FAIRFAX COUNTY NOTICE

November 18, 2025

Public hearing before the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County, Virginia, to be held in the Board Auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, Virginia 22035, at which time the Board will consider the following:

TIME SUBJECT

4:00 p.m. Public Hearing to consider an ordinance repealing Chapter 28.1 of the Code of Fairfax County, Virginia, Massage Therapy, Establishments and Services, and adopting Chapter 28.2 of the Code of Fairfax County, Virginia, Massage Establishments Code. The adoption of Chapter 28.2 will transfer regulatory authority over massage establishments to the Fairfax County Health Department on January 1, 2026. Chapter 28.2 will require massage establishments to obtain a permit from the Fairfax County Health Department on an annual, calendar year basis. Permit applicants may request variances. Massage establishments must meet certain health and sanitation standards, only employ massage therapists that are licensed by the Virginia Board of Nursing, and comply with restrictions on advertising, and drugs and alcohol. Massage establishments will be subject to regular inspections by the Fairfax County Health Department and must post signs to this effect. Provisions relating to permit applications and processing will take effect on November 19, 2025, to allow the Fairfax County Health Department to issue permits for calendar year 2026. Three versions of the draft ordinance will be considered. The three ordinance drafts are identical except for different provisions regarding controlled entry to massage establishments. The first version prohibits controlled entry; the second version removes the prohibition on controlled entry entirely; and the third version prohibits controlled entry but provides exceptions for sole proprietors and other situations. Copies of the full text of the proposed ordinances and/or possibly other documents relating to the aforementioned subjects, are on file and available for review on the County’s website at www.fairfaxcounty.gov and at the office of the Clerk for the Board of Supervisors, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 552, Fairfax, VA (703-324-3151).

The public hearings are available to view live on Channel 16 and stream live online at https://www.fairfax-county.gov/cableconsumer/channel-16/stream. Live audio of the meeting may be accessed at 703-324-7700. Those wishing to testify may do so in person, or via phone or pre-recorded YouTube video. Speakers wishing to testify via video must register by signing up online below or by calling the Department of Clerk Services at 703-324-3151, TTY 711, and must submit their video no later than 9 a.m. on the day prior to the hearing. Speakers wishing to testify via phone must sign up to testify no later than 12:00 p.m. the day of the hearing to be placed on the Speakers List. Speakers not on the Speakers List may be heard after the registered speakers have testified. In addition, written testimony and other submissions will be received by mail at 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 552, Fairfax, Virginia, 22035 or by email at ClerktotheBOS@fairfaxcounty.gov. More information on the ways to testify can be found at https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/clerkservices/ways-provide-public-hearing-testimony.

Copies of the full text of proposed ordinances and possibly other documents relating to the aforementioned subjects, are on file and available for review on the County’s website at www.fairfaxcounty.gov and at the office of the Clerk for the Board of Supervisors, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 552, Fairfax, VA (703-324-3151).

Fairfax County is committed to nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in all county programs, services and activities and supports the Americans with Disabilities Act by making reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities. See https://www.-fairfaxcounty.gov/humanrights/notice-under-americans-disabilities-act. All televised government meetings are closed captioned in English and Spanish (los subtítulos en español). Reasonable accommodation is available upon 48 hours advance notice by calling 703-324-3151 or TTY 711.

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