(a) A person who operates or causes to be operated an adult cabaret, regardless of whether or not a permit has been issued to said business under this chapter, shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) No entertainer shall be permitted to have any physical contact with any other entertainer, employee or customer on the premises during any performance. Any performance must be on a stage or platform at least 18 inches above the immediate floor level and that is separated from all patron seating areas by at least six feet. All entertainers shall have a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
(2) No customer at an adult cabaret shall be permitted to have any physical contact with any entertainer or employee appearing in a state of semi-nudity during any performance. Physical contact includes touching the clothing as well as the touching of the person.
(3) No lap dances or private performances shall be permitted. “Lap dance", also known as a "straddle dance," "face dance" or "flash dance", means the use by an entertainer, whether clothed or semi-nude, of any part of his or her body to touch, massage, rub, stroke, caress, or fondle the genital or pubic area of a person while at the permitted premises, or the touching of the genital or pubic area of any entertainer by a person while at the permitted premises. It shall be a "lap dance" regardless of whether the "touch" or "touching" occurs while the entertainer is displaying or exposing any specified anatomical area. It shall also be a "lap dance" regardless of whether the "touch" or "touching" is direct or through a medium.
(b) A sign in lettering at least 3/4-inches high shall be conspicuously displayed in the public area of the business stating the following:
THIS ADULT CABARET IS REGULATED BY THE CITY OF VANDALIA. CUSTOMERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH ENTERTAINERS DURING THE COURSE OF A PERFORMANCE. ENTERTAINERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN PHYSICAL CONTACT WITH ANY OTHER ENTERTAINER, EMPLOYEE, OR CUSTOMER DURING A PERFORMANCE. AT ALL TIMES DURING THE PERFORMANCE, THE ENTERTAINER MUST MAINTAIN AT LEAST A SIX (6) FOOT BUFFER ZONE FROM ALL CUSTOMERS.
(c) Adult cabarets shall provide dressing room facilities that are exclusively dedicated to the employees' use.
(d) No adult cabaret patron shall offer, and no entertainer having performed in an adult cabaret shall accept any form of tip or gratuity offered directly or personally to the entertainer by an adult cabaret patron. Rather, all tips and gratuities to an entertainer shall be placed into a receptacle provided for receipt of such tips and gratuities by the adult cabaret. Said receptacle shall be located at least six feet from all points of the stage. Tips shall only be collected and distributed by the manager or designated employees.
(Ord. 08-13. Passed 6-16-08.)