The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public's health
and safety and the personal safety of massage therapists through the
establishment of certain licensing standards pertaining to massage
establishments within the city of Placentia, and to recognize massage
therapy as a legitimate business occupation and health service enhancement.
Nothing in this chapter is intended to permit any use, conduct and/or
activity that violates any federal, state or local law or regulations.
(Ord. O-2011-04 § 2, 2011)
Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires,
the definitions and provisions contained in this chapter shall govern
the construction, meaning, and application of words and phrases used
in this chapter.
means any employee of the city of Placentia who is authorized
to issue or ensure compliance with applicable business license requirements.
A business license officer includes, but is not limited to, a code
enforcement/compliance officer and any other employee authorized by
the city administrator.
means the California Massage Therapy Council created by California
Business and Profession Code Section 4600, et seq. The CAMTC is referred
to as the Massage Therapy Organization in the Massage Therapy Law.
means a current and valid certificate issued by the CAMTC
to a massage practitioner or therapist.
means the chief of the Placentia police department.
means the city of Placentia.
means the city administrator of the city of Placentia, or
designated representative.
means the city council of the city of Placentia.
means the county of Orange.
means any area open to customers of the establishment.
means any person, other than a massage practitioner or manager,
who performs services at the massage establishment and receives compensation
from the operator of the massage establishment for such services,
including an independent contractor, while on the premises of the
massage establishment.
means the Orange County fire authority.
means the Orange County health care agency.
means the person(s) designated by the operator of the massage
establishment to act as the representative and agent of the operator
in managing day-to-day operations with the same liabilities and responsibilities.
Evidence of management includes, but is not limited to, evidence that
the individual has power to direct or hire and dismiss employees,
control hours of operation, create policy or rules or purchase supplies.
A manager may also be an operator.
means any method of treating the external parts of the body
for remedial, hygienic, relaxation or any other similar purpose, whether
by means of pressure on, friction against or stroking, kneading, tapping,
pounding, vibrating, rubbing or other manner of touching external
parts of the body with the hands, or with the aid of any mechanical
or electrical apparatus or appliance with or without supplementary
aids such as rubbing alcohol, liniment, antiseptic, oil, powder, cream,
ointment or other similar preparations commonly used in this practice
and shall include herbal body wraps. For the purposes of this chapter,
"massage" or "massage therapy" includes the techniques of acupressure
and reflexology.
means any business or establishment, including a sole proprietor
or independent contractor, conducted within the city where any person
engages in, conducts, carries on or permits to be engaged in, conducted
or carried on, for money or any other consideration, the administration
to another person of a massage, and also includes all businesses or
establishments where massage therapy is provided as an ancillary service
such as clubs, gyms, day spas and professional offices where such
massage therapy is not otherwise exempt under this chapter.
means any person who administers to another person a massage
for any form of consideration.
means Chapter 10.5 of Division 2 of the California Business
and Professions Code (beginning at Section 4600).
means: (1) a sole proprietor of; (2) a general partner of;
or (3) all persons who have an ownership interest in, a massage business
or establishment.
means any individual, corporation, partnership, association
or other group or combination of individuals acting as an entity.
means the Placentia police department.
means an institution that provides massage therapy education
and training as such term is defined in Section 4600 of the Massage
Therapy Law.
means:
Within five years of the date of the filing of the application, a person has pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, or been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of a misdemeanor or felony crime involving sexual misconduct, including, but not limited to: (i) Chapter 1 of Title 9 of the California Penal Code (Sections 261 through 269) relating to sexual crimes; (ii) Chapter 8 of Title 9 of the California Penal Code (Sections 314 through 318.6) relating to indecent exposure, obscenity and disorderly establishments; or (iii) California Penal Code Section 647(a) or (b) relating to prostitution; or
Any similar offenses under the criminal code or penal of this
state or any other states or countries; or
Having permitted, through an act of omission or commission,
an employee or agent to engage in any type of moral turpitude or sexual
misconduct offense listed in subsections (1) or (2) of this definition
(the conduct of the employee or agent, if such resulted in a conviction
or a plea of nolo contendere or guilty, shall be considered imputed
to the principal).
