Massage establishment—Where operated—Operating requirements.
Henderson Municipal Code § 4.84.090
in effect4.84.090 - Massage establishment—Where operated—Operating requirements.
A. A massage establishment license allows the conduct of massage services only in a properly zoned commercial area within the city, in accordance with any conditions required by the conditional use permit issued to that location. A massage establishment license and conditional use permit are required when a massage establishment is operated in leased or rented space, including, without limitation, in a hotel, resort hotel, health club, fitness center or cosmetology establishment.
B. The operating requirements of all massage establishments are as follows:
1. A person designated as the manager in charge shall be on the premises at all times of operation. The manager in charge shall be responsible for accepting citations, written correspondence, and any other communication from the city. The manager in charge shall be considered a key employee subject to the requirements of section 4.04.180. A massage establishment may have more than one manager in charge; provided, however, that at least one manager in charge must be present on the premises of the massage establishment at all times while the massage establishment is open for business. Each person identified as a manager in charge shall be required to obtain an approval letter issued by the division, which shall not be issued until the person meets the following minimum requirements, to the satisfaction of the director:
a. The manager in charge shall be at least 18 years old;
b. The manager in charge shall be a citizen of the United States or a non-citizen eligible to work in the United States, with proper documentation of same;
c. The manager in charge shall not be a registered sex offender or required by law to register as a sex offender;
d. The manager in charge shall not, within ten years before requesting an approval letter, be convicted of (or plead nolo contendere to) an offense involving sexual misconduct with a child, including sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexual conduct, sexual molestation and sexual exploitation;
e. The manager in charge shall not, within ten years before requesting an approval letter, be convicted of (or plead nolo contendere to) prostitution or of operating a prostitution enterprise;
f. The manager in charge shall not, within ten years before requesting an approval letter, be convicted of (or plead nolo contendere to) a felony or crime of moral turpitude not otherwise specified herein; and
g. The record of the manager in charge shall be free of all reasons to deny an application or suspend, limit or revoke a license under this section, section 4.04.150, and section 4.84.180 of this title.
2. A list of services available and the cost of each service shall be made available to all patrons and must be posted and visible in an open public place within the massage establishment, and shall be written in English.
3. The manager in charge shall be responsible for ensuring that all persons performing massage therapy at the massage establishment have a valid, unexpired license from the board. The manager in charge shall maintain a list of all persons employed each day at the massage establishment, whether as independent massage therapists or employees and their license numbers, if any. Such list shall be available for viewing by agents or officers of the division, code enforcement, police department or state or county regulatory agencies at all times the establishment is open for the conduct of business.
4. Each establishment shall provide all patrons clean, sanitary and opaque coverings capable of covering the patron's' specified anatomical areas. No common use of such coverings shall be permitted and reuse of such coverings is prohibited until washed and cleaned.
5. No massage establishment shall be equipped with any electronic, mechanical or artificial device used or capable of being used for recording either audio or video of activities, conversations or other sounds in the treatment room or any other room used by patrons or potential patrons.
6. No massage establishment shall be equipped with tinted or two-way mirrors in any room accessible to patrons.
7. Exterior windows shall not be tinted, covered or blocked in such a manner as to impede a view inside the massage establishment from the exterior. Tint shall be no lower than 50 percent with a maximum of ten percent exterior reflectance not including the glass.
8. All front reception, hallway and front exterior doors (except back or rear exterior doors used only for employee entrance to and exit from the massage establishment and patron restrooms when in use by a patron) shall be kept unlocked during business hours. No massage may be given within any cubicle, room, booth or any area within the massage establishment that is fitted with a door capable of being locked, unless that door is an exterior door. No electronic, automatic combination or other locking device may be utilized on any interior door which is required to be locked.
9. No person shall operate a massage establishment, perform outcall massage service, or administer a massage for money or any other consideration between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
10. No massages shall be performed in any room where table showers or shower apparatus are located.
11. Each room in which massage therapy will be performed must have lighting fixtures which are capable of providing a minimum of five foot-candles of light at the floor level.
12. A massage establishment shall be responsible for ensuring that it remains closed to the public, with no signage indicating the massage establishment is open for any purpose, if at any time an appropriately licensed massage therapist is not on the premises to perform massage therapy.
13. All massage therapists, employees and managers in charge shall, at all times while working in a massage establishment or providing massage therapy services, carry on their person or otherwise have present at the location where they are working or providing massage services, government-issued identification. It shall be unlawful for any employee, independent massage therapist or manager in charge to refuse to, or otherwise fail to, present his or her identification to agents or officers of the division, code enforcement, police department or state or county regulatory agencies if he or she is asked to do so during business hours.
14. Every massage establishment shall post a copy of the license required by this chapter in a prominent place in the reception area of the establishment.
15. No person shall perform outcall massage at a commercial location if the commercial location is required to have a massage establishment license, but does not have a massage establishment license.
C. If agents or officers of the division, code enforcement, police department or state or county regulatory agencies observe that an establishment has failed to comply with any of the operating requirements set forth in this section 4.84.090, the agent or officer may take action as described in section 4.84.200 of this chapter.
(Ord. No. 3301, § 3, 10-20-2015)
Source: City of Henderson, Nevada, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nv/henderson/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4BURELI_CH4.84MAESINMATH_4.84.090MAESHEOPPEREFetched: 11/1/2026