Coconut Creek, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

The City Commission of Coconut Creek fixes business tax amounts in Section 18-37 of the Code of Ordinances, in Chapter 18, Taxation. Line 136000 covers MASSAGE SALON, states that a State of Florida certificate is required, and sets the amount at $127.61. A separate line, 136010, prices a massage therapist at $127.61. Section 18-35 lets the city attorney or a code enforcement officer seek suspension or revocation of a business tax receipt before the code enforcement board or special master. The triggers are fraud or willful misrepresentation on the application, a business that threatens the health, safety and welfare of citizens, a business that is a public nuisance, a conviction within three years that relates to the present business, or premises that violate the South Florida Building Code or chapter 13.

Zoning is the second gate. Section 13-1200 defines a massage establishment as any shop, parlor or place of business where oil rubs, salt glows, hot or cold packs, baths including steam rooms and colon irrigations, or body massage by hand or by mechanical or electrical device are administered. For Article V, the definition leaves out State of Florida licensed barbers, cosmetologists, physical therapists, chiropractors, physicians and similar licensed practitioners, and it leaves out any establishment that employs a State of Florida licensed masseur or masseuse who is on duty full time during business hours. Section 13-1203(e) lists the massage establishment as a designated use reviewed through the special land use process under the master business list in § 13-621. Section 13-1202 then requires 1,000 feet from other designated uses, houses of worship, schools and day care centers, and 500 feet from residentially zoned districts, proved by a sealed survey from a Florida certified land surveyor. The only exception route is a special land use permit.