Title 5 BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Chapter 5.40 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS ACTIVITY LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
5.40.010 Purpose.
5.40.020 Definitions.
5.40.030 Adult entertainment business license, fees, terms, assignments and renewals.
5.40.040 Manager’s licenses and entertainer’s licenses, fees, terms, assignments and renewals.
5.40.050 License applications.
5.40.060 Issuance of licenses and renewals.
5.40.070 Lewd performance.
5.40.080 Facility specifications.
5.40.090 Operating requirements and standards of conduct.
5.40.100 Revocation or suspension of licenses.
5.40.110 Appeals.
5.40.120 Violation.
5.40.130 Civil remedies--Abatement.
5.40.140 Other remedies.
5.40.150 Compliance with other ordinances.
5.40.160 No private right of action.
5.40.010 Purpose.
This chapter is intended to protect the general health, safety and welfare
of the citizenry of the city through the regulation of sexually oriented
business activities. The regulations set forth herein are intended to prevent
dangerous and unlawful conduct, and to prevent health and safety problems, in
and around such activities. (Ord. 1075 § 1 (part), 2001).
5.40.020 Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the words set out in this section shall
have the following meanings:
“Adult entertainment” means any
performance described in the definitions of sexually oriented businesses
included in KMC Section 17.20.150(D)(1).
“Adult entertainment
business” means an adult arcade, adult bookstore, novelty store, video
store, adult cabaret, adult motel/hotel, adult theater as described in the
definitions of sexually oriented businesses included in KMC Section
17.20.150(D)(1).
“Clerk-treasurer” means the city
clerk-treasurer or his/her designee who is designated by the Mayor as licensing
official under this chapter.
“Employee” means any and all
persons, including entertainers, who work in or at or render any services
directly related to the operation of an adult entertainment
business.
“Entertainer” means any person who performs any
entertainment, exhibition or dance of any type within an adult entertainment
cabaret, whether or not such person or anyone else charges or accepts a fee for
such entertainment, exhibition, or dance.
“Entertainment” means
any exhibition or dance of any type, pantomime, modeling or any other
performance.
“Manager” means any person licensed as a manager
under this chapter.
“Member of the public” means any customer,
patron, club member, or person, other than an employee as defined in this
section, who is invited or admitted to an adult
cabaret.
“Operator” means all persons who own, operate, direct,
oversee, conduct, maintain, or effectively exert management control or authority
over an adult entertainment business or its affairs, without regard to whether
such person(s) owns the premises in which the adult entertainment business does
business. An operator “effectively exerts management control or
authority” when he or she actually does, or is in a position to,
participate in the management, direction or oversight of an adult entertainment
business or its affairs, whether or not such person’s name appears on any
public record filed with any government agency in connection with an adult
entertainment establishment or any parent company or affiliate. An
operator’s “parent company or affiliate” means any other
person which owns fifty percent or more of any class of an operator’s
stock, or which effectively exerts management control or authority over an
operator.
“Performance area” means an area no larger than the
area beginning six feet away from, and running parallel to, the front edge of a
stage on which adult entertainment is permitted to occur, and which extends no
deeper than the depth of that stage.
“Person” means any
individual, partnership, corporation, trust, incorporated or unincorporated
association, marital community, joint venture, governmental entity, or other
entity or group of persons, however organized. (Ord. 1075 § 1 (part),
2001).
5.40.030 Adult entertainment business license, fees, terms, assignments and renewals.
A. No adult entertainment business shall be operated or maintained in the
city, unless the owner or lessee thereof has a current adult entertainment
license under this
chapter. It is unlawful for any operator, manager,
entertainer or employee to knowingly work in or about, or to knowingly perform
any service directly related to the operation of an adult entertainment
business, when such business does not have a current adult entertainment
business license.
B. The license year for an adult entertainment business
license shall be from January first to December thirty-first of each year. Each
such license shall expire at close of business or midnight, whichever is
earlier, on December thirty-first of such year.
C. The license fees are as
follows:
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Adult entertainment cabaret license
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$500.00
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Adult arcade
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$500.00
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Adult theater
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$500.00
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Adult book/novelty/videos stores
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$250.00
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Adult hotel/motel
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$500.00
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D. Except as hereinafter provided, the license fee for such license is
payable for a full year only and is not refundable.
