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AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, AMENDING ARTICLE 9-6,
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES, OF THE TOWN CODE OF THE TOWN OFMARANA,
ADOPTING SECTION 9-1-12, "ADDITIONAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS," AMENDING
SECTION 9-9-3, PENALTIES, AND REPEALING ALL RESOLUTIONS, ORDINANCES, AND
RULES OF THE TOWN OF MARANA IN CONFLICT THEREWITH AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY TO EXIST.
WHEREAS, on February 20, 1996, the Town Council approved Ordinance No. 96.09, which
adopted that certain document entitled "Marana Town Code, Chapter 9 [Business Regulations]" as
the ninth chapter ofthe official Town Code; and
WHEREAS, on May 2,2000, the Town Council approved Ordinance No. 2000.10, adopting
article 9-6, "Sexually Oriented Businesses," as a portion of the official Town Code; and
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WHEREAS, based on evidence concerning the adverse secondary effects of adult uses on
the community presented in hearings and in reports made available to the Town Council, and on
findings incorporated in the cases of Erie v. Pap's A.M, No 98-1161, 2000 WL 313381 (U.S. Mar
29,2000), City of Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc., 475 U.S. 41 (1986); Young v. American Mini
Theatres, 426 U.S. 50 (1976); and Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc., 501 U.S. 560 (1991); Arcara v.
Cloud Books, Inc., 478 U.S. 697, (1986); California v. LaRue, 409 U.S. 109 (1972); Iacobucci v.
City of Newport , Ky, 479 U.S. 92 (1986); United States v. O'Brien, 391 U.S. 367 (1968); DLS, Inc.
v. City of Chattanooga, 107 F.3d403 (6th Cir.1997); Kev, Inc. v. Kitsap County, 793 F.2d 1053 (9th
Cir.1986); Hang On, Inc. v. City of Arlington" 65 F.3d 1248 (5th Cir.1995); and South Florida Free
Beaches, Inc. v. City of Miami, 734 F.2d 608 (11th Cir.1984), as well as studies conducted in other
jurisdictions including, but not limited to, Phoenix, Arizona; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Houston,
Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Amarillo, Texas; Garden Grove, California; Los Angeles, California;
Whittier, California; Austin, Texas; Seattle, Washington; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Cleveland,
Ohio; and Beaumont, Texas; and findings reported in the Final Report of the Attorney General's
Commission on Pornography (1986), the Report of the Attorney General's Working Group On the
Regulation Of Sexually Oriented Businesses (June 6, 1989, State of Minnesota), and statistics
obtained from the U.S. Department ofHeaIth and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention; and
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WHEREAS, sexually oriented businesses lend themselves to ancillary unlawful and
unhealthy activities that are presently uncontrolled by the operators of the establishments. Further,
the mechanisms in place can be improved to offer owners and operators of sexually oriented
businesses more due process rights while broadening the applicability of the regulations, making
owners of these establishments responsible for the activities that occur on their premises; and
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WHEREAS, crime statistics show that all types of crimes, especially sex-related crimes,
occur with more frequency in neighborhoods where sexually oriented businesses are located. See,
e.g., studies of the cities of Phoenix, Arizona; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Austin, Texas; and
WHEREAS, sexual acts, including masturbation, and oral and anal sex, occur at sexually
oriented businesses, especially those which provide private or semi-private booths or cubicles for
viewing films, videos, or live sex shows. See, e.g., California v. LaRue, 409 U.S. 109, 111 (1972);
See also Final Report of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography (1986) at 377; and
WHEREAS, offering and providing such booths and/or cubicles encourages such activities,
which creates unhealthy conditions. See, e.g., Final Report of the Attorney General's Commission
on Pornography (1986) at 376-77; and
WHEREAS, persons frequent certain adult theaters, adult arcades, and other sexually
oriented businesses, for the purpose of engaging in sex within the premises of such sexually oriented
businesses. See, e.g., Arcara v. Cloud Books, Inc., 478 U.S. 697, 698 (1986); see also Final Report
of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography (1986) at 376-77; and
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WHEREAS, at least 50 communicable diseases may be spread by activities occurring in
sexually oriented businesses including, but not limited to, syphilis, gonorrhea, human
immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV -AIDS), genital herpes, hepatitis B, Non A, NonB amebiasis,
salmonella infections, and shigella infections. See, e.g., Study of Fort Meyers, Florida; and
WHEREAS, for the period 1985 through 1995, the total number of reported cases of AIDS
in the United States caused by the immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was 523,056. See, e.g., Statistics
of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;
and
WHEREAS, as of December, 1998, there have been6111 reported cases of AIDS in the State
of Arizona. See, e.g., Statistics of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention; and
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WHEREAS, since 1981 and to the present, there has been an increasing cumulative number
of persons testing positive for HIV antibody test in Arizona; and
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WHEREAS, the total number of cases of early (less than one year) syphilis in the United
States reported during the ten year period 1985-1995 was 367,796. See, e.g., Statistics of the u.s.
