Chula Vista, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

050 makes it unlawful to own, maintain, manage or operate a massage business, including a fixed or semi-permanent seated massage or reflexology installation, without a valid massage business permit from the Chief of Police. 060 lays out the application: a City form filed under penalty of perjury, a nonrefundable fee set by City Council resolution in the Master Fee Schedule, and approval conditioned on compliance with all building, zoning, fire, health and state/federal law, use of only technicians holding a current California Massage Therapy Council (CAMTC) certificate, and a background check disqualifying anyone required to register under Penal Code § 290 or convicted of pimping, pandering, prostitution-related, or specified fraud/moral-turpitude offenses, among other bars.

A permit runs one year, is nontransferable without written Chief of Police consent, and a suspended or revoked permit cannot be transferred for five years. , an owner or operator physically present at all times, CAMTC certificates posted and identification carried, a two-year massage log open to City inspection, interior doors that patrons, but not staff, may lock, and bans on alcohol, marijuana, recording, and adult-oriented merchandise on premises. 110 requires the City to inspect each massage business at least four times every 12 months.

130 are misdemeanors punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, or can be cited as infractions at the City Prosecutor's discretion, with administrative fines escalating from up to $100 for a first offense to up to $3,000 for a fifth or later offense within 12 months.