E. An adult
entertainment business license under this chapter shall not be assigned or
transferred.
F. In order to obtain renewal of a current adult entertainment
business license for the next year, a license holder must file an application
for renewal with the clerk-treasurer. The renewal fee for each year is the same
as original fee. (Ord. 1075 § 1 (part), 2001).
5.40.040 Manager’s licenses and entertainer’s licenses, fees, terms, assignments and renewals.
A. No person shall work as a manager at an adult entertainment business in
the city without a current manager’s license under this chapter. No person
shall work as an entertainer at an adult entertainment cabaret in the city
without a current entertainer’s license under this chapter. No person
shall work at an adult entertainment business in the city unless the adult
entertainment business license is valid and current.
B. The license year for
a manager’s license or an entertainer’s license shall be from
January first to December thirty-first of each year. Each such license shall
expire at close of business or midnight, whichever is earlier, on December
thirty-first of each year.
C. The license fee for a manager’s license
or entertainer’s license is one hundred twenty-five dollars. The license
fee for each such license is payable for a full year only and is not
refundable.
D. A manager’s license or entertainer’s license
under this chapter shall not be assigned or transferred.
E. No person under
eighteen years of age may obtain a manager’s license or
entertainer’s license under this chapter.
F. In order to obtain
renewal of a current manager’s license or entertainer’s license for
the next year, a license holder must file an application for renewal with the
clerk-treasurer. The renewal fee for each year is one hundred twenty-five
dollars. (Ord. 1075 § 1 (part), 2001).
5.40.050 License applications.
A. Adult Entertainment Business License. Any application for an adult
entertainment business license or renewal thereof shall be submitted in the true
name of the operator of the adult entertainment business to which the
application pertains. The true operator or his/her agent, under penalty of
perjury, shall sign and notarize or certify that all of the operators as defined
in Section 5.40.030 are listed and all of the information provided is true and
correct. Any change in ownership in the adult entertainment business must be
reported to the clerk-treasurer-treasurer within twenty days of such change(s).
Each such application shall be submitted on a form supplied by the
clerk-treasurer-treasurer. The form shall require the following
information:
1. If the applicant is an individual or partnership, the names,
home addresses, home telephone numbers, dates and places of birth, and social
security numbers of all operator(s). If the applicant is a partnership, all such
information must be provided for all general partners;
2. If the applicant
is a corporation, the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and social security
numbers of all operators, and of all corporate officers and directors. The same
information shall be required from each parent company or affiliate;
3. The
name, address, and telephone number of the adult entertainment
business;
4. The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the
property on which the adult entertainment business is located;
5. The names,
addresses, and telephone numbers of all employees of the adult entertainment
business;
6. A statement detailing whether the applicant or any operator,
partner, corporate officer, director, or shareholder of fifty percent or more of
any class of an operator’s stock, holds any other licenses under this
chapter or any similar adult entertainment or sexually oriented business
ordinance, including motion picture theaters and panorams from the city or
another city, county, or state, and if so, the names and addresses of each other
licensed business and the jurisdiction(s) in which such businesses are located;
and
7. A description of the sexually oriented adult entertainment business
history of the applicant; whether such person or entity, in previously operating
in this or another city, county or state, has had a business license or adult
entertainment license revoked or suspended, the reason therefore, and the
activity or occupation of the applicant subsequent to such action, suspension or
revocation.
B. Manager’s License or Entertainer’s License. Any
application for a manager’s license or entertainer’s license, or any
renewal thereof, shall be signed by the applicant and notarized or certified to
be true under penalty of perjury. Each such application shall be submitted on a
form supplied by the clerk-treasurer. The form shall require a statement of the
applicant’s name, home address, home telephone number, date and place of
birth, social security number, and the name, address and phone number of the
adult entertainment business or businesses at which the applicant will work, and
any stage names or nicknames used in entertaining. At the time of application or
renewal, the applicant shall present picture identification which shall include
(1) a motor vehicle operator’s license, issued by the state of Washington,
bearing the applicant’s photograph and date of birth; or (2) a Washington
state-issued identification card bearing the applicant’s photograph and
date of birth. At the time of application or renewal, and again between July
first and July fourteenth every year, the applicant shall be photographed by the
clerk-treasurer or her designee for the clerk-treasurer’s records and the
police department’s records. Failure to appear for a photograph between
July first and July fourteenth, on such dates and times as are prescribed by the
clerk-treasurer, shall result in license suspension until the photograph is
obtained.
