(A) Off-street parking for sexually oriented businesses shall be provided as follows:
(1) Adult store: one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area, excluding viewing rooms and one space per viewing room.
(2) Adult cabaret: one space for each table or booth or three seats at counter or bar.
(3) Adult motel: one space per guest sleeping room.
(4) Adult theater: one space for each six seats of designated capacity.
(5) Semi-nude studio, Sexual encounter center, Escort agency: one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area.
(B) (1) All off-street parking areas and entrances to the premises of a sexually oriented business shall be illuminated from dusk to closing hours of operation (including grace periods) with a lighting system which provides an average maintained horizontal illumination of 5 foot candles of light on the surface of the parking areas and walkways. Illumination of the remaining external surface areas of the sexually oriented business shall be an average maintained horizontal illumination of not less than 2 foot candles of light or greater than 5 foot candles of light.
(2) This required lighting level is established in order to provide sufficient illumination to the parking areas and walkway areas serving the sexually oriented business for the personal safety of the patrons and employees of the sexually oriented business and to reduce the incidents of vandalism and criminal conduct. The lighting shall be shown on the required sketch or diagram of the premises submitted with the application for license.
(C) All lighting shall be shielded and arranged so that illumination is directed toward the surface areas of the licensed premises and not onto adjoining properties or into the skyward area above the licensed premises or the skyward area of a property adjoining the licensed premises, so that light trespass onto adjoining properties and light pollution (sky glow and/or glare) will be minimized. No light fixture shall be mounted or placed higher than 25 feet from the ground surface. Illumination from the sexually oriented business shall not exceed 1 foot candle 10 feet from the property boundary line on any property adjoining the premises of the sexually oriented business.
(D) All parking areas and the exterior of the sexually oriented business shall be inspected at least once each day and all trash, debris, or other items discarded by patrons or other persons shall be removed from the premises or placed into closed trash receptacles, which receptacles shall be emptied at least weekly or when three-quarters full, whichever is most frequent. All trash, waste and garbage shall be removed from the premises at least once each week by a garbage or trash service or other lawful means.
(Prior Code, Art. 11, § 11.15.22)