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
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WHEREAS, the number of cases of gonorrhea in the United States reported annually remains
at a high level, with a total of 1,250,581 cases reported during the period 1993-1995. See, e.g.
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Statistics of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention; and
WHEREAS, the surgeon general of the United States in his report of October 22, 1986,
advised the American public that AIDS and HN infection may be transmitted through sexual
contact, intravenous drug use, exposure to infected blood and blood components, and from an
infected mother to her newborn; and
WHEREAS, according to the best scientific evidence available, AIDS and HN infection, as
well as syphilis and gonorrhea, are principally transmitted by sexual acts. See, e.g. Findings of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and
WHEREAS, sanitary conditions in some sexually oriented businesses are unhealthy, in part,
because the activities conducted there are unhealthy, and, in part, because of the unregulated nature
ofthe activities and the failure of the owners and the operators ofthe facilities to self-regulate those
activities and maintain those facilities. See, e.g., Final Report of the Attorney General's Commission
on Pornography (1986) at 377; and
WHEREAS, numerous studies and reports have determined that bodily fluids, including
semen and urine, are found in the areas of sexually oriented businesses where persons view "adult"
oriented films. See, e.g., Final Report of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography (1986)
at 377; and
WHEREAS, nude dancing in adult establishments encourages prostitution, increases sexual
assaults, and attracts other criminal activity. See, e.g., Barnes v. Glen Theatre, 501 U.S. 560, 583
(1991); and
WHEREAS, nude dancing in adult establishments increases the likelihood of drug-dealing
and drug use. See, e.g., Kev, Inc. v. Kitsap County, 793 F.2d 1053, 1056 (9th Cir.1986); and
WHEREAS, the findings noted in paragraphs numbered (1) through (17) raise substantial
governmental concerns; and
WHEREAS, sexually oriented businesses have operational characteristics which should be
reasonably regulated in order to protect those substantial governmental concerns; and
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WHEREAS, a reasonable licensing procedure is an appropriate mechanism to place the
burden of that reasonable regulation on the owners and the operators of the sexually oriented
businesses. Further, such a licensing procedure will enhance the existing incentives on the operators
to see that the sexually oriented business is run in a manner consistent with the health, safety, and
welfare of its patrons and employees, as well as the residents of the Town. It is appropriate to require
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reasonable assurances that the licensee is the actual operator of the sexually oriented business, fully
in possession and control of the premises and activities occurring therein; and
WHEREAS, removal of doors on adult booths and requiring sufficient lighting on the
premises with adult booths advances a substantial governmental interest in curbing the illegal and
unsanitary sexual activity occurring in adult establishments; and
WHEREAS, the disclosure of certain information by those persons ultimately responsible
for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the sexually oriented business, where such
information is substantially related to the significant governmental interest in the operation of such
uses, will aid in preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and criminal activity; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable in the prevention of the spread of communicable diseases to
obtain a limited amount of information regarding certain employees who may engage in the conduct
this article is designed to prevent or who are likely to be witnesses to such activity; and
WHEREAS, the fact that an applicant for a sexually oriented business license has been
convicted of a sex-related crime leads to the rational assumption that the applicant may engage in
that conduct in contravention to this article; and
WHEREAS, the barring of such individuals from operation or employment in sexually
oriented businesses for a period of five (5) years for a previous felony conviction serves as a
deterrent to and prevents conduct which leads to the transmission of sexually transmitted diseases;
and
WHEREAS, the Town Council finds that the general welfare, health, morals, and safety of
the residents of this Town will be promoted by the enactment of regulations to minimize the
secondary effects described herein, and is in the best interests of the residents of the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council finds that dispersing sexually oriented businesses will help
to minimize the secondary effects described herein; and
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WHEREAS, sexually oriented businesses require special supervision in order to protect and
preserve the health, safety, and welfare of the patrons of such businesses as well as the residents of
the Town of Marana; and
