Santa Clarita, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)
Key Facts
- License authority
- Municipal Code Ch. 5.08 + LA County Title 7
- Business hours cap
- 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Individual license
- CMTC certificate + license required
- Hearing body
- Business License Commission
- Records retention
- 2 years, employee & treatment logs
- Default penalty
- Misdemeanor, up to $1,000/6 months
Summary
Santa Clarita requires every massage business or establishment to hold a business license under Municipal Code Chapter 5.08 before opening, on top of the countywide license structure the City adopted from LA County Title 7. Operating unlicensed, or letting an unlicensed practitioner work, is a chapter violation enforced through inspections and hearings.
No person may engage in, conduct or carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted or carried on, in any location within the City, a massage business or establishment unless a business license is first obtained and maintained in accordance with the applicable provisions of this chapter and Title 7 of the Los Angeles County Code.
Full Breakdown
08 and Title 7 of the Los Angeles County Code (adopted by reference as the City's business licensing code). 060). 130 of Title 7. m. 130). 170). 192.
Violations & Fines
Chapter 5.08 does not carry its own penalty clause, so a violation falls under the code's general penalty provisions: Section 23.10.010 makes any Municipal Code violation a misdemeanor unless otherwise specified, and Section 23.10.020 punishes an unspecified misdemeanor by a fine up to $1,000, up to six months in jail, or both, with each day of continuing violation a separate offense. Improper conduct such as unauthorized draping violations or soliciting additional services outside the posted list (Section 5.08.172) can also support license denial or revocation through the Business License Commission hearing process.
Frequently Asked Questions
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