737 Regulation of Adult Ent Bus and amend Ch 5 Bus LicCITY OF YELM
ORDINANCE N0.737
AN ORDINANCE of the City of Yelm, Washington, regulating adult entertainment
businesses within the City of Yelm, Washington, and amending Chapter 5, Business Licenses
and Regulations, Yelm Municipal Code.
WHEREAS, the City has thoughtfully and thoroughly evaluated the regulations necessary to
the siting and regulation of adult entertainment businesses; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yelm has determined that the regulation of the adult entertainment
industry is necessary because, in the absence of such regulation, significant criminal activity has
historically and regularly occurred. This history of criminal activity in the adult entertainment industry
has included prostitution, illegal employment of minors, narcotics and alcoholic beverage law
violations, breaches of the peace, tax evasion, and the presence within the industry of individuals with
hidden ownership interest and outstanding arrest warrants; and
WHEREAS, the proximity between entertainers and patrons during adult entertainment
performances can facilitate sexual contact, prostitution and related crimes. Concerns about crime and
public sexual activity are legitimate and compelling concerns of the City of Yelm which demand
reasonable regulation of adult entertainment establishments in order to protect the public health, safety
and general welfare; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yelm finds it is necessary to license entertainers in the adult
entertainment industry to prevent the exploitation of minors; to ensure such entertainer is an adult and
to ensure that such entertainers have not assumed a false name, which would make regulation of the
entertainer difficult or impossible; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yelm finds it necessary to have a licensed manager on the premises
of establishments offering adult entertainment at such time and such establishments are offering adult
entertainment so that at all necessary times there will be an individual responsible for the overall
operation of the adult entertaimment establishment, including the actions of patrons, entertainers and
other employees; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yelm fords it necessary to establish license fees as nominal fees
imposed as regulatory measures designed to help defray the substantial expense incurred by the City
of Yelm in regulating the adult entertainment industry; and
WHEREAS, the City of Yehn has determined that hidden ownership interest for the purposes
of skimming profits and avoiding the payment of taxes have historically occurred in the adult
entertainment industry in the absence ofregulation. These hidden ownership interests have historically
been held by organized and white collar crime elements. In order for the City to effectively protect
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the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of its citizens and effectively allocate its law
enforcement resources, it is important that the City be fully apprized of the actual ownership of adult
entertainment establishments, and the identities and backgrounds of persons responsible for
management and control of the adult entertainment establishment; and
WH EREAS, it is not the intent of this ordinance to suppress or censor any expressive activities
protected by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution or Article 1, Section 5 of the
Washington State Constitution, but rather to enact time, place and manner regulations which address
the compelling interests of the City in mitigating the secondary effects of adult entertainment
establishments;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Yelm, as follows:
Section 1. MASSAGE PARLORS AND EMPLOYEES.
1.1 Definitions. Wherever the following words and terms appear in this chapter, they
shall have the following meanings:
1.1.1 "Massage parlor" means a place in the incorporated area of the city where
massages or like treatments are performed upon the body of one person by
another person, or where sauna baths, Turkish baths, Swedish baths or the like
are made available to members of the public.
1.1.2 "Massage parlor employee" means any person who gives massages to, or
attends in any other way upon, patrons of a massage parlor, or who supervises
the work of such a person.
1.2 Exemptions to chapter applicability. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to
massages performed or baths provided in any hospital or at the athletic department of
any public or private secondary school or college, or by any person who has been
certified or licensed by the state of Washington to practice medicine, surgery, drugless
therapy, physical therapy, massage, osteopathy, osteopathy and surgery, chiropractic,
podiatry, or nursing.
1.3 Licensing of Business.
1.3.1 No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity shall operate an adult
arcade, adult bookstore, adult novelty store or adult video store without first
obtaining a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
1.3.2 Applications for such business establishments shall be made to the City
Clerk/Treasurer.
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1.3.3 Such applications shall be verified and provide the same information as that
required for an adult live entertainment center licensed as set forth in Section
3.4.
1.3.4 Applications shall be accompanied by a non refundable fee as set by resolution
of the City Council, however, until such fee is set by such a resolution, the fee
shall be $500.
