(A) Standards for a service oriented escort bureau. A service oriented escort bureau shall be subject to the following additional standards:
(1) Room size. The establishment shall operate all business in an open area of at least 600 square feet of floor area. No walls, dividers, curtains, screens, shades or other similar devices shall be used to obscure any part of the room where customers are located.
(2) Lighting. The area occupied by customers shall be well lit at a lighting level of least 30 footcandles measured three feet from the floor.
(B) Standards for a media store with some sexually oriented media. A retail book, video or other media store that has sexually explicit media that constitutes more than 10% but not more than 40% of its inventory or that occupies more than 10% but not more than 40% of its gross public floor area shall not be classified as a sexually oriented business but shall be subject to the following standards:
(1) Separate room. The sexually explicit media shall be kept in a separate room from the rest of the inventory of the store and shall not visible outside the room;
(2) Age limit. Sexually explicit media shall be available only to persons 18 years or older;
(3) Access. Access to the room shall be through a solid door, accessed by an electronic control device monitored by the clerk or manager on duty through direct visual control;
(4) Visibility. Customers and activities in the room shall be visible at all times to the clerk or manager on duty through a video system located at the clerk's or manager's counter; and
(5) Lighting. The area occupied by customers shall be well lit at a lighting level of least 30 footcandles measured three feet from the floor.
(C) Standards for a sexually oriented media store or sex shop. A sexually oriented media store or sex shop shall be subject to the following additional standards:
(1) Room size. The establishment shall operate all business in an open area of at least 600 square feet of floor area. No walls, dividers, curtains, screens, shades or other similar devices shall be used to obscure any part of the room where customers are located;
(2) Displays. No displays of sexually explicit media or images shall be visible from the exterior of the buildings; and
(3) Lighting. The area occupied by customers shall be well lit at a lighting level of least 30 footcandles measured three feet from the floor.
(D) Standards for a sexually oriented motion picture theatre. A sexually oriented motion picture theater shall be subject to the following additional standards:
(1) Presentation area. All screenings and presentations of motion pictures, videos or other media shall occur in a room open to all customers of the establishment and containing at least 1,000 square feet of floor area. No walls, dividers, curtains, screens, shades or other similar devices shall be used to obscure any part of the room.
(2) Lighting. The lighting level in the area occupied by customers shall be at least five footcandles as measured at the floor.
(3) Seating. Seating shall consist of individual, theater-style chairs, with solid arms separating the chairs. No couches, benches, portable chairs, beds, loose cushions or mattresses, or other forms of seating may be provided. Separate spaces for wheelchairs shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of the building code and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
(E) Standards for a sexually oriented cabaret or theatre. A sexually oriented cabaret or theater shall be subject to the following additional standards:
(1) Presentation area. All entertainment shall occur in an unobstructed room of at least 600 square feet of floor area with a person in any part of such room having a clear view of all entertainment areas;
(2) Performance stage. All entertainment shall take place on stage elevated at least 24 inches above the surrounding floor area, with a minimum area of 100 square feet, and with a horizontal separation of at least 60 inches between the edge of the stage and the nearest space to which customers have access—the horizontal separation shall be physically enforced by a partial wall, rail, or other physical barrier, which may be located either on the stage (to keep the entertainers back from the edge) or on the floor (to keep the customers back from the stage);
(3) Lighting. The lighting level in the area occupied by customers shall be at least 15 footcandles as measured three feet from the floor.
(4) Seating. Seating shall consist of chairs or open booths; no couches, beds, or loose cushions or mattresses, or of any form shall be provided.
(Ord. 1560-2006, passed 9-12-06)