(Ord. O-2011-04 § 2, 2011)
(a)
Massage
Businesses and Establishments. No person may engage in, conduct or
carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on in any
location within the city, a massage business or establishment unless
all persons providing massage therapy at or on behalf of the massage
business or establishment have a valid and current CAMTC certificate.
(b)
Massage
Therapy. No person may engage in, conduct, carry on, or perform massage
therapy within the city unless such person has a valid and current
CAMTC certificate.
(Ord. O-2011-04 § 2, 2011)
The requirements of Section 8.44.030 do not apply to:
(1)
Any
physician, surgeon, chiropractor, osteopath, naturopath, podiatrist,
acupuncturist, physical therapist, registered nurse or vocational
nurse duly licensed to practice their respective profession in the
state.
(2)
Any
treatment administered in good faith in the course of the practice
of any healing art or profession by any person licensed to practice
any such art or profession under the California Business and Professions
Code or any other law of the state.
(3)
Barbers,
cosmetologists, estheticians, and manicurists licensed to practice
their respective profession under the laws of the state while performing
activities within the scope of their license, provided that such massage
is limited solely to the neck, face, scalp, feet, hands, arms, and
lower limbs up to the knees, of their patrons.
(4)
State-licensed
hospitals, nursing homes, and other state-licensed physical or mental
health facilities and their employees.
(5)
Persons
who provide massage therapy to athletes or athletic teams, facilities
or events, so long as such persons do not practice massage therapy
as their primary occupation within the city.
(6)
Registered
schools and their employees that provide massage therapy education
or training and their students in training, provided that such students
perform massage therapy only under the direct personal supervision
of an instructor.
(Ord. O-2011-04 § 2, 2011)
(a)
Business License Required. In addition to the requirements set forth in Title 23 governing massage establishments, the owner of each massage business or establishment, and any massage practitioner or massage therapist that desires to work as an independent contractor must obtain a business license pursuant to this chapter prior to commencing operation or providing any massage therapy and must thereafter maintain a valid business license.
(b)
Business
License Application. The application for a business license shall
be made in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Each applicant
for a massage business license must provide the following information
where applicable as determined by the city, with the application:
(1)
The full true name under which the massage establishment shall be
conducted.
(2)
The present or proposed address where the massage establishment is
to be conducted.
(3)
The applicant's full, true name, any other names used within the
past five years, date of birth, California Driver's License Number
or California Identification Number, present residence address and
residence telephone number, and the sex, height, weight, color of
hair, and color of eyes of the applicant.
(4)
Acceptable written proof that the applicant is at least 18 years
of age.
(5)
If the applicant is a corporation, the name of the corporation shall
be set forth exactly as shown in its articles of incorporation or
charter together with the state and date of incorporation and the
names and residence addresses and telephone numbers of each of its
current officers and directors, and of each stockholder holding more
than 5% of the stock of that corporation.
(6)
If the applicant is a partnership, the application shall set forth
the name, residence address and telephone numbers of each of the partners,
including each of the limited partners. If the applicant is a limited
partnership, it shall furnish a copy of its certificate of limited
partnership. If one or more of the partners is a corporation, the
provisions of this section pertaining to corporate applicants shall
apply.
(7)
A complete description of all services to be provided at the massage
establishment.
(8)
The names and addresses of each massage practitioner and massage
therapist providing massage therapy at or on behalf of the business
or establishment, including whether they are a full-time employee
or an independent contractor, and proof that each such practitioner
or therapist has a valid CAMTC certificate.
(9)
The name of the person(s) designated by the applicant to act as manager
of the massage establishment. The manager shall be required, at all
times, to meet all of the applicable requirements of this chapter.
(10)
A description of any other business to be operated on the same premises,
or on adjoining premises, owned or controlled by the applicant.
(11)
The name and address of the owner and lessor of the real property
upon or in which the massage establishment is to be conducted. In
the event the applicant is not the legal owner of the property, the
application must be accompanied by a copy of the lease and a notarized
acknowledgment from the owner of the property that a massage establishment
will be located on his or her property.
(12)
Business, occupation or employment history of the applicant for the
three years immediately preceding the date of the application.
(13)
The business license and permit history of the applicant, including
whether such person, in previously operating in this city or another
city or state under license or permit, has had such license or permit
revoked or suspended, and the reason for such action.