1.3.5 An application for such a license shall be processed and either granted or
denied in the manner set forth in Sections 3.4.5 and 3.4.6.
1.3.6 Licenses granted pursuant to this chapter shall expire on December 31, of the
year for which such licenses is issued or renewed.
1.3.7 Such license may be renewed by submitting a new application and following
the application procedure referenced herein; provided, that a renewal
application shall not be submitted prior to September 1, for the following
calendar year.
1.4 Licensin og f Employ. An application for such a license shall be processed and
either granted or denied in the manner set forth in Section 3.5.
1.5 Revocation of License. Revocation of a massage parlor license or employee license
shall be set forth in the manner described in Section 3.6.
1.6 Inspections. The premises of all massage parlors shall be maintained in a safe and
sanitary manner. An applicant for a license called for herein shall be considered to
consent as a condition of receiving such license to inspection by the Chief of Police
or the Building Official or their designees during hours when such businesses are open.
The purpose of such inspection shall be to determine if the licensed premises is
operated in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. It is hereby expressly
declared that unannounced inspections are necessary to ensure compliance with this
chapter.
1.7 Hours of operation. All massage parlors shall be closed, and all services performed
therein discontinued, between the hours of 12:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
1.8 Premises--Liquor prohibited. Liquor (as that term is defined in the Washington State
Alcoholic Beverage Control Act) shall not be distributed or consumed on the premises
of any massage parlor.
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1.9 Violation deemed a public nuisance. Any activity, act or conduct contrary to the
provisions of this chapter is declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance and such
activity, act or conduct maybe enjoined by an action brought by the City Attorney or
other interested person.
1.10 Violation deemed a misdemeanor. Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and each such person, firm
or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day
during which any violation is committed, continued or permitted. No person shall be
deemed guilty of any violation of this chapter if acting in an investigative capacity
pursuant to the request or order of the Police Chief, City Attorney or duly appointed
agent of either.
Section 2. ADULT BUSINESSES.
2.1 Definitions.
2.1.1 "Adult Arcade" shall mean an establishment where, for any form of
consideration, one or more still or motion picture projectors, slide projectors,
or similar machines, or other image producing machines, for viewing by five
or fewer persons each, are used to show films, motion pictures, video cassettes,
slides, video disks or other photographic reproductions which are characterized
by the depiction or description of "Specific Sexual Activities" or "Specific
Anatomical Areas".
2.1.2 "Adult Bookstore", "Adult Novelty Store", or "Adult Video Store" shall mean
a commercial establishment which has as one of its principal business purposes
the offering for sale or rental for some form of consideration, books,
magazines, periodicals or other printed matter, or photographs, films, motion
pictures, video cassettes, slides, video disks or other visual representations
which are characterized by the depiction or description of specific sexual
activities or specific anatomical areas. Provided, however, that video stores
that sell and/or rent only video tapes or other graphic reproductions and
associated equipment shall only come within the definition set forth herein if
twenty percent or more of its stock in trade or revenue comes from the rental
or sale of video tapes or other photographic reproductions or associated
equipment which are characterized by the depiction or description of specific
sexual activities or specific anatomical areas.
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2.1.3 "Specific anatomical areas" means:
(a) Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic
region, buttocks and the female breasts below a point immediately
above the top of the areola.
(b) Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely
and opaquely covered.
2.1.4 "Specific sexual activities" means:
(a) Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation; and/or
(b) Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy; and/or
(c) Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region,
buttocks or the female breasts.
2.2 Licensing of Business.
2.2.1 No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity shall operate an adult
arcade, adult bookstore, adult novelty store or adult video store without first
obtaining a license issued pursuant to this chapter.
2.2.2 Applications for such business establishments shall be made to the City
Clerk/Treasurer.
2.2.3 Such applications shall be verified and provide the same information as that
required for an adult live entertainment center licensed as set forth in Section
3.4.
2.2.4 Applications shall be accompanied by a non refundable fee as set by resolution
of the City Council, however, until such fee is set by such a resolution, the fee
shall be $500.
2.2.5 An application for such a license shall be processed and either granted or
denied in the manner set forth in Sections 3.4.5 and 3.4.6.
