Pompano Beach, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- Annual BTR fee
- $127.63 (item 758, category 158)
- Receipt expires
- September 30 each year
- Half-year fee window
- April 1 to September 30
- Late renewal penalty
- 10% plus 5% per month
- Unlicensed operation penalty
- 25% surcharge, then $250 after 150 days
- Court penalty
- Up to $500 fine or 60 days jail
- Transfer fee
- 10% of annual fee, $3-$25
Summary
Anyone opening a massage establishment in Pompano Beach must first obtain a city business tax receipt. The BTR schedule lists Massage Establishment as item 758 under category 158 at $127.63 a year, and the Development Services Director checks zoning before the receipt is issued.
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in or manage any business, profession or occupation within the city limits without first obtaining a business tax receipt to do business under this chapter. Each day's selling or disposing of merchandise, managing or engaging in business or in an occupation or profession without obtaining the proper business tax receipt, shall constitute a separate and distinct violation of this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-122: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through 2026-35, passed 7-29-26).
Full Breakdown
20(A) makes it unlawful to engage in or manage any business, including a massage establishment, without first obtaining a business tax receipt (BTR); each day of operation without one is a separate violation. 63 per year, filed as item 758 under BTR category 158. 22(A), the applicant must name the business, describe the activity, and give the exact location before opening; false statements in the application are separately unlawful. 22(B) requires the Development Services Director or a designee to check zoning at the listed address before issuing the receipt, and the city must refuse it if the zoning district does not permit the use, unless the operator holds a vested nonconforming-use right or a Zoning Board of Appeals variance noted on the application.
24(A); a receipt obtained between April 1 and September 30 is billed at half the annual fee. Transfers to a new owner or a new location cost 10% of the annual fee, no less than $3 and no more than $25, and a location transfer must first clear a zoning compliance check. 27 sets renewal delinquency penalties of 10% plus 5% for each additional month unpaid.
Violations & Fines
Operating a massage establishment without the required BTR, or in a manner inconsistent with the approved classification, is a violation of § 113.20 for each day it continues. Section 113.27(B) adds a 25% penalty on top of late fees once a lapsed BTR is not renewed by February 1, and after 150 days of unpaid notice the operator faces civil action, attorney's fees, collection costs, and a $250 penalty under § 113.27(D). Section 113.04 makes chapter violations punishable in county court by a fine of up to $500, up to 60 days in county jail, or both, and separately allows the city to prosecute the property owner before the Special Magistrate for Code Enforcement.
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Sources & Official References
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