§ 7.92.050. License requirements—General.

Any adult business shall conform to the following requirements:

A.

At least one security guard shall be on duty outside the premises, patrolling the grounds and parking areas, at all times while the business is open. If the occupancy limit of the premises is greater than 50 persons, an additional security guard shall be on duty inside the premises. The security guard(s) shall be charged with preventing violations of law, with enforcing compliance by patrons with the requirements of this chapter and with notifying the sheriff of any violations of law observed. Security guard(s) required by this subsection shall be uniformed in such a manner so as to be readily identifiable as a security guard by the public and shall be duly licensed as a security guard as required by applicable provisions of state or local law. No security guard required pursuant to this subsection shall act as a doorperson, ticket seller, ticket taker, or admittance person while acting as a security guard hereunder.

B.

Landscaping shall conform to the standards established for the zone, except that, if the business is the sole use on a lot, no planting shall exceed 30 inches in height, except trees with foliage not less than six feet above the ground.

C.

The entire exterior grounds, including the parking lot, shall be lighted in such a manner that all areas are clearly visible at all times.

D.

The premises within which the business is located shall provide sufficient sound-absorbing insulation so that sound generated inside said premises shall not be audible anywhere on any adjacent property or public right-of-way or within any other building or other separate space within the same building.

E.

No exterior door or window on the premises shall be propped or kept open at any time while the business is open, and any exterior windows shall be covered with opaque covering at all times.

F.

Permanent barriers shall be installed and maintained to screen the interior of the premises from public view for each door used as an entrance or exit to the business.

G.

Signage shall conform to the standards established for the zone except that such signage shall be limited to the business name, the street address and the notice required by subsection K of this section.

H.

All indoor areas of the business within which patrons are permitted, except rest rooms, shall be open to view at all times, which view shall not be obstructed by any door, wall, curtain, two-way mirror, person, merchandise, display rack, or other material.

I.

Except as specifically provided in this chapter and in Title 22, the business shall comply with the parking, development and design standards established for the zone in which the business is located.

J.

No adult material or adult merchandise shall be displayed in such a manner as to be visible from any location other than within the premises occupied by the business.

K.

No person under the age of 18 years and no person obviously intoxicated shall be permitted within the premises at any time. A sign giving notice of this provision shall be prominently posted at each entrance to the premises of the business.

L.

The business shall not operate or be open between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.

M.

The business shall provide and maintain separate rest room facilities for male patrons and employees and female patrons and employees. Male patrons and employees shall be prohibited from using the rest room(s) for females, and female patrons and employees shall be prohibited from using the rest room(s) for males, except to carry out duties of repair, maintenance and cleaning of the rest room facilities. The rest rooms shall be free from all adult materials and adult merchandise. Rest rooms shall not contain television monitors or other motion picture or video projection, recording or reproduction equipment. The foregoing provisions of this subsection shall not be applicable to an adult business which deals exclusively with sale or rental of merchandise which is not used or consumed on the premises, such as an adult bookstore, and which does not provide rest room facilities to its patrons or the general public.

N.

Except as otherwise required by law or provided herein, all areas of the business accessible to patrons shall be illuminated at least to the extent of 20 footcandle, minimally maintained and evenly distributed at ground level.

O.

Individual viewing areas of the business shall be operated and maintained without any hole or other opening or means of direct communication or visual or physical access between the interior space of two or more individual viewing areas and shall not be occupied by more than one person at any one time.

P.

The business shall have at least one responsible person on the premises to act as manager at all times during which the business is open. Such manager, if not the owner or licensee, shall first procure a license as such manager and pay an annual license fee in the amount set forth in Section 7.14.010 of this title, under the appropriate heading.

A person other than the owner or licensee shall not be employed as or act in the capacity of manager until such person has the license required by this section.

(Ord. 2003-0067 § 34, 2003: Ord. 94-0081 § 2 (part), 1994.)