§ 26-29. Conduct or activities prohibited.  


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  • (a)

    Employment of minors or unpermitted persons. No adult establishment shall employ or contract with a person under the age of 18 years or an adult entertainer who has not obtained a permit pursuant to this article.

    (b)

    Engaging in specified sexual activities prohibited. No adult entertainer, other employee, patron or other person at an adult establishment shall be allowed to engage in any specified sexual activity as defined herein on the premises of any adult establishment.

    (c)

    Public indecency prohibited. No adult entertainer, other employee, patron or other person at an adult establishment shall, while on the premises of an adult establishment, commit the offense of public indecency as defined in O.C.G.A. § 16-6-8.

    (d)

    Private rooms prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any employee or independent contractor to engage in adult entertainment or to expose any specified anatomical areas in the presence of a patron in any separate area including, but not limited to, any room or booth, within an adult establishment to which entry or access is blocked or obscured by any door, curtain or other barrier separating entry to such area from any other area of the establishment.

    (e)

    Physical layout requirements of booths, rooms, etc. Any adult entertainment business having available for customers, patrons, or members any booth, room, or cubicle for the private viewing of any video or motion picture must comply with the following requirements:

    (1)

    Access. Each booth, room, or cubicle shall be totally accessible to and from aisles and public areas of the video store, and shall be unobstructed by any curtain, door, lock, or other control-type or view-obstructing devices or materials.

    (2)

    Construction. Every booth, room, or cubicle shall meet the following construction requirements:

    a.

    Each booth, room, or cubicle shall be separated from adjacent booths, rooms and cubicles and any nonpublic areas by a wall.

    b.

    Each booth, room, or cubicle shall have at least one side totally open to a public lighted area or aisle so that there is an unobstructed view of anyone occupying the booth from the area in which the cash register for the video store is located.

    c.

    All walls shall be solid and without openings, extended from the floor to a height of not less than six feet and be light colored, nonabsorbent, smooth-textured and easily cleanable.

    d.

    The floor must be light colored, nonabsorbent, smooth-textured and easily cleaned.

    e.

    The lighting level of each booth, room, or cubicle when not in use shall be a minimum of ten candles at all times, as measured from the floor.

    (3)

    Occupants. Only one individual shall occupy a booth, room, or cubicle at any time. No occupant of same shall engage in any type of sexual activity, cause any bodily discharge or litter while in the booth, room, or cubicle. No individual shall damage or deface any portion of the booth, room, or cubicle.

(Ord. No. 2008-08-41, 8-19-2008; Ord. No. 2009-04-25, § 1, 4-21-2009)