§ 116.16 LIVE PERFORMANCES.
   (A)   It shall be a violation of this section for a patron, employee, or any other person to knowingly or intentionally, in a sexually oriented business, appear in state of nudity, regardless of whether such public nudity is expressive in nature.
   (B)   It shall be a violation of this section for a person to knowingly or intentionally in a sexually oriented business appear in a semi-nude condition unless the person is an employee who, while semi-nude, shall be at least six feet from any patron or customer and on a stage at least 18 inches from the floor.
   (C)   It shall be a violation of this section for any employee, while semi-nude in a sexually oriented business, to knowingly or intentionally receive any pay or gratuity directly from any patron or customer or for any patron or customer to knowingly or intentionally pay or give any gratuity directly to any employee, while said employee is semi-nude in a sexually oriented business.
   (D)   It shall be a violation of this section for any employee, while semi-nude, to knowingly or intentionally touch a customer or the clothing of a customer.
   (E) It shall be a violation of this section for any manager of a sexually oriented business to knowingly or negligently allow an employee of the business to violate these regulations. It shall be a defense to prosecution that the manager was powerless to prevent the violation.
   (F)   No entertainer or employee, while semi-nude, shall be visible from any public place outside the premises during any performance.
   (G)   A sign in a form to be prescribed by the City Clerk and summarizing the provisions of divisions (A) through (F) of this section, shall be posted near the entrance of the sexually oriented business in such a manner as to be clearly visible to patrons upon entry.
(Ord. 2515, passed 2-14-2005) Penalty, see § 116.99