C. Duty to Supplement Application. In the event that any
information on any application for a license under this chapter becomes outdated
or otherwise inaccurate or incomplete, including but not limited to substantial
changes to an applicant’s hair style and color, or facial or other
features including tattoos, an applicant or license holder shall appear before
the clerk-treasurer within twenty days and provide current information,
including, when applicable, being photographed by the clerk-treasurer or her
designee to accurately reflect any change in looks when compared to the most
recent photograph available under subsection B of this section. (Ord. 1075
§ 1 (part), 2001).
5.40.060 Issuance of licenses and renewals.
A. Upon receipt of any application for a license under this chapter, the
clerk-treasurer shall refer the application to the police department which shall
investigate the truth of the statements in the application and shall investigate
the applicant’s compliance with the standards of this chapter. Upon
receipt of any complete application for a license, the clerk-treasurer shall
further issue a temporary license, pending disposition of the application or
completion of the term of any license suspension issued pursuant to this
chapter. The temporary license shall expire upon issuance of a license or
renewal thereof or notice of non-issuance. The holder of a temporary license is
subject to all requirements, standards and penalty provisions of this
chapter.
B. After an investigation, the clerk-treasurer shall issue a
license if the clerk-treasurer finds:
1. That the applicant complies with
all applicable requirements and standards of this chapter; and
2. That the
applicant has not made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of fact in
the application for a license, or in any report or record required to be filed
with the clerk-treasurer. In the event the applicant has not met the enumerated
requirements, after the required investigations, the clerk-treasurer shall issue
a notice of non-issuance of the license. Notice of non-issuance shall specify
the reasons therefor.
C. Upon receipt of any application for renewal of a
license under this chapter, the clerk-treasurer shall issue the renewal unless
the clerk-treasurer has information which indicates that the applicant would not
qualify for the initial issuance of a license under subsection B of this
section. In the event the applicant has not met the enumerated requirements,
after the required investigation, the clerk-treasurer shall issue the renewal or
notice of non- renewal of the application. Notice of non-renewal shall specify
the reasons therefore.
D. Each adult entertainment business shall maintain
and retain for a period of two years the names, addresses, home telephone
numbers, social security numbers, and ages of each person employed or otherwise
permitted to appear or perform on the premises as an entertainer, including
independent contractors and employees. This information shall be available for
inspection by the clerk-treasurer or the Kalama police department during the
adult entertainment business’ hours of operation. (Ord. 1075 § 1
(part), 2001).
5.40.070 Lewd performance.
A. Each adult entertainment cabaret and each operator, manager,
entertainer and employee thereof shall comply with the following
requirements:
1. No employee or entertainer shall be unclothed or in such
attire, costume or clothing so as to expose to view any portion of the breast
below the top of the areola, or any portion of the pubic hair, anus, buttocks,
vulva and/or genitals, except upon a stage at least eighteen inches above the
immediate floor level and removed at least six feet from the nearest
patron.
2. No employee or entertainer shall wear or use any device or
covering exposed to view which simulates the breast below the top of the areola,
vulva or genitals, anus, and/or buttocks, or any portion of the pubic hair,
except upon a stage at least eighteen inches above the immediate floor level and
removed at least six feet from the nearest patron.
3. No employee or
entertainer shall touch, fondle or caress any patron or other person for the
purpose of arousing or exciting the patron’s or other person’s
sexual desires.
4. No employee or entertainer shall allow a patron to touch
an employee or entertainer on the breast, in the pubic area, buttocks, or anal
area. No patron or other person shall touch, fondle or caress an employee or
entertainer for the purpose of arousing or exciting the sexual desires of either
party.
