(A) A smoking lounge is as defined in CMC Chapter 17.04.
(B) The Zoning Administrator has the authority to review smoking lounge applications that are an ancillary use to a primary business. This review would be in lieu of a conditional use permit. The smoking lounge is considered ancillary to the primary business if it does not occupy more than 40 percent of the business's floor area. The ancillary use only applies to those zones that allow smoking lounges.
(C) The business shall be owner-operated or otherwise exempt from the prohibition of smoking in the workplace set forth in Cal. Labor Code Section 6404.5.
(D) Non-alcoholic beverages may be served on the premises; however, alcoholic beverages shall not be sold or consumed on the premises, except if the smoking lounge is ancillary to a restaurant that has an alcoholic beverage permit.
(E) No persons under 18 years of age shall be permitted within the business and/or within the floor area devoted to the smoking lounge if it is ancillary to another business.
(F) No live entertainment, including, but not limited to, singers, DJs, dancers, and comedians, shall be permitted within the business, except if the smoking lounge is ancillary to a restaurant that has an entertainment permit.
(G) All business related activities shall be conducted on the premises of the business.
(H) No admittance fee, cover charge, or requirement of any charge or minimum payment as a condition of entry shall be permitted.
(I) No window coverings, including window tints, shall prevent visibility of the interior of the tenant space from outside the premises during operating hours.
(J) The interior of the business shall be maintained with adequate illumination to make the conduct of patrons within the premises readily discernable to persons of normal visual acuity.
(K) Adequate ventilation shall be provided for the heating of coals in accordance with all requirements imposed by the city Fire Department, or as otherwise required by state or federal laws.
(L) The parking provisions of Chapter 17.76 shall apply.
(M) The business shall also be in conformity with all other city, state and federal laws.
(Ord. 3353 § 3, 2022; Ord. 3215 § 3, 2015; Ord. 2856 § 2, 2006.)