Olathe, KS Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- License term
- 12 months from issuance
- Scope
- one license per location
- Also required
- separate therapist license
- Applicant screening
- state/national criminal history check
Summary
Olathe requires a separate annual massage therapy establishment license for every location, plus individual therapist licensing under Chapter 5.36.
No person, firm, partnership, association or corporation can operate a massage therapy establishment without a valid massage therapy establishment license issued by the City. A licensee must have a separate license for each place of business. A license is valid for a period of twelve (12) months from the date of issuance.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 26-39, passed July 21, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Olathe Municipal Code § 5.36.020 bars operating a massage therapy establishment without a City-issued license, valid 12 months, with a separate license required per place of business. Chapter 5.36 also requires individual massage therapists to hold their own license (§ 5.36.030), sets criminal-history disclosure and background-check requirements on applications (§ 5.36.050), and mandates health-official/police inspections (§ 5.36.130). The chapter applies in Johnson County, Kansas, inside Olathe city limits only.
Violations & Fines
Operating without an establishment or therapist license is enforced by the City through license denial, suspension, or revocation (§§ 5.36.100, 5.36.105) in addition to Chapter 5.36's penalty provision.
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