(14)
Whether the applicant has been convicted of or permitted any specified
criminal offense. If an applicant or owner of the massage establishment
does not have a CAMTC certificate, then the applicant and owner of
the massage establishment must provide proof of a Live Scan or other
similar city-approved background check.
(15)
A nonrefundable business license fee, and renewal fee in the case
of a business license renewal, as set by resolution of the city council
shall be paid to the city to defray the actual cost of processing
the business license.
(c)
Inspection
of Premises. Upon receipt of a complete application, a business license
officer shall cause the inspection of the proposed premises of any
fixed location massage business or establishment for compliance with
the requirements of this chapter and code.
(d)
Issuance
of License. Upon receipt of a written application for a business license
for an establishment, a business license officer shall ascertain whether
such business license should be issued as requested. Upon the completion
of the review, the city must issue the business license if it finds:
(1)
The required fee has been paid;
(2)
The application conforms in all respects to the provisions of this
chapter;
(3)
The applicant has not made a material misrepresentation or omission
in the application;
(4)
The applicant is at least 18 years of age;
(5)
The massage establishment as proposed by the applicant would comply
with all applicable laws, including, but not limited to, health, zoning,
fire and safety requirements and standards.
(e)
Denial of License. If a business license officer finds that any of the applicable requirements of this chapter or this code are not satisfied, including any conviction for or the permitting of a specified criminal offense, recent history of prior business license or permit suspension or revocation, or evidence that the applicant has provided materially false information, the application shall be denied. The decision of a business license officer to deny a business license application or renewal may be appealed pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 8.44.080 of this chapter.
(f)
License
Renewal. A massage business license must be renewed in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter, at which time the applicant must
provide proof that all applicable requirements of this chapter and
this code remain satisfied, and the applicable business license renewal
fee.
(g)
Transfer
of License Prohibited. Upon the sale or transfer of any interest in
a massage business or establishment, the business license shall become
void. The person acquiring the interest in a massage business or establishment
must submit a new business license application and receive approval
of such license in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(h)
Notification of Changes in Registered Massage Practitioners and Therapists. Each licensee must submit to the city the names and applicable CAMTC certificate of any new massage practitioners or massage therapists not previously included in the list required under subsection (b)(8) who are hired or retained to provide massage therapy at or on behalf of the business or establishment, including whether they will be a full-time employee or independent contractor, prior to such person commencing the provision of any massage therapy services. In addition, any discharge or termination of the services of a massage practitioner or massage therapist must be reported to the city within five business days of such event.
(i)
Revocation
or Suspension of License. The following grounds constitute a basis
for the revocation or suspension of a license:
(1)
The misrepresentation of a material fact by an applicant in obtaining
a license;
(2)
The continuation of the operations of the licensee under such license
will be detrimental to the public health, safety, peace, welfare or
morals, or is found to constitute a public nuisance;
(3)
The violation of any law related to the operation of the applicable
business, including any violations of this code or a specified criminal
offense;
(4)
The violation of any condition imposed on the license.
(j)
Revocation/Suspension
Procedures.
(1)
Complaints against any licensee must be in writing and must set forth
one or more of the grounds enumerated above. Complaints must be filed
with, or may be initiated by, a business license officer, who shall
then conduct an investigation to determine whether the complaint is
sufficient to show probable cause for the revocation or suspension
of the license. A written report of any officer, employee or agent
of the city disclosing violations of any law by the licensee or the
licensee's agents or employees shall also be deemed a complaint within
the meaning of this section. All complaints must be verified unless
made by city officers, employees, or agents in their official capacity.
(2)
Upon completion of the business license officer's investigation,
the business license officer shall report the results to the city
administrator, together with a recommendation as to whether grounds
exist to revoke or suspend the license or whether the complaint should
be disregarded.
(3)
Based upon the report of such business license officer and such additional investigation as the city administrator may deem appropriate, the city administrator shall determine whether the complaint constitutes a sufficient basis to revoke or suspend the license, and if so, shall issue a written order of revocation or suspension to the licensee setting forth the grounds for revocation or suspension of the license. Such written order must be sent by certified mail to the licensee's last known address or be personally delivered. The order must also provide notice that the license revocation or suspension shall become final within 10 days of the date of mailing or personal delivery of the order unless it is timely appealed in the manner provided in Section 8.44.080 of this chapter.
