§ 14-198. Regulations.

(a)

No person shall advertise or cause to be advertised an adult entertainment establishment without a valid adult entertainment establishment license issued pursuant to this division.

(b)

No later than March 1 of each year, an adult entertainment establishment licensee shall file a verified report with the city administrator showing the licensee's gross receipts and amounts paid to dancers for the preceding calendar year.

(c)

An adult entertainment establishment licensee shall maintain and retain for a period of two years the names, addresses, ages and social security numbers of all persons employed as dancers.

(d)

No adult entertainment establishment licensee shall employ or contract with, as a dancer, a person under the age of 18 years or a person not licensed pursuant to this division.

(e)

An adult entertainment establishment may be open between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 a.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight. No adult entertainment establishment shall be open on Sundays or Christmas Day.

(f)

No adult entertainment establishment licensee shall serve, sell, distribute, or suffer the consumption or possession of any distilled spirits, malt beverage, wine or controlled substances on the premises of the licensee. For the purpose of this subsection, the terms "distilled spirits," "malt beverage," and "wine" shall be defined as those terms are defined in chapter 4 of this Code. For the purpose of this subsection, the term "controlled substances" shall be defined as that term is defined in the Georgia Controlled Substances Act, codified at O.C.G.A. § 16-13-20 et seq.

(g)

An adult entertainment establishment licensee shall conspicuously display all licenses, notices and permits required by this division.

(h)

All dancing or performing at an adult entertainment establishment shall occur on a platform intended for that purpose that is raised at least 18 inches from the level of the floor.

(i)

No dancing or performing at an adult entertainment establishment shall occur closer than four feet to any patron of the adult entertainment establishment.

(j)

No dancer or performer at an adult entertainment establishment shall fondle or caress any patron, and no patron shall fondle or caress any dancer or performer at an adult entertainment establishment.

(k)

No patron shall directly pay, tip or give any gratuity to any dancer or performer at an adult entertainment establishment.

(l)

No dancer or performer at an adult entertainment establishment shall solicit any pay, tip or gratuity from any patron.

(m)

All areas of an adult entertainment establishment licensed under this division shall be fully lighted at all times patrons are present, which means illumination equal to 3.5 footcandles per square foot.

(Code 1998, § 10-54; Ord. of 2-18-1997, § I-3)