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Permits/Zoning/Surveyor

Licensing/Registration

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Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs


Office Hours
Thursday 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm

How to Reach Us
1100 4th Street SW
Washington, DC 20024
dcra@dc.gov

Phone: (202) 442-4400
Fax: (202) 442-9445
TTY: (202) 123-4567

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Website: http://dcra.dc.gov

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Nicholas A. Majett
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Public Accommodations Licenses


Public Accommodation Licenses include Barber Shop, Beauty Shop, Massage Establishments, Health Spas and public Swimming Pools. These licenses require special reviews by the the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) and the Department of Health (DOH).

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Get a Swimming Pool License

This classification applies if you offer customers the use of swimming facilities (indoor or outdoor), with or without a use fee.

 
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Get a Massage Establishment License

This classification applies if you provide personal care services involving massages, Turkish, Russian, or medicated baths. No license is issued under DC Code Section 47-2811 without the approval of the Chief of Police.

 
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Get a Health Spa License

This classification is for a proposed or existing location or organization with indoor or outdoor facilities for physical sport, exercise, training, or therapy or rehabilitation. It does not include any location, the primary activity of which is training or instruction in a specific skill, such as dance, or swimming. It does not include any location which is operated primarily by a not-for-profit organization.

 
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Get a Beauty Shop License

This classification applies to businesses/persons engaged in the practice of cosmetology and cosmetology specialties (manicurist, esthetic, electrolysis, braiding). This includes all portions of the premises under the control of the owner or manager of the business that are used in part or in whole for the conduct of the business. Beauty Schools are included.

 
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Get a Barber Shop License

This classification applies to any building or portion of a building, vehicle, and station in which any person is engaged in the practice of barbering. For the purposes of this chapter, this term includes barber schools.

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