2.2.6 Licenses granted pursuant to this chapter shall expire on December 31, of the
year for which such licenses is issued or renewed.
2.2.7 Such license may be renewed by submitting a new application and following
the application procedure referenced herein; provided, that a renewal
application shall not be submitted prior to September 1, for the following
calendar year.
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2.3 Regulations relatin tg o on_premise viewing.
2.3.1 Any adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult novelty store or adult video store
having facilities for customers' viewing of depictions of human nudity and/or
sexual conduct of any nature, including depictions of specific sexual activities,
shall comply with the following regulations:
(a) Construction/Maintenance:
i. All viewing booths shall be constructed or reconstructed so
that the interior of the viewing booth is observable by persons
in the aisles or other open areas of the establishment such that
the lower thirty-six inches of the door is open to public view.
ii. All such areas shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition at all times.
(b) Signs:
Signs shall be conspicuously posted on the premises advising
customers using viewing booths that:
(1) Masturbation in such booths is prohibited and
unlawful.
(2) That it is unlawful for more than one customer to
occupy a viewing booth at any time.
(3) No persons under the age of eighteen years shall be
allowed to occupy a viewing booth at any time.
(c) Unlawful Conduct: The following conduct or activity is unlawful:
i. Masturbation in viewing booths.
ii. Two or more customers in a viewing booth at the same time.
iii. The use of such booths by any person under the age of eighteen
years.
iv. For the owner or manager to knowingly allow the above
conduct
2.4 Regulations applicable to video stores not qualifying as adult video stores. Video
stores that sell or otherwise distribute films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides,
video disks or other visual representations which are characterized by the depiction or
description of specific sexual activities or specific anatomical areas, and less than
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twenty percent of their stock-in-trade or revenues comes from the rental or sale of such
items shall be subject to the following regulations:
2.4.1 All such items as are described above shall be physically segregated and closed
off from other portions of the store such that these items are not visible and/or
accessible from other portions of the store.
2.4.2 No advertising for such items shall be posted or otherwise visible. Except
where such items are authorized for display.
2.4.3 Signs readable at a distance of twenty feet in both English and Spanish shall
be posted at the entrance to the area where such items are displayed stating that
persons under the age of eighteen are not allowed access to the area where
such items are displayed..
2.4.4 The manager or attendant shall take reasonable steps to monitor the area where
such items are displayed to ensure that persons under eighteen years of age do
not access the age-restricted area.
2.4.5 Rental or sale of obscene material (as defined by state law) or material harmful
to minors (as defined by state law) to persons under eighteen years of age is
prohibited.
2.4.6 Employees of such video stores shall check identification to ensure that such
items are not rented or sold to persons under the age of eighteen.
2.5 Revocation of license. The City Clerk/Treasurer shall revoke a license issued pursuant
to this chapter if the Clerk/Treasurer finds any of the following conditions to exist:
2.5.1 The licensee has made a false statement or given false information in
connection with the application for the applicable license.
2.5.2 The licensee has violated or permitted violation of any provisions of this
chapter.
2.5.3 The licensee has been convicted of or forfeited bail to any of the crimes which
would have caused the city to refuse to issue the license upon the initial or
renewal application.
Appeal from either the denial of a license or the revocation of a license shall
be made to the city council provided for in Yelm Municipal Code, 15.49.160.
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2.6 Inspections. An applicant for a license called for herein shall be considered to consent
as a condition of receiving such license to inspection by the Chief of Police, City
Clerk/Treasurer or the Building Official or their designees during hours when such
businesses are open. The purpose of such inspection shall be to determine if the
licensed premises is operated in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. It
is hereby expressly declared that unannounced inspections are necessary to ensure
compliance with this chapter.
2.7 Hours of operation. Businesses licensed pursuant to this chapter shall be closed
between 12:30 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.
2.8 Violation deemed a public nuisance. Any activity, act or conduct contrary to the
provisions of this chapter is declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance and such
activity, act or conduct maybe enjoined by an action brought by the City Attorney or
other interested person.
