5.205 General Regulations for Sexually Oriented Businesses

  1. All operators, managers, employees, entertainment personnel or other persons, including customers shall permit the lawful inspection or enforcement activities of city enforcement personnel on any portion of the premises or of any aspect of the activities being conducted therein.
  2. All operators, managers, employees, or entertainment personnel shall furnish information or documentation requested by city enforcement personnel pertaining to inspection or law enforcement activities on the premises or of the activities being conducted therein.
  3. All operators, managers, employees, or entertainment personnel shall maintain any portion of the premises in a manner so as to permit the inspections or enforcement activities by city enforcement personnel.
  4. The operator, manager, employee or entertainment personnel shall not knowingly permit or allow any customer access to any area of the premises that has been designated as an area not open to customers as per the floor plan approved by the department of development pursuant to this Article.
  5. All operators shall maintain a person on the premises while occupied or open for business with the authority and responsibilities as "manager" over personnel.  The "operator" and "Manager" may be the same person.
  6. An operator may not knowingly employ or engage the service of any person under eighteen (18) years of age as an employee or entertainment personnel for the sexually oriented business.
  7. No customer or patron under the age of twenty-one (21) of age may enter or remain within the premises of a sexually oriented business while the establishment is open for business and alcoholic beverages are sold or consumed.
  8. No person may appear in a "state of nudity" or engage in "specified sexual activities" on any portion of the premises outside the building, which is capable of being viewed from a public street or right-of-way.
  9. No operator shall operate or allow the operation of an internal video surveillance system of persons or activity on the premises without prior written approval from the police department.  Internal video surveillance systems may be used only to monitor the premises or activity for legitimate security or safety purposes upon prior inspection and receipt of written approval from the police department, which will not be unreasonably withheld.  This subsection shall not apply to video projection systems.
  10. The operator shall maintain on the premises at all times a current copy of all city ordinances regarding or regulating sexually oriented business activity so as to keep all managers, employees and entertainment personnel duly advised of the applicable city ordinances regarding the sexually oriented business, and its permitted, as well as prohibited activities, so as to minimize prospective violations and offenses on the premises.