5. No entertainer performing upon any stage or in a performance area
shall be permitted to accept any money offered for any purpose directly to the
entertainer by any member of the public. Any money offered to any entertainer
performing upon a stage or in a performance area must be provided through a
manager on duty on the premises. Money shall not otherwise be exchanged between
entertainers and members of the public. It is a gross misdemeanor for an
entertainer to directly accept money from a member of the public or for a member
of the public to directly give money to an entertainer while in an adult
entertainment business. (Ord. 1075 § 1 (part), 2001).
5.40.080 Facility specifications.
A. Regulations Specific to Adult Entertainment Cabaret. Adult
entertainment cabarets shall be arranged in such a manner that:
1. Adult
entertainment shall occur only on a stage, at least eighteen inches above the
immediate floor level and at least six feet removed from the nearest patron. No
members of the public shall be permitted on a stage or within six feet of a
stage, while adult entertainment is in progress.
2. One-on-one entertainment
between an entertainer and a patron shall occur only in a designated performance
area and at least four feet away from any patron. The perimeter of each
performance area must, at all times, be clearly and completely delineated by a
solid strip at least three inches wide in a contrasting color to the floor. Any
seating in a performance area shall be arranged to face the stage and shall be
permanently affixed to the floor. A strip at least two inches wide, and at least
four feet long, in a contrasting color to the floor, shall, at all times, be
affixed to the floor beginning at a point immediately under the center of the
front edge of any seating in a performance area.
3. At least two licensed
managers shall be on the premises of an adult entertainment cabaret at all times
that the adult entertainment cabaret is open to the public, and shall be clearly
identified at all times by means of a nameplate reading “ON DUTY
MANAGER” in type no less than one and one-half inches tall. Such nameplate
shall be conspicuously affixed to the manager’s clothing and clearly
visible at all times. The names and licenses of the managers on duty shall be
prominently posted and illuminated in an area open to the public during such
managers’ shifts. The managers shall be responsible for verifying that any
person who provides adult entertainment within the premises possesses a current
and valid entertainer’s license. At least one licensed manager shall have
at all times a clear, continuous, and unobstructed view of all stages on which
adult entertainment is permitted to occur, and of all performance areas. While
on duty, no manager shall provide entertainment or adult
entertainment.
4. No adult entertainment shall be visible at any time from
outside an adult entertainment cabaret.
5. Sufficient lighting shall be
provided and equally distributed throughout the public areas of the premises so
that all objects are plainly visible at all times.
6. No interior walls
shall be allowed, other than to segregate restrooms, employee dressing rooms,
manager’s office, or other areas reasonably necessary to the business
operation of the adult entertainment cabaret. No member of the public shall be
allowed in any such segregated area, other than restrooms.
7. There shall be
posted and conspicuously displayed in the common areas of each adult
entertainment cabaret a sign, at least three feet long and two feet high,
listing in letters at least one and one-half inches high, any and all
entertainment provided on the premises. Such list shall further indicate the
specific fee or charge in dollar amounts for each form of entertainment
listed.
8. There shall be posted on each interior wall visible to the
public, a well illuminated and conspicuously displayed sign, at least three feet
long and two feet high,
listing in letters at least one and one-half inches
high, the following:
It is a crime for entertainers to:
1. Expose their breasts below the top of the areola, any portion of the
pubic hair, buttocks, genitals or vulva and/or anus, except upon a stage;
or
2. Touch, fondle, or caress a patron or other person for the purpose of
sexual arousal; and
It is a crime for patrons or other persons to:
1. Touch, fondle, or caress any entertainer or other employee; and
2. Give directly to any entertainer, or for any entertainer to directly
accept any money from a member of the public, while on this
premises.
B. Regulations Specifically Applicable to Adult
Arcades.
1. Lighting. A minimum lighting level of thirty lux
semi-cylindrical measured at thirty inches from the floor or ten foot centers
shall be provided and equally distributed in and about the public portions of
the adult arcade, including the viewing booths, so that all objects are plainly
visible at all times.
2. Limit on number of persons within a viewing booth.
No licensee, manager or employee shall knowingly permit more than one person to
occupy a viewing booth at any given time.
