5.209 Exterior appearance of Sexually Oriented Business

  1. No exterior portions of a sexually oriented business shall have flashing lights or any words, lettering, photographs, silhouettes, drawings, or pictorial representations of any manner except to the extent permitted by the provisions of this Article.
  2. No merchandise or activities of a sexually oriented business shall be visible from any point outside the establishment.
  3. All exterior portions and/or facades, including the roof, that to be painted shall be a single achromatic color with a single achromatic color trim, both colors consisting of a neutral earth tone color only, however, the trim and the building may be a different neutral earth tone color.  Nothing in this section requires the painting of an otherwise unpainted exterior portion of a sexually oriented business.  All sexually oriented businesses with a current Specialized Certificate of Occupancy that are not in compliance with the regulations of this Article and other applicable City Codes will have five (5) years from the date of adoption of this ordinance to comply with this subsection, however if any portion of the exterior of the building is painted or repainted before this five (5) year period expires, all portions of the exterior must be painted a single achromatic color with a single achromatic color trim as provided by this subsection.
    This provision shall not apply to an enterprise if the following conditions are met:
    1. The enterprise is part of a commercial multi-unit center; and
    2. The exterior portions of each individual unit in the commercial multi-unit center, including the exterior portions of the enterprise, are painted the same color as one another or are painted in such a way as to be component of the overall architectural style or pattern of the commercial multi-center unit.