2.9 Violation deemed a misdemeanor. Any person, firm or corporation violating any
provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and each such person, firm
or corporation shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day
during which any violation is committed, continued or permitted. No person shall be
deemed guilty of any violation of this chapter if acting in an investigative capacity
pursuant to the request or order of the Police Chief, City Attorney or duly appointed
agent of either.
Section 3. ADULT LIVE ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS.
3.1 Definitions. The following words and phrases shall have the following meanings for
purposes of this chapter:
3.1.1 "Adult live entertainment center" means a business having, as parts of its trade,
live dancers or entertainers who depict specific sexual activities or display
specific anatomical areas as defined herein, included, but not limited to, topless
dance centers, so-called exotic dance centers and body painting studios.
3.1.2 "Employee" means any and all persons, including entertainers, who work in
or at or render any services directly related to the operation of any adult live
entertainment center.
3.1.3 "Entertainer" means any person who provides entertainment within an adult
live entertainment center as defined in this section whether or not a fee is
charged or accepted for such entertainment.
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3.1.4 "Entertainment" means any exhibition or dance of any type, removal of articles
of clothing, pantomime, modeling or any other performance.
3.1.5 "Operator" means any person operating, conducting or maintaining an adult
live entertainment center.
3.1.6 "Specific anatomical areas" means:
(a) Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic
region, buttocks and female breasts below a point immediately above
the top of the areola.
(b) Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely
and opaquely covered.
3.1.7 "Specific sexual activities" means:
(a) Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation, and/or
(b) Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy, and/or
(c) Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region,
buttocks or the female breasts.
3.2 Conduct of employees and o erators. The following standards of conduct shall be
adhered to by operators and employees of any adult live entertainment center.
3.2.1 No person employed in the sale or service of food and/or drink within an adult
live entertainment center shall be unclothed or in such attire, costume or
clothing so as to expose, with less than a fully opaque covering, any portion of
the human genitals, pubic region, buttocks and the female breasts below a
point immediately above the top of the areola.
3.2.2 No person employed or otherwise permitted to converse, dance or mingle with
the patrons within an adult live entertainment center shall be unclothed or in
such attire, costume or clothing as described in Section 3.2.1.
3.2.3 No person described in Sections 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 shall encourage or permit any
person upon the premises to touch, caress or fondle the breasts, buttocks, anus
or genitals of any other person.
3.2.4 No person described in Sections 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 shall wear or use any device
or covering exposed to view which simulates the breast, genitals, anus, pubic
hair or any portion thereof.
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3.2.5 No person described in Sections 3.2.1 and 3.2.2 nor any entertainer shall
perform acts of or acts which simulate:
(a) Sexual intercourse, masturbation, sodomy, bestiality, oral copulation,
flagellation or any sexual acts which are prohibited by law;
(b) The touching, caressing or fondling of the breasts, buttocks or genitals;
(c) The displaying of the pubic hair, anus, vulva or genitals.
3.2.6 No entertainer who is unclothed or in such attire, costume or clothing as
described in Section 3.2.1 of this chapter shall perform elsewhere within an
adult entertainment center other than upon a stage at least eighteen inches
above the immediate floor level where patrons are seated or stand, and
removed at least six feet from the nearest patron.
3.3 Operation regulations. The following requirements shall be adhered to by any adult
live entertainment center:
3.3.1 There shall be posted and conspicuously displayed in the common areas of
each adult live entertainment center a list of any and all entertainment provided
on the premises for a fee in addition to the admission fee. Such list shall further
indicate the specific fee or charge in dollar amounts for each entertainment
listed.
3.3.2 No activity or entertainment occurring within an adult live entertainment
center shall be visible at any time from outside such hall.
3.3.3 At least one security person per one hundred patrons shall be on duty inside the
premises at all times during hours of operation. Security persons shall also
patrol the parking area adjacent to the premises at least once per each hour of
operation. All security persons shall wear a uniform which will make such
persons readily recognizable as security personnel.
3.3.4 Admission shall be restricted to persons of the age of eighteen years or over.
3.3.5 Sufficient lighting shall be provided in and about the parts of the premises
which are open to patrons and/or members of the public so that all objects are
plainly visible at all times.
3.3.6 An adult live entertainment center shall be closed between 12:30 a.m. and 8:00
a.m.
