§ 2.5-22. Adult theater.

In addition to the general requirements for an adult entertainment establishment contained in section 2.5-21, an adult theater shall, regardless of whether it is licensed, observe the following special requirements:

(a)

If the adult theater contains a hall or auditorium area, the area shall comply with each of the following provisions:

1.

Have individual, separate seats, not couches, benches or the like, to accommodate the maximum number of persons who may lawfully occupy the area;

2.

Have a continuous main aisle alongside of the seating areas in order that each person seated in the areas shall be visible from the aisle at all times;

3.

Have a sign posted in a conspicuous place at or near each entranceway to the hall or auditorium area which lists the maximum number of persons who may occupy the hall or auditorium area, which number shall not exceed the number of seats within the hall or auditorium area;

4.

Have sufficient illumination so persons in all areas of the auditorium can be seen by the naked eye or the naked eye with prescriptive lenses;

5.

Utilize an appropriate and effective adoption of the U.S. Center for Disease Control universal precautions for the storage and transmission of the HIV virus and other diseases when cleaning or sanitizing the establishment;

6.

Use smooth and nonpermeable upholstery material, which can withstand frequent cleaning with industrial strength cleaning agents, to cover furniture by this chapter for the use of customers;

7.

Keep all furniture upholstery material free from holes and rips;

8.

Maintain areas accessible to customers in a clean and sanitary condition;

9.

Cover the floors of areas accessible to customers with smooth and impermeable flooring material which can withstand frequent effective cleaning with industrial strength agents, carpeting of any type is prohibited;

10.

Have, in areas accessible to customers, interior wall surfaces which can withstand frequent cleaning with industrial strength cleaning agents;

11.

Have, except for entrance, walls or partitions of solid construction without any holes or openings in such walls or partitions;

12.

Have one (1) or more manager's stations. Configure the interior of the premises in such a manner that there is an unobstructed view from the manager's station of every area of the premises to which any customer is permitted access for any purpose, excluding restrooms; and

13.

Have an operator occupy a manager's station at all times when a customer is located in the seating areas.

(b)

If the adult theater is designed to permit outdoor viewing by persons seated in automobiles, it shall have the motion picture screen so situated, or the perimeter of the establishment so fenced, that the material to be seen by those persons may not be seen from any public right-of-way, property zoned or designated on the future land use map for residential use, religious institution, educational institution, or park.

(Ord. No. 825, § 1, 6-5-1986; Ord. No. 1204, § 3, 9-2-1999)