ITEM TITLE:
#17-01 - Amending Chapter 5.20 Section 5.20.060 of the Valdez Municipal Code Relating to Facilities Required for Massage Establishments. Second Reading. Adoption.
SUBMITTED BY: Lisa Von Bargen, CED Director
FISCAL NOTES:
Expenditure Required: N/A
Unencumbered Balance: N/A
Funding Source: N/A
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Ordinance No. 17-01 Amending Section 5.20.060 of the Valdez Municipal Code Relating to Facilities Required for Massage Establishments.
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Section 5.20.060 of the Valdez Municipal Code outlines the facilities required for massage establishments within the City of Valdez. The code also outlines the Fire Chief or his/her designee is responsible for carrying out these inspections. In November of 2016 two massage establishments were up for license renewal and the facilities required inspections. The Clerk’s office, which handles these license renewals, contacted the Fire Department. Chief Raynor, looking at things with a fresh set of eyes, questioned why the Fire Department and not the Building Department handles these inspections. After a brief discussion between the Fire Chief and Community Development Director it was determined the Building Department should be tasked with massage establishment inspections as the Building Inspector already handles all other similar inspections in the community.
In order to make the change official, Valdez Municipal Code must be amended via an ordinance. The attached ordinance changes the inspection responsibility from the Fire Chief to the Building Official and is before Council for review and consideration.