5.20.260 Regulations specifically applicable to adult arcades.
(1) General. An adult arcade shall satisfy the zoning requirements contained in PMC Title 25, the requirements of this chapter and the specific operational requirements applicable to adult arcades contained in this section.
(2) Physical Layout.
(a) Each viewing booth shall be visible directly from the entrance of the business establishment and shall not be obscured by any curtain, door, wall or other enclosure. All viewing booths shall also be visible from the manager’s station either directly or by closed-circuit TV.
(b) No steps or risers shall be allowed in any viewing booth.
(c) No viewing booth shall have more than one stool or seat. In order to prevent obscuring the occupant of a viewing booth from view, no stool for seating within a viewing booth shall have any seat back or sides.
(d) No viewing booth shall have any holes or openings in its walls other than ventilation holes. All ventilation holes shall be located one foot from the top of the booth walls or one foot from the bottom of the booth walls. All ventilation holes shall be covered with a permanently affixed ventilation cover.
(3) Maintenance. All viewing booths shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
(4) Lighting. A minimum lighting level of 30 lux semi-cylindrical measured at 30 inches from the floor on 10-foot centers shall be provided and equally distributed in and about the public area of the adult arcade, including the viewing booths, so that all objects are plainly visible at all times.
(5) Limit on Number of Persons Within a Viewing Booth. No licensee or employee shall knowingly permit more than one person to occupy a viewing booth at any given time.
(6) Prohibited Activities. No licensee, manager, or employee shall knowingly permit a patron to perform any sexual activity specified in PMC 5.20.040 or RCW 7.48A.010(2)(b) within a viewing booth.
(7) Signs. At least two signs shall be conspicuously and permanently posted on the premises, printed in English and Spanish and readable from 10 feet away by a person with 20/20 vision stating the following:
THIS ADULT ARCADE IS REGULATED BY THE CITY OF PASCO. IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PERFORM SEXUAL ACTS WITHIN A VIEWING BOOTH. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR MORE THAN ONE PERSON TO OCCUPY A VIEWING BOOTH AT ANY GIVEN TIME. VIOLATORS ARE SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION.
(8) Exterior Signage and Advertising. No exterior signage or advertising is permitted other than one wall sign, consistent with PMC Title 17 and the following provisions:
(a) The sign shall be mounted flush on the front of the building with a message limited to the name of the business and may also contain a street address, days and hours of operation, and what type of adult entertainment is offered.
(b) Nowhere on the building visible to passersby outside the building shall appear any drawings, posters, pictures, graphics or other depictions representing specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas. [Ord. 3560 § 26, 2002; Ord. 3262 § 3, 1997; Code 1970 § 5.27.260.]