HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-19 - Amending the Master Fee Schedule to Eliminate Outdated Massage FeesRESOLUTION NO. 2015 -19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA AMENDING THE
MASTER FEE SCHEDULE TO ELIMINATE OUTDATED
MASSAGE FEES
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach ( "City ") has amended the Newport Beach
Municipal Code ( "NBMC ") Chapter 5.50 to reduce City involvement in local massage
therapy licensing, while still encouraging and facilitating the ethical practice of massage
therapy and complying with State law, by relying upon uniform statewide regulations
and by restricting the commercial practice of massage in the City to those persons duly
certified to practice by the California Massage Therapy Council ( "CAMTC ");
WHEREAS, the City has repealed NBMC Chapter 5.64 regulating holistic health
practitioners because NBMC Chapter 5.64 is no longer necessary in light of
amendments to NBMC Chapter 5.50 which cover massage services provided by holistic
health practitioners;
WHEREAS, amendments to NBMC Chapter 5.50 eliminate the need for
individuals to obtain a massage technician permit or an off- premises massage permit;
WHEREAS, the repeal of NBMC Chapter 5.64 eliminates the need for individuals
to obtain permits related to holistic health practitioners; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to eliminate fees currently existing within the City's
Master Fee Schedule that are associated with permits that will be disposed of as a
result of amendments to NBMC Chapter 5.50 and the repeal of NBMC Chapter 5.64.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The Master Fee Schedule is hereby amended to remove the
following fees related to massage licenses: "Technician Application," "Technician
Renewal," "Off Premises," "Transfer," "Holistic Health Operator," "Holistic Health
Practitioner," "Manager -Stand Alone," "Chair," and "Manager -Add On."
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
hereby incorporated into the substantive portion of this resolution.
Section 3: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject
to the California Environmental Quality Act ( "CEQA ") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(3)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3 because
the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378 and has no potential for resulting
in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Section 4: This resolution shall take effect upon the effective date of
Ordinance No. 2015 -2. The City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution.
ADOPTED this 24th day of March, 2015.
ATTEST:
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
1, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2015 -19 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a
regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 24`" day of March, 2015, and that the same
was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Peotter, Council Member Curry, Council Member Duffield,
Council Member Muldoon, Mayor Pro Tem Dixon, Mayor Selich
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Council Member Petros
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 25th day of March, 2015.
City Clerk /
Newport Beach, California
(Seal)