The following development standards shall apply to adult businesses:
(A) No adult business shall be located in any temporary or portable structure.
(B) Trash dumpsters shall be enclosed by a screening enclosure so as not to be accessible to the public.
(C) No exterior door or window on the premises shall be propped or kept open at any time while the business is open, and all exterior windows shall be covered with opaque covering at all times.
(D) Permanent barriers shall be installed and maintained to screen the interior of the premises from public view for each door used as an entrance or exit to the business.
(E) No landscaping shall exceed 30 inches in height, within 50 feet of any portion of the business except trees with foliage not less than 6 feet above the ground.
(F) The entire exterior grounds, including the parking lot, shall be lighted in a manner that all areas are clearly visible at all times.
(G) Signage shall conform to the standards established for the zone and shall not contain sexually oriented photographs, silhouettes or other sexually oriented pictorial representations.
(H) All entrances to adult businesses shall be clearly and legibly posted by a notice indicating that minors are prohibited from entering the premises.
(I) No residential structure or any other nonconforming structure shall be converted for use as an adult business.
(J) The adult business shall not conduct or sponsor any activities that create a demand for parking spaces beyond the number of spaces required by this code for the business.
(K) No adult business shall be operated in any manner that permits the observation of any persons or material depicting, describing or related to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, inside the premises, from any public way or from any location outside the building or area of the establishment. This provision shall apply to any merchandise, display, decoration, sign, show window or other opening.
(L) All exterior areas of the adult business, including buildings, landscaping and parking areas shall be maintained in a clean and orderly manner at all times.
(M) Any business license or permit required by this code shall be kept current at all times.
(N) Each adult business shall conform to all applicable laws and regulations.
(O) The adult business shall not operate or be open between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(P) The adult business will not conduct any massage, acupuncture, tattooing, acupressure or escort services, and will not allow those activities on the premises.
(Q) At least 1 security guard shall be on duty outside the premises, patrolling the premises, grounds and parking areas, at all times while the business is open. The security guard shall be charged with preventing violations of law, with enforcing compliance by patrons with the requirements of this chapter and with notifying the sheriff of any violations of law observed. Security guard(s) required by this division shall be uniformed in a manner so as to be readily identifiable as a security guard by the public and shall be duly licensed as a security guard as required by applicable provisions of state or local law. No security guard required pursuant to this division shall act as a doorperson, ticket seller, ticket taker or admittance person while acting as a security guard hereunder.
(Ord. passed 5-13-2003)