5.68.200 Regulations specifically applicable to adult cabarets

5.68.200 Regulations specifically applicable to adult cabarets.

A. General. An adult cabaret shall satisfy the zoning requirements contained in the City of Redmond Land Use Code, the general requirements in Part A of this chapter, the licensing requirements in Part B of this chapter, the general operational requirements in RMC 5.68.190, and the specific operational requirements applicable to adult cabarets contained in this section.

B. Separation of Entertainers from Patrons. No entertainer shall appear nude or semi-nude except on a stage or platform at least twenty-four (24) inches in elevation above the level of the patron seating areas. The stage shall be separated by a distance of at least six (6) feet from all areas of the premises to which patrons have access. A continuous fixed-barrier railing, of sufficient construction to prevent encroachment by patrons onto the stage, at least three (3) feet in height and located at least six (6) feet from all points of the stage, shall separate the stage from all patron areas.

C. Managers. The licensed manager on duty shall not be an entertainer. There shall be one (1) manager on duty for every stage operating on the premises. No manager shall knowingly permit an employee or entertainer to violate any provision of this section.

D. Tips. No entertainer shall solicit, accept, or receive a tip or gratuity offered by any patron.

E. Maintenance. All public areas shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.

F. Lighting. A minimum lighting level of thirty (30) lux semi-cylindrical measured at thirty (30) inches from the floor or ten (10) foot centers shall be provided and equally distributed in and about the public portions of the adult cabaret, including the patron seating areas, so that all objects are plainly visible at all times.

G. Visibility from Outside the Adult Cabaret. No activity or entertainment occurring at or in an adult cabaret, 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 cabaret.

1. No manager, entertainer or employee shall be permitted to caress, fondle, or erotically touch any patron. No manager, entertainer or employee shall encourage or permit any patron to caress, fondle, or erotically touch any employee or entertainer.

2. No manager, entertainer or employee shall perform or simulate any specified sexual activities, nor perform or simulate any act that constitutes a moral nuisance as defined in RCW 7.48.050 and 7.48A.010.

3. No manager, entertainer or employee shall expose to view any specified anatomical areas except upon a stage or platform as set forth in RMC 5.68.200.B.

I. Sign. A sign at least two (2) feet by two (2) feet, with letters at least one (1) inch high, shall be conspicuously and permanently posted at or near the entrance to the adult cabaret which states the following:

THIS ADULT CABARET IS REGULATED BY THE CITY OF REDMOND. ENTERTAINERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY TYPE OF SEXUAL CONTACT AND ARE NOT PERMITTED TO APPEAR NUDE OR SEMI-NUDE EXCEPT ON STAGE. ENTERTAINERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SOLICIT, ACCEPT, OR RECEIVE ANY TIP OR GRATUITY.

(Ord. 2546 § 2 (part), 2010: Ord. 1966 § 15, 1998; Ord. 1920 § 3, 1996).