retitled to “Massage Establishment Permit Application Contents” and amended 12–5–2000 by O–18907 N.S.; effective 7-1-2001.)
(Amended 11-25-2014 by O-20437 N.S.; effective 12-25-2014.)
(Retitled from Massage Establishment Permit Application Contents” to “Massage Establishment or Sole Practitioner Massage Establishment Permit Application Contents” 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=3Fetched: 10/28/2026