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Ottawa approves local massage-therapy licensing, sets biennial fees
Summary
The Ottawa City Commission unanimously adopted an ordinance to license and regulate massage establishments and therapists and passed a companion resolution setting fees: $200 every two years for establishments and $50 every two years for individual therapists. Staff said the ordinance was revised after community input to reduce burdens on practitioners.
The Ottawa City Commission voted unanimously Nov. 20 to adopt a local ordinance licensing massage establishments and massage therapists and to set a two‑year fee schedule.
City staff framed the ordinance as a targeted, “light touch” regulatory framework intended both to recognize massage therapy as a legitimate health and wellness service and to protect public safety. Staff told commissioners the adopted changes include allowing chair massage below the knees and above the waist, converting licenses from annual to biennial terms, cutting continuing‑education requirements to 10 hours every two years…
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