(Ord. O-2011-04 § 2, 2011; Ord. O-2016-02 § 9, 2016)
No person shall engage in, conduct, carry on, or permit to be
engaged in, conducted, or carried on, any massage establishment, unless
each and all of the following requirements are met.
(1)
Massage
operations shall be carried on or conducted, and the premises shall
be open only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. of any
day. A person designated as a manager shall be on the massage establishment
premises at all times of operation and must be registered with the
city administrator by the operator to receive all complaints and be
responsible for all violations taking place on the premises. The appointment
of a manager must be in writing with the manager in charge of the
premises acknowledging this appointment. All managers must be registered
with the city prior to being employed in this position, and all managers
must possess a valid CAMTC certificate.
(2)
A
list of services available and the cost of such services shall be
posted in bold minimum one inch type, in English and such other languages
as may be convenient to communicate such services, in an open public
place within plain view of the entry of the premises, and shall be
described in readily understandable terms. No operator or manager
shall permit, and no massage therapist shall offer or perform, any
service other than those posted pursuant to this section.
(3)
The
massage establishment business license and a copy of the CAMTC certificate
of each and every massage therapist employed in the massage establishment
shall be displayed in an open and conspicuous place within plain view
of the entry of the massage establishment premises.
(4)
Every
massage establishment shall require all customers to sign a register
book. The manager shall assure that the massage establishment shall
keep an accurate register book showing the name and address of each
customer in clear and legible writing, verified by the customer's
drivers license or identification card, the name of the massage therapist
administering the treatment, and the type of treatment administered.
Such register books shall be maintained on a form approved by the
city administrator. Such books shall be open to inspection by officials
with responsibility for enforcement of this chapter during regular
business hours upon demand, written or oral, and without use of subpoena
or court process; and may not be used for any other purpose, including
use of the file by operators, managers and employees of the establishment.
Such register books shall be maintained on the premises of the massage
establishment for a period of two years.
(5)
Massage
establishments shall at all times be equipped with an adequate supply
of clean towels, coverings and linens. Clean towels, coverings and
linens shall be stored in cabinets. Towels and linens shall not be
used on more than one patron, unless they have first been laundered
and disinfected. Disposable towels and coverings shall not be used
on more than one patron. Soiled linens and paper towels shall be deposited
in separate, marked receptacles.
(6)
Adequate
bathing, dressing, locker and toilet facilities shall be provided
for patrons. All shower, toilet and washing facilities shall be thoroughly
cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant approved by the health
department as needed, and at least once each day the premises are
open.
(7)
If
wet and dry heat rooms, steam and vapor rooms or cabinets, tanning
booths, whirlpool baths and pools are offered, they shall be thoroughly
cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant approved by the health
department as needed, and at least once each day the premises are
open. Bathtubs shall be thoroughly cleaned after each use with a disinfectant
approved by the health department. All walls, ceilings, floors, and
other physical facilities for the establishment must be in good repair
and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
(8)
Instruments
for performing massage shall not be used on more than one patron unless
they have been sterilized, using approved sterilizing methods. Each
operator and/or on-duty manager shall provide and maintain on the
premises adequate equipment for disinfecting and sterilizing instruments
used in massage.
(9)
All
managers, employees, and massage therapists shall be clean, and wear
clean, nontransparent outer garments that continuously cover the area
from the bottom of the neck to the top of the kneecap. All managers,
employees, and massage therapists shall remain clothed while on the
massage establishment premises, and shall not expose their genitals,
pubic area, buttocks, or breasts. Massage therapists shall maintain
a CAMTC certificate identification card clearly visible on their person
during business hours.
(10)
No person shall enter, be or remain in any part of a massage establishment
while in possession of, consuming, or using any alcoholic beverage
or drugs except pursuant to a prescription for such drugs. The operator
and manager shall not permit the storage of alcoholic beverages or
condoms upon such premises.
(11)
All exterior doors (except a rear entrance for employees only) shall
remain unlocked during business hours, unless there is no massage
establishment staff available to assure the security of clients and
massage therapists who are behind closed doors.
