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CITY CODE of COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
ORDINANCES PENDING REVIEW FOR CODIFICATION
THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS
CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION, PERSONNEL AND FINANCE
CHAPTER 2 BUSINESS LICENSING, LIQUOR REGULATION AND TAXATION
CHAPTER 3 PUBLIC PROPERTY AND PUBLIC WORKS
CHAPTER 4 PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURAL SERVICES
CHAPTER 5 ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 6 NEIGHBORHOOD VITALITY/COMMUNITY HEALTH
CHAPTER 7 UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC)
CHAPTER 8 PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 9 PUBLIC OFFENSES
CHAPTER 10 MOTOR VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC
CHAPTER 11 MUNICIPAL COURT1
CHAPTER 12 UTILITIES
CHAPTER 13 MHS ENTERPRISE1
CHAPTER 14 MUNICIPAL ENTERPRISES
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2.4.112: MINIMUM AGE:
   A.   It shall be unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) years to be upon the premises;
   B.   It shall be unlawful for the licensee or any employee of the licensee to allow anyone upon the premises under the age of eighteen (18) years. (Ord. 92-159; Ord. 99-17; Ord. 01-42)
2.4.113: HOURS OF OPERATION:
   A.   It shall be unlawful for a sexually oriented business to be open for business or for the licensee or any employee of a licensee to allow patrons upon the licensed premises:
      1.   On any Monday through Saturday from two o'clock (2:00) A.M. until seven o'clock (7:00) A.M.;
      2.   On any Sunday from two o'clock (2:00) A.M. until eight o'clock (8:00) A.M.;
   B.   This section shall not apply to those areas of an adult motel which are private rooms. (Ord. 92-159; Ord. 99-17; Ord. 01-42)
2.4.114: PEEP BOOTH REGULATIONS:
   A.   A licensee who has peep booths upon the premises shall comply with all of the following requirements:
      1.   The diagram accompanying an application for a license shall specify the location of one or more manager's stations.
      2.   It is the duty of the licensee to ensure that at least one employee is on duty and situated in each manager's station at all times that any patron is present inside the premises.
      3.   The interior of the premises shall be configured in a manner that there is an unobstructed view from a manager's station of every area of the premises to which any patron is permitted access for any purpose, excluding restrooms. Restrooms may not contain film or video reproduction equipment or equipment for showing slides or photographs. If the premises has two (2) or more manager's stations, then the interior of the premises shall be configured in a manner that there is an unobstructed view of each area of the premises to which any patron is permitted access for any purpose from at least one of the manager's stations. The view required in this subsection must be by direct line of sight from the manager's station.
      4.   It shall be the duty of the licensee and employees present on the premises to ensure that the view area specified in subsection A3 of this section remains unobstructed by any doors, walls, merchandise, display racks or other materials at all times and to ensure that no patron is permitted access to any area of the premises which has been designated in the application as an area to which patrons will not be permitted.
      5.   It shall be the duty of the licensee to ensure that all walls shall be maintained without holes or damage.
      6.   No peep booth may be occupied by more than one person at any time.
   B.   It shall be unlawful for any person having a duty under subsections A1 through A6 of this section to knowingly fail to fulfill that duty. (Ord. 92-159; Ord. 01-42)
2.4.115: LIGHTING REGULATIONS:
   A.   Excluding a private room of an adult motel, the interior portion of the premises to which patrons are permitted access shall be equipped with overhead lighting fixtures of sufficient intensity to illuminate every place at an illumination of not less than 2.0 foot-candles as measured at the floor level.
   B.   It shall be the duty of the licensee and employees present on the premises to ensure that the illumination described above is maintained at all times that any patron is present on the premises. (Ord. 92-159; Ord. 01-42)
2.4.116: ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS; ADULT THEATERS AND ADULT CABARETS:
   A.   Any adult cabaret or adult theater shall have one or more separate areas designated in the diagram submitted as part of the application as a stage for the licensee or employees to perform as entertainers. Entertainers shall perform only upon the stage. The stage shall be fixed and immovable. No seating for the audience shall be permitted within three feet (3') of the edge of the stage. No members of the audience shall be permitted upon the stage or within three feet (3') of the edge of the stage.
   B.   It shall be unlawful for the licensee or for any employee to violate any of the requirements of this section or to knowingly permit any patron to violate the requirements of this section. (Ord. 92-159; Ord. 01-42)
2.4.117: CONDUCT FOR SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES:
   A.   No licensee or employee mingling with the patrons, or serving food or drinks, shall be unclothed or in such attire, costume or clothing, so as to expose to view any specified anatomical area.
   B.   No licensee or employee shall encourage or knowingly permit any person upon the premises to touch, caress or fondle the breasts, anus or specified anatomical areas of any person.
   C.   No licensee or employee shall violate the requirements of section 2.4.111 of this article.
   D.   It shall be unlawful for any licensee or employee to knowingly permit a patron to violate any of the requirements of this section. (Ord. 92-159; Ord. 01-42)
2.4.118: SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES; EMPLOYEE TIPS:
   A.   It shall be unlawful for any employee of a sexually oriented business to receive tips from patrons except as set forth in subsection C of this section.
   B.   A licensee that desires to provide for tips from its patrons shall establish one or more boxes or other containers to receive tips. All tips for employees shall be placed by the patron of the sexually oriented business into the tip box.
   C.   A sexually oriented business that provides tip boxes for its patrons as provided in this section shall post one or more signs to be conspicuously visible to the patrons on the premises in letters at least one inch (1") high to read as follows: "All tips are to be placed in tip box and not handed directly to the entertainer. Any physical contact between the patron and the entertainer is strictly prohibited". (Ord. 92-159; Ord. 01-42)
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