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3.3.7 No operator or employee of an adult live entertainment center shall serve, sell,
distribute or permit the consumption or possession of any intoxicating liquor
or controlled substance upon the premises of such establishment, including
parking lots under the control of the operator.
3.3.8 An operator of an adult live entertainment center shall conspicuously display
the license required by this chapter in an area open to patrons of such
establishment.
3.3.9 No patron shall be permitted to directly or indirectly pay or give any gratuity
to any entertainer.
3.3.10 No entertainer shall be permitted to solicit any pay or gratuity from any patron
and/or solicit the purchase of any food or drink by any patron.
3.3.11 No operator of an adult live entertainment center shall employ as an entertainer
any person under the age of eighteen years or a person not licensed pursuant
to this chapter.
3.3.12 An operator of an adult entertainment center shall maintain and retain for a
period of two years names, addresses and ages of persons employed as
entertainers by licensee.
3.4 Licensing of business.
3.4.1 No person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity shall operate an adult
live entertainment center without first obtaining an adult live entertainment
center license issued pursuant to this chapter.
3.4.2 Applications for adult live entertainment center licenses shall be made to the
City Clerk/Treasurer.
3.4.3 An application for an adult live entertainment center license shall be verified
and shall provide the following information:
(a) The full name and alias (past or present), address, telephone number,
principal occupation and date of birth of the applicant and of the
managing agent or agents of the business;
(b) The business name, business address, federal tax identification
number, state of Washington master business license number and
business telephone number of the establishment or proposed
establishment, together with a description of the nature of the business;
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(c) Whether the business or proposed business is the undertaking of a sole
proprietorship, partnership or corporation. If a sole proprietorship, the
application shall set forth the name, address, telephone number and
principal occupation of the sole proprietor. If a partnership, the
application shall set forth the names, addresses, telephone numbers,
principal occupation and respective ownership shares of each partner,
whether general, limited or silent. If a corporation, the application
shall set forth the corporate name, a copy of the articles of
incorporation, and the names, addresses, telephone numbers and
principal occupations of every officer and director of the corporation,
and every shareholder having more than five percent ofthe outstanding
shares of the corporation;
(d) The names, addresses, telephone numbers and principal occupations
of every person, partnership or corporation having any interest in the
real or personal property utilized or to be utilized by the business or
proposed business;
(e) Whether the applicant, or any person required to be named by this
section, has ever been convicted of or forfeited bail for any crime,
excluding minor traffic offenses; and, if so, the application shall state
the person involved, the charge, date, court and disposition of the
charge.
3.4.4 Applications shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as set by resolution
of the city council however, until such fee is set by such a resolution, the fee
shall be $500.
3.4.5 Within five days of receipt of a properly completed application for an adult
live entertainment center license, the City Clerk/Treasurer shall transmit copies
of such application to the Police Department and Community Development
Department.
3.4.6 Within thirty days of receipt of a properly completed application for an adult
live entertainment center license, the City Clerk/Treasurer shall issue the
license unless advised by the Community Development Department that the
use or proposed use of the premises, does not have the applicable land use
approval as per the city's zoning code or other applicable land use laws and
regulations; or the City Clerk/Treasurer is advised by the building department
that the buildings upon the subject premises fail to meet the requirements of
the building, fire, mechanical or plumbing codes applicable to the proposed
use; or the City Clerk/Treasurer is informed by the police department that the
owner, partner, or stockholder holding more than five percent of the
outstanding shares of the owning corporation has been convicted of or
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forfeited bail for any crime which may reasonably indicate a likelihood of
future violation of the terms of this chapter by such owner, partner, or
stockholder. Issuance of the license required in this chapter shall not constitute
a waiver of or exemption from the application of any land use, building, health
or safety laws pertinent to the proposed use.
3.4.7 An adult live entertainment center license shall expire on December 31 st of the
year for which it is issued or renewed.
3.4.8 An adult live entertainment center license may be renewed by submitting a
new application and following the application procedure set forth herein
above; provided, that a renewal application shall not be submitted prior to
September for the following calendar year.
