Chapter 125 – Sexually Oriented Businesses

7. No viewing room may be occupied by more than one person at any time. 8. The premises shall be equipped with overhead lighting fixtures of sufficient intensity to illuminate every place to which patrons are permitted access to an illumination of not less than one foot-candle as measured at the floor level. 9. It shall be the duty of the owners and operator, and it shall also be the duty of any agents and employees present in the premises, to ensure that the illumination described above is maintained at all times that any patron is present in the premises. 125.16 EXTERIOR PORTIONS OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES. 1. It is unlawful for an owner or operator of a sexually oriented business to allow the merchandise or activities of the establishment to be visible from a point outside the establishment. 2. It is unlawful for the owner or operator of a sexually oriented business to allow the exterior portion of the sexually oriented business to have flashing lights, or any words, lettering, photographs, silhouettes, drawings, or pictorial representations of any manner except to the extent permitted by the provisions of this chapter. 3. It is unlawful for the owner or operator of a sexually oriented business to allow exterior portions of the establishment to be painted any color other than a single achromatic color. This provision shall not apply to a sexually oriented business if the following conditions are met: A. The establishment is a part of a commercial multi-unit center; and B. The exterior portions of each individual unit in the commercial multi-unit center, including the exterior portions of the business, are painted the same color as one another or are painted in such a way so as to be a component of the overall architectural style or pattern of the commercial multi-unit center. C. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the painting of an otherwise unpainted exterior portion of a sexually oriented business. 125.17 SIGNAGE. 1. Notwithstanding any other City ordinance, code, or regulation to the contrary, it is unlawful for the owner or operator of any sexually oriented business or any other person to erect, construct, or maintain any sign for the sexually oriented business other than the one primary sign and one secondary sign, as provided herein. 2. Primary signs shall have no more than two (2) display surfaces. Each such display surface shall: A. Not contain any flashing lights; B. Be a flat plane, rectangular in shape; C. Not exceed seventy-five (75) square feet in area; and D. Not exceed ten (10) feet in height or ten (10) feet in length. 3. Primary signs shall contain no photographs, silhouettes, drawings, or pictorial representations in any manner, and may contain only the name of the enterprise. 4. Each letter forming a word on a primary sign shall be of solid color and each such letter shall be the same print-type, size, and color. The background behind such lettering on the display surface of a primary sign shall be of a uniform and solid color. 5. Secondary signs shall have only one display surface. Such display surface shall: