§ 22-238. Licenses required.

(a)

It is a violation of this article for any person to engage in, conduct, or carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted, or carried on, in or upon any premises in the city, the operation of an adult-oriented business unless the person first obtains and continues to maintain in full force and effect a valid temporary or regular adult-oriented business license issued by the chief of police pursuant to this article.

(b)

It is a violation of this article for any person who operates an adult-oriented business to employ or permit a person to work for or at the adult-oriented business who does not possess a valid temporary or regular adult-oriented business employee license issued by the chief of police pursuant to this article.

(c)

It is a violation of this article for any person to obtain employment with or perform work for or at an adult-oriented business unless the person first obtains and continues to maintain in full force and effect a valid temporary or regular adult-oriented business employee license issued by the chief of police pursuant to this article. This subsection shall not apply to persons exclusively on the premises of the adult-oriented business to render only repair or maintenance services or to deliver equipment or goods to the adult-oriented business as long as such persons are not nude, seminude, in a state of nudity, or in a seminude condition.

(d)

It is a violation of this article for any person to engage in or participate in any live performance depicting specified anatomical areas or involving specified sexual activities in an adult-oriented business unless the person first obtains and continues to maintain in full force and effect a valid temporary or regular adult-oriented business employee license issued by the chief of police pursuant to this article.

(Ord. No. 99-06, § 6(4.34.005), 2-24-1999)