3.5 Licensing of entertainers.
3.5.1 No person shall perform as an entertainer at an adult live entertainment center
without first obtaining an entertainer's license issued by the City
Clerk/Treasurer.
3.5.2 An application for an entertainer's license shall be verified and shall provide
the following information:
(a) The applicant's full name and address, home address, home telephone
number, date of birth and aliases (past or present);
(b) The name and address of the establishment where the applicant intends
to perform as an entertainer;
(c) Allpriorconvictionsoftheapplicant,excludingminortrafficoffenses,
including the charge, date, court and disposition of charge.
3.5.3 All applicants shall be required to be fingerprinted by the police department
and submit a current facial view photograph.
3.5.4 Applications shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee as set by resolution
of the city council, however, until such fee is set by resolution, the fee shall be
$100.00.
3.5.5 The City Clerk/Treasurer shall transmit the application for an entertainer's
license to the police department within five days after its receipt.
3.5.6 The City Clerk/Treasurer shall, within twenty days after receipt of the
application, issue the entertainer's license unless the City Clerk/Treasurer is
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informed by the police department that the applicant has been convicted or
forfeited bail to a crime or crimes which would indicate a reasonable
likelihood that the applicant would violate the terms of this chapter if so
licensed.
3.5.7 An adult entertainer's license shall expire on December 31S` of each year in
which it is issued or renewed.
3.5.8 An entertainer's license may be renewed by submitting a new application and
following the application procedure set forth herein above; provided, that a
renewal application shall not be submitted prior to September for the following
calendar year.
3.6 Revocation of licenses. The City Clerk/Treasurer shall revoke an adult live
entertainment center license or an entertainer's license issued pursuant to this chapter
if the City Clerk/Treasurer finds any of the following conditions to exist:
3.6.1 The licensee has made a false statement or given false information in
connection with the application for the applicable license.
3.6.2 The licensee has violated or permitted violation of any provisions of this
ordinance.
3.6.3 The licensee has been convicted or forfeited bail to any of the crimes which
would have caused the director to refuse to issue the license upon the initial or
renewal application.
Appeal from either the denial of a license or the revocation of a license shall
be made to the city council provided for in Yelm Municipal Code, 15.49.160.
3.7 Inspections. An applicant for a license called for herein shall be considered to consent
as a condition of receiving such license to inspection by the Chief of Police, City
Clerk/Treasurer or the Building Official or their designees during hours when such
businesses are open. The purpose of such inspection shall be to determine if the
licensed premises is operated in accordance with the requirements of this chapter. It
is hereby expressly declared that unannounced inspections are necessary to ensure
compliance with this chapter.
3.8 Exemption from provisions. This chapter does not apply to premises which are
primarily devoted to theatrical performances where there are seats arranged so that the
body of spectators has an unobstructed view of the stage for viewing performances of
artistic expression and where such performances are not incidental to the promotion
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of the sale of food and/or drink, and where patrons are not permitted to touch, caress
or fondle the actors or entertainers performing therein.
3.9 Violation--Nuisance. Any activity, act or conduct contrary to the provisions of this
chapter is declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance and such activity, act or
conduct maybe enjoined by an action brought by the city attorney or other interested
person.
3.10 Violation--Penalty. Any person, fine or corporation violating any provision of this
chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and each such person, firm or corporation
shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for each and every day during which any
violation is committed, continued or permitted. No person shall be deemed guilty of
any violation of this chapter if acting in an investigative capacity pursuant to the
request or order of the police chief, city attorney or duly appointed agent of either.
Section 4. Severability. If any provisions of this ordinance or its application to any person or
circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance or the application of the provisions to
other persons or circumstances is not affected.
Section 5. Effective Date. This ordinance shall become effective five days following its passage and
publication as required by law.
PASSED by the Council of the City of Yelm, Washington, at its regular meeting on the 27`h day of
June, 2001.
CITY OIFIYI~Llw1, WASl3INGTON
Adam divas, Mayor
Authenticated:
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Agne . Bennick, City Clerk
Appr ved as to
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Attorney: Brent Dille
Owens Davies Mackie
PUBLISHED: Nisqually Valley News, July 6, 2001
EFFECTIVE: July 10, 2001
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