3.7. SR 05-04-2009ilk /~
River
REQUEST FOR ACTION
To Item Number
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Age~td ectivn Mee~ir~g Dade Prepared by
onent a 4, ~~09 ~h~is Leeseber , ~'a~k ~'lanner-Planner
Item Descr~iptlon Revie~red b~
~.uthori~atia~ to .mend the Dow~tow~ Distxict to Re~ra.ave the erern ~a~nha~'t, Fannin Nana er
'Therapeutic Massage La~.guage from the o~.ditional Use Reviewed by
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Ac~i~n ~t~quested
Staff requests aut~.Q~i~~tion to fnove ~o~-ward with an ordnance amend~ne~t for the I~owntow~ Disttict
to ienaove the ~er~~euti~ ~aassa~ language ~'roin the ~o~ditional Use Permit language.
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In ~00~ the pity council considered aid approved an anae~.d~nent to the ~on..g ordinance to allow
~~era~eu~c a,~s~e as a per•~nitted use and to amend the definition of~erso~~l ~~~vi~~e ~stab~i~~e~~ to
specifically include therapeutic massage, "his effectivel~r allowed therapeutic massage to he a perx~itted
use in all ~o~in districts.
Z~ 203 the ~it~ ou~.cil established a downtown District ion. district. '1"he ~a.z~g d~st~ict language
indicates ~crsan~l service es~~blir~e~~~ as a permitted use which therapeutic massage is now allowed as of
~~~} but the district also fists ~be~e~tac r~ussa~ c~~ sau~~ es~~blis~~aen~,s as a ~onditio~aa~ Use Per~~it. Staff
believes this was overlooked whey. the district was created. If the amendrrae~.t is author•i~ed, this tte~ will
go to 1'ia~ning ~orr~t~issia~. aid its council as a public hearing at a future date,
~4tta~hments
• Pexsonal Service ~stablishtnent l~efiniti~n
~ Da~rnt~wn ~istfict Uses
• .~prii 15, 20~21VIemo
G~IOf1 ~o~a~ by ..~. ~e~and b~ ~ dote ~.
~~Ilav~r U~
Perso~dlse~ice es~~blis~~reta~ ~ne~.ns a place where, for a fee, personal sei~rices are provided to i1ldi~idu.als on the
premises, Such uses trdi~ioilally include laeauty parlar~, and tarmirig salar~s. T`l~erapeutic massage
establisl~rnents when operated by a certified, licensed ~~ the city massage therapist shall be considered a
personal service establishment,
dec. 30-1~~6~ ~owl~town district.
~a~ Purse. As Downtown. ilk vex: changes, future preseation as well as any new construction should
reinforce tl~e general character and quality of the existing downtown, The design of 11ew construction should
take iixto consideration the location of the proposed buildings} as well as incorporate traditional design
elemeiltS a11d teclln~ques that are CU~r~Iltly represented 111 exlstfllg structures,
The intent of the Downtown district is to preserve this distil~ctive character with the appearance that
tlieie arc multiple buildings that are distinctly different ffom one another yet will allow a Uniform mass of
building with the appearance of vertical separation, These standards shall be the framework for any new
de~elopme~~t and desig~~s shall strive for creative traditional architectural character, while clearly being a~~
expressia~~ of the architecture of its o~rn time.
~~ I~erYr~r'ed x1~es. The fallawrng uses shall be permitted uses in the downtown district, s~~bject to the
design standards set Earth in sul~sectians ~e~ and ~~ and the site plan revleu~ process set forth ~.~, subsection
Uf t111s S~Ct1a1~,
~i~ ~usii~ess and professional offices.
~2~ financial institutio~~s.
~3~ li.etail stares gild shops,
~4} ~:1~~~~e:e~~a~li~~~~nf~ar
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~~~ outpatient health caare facilities,
~~~ Multiple family dwellings provided that business ~cammeicial uses at street level accup~r dxe .oar.
hotels.
($~ Restaurants, ~~lass ~,
~~~ T'ublic parksF
~c} t~~cesso~y r~~es. accessory uses in the Dawi~tawn district are as follows:
~1~ off street parking facilities.
~~~ off street laadi~~g facilities.
~3~ Telephone booths.
~4} Private recreational facilities.
~~~ Public shelters and essential set~vices.
~G~ ~a1e of firearms.
~~ Te~nparary signs as permitted in section 34,$51 et seq.
~$~ Permanent signs.
~d} Co~d~tr~~~l ~r~es, The fallowing uses shall be canditianal uses ii1 the Downtown district, subject to the
design standards set forth iii subsections ~e~ and ~~ a~ad the proced~~res and standards for the ~~pproval of
candidai7al use peiYnits set faith t11 sections 3U-C51 through 30-5~ of this chapter:
~~} Nailprafit clubs, lodges a~ balls,
~2~ Licensed daycare facilities.
~3} )•nstitutional uses.
~4~ ~omnlercial and residential parl~tlg fats and ramps.