3. Prohibited activities. No
licensee, manager, or employee shall knowingly permit a patron to perform any
specified sexual activities within a viewing booth.
4. Sign. A sign at least
two feet by two feet, with letters at least one inch high, shall be
conspicuously and permanently posted at or near the entrance to the adult arcade
which states the following:
“It is unlawful to perform sexual acts within a viewing booth, and it
is unlawful for more than one person to occupy a viewing booth at any given
time. Violators are subject to criminal prosecution.”
5. Visibility
from outside the adult arcade. No activity or entertainment occurring at or in
an adult arcade, nor any photograph, drawing, sketch or other pictorial or
graphic representation of any specified sexual activities or specified
anatomical areas, shall be visible at any time from outside the adult
arcade.
C. Regulations Specific to Adult Theaters. Adult theaters must meet
the following facility specifications:
1. The interior of an adult theater
must be configured such that any entrance used by a customer shall open into a
common area. All seats in a viewing area must be visible from the entrance to
the viewing area without obstruction by a curtain, door, wall, merchandise,
display rack or other material;
2. An area in an adult theater in which
adult entertainment is viewed must contain at least eight seats. The seats must
be permanently affixed to the floor and must all face the screen on which the
adult entertainment is viewed;
3. Subject to seat availability, an adult
theater viewing area must be open to any person entering the adult theater and
may not be reserved for use by one or more customers. An adult theater may not
admit more persons to a viewing area than the number of seats provided;
4. A
door to an area on the premises that is available for use by a customer may not
be locked during business hours;
5. A chair or seating surface may not
provide a seating surface of more than eighteen inches in either length or
width;
6. Sufficient lighting must be provided and equally distributed
throughout the area that is open to and used by customers such that, during
hours of operation, all objects are plainly visible. Sufficient lighting means a
minimum lighting level of thirty lux horizontal, measured at thirty inches from
the floor and on ten-foot centers, for all areas that are open to and used by
customers. An adult theater that uses film projector technology may submit a
written request to the director for permission to reduce the minimum lighting
standard during the operation of the film projector. If the director finds that
the specified lighting standard prevents the projection of the image onto the
adult theater’s screen, the director may reduce the lighting standard for
the viewing area to a level that allows for the projection of the image while
still providing sufficient lighting that all objects are plainly visible within
the viewing area;
7. A restroom may not contain viewing
equipment;
8. The premises must be maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition;
9. Adult entertainment provided on the premises of the adult
theater, or a pictorial representation of adult entertainment displaying nudity
or sexual conduct, may not be visible from outside the business; and
10. A
sign must be conspicuously displayed inside every entrance to an adult theater,
that states as follows:
1. No person under eighteen years old is permitted on the premises.
2. Masturbation and other sexual conduct reprohibited and unlawful on the
premises.
3. A violation is subject to criminal prosecution and civil
penalties.
(Ord. 1075 § 1 (part), 2001).
5.40.090 Operating requirements and standards of conduct.
On the premises of an adult entertainment business, the business and its
business license holders, business control persons, managers, employees and
customers shall adhere to the operating requirements and standards of conduct as
specified in the following:
A. Business license holder and business control
persons responsible. The adult entertainment business license holder and any
business control person shall be responsible for and shall assure that the
conduct of the managers, employees and customers of the adult entertainment
business complies with this chapter;
B. Licensed manager required on
premises. The adult entertainment business must have, during hours of operation,
a licensed manager on duty who is stationed in a location from which every
viewing area and all customer areas of the business are visible at all times
either by direct line of sight or by continuous video
monitoring;
C. Licensed manager responsible. The on-duty manager is
responsible for and shall assure that the conduct of the employees and customers
of the adult theater complies with this chapter;
D. Posting of licenses. The
holder of an adult entertainment business license shall post the license in a
conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the adult entertainment business so
that the license can be easily read when the business is open. The manager shall
post his or her license next to the business license when he or she is on duty
as the manager;
E. Prohibited hours of operation. The adult entertainment
business license holder, business control person or manager may not operate the
adult entertainment business or allow the adult entertainment business to be
open to customers between two a.m. and ten a.m.;
F. Minors prohibited. An
individual under eighteen years old may not be in or on the premises of the
adult entertainment business. An adult entertainment business license holder,
business control person or manager may not permit or allow a person under
eighteen years old to be in or on the premises;
G. Alcohol prohibited
without license. An individual may not possess, consume or serve an alcoholic
beverage in the adult entertainment business unless, and to the extent, the
business is covered by a liquor license issued by the Washington state liquor
control board;
H. Obscene performances prohibited. An obscene performance
may not be displayed or exhibited in the adult entertainment
business;
I. Sexual conduct prohibited. An individual may not engage in
sexual conduct; and
J. Warning device prohibited. A person may not operate
or maintain a warning device or system for the purpose of warning or aiding and
abetting the warning of an employee, customer or other person that the police,
health, fire or building inspector or other public official is approaching or
entered the premises. (Ord. 1075 § 1 (part), 2001).
