Unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires, the definitions and provisions contained in this section shall govern the construction, meaning and application of words and phrases used in this chapter:

    "Employee" means any person over eighteen (18) years of age, including a masseur or masseuse, who renders any service in connection with the operation of a massage establishment and receives compensation from the operator of the business or patrons.

    "Massage" means any method of pressure on or friction against or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating or stimulating of the external soft parts of the body with the hands or other parts of the human body or with the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliance, with or without such supplementary aids as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powder, creams, lotions, ointments or other similar preparations commonly used in the practice.

    "Massage establishment" means any establishment having a fixed place of business where any person, firm, association or corporation engages in, or carries on, or permits to be engaged in or carried on any of the activities mentioned above, including but not limited to what are commonly known and referred to as spas, suntan spas or parlors, bathhouses and massage parlors.

    "Masseur" or "masseuse" means any person who engages in the practice of massage as herein defined. The use of masseur as the masculine gender shall include in all cases the feminine gender (also known as "masseuse") as well.

    "Patron" means any person over eighteen (18) years of age who receives a massage under such circumstances that it is reasonably expected that he or she will pay money or give any other consideration therefor.

    "Persons" means any individual, copartnership, firm, association, joint stock company, corporation or combination thereof of whatever form or character.

    "Permittee" means the operator of a massage establishment.

    "Recognized school" means any school or institution of learning which has, for its purpose, the teaching of the theory, method, profession or work of massage, which school requires a resident course of study of not less than one hundred (100) hours before the student shall be furnished with a diploma or certificate of graduation from such school following the successful completion of such course of study or learning.

    "Sexual area" means the genitalia, pubes or anus of any person and the breasts of any female person. (Ord. 1414 § 1 (part), 1996: prior code § 7-6-1)