§ 18-79. Regulations.

The following regulations shall apply to all adult entertainment establishments, as defined in the preceding section:

(1)

All employees of an adult entertainment establishment shall be required to obtain an individual employee permit in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(2)

All adult entertainment establishments shall be required to obtain an occupation tax certificate (formally known as a business license) from the department of finance in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 18-31, et seq. of the Fulton County Code. In addition to the occupation tax certificate, all such establishments shall obtain an adult entertainment license for its operation in accordance with this article.

(3)

No person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other entity shall advertise, or cause to be advertised, an adult entertainment establishment without a valid adult entertainment establishment license issued pursuant to this article. Such license shall be displayed in a prominent place on the premises at all times.

(4)

An adult entertainment establishment licensee shall maintain and retain for a period of three years records showing the names, addresses, and ages of all persons employed as dancers. All records are subject to inspection at any time by the Fulton County Department of Finance and/or the police department.

(5)

No adult entertainment establishment licensee shall employ or contract with a person as a dancer who is under the age of 18 years or a person not licensed pursuant to this article.

(6)

It is unlawful for a licensee to admit or permit the admission of anyone under 18 years of age into an adult entertainment establishment. Furthermore, it is unlawful for any person to sell, barter, or give to any minor any service, material, device, or thing sold or offered for sale by an adult entertainment establishment.

(7)

Adult entertainment establishments shall be closed between the hours of 2:55 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on Sundays and between 4:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. on all other days.

(8)

No employee shall fondle or caress any patron and no patron shall fondle or caress any employee.

(9)

All dancing and adult entertainment shall occur on a stage intended for that purpose which is raised at least two feet from the next-highest level of the remainder of the floor and which is permanently affixed to the flooring of the establishment. No patron shall be permitted on such a stage. All such stages are subject to and must conform with any applicable building and fire code(s).

(10)

No tips for any employee shall be placed on the person of the performer except by hand to hand contact. No employee shall solicit any pay or gratuity from any patron.

(11)

Employees of an adult entertainment establishment shall be not less than 18 years of age.

(12)

All premises licensed under this article shall be fully lighted both inside and outside, except during hours when the establishment is not open for business. Interior lighting shall be at least negative (-) 3 footcandles per square foot.

(13)

No person shall conduct any illegal activity in or upon any premises licensed under this article.

(14)

No licensee shall suffer or permit an employee or any person on the premises to insert an object into her vagina or her or his anal orifice, except for personal hygiene or medical related reasons.

(15)

No licensee shall suffer or permit a male employee or any person on the premises to exhibit an unclothed erect penis.

(16)

No person, while on licensed premises, shall, while nude or semi-nude, be permitted to sit upon or straddle the leg, legs, lap or body of any patron, spectator, employee or other person therein.

(17)

No alcoholic beverages of any kind shall be sold, possessed or consumed on the premises of an adult entertainment establishment.

(18)

No adult entertainment establishment shall be conducted, operated or licensed if any adult entertainment activity on the premises is visible from the exterior of the premises.

(19)

No booth, screen, partition or other obstruction shall be permitted within the interior of any such establishment so as to prevent a clear view throughout the premises, except for separate offices, kitchens, restrooms or other areas not frequented by patrons.

(20)

All premises shall be kept clean and in proper sanitary condition and in accordance with all state laws and local ordinances. Adequate facilities, equipment, and supplies shall be provided to meet this requirement and adequate ventilation and illumination shall be provided to permit a thorough, complete cleaning of the entire licensed premises. Trash and garbage shall not be permitted to accumulate or to become a nuisance on or in the immediate vicinity of the licensed premises but shall be disposed of daily or more frequently if necessary to prevent accumulation, The licensee or his designee shall make sanitary inspections of the premises at least every 15 days and shall record his findings on forms supplied by the Fulton County Board of Health. Each licensed premises shall post and maintain in a readily accessible place a schedule for maintaining the sanitation of the premises.

(Res. No. 06-0470, Exh. A, 5-3-06; Ord. No. 18-0340, Att. A, 5-16-18)