Markham : Règlement no 2018-90, art. 1 — DEFINITIONS

DEFINITIONS :

• “ Attendant ” means a Person who, in pursuance of a trade, Business or occupation, provides body-rubs at a body-rub parlour; " Body Rub " includes the kneading, manipulating, rubbing, massaging, touching or stimulating by any means of a Person’s body or part thereof, but does not include medical or therapeutic treatment given by a Person otherwise duly qualified, licensed or registered to do so under the laws of the Province of Ontario; "Body Rub Parlour" is included in the definition of Adult Entertainment Parlour in the Municipal Act, 2001 and includes any Premises or part thereof where a body-rub is performed, offered or solicited in pursuance of a trade, calling, Business, or occupation, but does not include any Premises or part thereof where the body-rubs performed are for the purpose of medical or therapeutic treatment and are performed or offered by Persons otherwise duly qualified, licensed or registered so to do under the laws of the Province of Ontario; "Operator" includes a Person who, alone or with others, operates, manages, supervises, runs or directs the trade, calling, Business or occupation carried on at a body-rub parlour; "Sign" includes any Sign as defined pursuant to City By-law 2002-94 as amended; "to Provide" when used in relation to body-rubs includes offering to Provide or causing or permitting the provision of a body-rub and “provides”, "providing" and "provision" have corresponding meanings; “Health and Social Club” means a body-rub parlour, provided that the area used within a Premises operated by a Health and Social Club for the provision of body-rubs does not exceed 20% of the gross floor area of the premise and provided the gross floor area of the Premises is not less than 650.3 square metres (7,000 sq. ft.);