Yucaipa, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Massage Establishments (2026)

Chapter 5.22 of the Yucaipa Municipal Code regulates massage in the City of Yucaipa and works alongside the California Massage Therapy Act. Section 5.22.050 bars any business license for a massage therapy establishment unless the person first holds a validly issued establishment permit. Section 5.22.060 repeats that the permit is separate from, and in addition to, the Title 5 business license, and it makes operating without one unlawful. Every person giving massage must be CAMTC certified or hold a city permit. The application goes to the development services department under § 5.22.220.

It asks for 20 categories of information, including fingerprints taken within the previous sixty (60) days, ten years of prior addresses and business history, declarations under penalty of perjury about specified Penal Code convictions and sex offender registration, a certified statement from the property owner, and a scaled sketch of the premises. The applicant pays a deposit fee set by the city council, and unused money is refunded. The city must tell the applicant in writing within thirty (30) days whether the application is complete.

After that, the police department, planning, building and safety, and the fire department review it, and the city manager must grant or deny within sixty (60) business days. Operating rules follow. Under § 5.22.140, establishments cannot operate between ten p.m. and eight a.m. Section 5.22.150 bars sound equipment audible outside the building or leasable space. Permits expire one year after issue, and a renewal application is due thirty (30) days before expiration with a $100.00 deposit. A transfer of ownership or a relocation automatically terminates the permit. Inspections by police, code enforcement, building and fire staff are allowed during regular business hours under § 5.22.100.