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(a) View from manager’s station.
(1) If an adult arcade or adult mini-theater has one manager’s station designated pursuant to this article, then the interior of the adult arcade or adult mini-theater shall be configured in such a manner that there is an unobstructed view of every area of the adult arcade or adult mini-theater to which any patron is permitted access for any purpose from that manager’s station. If an adult arcade or adult mini theater has two of more manager’s stations designated pursuant to this article, then the interior of the adult arcade or adult mini-theater shall be configured in such a manner that there is an unobstructed view of each area of the adult arcade or adult mini-theater 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 (a)(1) must be by direct line of sight from the manager’s station.
(2) It shall be the duty of the owners and operator, and it shall also be the duty of any agents and employees present in an adult arcade or adult mini-theatre, to ensure that the view area specified in subsection (a)(1) above remains unobstructed by any merchandise, display racks or other materials at all times that any patron is present in the adult arcade or adult mini-theatre and to ensure that no patron is permitted access to any of the adult arcade or adult mini-theatre which has been designated as an area in which patrons will not be permitted in the plan filed pursuant to this article.
(b) Wall penetrations.
(1) In addition to any other requirements of this article, no adult arcade or adult mini-theater shall be configured in such a manner as to have any opening in any partition, screen, wall or other barrier that separates viewing areas for arcade devices or adult mini-theater devices from other viewing areas for arcade devices or adult mini-theater devices. This provision shall not apply to conduits or plumbing, heating, air conditioning, ventilation or electrical service, provided that such conduits shall be so screened or otherwise configured as to prevent their use as openings that would permit any portion of a human body to penetrate the wall or barrier separating viewing areas.
(2) It shall be the duty of the owners and operator and it shall also be the duty of any agents and employees present in an adult arcade or adult mini-theatre to ensure that the premises is monitored to assure that no openings are allowed to exist in violation of subsection (b)(1) above and to ensure that no patron is allowed access to any portion of the premises where any opening exists in violation of subsection (b)(1) above until the opening has been repaired.
(c) Lighting.
(1) Each adult arcade or adult mini-theatre 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 one foot-candle as measured at four feet above the floor level.
(2) It shall be the duty of the owners and operator and it shall also be the duty of any agents and employees present in an adult arcade or adult mini-theatre to ensure that the illumination described in subsection (c)(1) above, is maintained at all times that any patron is present in the adult arcade or adult mini-theatre.
(d) Occupancy of booths, rooms and cubicles. Only one individual shall occupy a booth, room or cubicle at any time. No occupant of a booth, room or cubicle shall engage in any type of sexual activity, cause any bodily discharge or litter while in the booth.
(Ord. 16118, § 1, passed 9-14-2004)
(a) A person commits an offense if, in a business establishment open to person under the age of 17 years, he or she displays a book, pamphlet, newspaper, magazine, film or video cassette, the cover of which depicts, in a manner calculated to arouse sexual lust or passion for commercial gain or to exploit sexual lust or perversion for commercial gain, any of the following:
(1) Human sexual intercourse, masturbation or sodomy;
(2) Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, buttocks or that portion of the female breast below the top of the areola; or
(c) Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, whether covered or uncovered.
(b) In this section
DISPLAY means to locate an item in such a manner that, without obtaining assistance from an employee of the business establishment:
(1) It is a available to the general public for handling and inspection; or
(2) The cover or outside packaging on the item is visible to members of the general public.
(Ord. 16118, § 1, passed 9-14-2004)
Any city enforcement personnel may enforce the provisions of this article. Additionally, the Fort Worth police department may enforce the offenses listed in § 5.204, which occur on the premises of a sexually oriented business at any time the establishment is occupied or open for business.
(Ord. 16118, § 1, passed 9-14-2004)
(a) Uses. Accessory uses as regulated by this section are uses which are clearly incidental to the use of the principal building/primary structure or the primary use. Accessory uses include permanently installed detached accessory structures such as porches supported by columns, greenhouses, garages (greater than a six foot door), guest houses, studios, carports, private workshops (six-foot door or less), play structures, swimming pools, pool houses, gazebos/cabanas/pergolas, boat docks, outdoor kitchen facilities, riding arena for the personal use of the resident owner, storage buildings, dumpsters (nonresidential) or similar uses. Accessory uses not permitted in residential districts include carports not permanently installed, portable storage containers for permanent use, shipping containers, rail cars and the like. Flagpoles are not considered an accessory use but must meet the height requirement of the zoning district.
(b) Utility meters. Accessory structures that connect to utilities such as water, electric and gas must receive service from meters serving the primary structure.
(c) Size. Accessory structures shall not be a greater square footage than the primary structure.
(d) Placement on platted lots. Accessory structures shall not be constructed or placed on a lot without a primary use or across platted property lines where the primary use does not cross the property line.
(e) Not permitted in more restrictive district. Buildings, structures or uses that are accessory to the uses permitted in one district shall not be permitted in a district of a more restrictive classification.
(f) Accessory structures not permitted in front yards. No attached or detached accessory structures such as, porches supported by columns, greenhouses, garages, swimming pools or similar uses shall be erected on property within the minimum front yard, established front yard or projected front yard. When the platted front yard or established front yard is less than the minimum required front yard, the setback of the minimum required front yard shall be met.
(Ord. 13896, passed 10-12-1999; Ord. 15927, § 3, passed 3-23-2004; Ord. 20454-10-2012, § 1, passed 10-9-2012)
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