Ocean Massage On Caton Farm Road: Joliet City Council Approval? - Patch

[John Ferak]

JOLIET — City of Joliet staff are recommending that the Joliet City Council approve a special use permit allowing Keli Gui to open a massage therapy business in the shopping center at 3078 Caton Farm Road, right near Essington Road.


"This massage therapy will positively affect public health by providing service that promote physical well-being. The clinic will strictly adhere to health and safety regulations, ensuring a clean and safety secure environment for clients and staff," Gui wrote in her business application for Joliet's City Hall staff. "We will maintain the highest standards of professionalism, only offering legitimate therapeutic massage service in accordance with state and location regulations."

The proposed business, identified in city documents as Ocean Massage, comes up for a Joliet City Council vote at Tuesday night's meeting.


According to the city's review reports:

A resident of Joliet, Gui would be the only massage therapist on staff at this time. She has an active massage therapy license from the state of Illinois and has been licensed as a massage therapist since 2014.


"They have already completed and passed the background check that is required as part of their City business license application," the Council was notified.

The tenant space is approximately 1,400 square feet and is part of a multi-tenant commercial building that contains uses such as a grocery store, restaurant, and hair salon. City staff say there is sufficient parking for all building tenants in the adjacent parking lot.


The proposed hours of operation for Ocean Massage are Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

"The proposed business is located in a commercial subdivision with various retail and service uses. The massage therapy business will not be harmful to or impede the use and development of other businesses and operations within the area," city reports reflect.