Section 5.40.230 Inspection of External Boundaries and Reporting of Specified Criminal Activity.

Chapter 5.40 Sexually Oriented Businesses

A. It shall be the duty of the operator of a sexually oriented business to:

1. initiate and enforce inspection of the external boundaries of the real property upon which the sexually oriented business is located;

2. post conspicuous signs stating that the external boundaries of the real property are subject to routing inspection by management;

3. designate one or more employees to monitor the activities of persons within the external boundaries of the real property upon which the sexually oriented business is located by visually inspecting the boundaries at least once every thirty (30) minutes or inspecting such boundaries by use of video cameras and monitors;

4. provide adequate lighting of the exterior premises to provide for visual inspection or video monitoring of the external boundaries. The video cameras and monitors shall operate continuously at all times that the premises is open for business. The monitors shall be installed withing a manager’s station; and

B. Immediately report any specified criminal activity observed by any inspecting employee to the local police agency, and fully cooperate in the investigation by that agency.

C. Any licensee knowingly or intentionally failing to comply with any requirement of this section is guilty of a Class B Misdemeanor.

(Ord. 2001-19, Add, 06/05/2002)