(12)
No massage establishment or accessory use locations employing massage
therapists shall be equipped with tinted or one-way glass in any room
or office.
(13)
Every operator or manager shall report to the city any change of
employees, whether by new or renewed employment, discharge or termination,
on the form and in the manner required by the city. The report shall
contain the name of the employee and the date of hire or termination.
The report shall be made within five days of the date of hire or termination.
(14)
The operator and/or on-duty manager shall consent to the unannounced
inspection of the massage establishment by the city, police department,
fire department and health department for the purpose of determining
that the provisions of this chapter or other applicable laws or regulations
are met. In that regard:
(A)
The city, police department, fire department and health department
may, from time to time, make an unannounced inspection of each massage
establishment for the purpose of determining that the provisions of
this chapter, state law or other applicable laws or regulations are
met. Criminal investigations may be conducted as directed by the police
department. The police department and/or city may inspect the occupied
massage rooms for the purpose of determining that the provisions of
this chapter are met. During an inspection, the police department
and/or the city may verify the identity of all on-duty managers, therapists,
and employees.
(B)
An operator, manager, massage therapist, or employee is prohibited
from refusing to permit an inspection of the massage establishment
premises by a representative of the city or Orange County regulatory
official at anytime it is occupied or open for business, as required
by this section.
(15)
Common use of towels or linens shall not be permitted. Towels and
linens shall be laundered or changed promptly after each use. Separate
enclosed cabinets shall be provided for the storage of clean and soiled
linen and shall be plainly marked "clean linen" and "soiled linen"
and shall have doors or covers.
(16)
No person or persons shall be allowed to live inside the massage
establishment at any time.
(17)
No electrical, mechanical or artificial device shall be used by the
operator, manager, therapist, or any employee of the massage establishment
for audio and/or video recording or for monitoring the performance
of a massage, or the conversation or other sounds in the massage rooms.
(18)
The operator or on-duty manager of the massage establishment shall
keep a complete and current list of the names, residence addresses,
and telephone numbers of all massage therapists and employees of the
massage establishment and the name, residence address and telephone
number of the manager purported to be principally in charge of the
operation of the massage establishment. This roster shall be written
in English, kept on the premises and be available for inspection by
any official charged with enforcement of this chapter.
(19)
Each massage establishment shall provide to all customers clean,
sanitary and opaque coverings capable of covering the patrons' specified
anatomical areas including the genital and pubic areas, anus and female
breast. No common use of such coverings shall be permitted and re-use
is prohibited unless adequately cleaned.
(20)
Massage establishments may not be open for operation before 8:00
a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. A massage begun any time before 10:00 p.m.
must nevertheless terminate at 10:00 p.m. All customers and visitors
shall be excluded from the massage establishment by that time. The
hours of operation must be displayed in a conspicuous public place
in the lobby within plain view of the entrance and clearly visible
from the outside.
(21)
No massage establishment shall place, publish or distribute or cause
to be placed, published or distributed any advertising matter that
depicts any portion of the human body that would reasonably suggest
to prospective customers that any service is available other than
those services described in this chapter. No massage establishment
shall employ language in the text of such advertising that would reasonably
suggest to prospective customers that any service is available other
than those services authorized by this chapter.
(22)
No person shall engage in, conduct or carry on the business of a
massage establishment unless there is on file with the city clerk,
in full force and effect at all times, documents issued by an insurance
company authorized to do business in the state of California evidencing
that the licensee is insured under a liability insurance policy providing
minimum coverage of $100,000 for injury or death to one person arising
out of the operation of any massage establishment and the administration
of a massage.
(23)
All massage establishments must comply with all state and federal
laws and regulations for persons with a disability, including all
applicable anti-discrimination laws.
(24)
No person(s) other than valid CAMTC certificate holders, employees,
customers, vendors and service providers shall be allowed beyond the
front lobby, located directly inside the front door entrance during
hours of operation.
(25)
Minimum lighting shall be provided in accordance with Article 220
of the National Electrical Code, and, in addition, at least one artificial
light of not less than 40 watts equivalent shall be illuminated in
each room or enclosure where massage services are performed on customers.
(26)
Massages shall be administered only on standard massage tables, and
not on pads or beds. Pads used on massage tables shall be covered
with a durable washable plastic or other waterproof material acceptable
to the health department.
