Grand Rapids, MI Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

(c)Hours of operation. Bodyworks businesses shall maintain reasonable hours of operation; operating hours may begin at 7:00 a.m. and conclude by 10:00 p.m. Twenty-four-hour operations are prohibited.(d)Customer entry. Customer access to the building entry shall only be through the front door of the primary building entrance facing the public right-of-way.(e)Occupancy and doors. No person or persons shall be permitted to reside on the premises of a bodyworks business. Interior doors, other than those for restrooms, customer records and fire doors, shall not contain locks or locking mechanisms.(f)Licensure. Only licensed massage therapists shall be allowed to operate as a massage business within the City of Grand Rapids. All valid, unexpired licenses shall be displayed at the front entrance of the business for each massage therapist employed. To verify that a massage therapist is licensed, an establishment shall produce the employee, legal identification and therapist's State of Michigan license for inspection. An establishment is not a bodyworks establishment where the principal use is to provide massage therapy by a licensed massage therapist, in compliance with Chapter 61 of the City Code, Zoning Ordinance. Bodyworks, as defined in this Chapter, is considered to be a separate use for personal services and is not designated or implied to be massage or massage therapy. (Ord. No. 2019-44, § 1, 8-27-19)