(A) An adult amusement arcade, except as otherwise provided by laws which may be more restrictive, shall meet the requirements set forth in this section.
(B) (1) Any wall or partition which is situated so as to create a viewing area in which any amusement device or viewing screen is located shall be constructed of not less than one-hour fire- restrictive material and shall contain no holes, openings or other perforations. No operator or employee shall allow openings of any kind to exist between viewing rooms or booths nor shall any person make or attempt to make an opening of any kind between viewing booths or rooms.
(2) The city’s Fire Department shall inspect the premises of the licensee for compliance with this section.
(C) A person who operates or causes to be operated an adult amusement arcade which exhibits on the premises in a viewing room of less than 150 square feet of floor space, a film, video cassette or other video reproduction which display specified sexual activities as defined in § 118.01 of this chapter shall comply with the following requirements.
(1) The interior of the premises shall be configured in such a manner that there is an unobstructed view from a manager’s or cashier’s station of every area of the premises to which any patron is permitted access for any purpose excluding restrooms. Restrooms may not contain video reproduction equipment. The view required in this chapter must be by direct line of sight from the manager’s or cashier’s station.
(2) It shall be the duty of the operator and any employees present in the premises to ensure that the view area specified in division (C)(1) above remains unobstructed by any doors, walls, merchandise, display racks or other materials at all times. It shall be the duty of the operator to ensure that there is at least one employee on duty and situated in a public area adjacent to the adult arcades, where the view area specified in division (C)(1) above is visible, at all times that any patron is present in the adult arcades.
(3) No viewing room may be occupied by more than one person at a time.
(4) All floor coverings in viewing booths shall be non-porous, easily cleanable surfaces, with no rugs or carpeting. All wall surfaces and ceiling surfaces shall be constructed of, or permanently covered by nonporous, easily cleanable material. No wood, plywood, composition board, other porous material shall be used within 48 inches of the floor.
(D) The premises shall be equipped with overhead lighting fixtures of sufficient intensity to illuminate every place to which patrons are permitted access at an illumination of not less than five footcandles measured at the floor level at all times any patron is present in the premises.
(E) All persons regulated pursuant to this section must comply with the terms and conditions hereof within 60 days after the effective date of this chapter.
(Ord. 23-2011, passed 11-21-2011) Penalty, see § 118.99