5.40.100 Revocation or suspension of licenses.
A. The clerk-treasurer may revoke any license under this chapter or may
suspend any such license for a period of time not to exceed one year where one
or more of the following conditions exist:
1. The license was procured by
fraud, by a materially false or misleading representation of fact in the
application or in any report or record required to be filed with the
clerk-treasurer; or
2. The building, structure, equipment, operation or
location of the business for which the license was issued does not comply with
the requirements or standards of this chapter.
B. Upon determination that
grounds for revocation or suspension of a license exist, the clerk-treasurer
shall send the license holder a notice of revocation or suspension. Such notice
shall be effective upon the expiration of the ten-day appeal period set forth in
Section 5.40.110 A, unless a timely notice of appeal is filed as specified
therein. (Ord. 1075 § 1 (part), 2001).
5.40.110 Appeals.
A. Upon notice of non-issuance, revocation or suspension of any license
under this chapter, or imposition of any penalty under Section 5.40.120, the
applicant or license holder may appeal by filing a notice of appeal, specifying
the particular reason(s) upon which the appeal is based, with the
clerk-treasurer within ten days of and including the date of the notice of
non-issuance, revocation or suspension. A timely notice of appeal shall stay the
effect of the notice of non-issuance, revocation, suspension or imposition of
any penalty under Section 5.40.120. An untimely notice of appeal shall be
rejected as such by the clerk-treasurer, and no appeal hearing shall be
scheduled. A warning notice to a manager, under Section 5.40.120 A1, shall not
constitute the imposition of a penalty.
B. Upon timely filing of a notice of
appeal, the clerk-treasurer shall schedule a hearing on the appeal before a
hearing examiner. The hearing shall be conducted no later than forty-five days
from the date of the notice of appeal, unless an extension is agreed to by the
appellant. The hearing examiner shall have the authority to issue
subpoenas
for persons and documents relevant to the appeal, upon request of a
party.
C. Within twenty days, excluding holidays recognized by the city,
from the date of the hearing on an appeal under this section, the hearing
examiner shall issue a written decision, which shall set forth the reasons
therefor.
D. A decision of the hearing examiner, or a decision of the
clerk-treasurer to reject an appeal as untimely, shall be final, unless an
application for a writ of review is filed with the Cowlitz County Superior Court
and properly served upon the city within fourteen calendar days of and including
the date of the hearing examiner’s decision. (Ord. 1075 § 1 (part),
2001).
5.40.120 Violation.
A. Strict civil liability for managers and operators. Managers of adult
entertainment businesses shall be strictly liable, as set forth below, for any
violation of this chapter committed by other employees or agents of the adult
entertainment business, while in the adult entertainment business. These civil
violations shall be known as permitting lewd performance. Notice of any such
violations shall be on a form prescribed by the Chief of Police.
1. During
any time that a manager is on duty, the first violation committed by any
employee or agent of the adult entertainment business, including but not limited
to entertainers and managers, shall result in a warning notice to such manager
that he has committed the civil violation of permitting lewd performance and
that subsequent violations shall result in penalties pursuant to this section.
Copies of any warning notices issued under this section shall also be sent or
delivered to the operator(s).
