5.24.120          Dance and entertainment requirements.

A.        An adult cabaret or adult theater at which employees dance shall have one or more stages or similar structures specially designed for dancing, which shall be constructed in accordance with applicable building code regulations, and located inside the licensed premises.  Employees shall dance only upon such stage or structure. 

B.         When an employee dances on a structure which is designed to hold not more than two (2) persons, the structure shall be level, of sturdy construction and securely fastened to the floor or wall during dance performances.  Steps and handrails shall be required on all such stages and structures where the platform on which the employee dances is more than eight inches (8") above the surface upon which the structure rests.

C.        Any adult cabaret or adult theatre shall have one or more separate areas designated in the diagram submitted as part of the application as a stage for the licensee or employees to perform as entertainers.  Entertainers shall perform only upon the stage, and the stage shall be fixed and immovable.

D.        No seating for the audience shall be permitted within three feet (3') of the edge of any stage, and no members of the audience shall be permitted upon any stage or within three feet (3') of the edge of any stage. 

 (Ord. 2005-09 (part))