~5~ Multiple fainily dwellings without commercial ail first floor.
~G} Dn-sale liquor: establislalxients,
~7} Colnnlercial recreational facilities,
~8} ~on~renience store.
~9~ runeral parlor.
~14~ dingle-family dwellings.
~11~ l~.esta~~rants, ~~lass l~,
~i ~~ over~~ne~xtal buildings ar~d facilities.
~13~ Produce markets.
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~15~ Dr~r cleaning establishment.
~1 G~ ~ovexllinental offices,
~terr~ # 6. I ~.
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River
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayer and pity council
FROM Michele McPherson Director of Planning
DATE; April i5, ~0~~
UBJET: base ~Vo. oA 4~~~1
Request by the pity of EII~ River for an Aimend~nent to the
caning bode to alloy therapeutic rr~assage as a permitted
a~ccessor~r use in certain districts and to amend the definition of
`personal service estabiishr~ent".
Re oast
a~.s~de~ a request by the its of Ells Ri~ef to a~ne~d the zoning o~di~.a~ce to allow
the~:a~eu~c ~an.assage as a~. accessoiy use and to amend the defit~i~iot~ of ~e~sonal ser~rice
estab~.s~~ent to speci~tcallp include the~~a~eutic massage. This request would include adding
the~a~e~atic massage as ate accessory use in the Business Pafl~ ~.st~ict ~.s pfafession~,1 offices,
including medical af~ices, ~~e a ~e~•tnitted use ~ the Bui~tess ~'arl~ dis~tict,
Attachments
• changes to the ~or~ng ~id~ance
• ~rdiriance l~To 02-
~r~~,rvi~w
~~isting ~rciance
The~a~eutic massage is currently allowed as a condi~iot~al use in the following districts: ~
Central Business, ~~ ~Of~ice ~is~.•ic~~, 3 ighwa~ otne~cial~ and as ~ conditiot3~.
ha~ne occu~a.tion in all ~eside~xtial districfs. ~ ~earX~ license is also required ~~hapte~ ~0~~.
~- l~s~s
Because medical clinks, chiro~xac~.c cli~aic a~.d ~ersanal sei~ice estahlish~ne~ts often
include thera~eu~ic massage as a fo~~n o£ t~:ea~.x~ent o~• as at1 accessot~ se~~ice, these
Memo to the Mayor and City Co~n~ilf~A ~~~0 I
~4pril 15, ~~~~
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businesses, which axe usually a permitted use, have to o th~.•ough the conditional use
process. ~on.ditio~al uses a~.•e those that might result ~ adve~•se ~npacts and the conditional
use per~iit piocess p~avides a means b~ which the City can address those adverse impacts.
Since the~•e arc got any adverse impacts ass~cia,ted v~ith therapeutic rn~,ssage as an accessory
use, it appears that it could be allowed as a permitted accessor ~xse~ The business oar person
providing the sc~.~ice would still ha~re t~ apply fof a ~rearly license. any concef~ns that the
Council. nay have could be addressed at that .time.
Staff has also considered a~owi~. therapeutic f~.assae as a stand-alone use. ~ assage-
therapybusiness would have the safne type of impacts as a pe~~sonal ser~rice establish~n,e~t~
~erso~.al service establishments include beauty parlors, taming salons and y place whefe,
for a fee, personal services are p~;ovided t~ ~dividuals on die premise. because therapeutic
massage fits the def~niti~n of a pe~~sonal sef~vice establishment, it should be txeated as sucha
~ therapeutic massage business would still be requixed to apply fat a yea~:ly license f~io~x~ the
City Council under Chaptef X04 of the City Code.
~t the Feb~~a~t`y ~~, ~~4~ meeting, the ~afntn.isSion e~pfessed ce~ta,in .~•escrvatians regarding
a~.owing therapeutic massage as a stand-alone estabiish~.ent. Staff leas fevised the definition
of personal se~.-vice establishment to acl~tlawledge the certtficatian at~d license rcquiteinents
in the ordina~nce~ ~ copy of chapter X04 is included to illustiate the ~:equem.en.ts of the
profession,
The City has a sexually oriented business o~•dinance that addresses any "seedy" operations.
~~~,nn~n~ Corr~~ssr~n ~4cti~~
~t its .~pril 9, ~00~ pectin, the planning Camrnissian voted una~i~x~ously t~ recone~~.d
approval of the amended language to the pity council.
Rec~r~nn~en~ation~
Staff ~ecoxxlix7,ends that therapeutic ~na,ssage be allowed as an accesso~~y use to the following:
~ ~nedfcal clinics
• chi~:opractic clinics
• personal service establishments
Therapeutic massage would still redluire a condit~otlal use permit if a person ura.r~ted to do it
as a ha~ne occupation,
Staff also reco~nme~.ds that the definition of "pe~sanal service establishment" beamended
to specifically include therapeutic massage,
l~ppro~ral of the attached ordinance will accomplish the above.