Dimensional standards
Extracted standards
16 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Design
- Maximum manager's station area32 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
A manager's station(s) shall not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet of floor area.
- Maximum viewing room area for certain requirements150 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
which exhibits on the premises in a viewing room or viewing area of less than one-hundred-fifty (150) square feet of floor space
- Minimum distance between patron and performer6 ft
which has a rail which does not allow patrons to be any closer to the performers than six (6) feet.
shall have such performances only conducted on a stage or on a platform that is raised eighteen (18) inches
- Stage rail heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.42 in
Said rail shall be at least forty-two (42) inches in height
Lighting
- Minimum interior lighting2 fc
minimum maintained horizontal illumination of not less than two (2) foot candles of light.
- Minimum parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. lighting1 fc
average maintained horizontal illumination of one (1) foot candle of light on the parking surface and/or walkway.
Noise
- No loudspeakers
No loudspeaker or sound equipment audible to persons in any public exterior area shall be used
Other
- Minimum distance between adult-oriented businesses600 ft
An adult-oriented business shall not be established or located within six hundred (600) feet of an existing adult-oriented business.
- No couch dancing
No person shall operate ... permitting ... any employee ... to engage in a couch dance or straddle dance with a patron ...
- Operating hours
No adult-oriented business excepting an adult motel, shall operate between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m.
- Permitted zones
Adult-oriented businesses shall only be permitted to be established in the Commercial General (C-G) and Light Manufacturing-Commercial (M-C) zones subject to the location and design standards specified by this Article and the requirement of an adult use planning permit.
- Security camera retention48 hr
visually records and retains activities in the parking lot for at least a forty-eight-hour period
- Occupant load threshold for security personnel125 persons
For adult-oriented businesses which exceed an occupant load of one-hundred twenty-five (125) persons, the provision of on-site security personnel shall be required
Parking
- Parking ratio for adult theater
One parking space shall be provided for every two (2) seats in a viewing room, or one parking space shall be provided for every two (2) occupants per the allowable occupant load ... In addition, one parking space shall be provided for each employee or independent contractor on the maximum shift.
Signage
- No exterior signs
No advertising sign or structure, advertisement, display, or other promotional material depicting ... shall be shown or exhibited so as to be visible from any exterior area.
From the ordinance
Adult-oriented businesses shall only be permitted to be established in the Commercial General (C-G) and Light Manufacturing-Commercial (M-C) zones subject to the location and design standards specified by this Article and the requirement of an adult use planning permit.
Parking requirements
{
"adult theater": "1 per 2 seats or 2 occupants, plus 1 per employee"
}