(A) It shall be unlawful for an owner or operator of a sexually oriented business to allow the merchandise or activities of the establishment to be visible from a point outside the establishment.
(B) It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of a sexually oriented business to allow the exterior portion of the sexually oriented business to have flashing lights, or any words, lettering, photographs, silhouettes, drawings or pictorial representations of any manner except to the extent permitted by the provisions of this chapter.
(C) (1) It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of a sexually oriented business to allow exterior portions of the establishment to be painted any color other than a single achromatic color.
(2) This provision shall not apply to a sexually oriented business if the following conditions are met.
(a) The establishment is a part of a commercial multi-unit center; and
(b) The exterior portions of such individual unit in the commercial multi-unit center, including the exterior portions of the business, are painted the same color as one another or are painted in such a way so as to be a component of the overall architectural style or pattern of the commercial multi-unit center.
(D) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the painting of an otherwise unpainted exterior portion of a sexually oriented business.
(E) A violation of any provision of this section shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(1997 Code, § 116.17) (Ord. passed 11-6-1997) Penalty, see § 10.99