(Ord. O-2011-04 § 2, 2011)
(a)
Any
change of location of any massage establishment must first be approved
by the city who must determine, prior to approval, that all ordinances
and regulations of the city shall be complied with at any proposed
new location.
(b)
Where
a person holding a business license issued under the provisions of
this chapter changes the name of the massage establishment, such person
must make an application to the city and pay a fee in an amount set
by city council resolution to have said business license amended to
reflect the change of name.
(c)
No
CAMTC certificate holder or massage establishment shall operate under
any name or conduct any establishment under any designation not specified
in the CAMTC certificate or business license issued pursuant to this
chapter.
(d)
Any
application for an extension or expansion of a building or other place
of business of a massage establishment shall require compliance with
the city's zoning regulations.
(e)
A
separate business license shall be required for each location of a
massage establishment.
(f)
If,
during the life of a massage establishment business license, the licensee
has any change in information concerning the original application,
notification of such change(s) must be made to the city, in writing,
within 30 days of the change(s).
(Ord. O-2011-04 § 2, 2011)
(a)
License
Denial.
(1)
An applicant may appeal the business license officer's denial of
a license or license renewal by filing a written notice of appeal
with the city clerk setting forth the grounds for disagreement with
the decision within 10 days of the date of the decision. The appeal
must be accompanied by the applicable appeal fee.
(2)
The city clerk will then fix a time and place for the hearing of
such appeal before the city administrator or designee, and must give
notice to the appellant of the time and place of the hearing by certified
mail or personal delivery to the appellant at the address provided
in the appeal.
(3)
At the hearing, the city administrator or designee shall have authority
to determine all questions raised on such appeal, provided that no
such determination may conflict with any substantive provision of
this code or other applicable law. The decision of the city administrator
or designee shall be final, and shall be effective upon the date that
written notice of the decision is sent by certified mail or personally
delivered to the appellant.
(b)
License
Revocation or Suspension.
(1)
A licensee may appeal the city administrator's or designee's revocation
or suspension order by filing a written notice of appeal with the
city clerk setting forth the grounds for disagreement with the decision
within 10 days of the date of the revocation or suspension order.
The appeal must be accompanied by the applicable appeal fee established
by city council resolution.
(2)
If an appeal of a revocation or suspension order is timely filed,
the matter shall be scheduled for a hearing within a reasonable time
before a city-appointed administrative hearing officer. The filing
of such appeal shall stay the revocation or suspension order until
a final decision is made by the hearing officer. The licensee, and
any other persons requesting notice must be given at least 10 days'
written notice of the time and place of such hearing.
(3)
At the hearing, the hearing officer shall determine whether a sufficient
basis exists for the revocation or suspension of the license based
upon the complaint, applicable staff reports, the revocation or suspension
order, and such other evidence as may be presented that is relevant
to the proceedings. The licensee shall be given a reasonable opportunity
to be heard in conjunction with the revocation or suspension proceedings.
The burden of proof shall be upon the city to show that the facts
and evidence is sufficient to constitute a basis for revocation or
suspension of the license. The proceedings before the hearing officer
shall be an informal administrative hearing and the rules of evidence,
as generally applied in judicial proceedings, shall not be applicable.
However, city officials or representatives and the licensee shall
have the right of subpoena.
(4)
The hearing officer must issue a written decision on the appeal within
10 days of the conclusion of the hearing unless the city and the licensee
agree to a different deadline. Notice of such decision must be provided
to the licensee by certified mail or personal delivery.
(5)
The decision of the hearing officer shall be effective upon the date
of mailing or personal delivery of the decision, and shall be final.
(Ord. O-2011-04 § 2, 2011)
It is unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation to violate any provision or to fail to comply with any of the requirements of this chapter hereby adopted. Any person, firm, partnership or corporation violating any provision of this chapter or failing to comply with any of its requirements shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each and every person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day or any portion thereof during which any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter is committed, continued or permitted by such person, firm, partnership or corporation, and shall be deemed punishable therefor as provided in this chapter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, enforcement officials designated by the Placentia Municipal Code may issue an administrative citation pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1.10 of the Placentia Municipal Code.
(Ord. O-2011-04 § 2, 2011)
