Penalties

(a)

Any person who violates any provision of this article commits a municipal ordinance violation and may be punished as provided in section 1-13 of the City Code. Each instance of the above-described prohibited practices constitutes a violation and shall constitute a separate offense.

(b)

The establishment owner or operator of any massage establishment found to be in violation of this article or allowing an employee of the establishment to preform Massage services is subject to the following penalties:

(1)

First violation shall be subject to a $1,000.00 per diem fine.

(2)

Second and subsequent violations shall be subject to a fine of up to $5,000.00 per day as a repeat violator and a revocation of the certificate of use for the business establishment.

(c)

Any individual or establishment found to have facilitated prostitution, human sex trafficking, or other illegal conduct in a massage establishment is subject to a fine of up to $15,000.00 as a code enforcement matter if the code enforcement board or special master finds the violation to be irreparable or irreversible in nature in accordance with the criteria set forth in subsection 2-817(c) of the City Code, revocation of the certificate of use for the business, and forfeiture of the premises pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act of F.S. §§ 932.701—932.7062.

(Ord. No. 14013, § 2, 7-22-21)