City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: SEPTEMBER 4, 2013
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: RASHAD M. YOUNG, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Repeal Chapter 7 (Personal Grooming Establishments) of Title 11 (Health, Environmental and Sanitary Regulations) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981 as amended.
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ISSUE: City Council consideration of repeal of Chapter 7 (Personal Grooming Establishments), Title 11 (Health, Environmental and Safety Regulations) of The Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council repeal Chapter 7 (Personal Grooming Establishments), Title 11 (Health, Environmental and Safety Regulations) of The Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as amended.
DISCUSSION: Program History: Since at least 1983, the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) has permitted and inspected personal grooming establishments such as barber shops, hair salons, nail salons, tanning salons, and aestheticians under City ordinance (11-7-1 et seq.). The ordinance was last amended in 1985. It is currently very outdated as it does not specifically address tanning booth safety, pedicure footbaths, waxing, laser hair removal, or eyebrow threading.
Program Scope: Currently there are 219 permitted personal grooming facilities in Alexandria. Facilities that cut and style hair or provide manicure / pedicure services accounted for the majority of the establishments. However, many of these facilities provide several types of personal grooming services as shown in the table below.
Personal Grooming Establishments by Type of Services Provided*
Permit Type
Number
Eyebrow Threading|1313|Hair Styling
166
Laser Therapy / Electrolysis|1313|Manicure / Pedicure
94
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