2. During any time that a manager is on duty,
the second violation committed by any employee or agent of the adult
entertainment business, including but not limited to entertainers and managers,
shall result in a civil penalty of a mandatory five hundred dollar fine and a
mandatory sixty day suspension of that manager’s license. Notice of this
violation shall be sent or delivered to the operator(s).
3. During any time
that a manager is on duty, the third violation committed, within twelve
consecutive months of the first, by any employee or agent of the adult
entertainment business, including but not limited to entertainers and managers,
shall result in a civil penalty of a mandatory one thousand dollar fine and a
mandatory one hundred twenty day suspension of that manager’s license.
Notice of this violation shall be sent or delivered to the
operator(s).
4. During any time that a manager is on duty, the fourth
violation committed, within any period of twelve consecutive months, by any
employee or agent of the adult entertainment business, including but not limited
to entertainers and managers, shall result in a mandatory civil penalty of a one
thousand five hundred dollar fine and a mandatory suspension of that
manager’s license for one hundred eighty days. Notice of this violation
shall be sent or delivered to the operator(s).
B. An operator of an adult
entertainment business shall be deemed to have the knowledge, and to be strictly
liable for the conduct, of its licensed managers, as set forth below. These
civil violations shall be known as facilitating lewd operations. Notice of any
such violations shall be on a form prescribed by the Chief of Police.
1. If
any one or more licensed managers of an adult entertainment business are found
to have committed a total of two or more civil violations of permitting lewd
performance during any ninety day period, the operator(s) shall be strictly
liable for a civil penalty of one thousand dollars.
2. If any one or more
licensed managers of an adult entertainment business are found to have committed
a total of six or more civil violations of permitting lewd performance, within
any period of six consecutive months, the operator(s) shall be strictly liable
for a civil penalty of two thousand five hundred dollars, and the adult
entertainment business license shall be suspended for a fourteen day
period.
3. If any one or more licensed managers of an adult entertainment
business are found to have committed a total of twelve or more civil violations
of permitting lewd performance, within any period of twelve consecutive months,
the operator(s) shall be liable for a civil penalty of five thousand dollars and
the adult entertainment business license shall be suspended for a period not
less than thirty nor more than ninety days.
C. Any license suspension that
extends beyond the end of a license year shall remain in effect, and any renewal
license may be issued, but shall not be effective until the completion of the
term of the license suspension.
D. Other than as specifically set forth in
subsections A and B of this section, any person who knowingly violates any of
the other provisions of this chapter is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable
by a fine not to exceed five thousand dollars or imprisonment not to exceed
three hundred sixty five days, or both. (Ord. 1075 § 1 (part),
2001).
5.40.130 Civil remedies--Abatement.
The violation of or failure to comply with any of the provisions of this
chapter is unlawful and shall constitute a public nuisance. The city may seek
legal or equitable relief to enjoin any act or practice which constitutes or
will constitute a violation of any regulation herein adopted. (Ord. 1075 §
1 (part), 2001).
5.40.140 Other remedies.
The remedies provided herein for violations of or failure to comply with
provisions of this chapter, whether civil or criminal, shall be cumulative and
shall be in addition to any other remedy provided by law. (Ord. 1075 § 1
(part), 2001).
5.40.150 Compliance with other ordinances.
A. This chapter is separate and independent from other provisions of the
Kalama Municipal Code and does not relieve any person of the
requirement:
1. To obtain a general business license under Chapter 5.04 of
this code; or
2. To obtain any other permit or approval from the city under
any provision of the Kalama Municipal Code. (Ord. 1075 § 1 (part),
2001).
5.40.160 No private right of action.
Nothing contained in this chapter is intended to be nor shall be construed
to create or form the basis for any civil or criminal liability on the part of
the city, or its officers, employees or agents, for any injury or damage
resulting from the failure of an applicant or license holder to comply with the
provisions of this chapter, or by reason or in consequence of any inspection,
notice, order, certificate, permission or approval authorized or issued or done
in connection with the implementation or enforcement of this chapter by the city
or its officers, employees or agents. This section is specifically intended to
include, but not be limited to, a complete grant of immunity from prosecution in
favor of police officers and other city employees and agents engaged in covert
or overt enforcement of this chapter. (Ord. 1075 § 1 (part),
2001).
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