533.18 REGULATIONS FOR ADULT BUSINESSES OFFERING LIVE PERFORMANCES.

   (a)   Any adult business offering any live act, live demonstration, live performance, or live exhibition, and any person participating in any of the above, shall adhere to all of the following regulations:

      (1)   The performance shall be confined to a clearly defined stage or platform area that is discernibly elevated above or below the normal floor elevation of the establishment;

      (2)   Between the stage or platform and the normal floor elevation of the establishment there shall be a clearly defined and delineated six-foot “buffer” area or space between the aforementioned stage or platform and any area of the establishment in which customers are customarily seated and/or served;

      (3)   Said “buffer” zone shall be clearly and permanently delineated from normal floor elevation by rail, rope, transparent enclosure or other discernible physical barrier(s);

      (4)   All dancing, live entertainment and performances shall be confined to the stage or platform area as defined herein;

      (5)   At no time during any dance, live entertainment or performance shall the patrons or the dancer, entertainer, or performer be permitted to enter or encroach on the aforementioned “buffer” zone;

      (6)   Patrons are prohibited from co-mingling with or touching the dancer, entertainer, or performer on the stage or platform;

      (7)   No patron shall throw, lift or drop anything across the “buffer” zone and onto or over the stage or platform; and

      (8)   No dancer, entertainer or performer shall throw, lift or drop anything across the “buffer” zone and onto or over the stage or platform.

   (b)   “Adult business” means any business or establishment as defined in Section 533.01.

   (c)   Whoever violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(Ord. 99-9-89. Passed 9-8-99.)