Massage businesses in Plano must hold a Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation license, register with the city, employ only state-licensed therapists, and follow zoning and signage rules under Plano Code Chapter 8.
Texas Occupations Code Chapter 455 governs massage therapy statewide and requires every therapist and establishment to hold a TDLR license. Plano supplements with local registration under Chapter 8 of the city code, including proof of TDLR licensing, a fixed business address inside an approved zoning district, and visible posting of credentials. Operating hours, separate restrooms, and locked exterior doors are scrutinized to deter illicit activity. Plano Police coordinate with TDLR on inspections, and recent enforcement targeted unlicensed parlors along Coit Road and Spring Creek Parkway.
Operating without TDLR licensure, employing unlicensed therapists, or running a parlor outside approved zoning leads to citation, business closure, and possible state criminal charges for prostitution-related offenses.
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