Hemet, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- License term
- 1 year, renewable annually
- Applies to
- fixed and mobile massage businesses
- Operating hours cap
- closed 10 p.m.-7 a.m.
- Enforcement policy
- zero tolerance for violations
- Applicant screening
- fingerprints and photos required
Summary
Hemet requires every massage business, fixed or mobile, to hold a one-year city license, with fingerprinting, background checks, and a zero-tolerance revocation policy for violations.
No person may engage in, conduct or carry on within the city the operation of a massage business without a massage business license issued under this chapter. A massage business license shall be required of all massage businesses operating within the city, whether from a fixed location or mobile. A separate license must be obtained and a separate license fee paid for each separate fixed location operated by a person. No license issued under this chapter confers any vested right to any person or business for more than the one-year period of the license. If a license expires, or is suspended or revoked, or a licensee voluntarily relinquishes the license, all operations must cease at the business until a new license is obtained or the license is transferred in accordance with section 18-222 (license transferability).
(Ord. No. 1761, § 2(Exh. A), 6-13-06; Ord. No. 1927, § 1(Exh. A), 4-25-17)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 69 Update 2).
Full Breakdown
Hemet City Code § 18-213 requires a massage business license for anyone operating a massage business in the city, whether from a fixed location or mobile, and a separate license and fee apply to each fixed location. The license confers no right beyond its one-year term, and operations must stop if it lapses, is suspended, or is revoked. Applicants and staff must be fingerprinted and photographed, and § 18-224 imposes a zero-tolerance policy letting the city manager suspend or revoke a license for any violation. Massage businesses may not operate between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. under § 18-218(2)(e).
Violations & Fines
Operating a massage business without a valid license, or continuing after suspension or revocation, triggers the city's zero-tolerance enforcement under § 18-224, which can revoke the license outright.
Frequently Asked Questions
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