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WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council find that sexually oriented businesses are frequently
used for unlawful sexual activities, including prostitution and sexual liaisons of a casual nature, and
the concern over sexually transmitted diseases is a legitimate health concern of the Town that
demands reasonable regulation of sexually oriented businesses in order to protect the health and
well-being of the residents; and
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WHEREAS, licensing is a legitimate means of accountability to ensure that operators of
sexually oriented businesses comply with reasonable regulations, and to ensure that operators do not
allow their establishments to be used as places of illegal sexual activity or solicitation; and
WHEREAS, there is convincing documented evidence that sexually oriented businesses,
because of their very nature, have a deleterious effect on both the existing businesses around them
and the surrounding residential areas adjacent to them, causing increased crime and the downgrading
of property values; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that sexually oriented businesses, due to their nature, create
serious objectionable secondary effects, particularly when they are located in proximity to each other,
thereby contributing to urban blight and downgrading the quality oflife in the adjacent area; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council want to prevent these adverse effects and thereby protect
the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Town of Maran a; protect the residents from
increased crime; preserve the quality of life; preserve the property values and character of
surrounding neighborhoods and deter the spread of urban blight; and
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WHEREAS, it is not the intent of this Ordinance to suppress any speech activities protected
by the First Amendment, but to enact content neutral regulations that address the secondary effects
of sexually oriented businesses as well as the health problems associated with such businesses; and
WHEREAS, it is not the intent of the Mayor and Council to condone or legitimize the
distribution of obscene materials, and the Mayor and Council recognize that State and Federal law
prohibits the distribution of obscene materials and expects and encourages State enforcement
officials to enforce State and Federal obscenity statutes against any such illegal activities in the Town
of Maran a; and
WHEREAS, to further the goal of not suppressing speech activities and furthering due
process rights of persons within the Town of Marana who own, operate or patronize sexually
oriented businesses, the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana have determined that
amendments to the Sexually Oriented Businesses Code are in the best interests of the residents of
the Town of Maran a; and
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WHEREAS, to ensure compliance with the legislative intent of the original Sexually
Oriented Businesses Code and to ensure that the residents of and visitors to the Town of Maran a are
adequately protected from the secondary effects discussed herein and associated with sexually
oriented businesses, the Mayor and Council of the Town of Marana have determined that
amendments to the Sexually Oriented Businesses Code and adoption of Section 9-1-12, Additional
reporting requirements are in the best interests of the residents of the Town of Maran a; and
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WHEREAS, criminal penalties are appropriate for violations of Article 9-6, Sexually
Oriented Businesses; and
WHEREAS, the adoption and immediate effectiveness of this ordinance are necessary for
the preservation of the general health, peace, safety and welfare of the residents of the Town of
Marana, Arizona, an emergency is declared to exist, and this ordinance shall be effective
immediately upon its passage and adoption.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Maran a
Arizona, as- follows:
Section 1.
That certain document entitled, "ARTICLE 9-6, SEXUALLY ORIENTED
BUSINESSES," three copies of which are on file in the office of the Town Clerk of
the Town of Maran a, Arizona, said document having been made a public record by
Resolution No. 2000-82 of the Town of Marana, Arizona, is hereby referred to,
adopted, and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this Ordinance.
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Section 2.
Section 9-1-12, Additional reporting requirement, is hereby added to chapter 9,
article 1, of the Marana Town Code, as follows:
Section 9-1-12 Additional reporting requirements
To ensure compliance with the provisions of article 9-6, Sexually Oriented Businesses, any
businesses licensed under this article shall provide to the town clerk upon initial or renewal
application and every three months thereafter, statements detailing the sales and stock
percentage for any merchandise or services falling within the scope of article 9-6. Any
licensee or applicant representing an establishment not having a principal business purpose
within the scope of article 9-6, may certify to that effect upon initial or renewal application;
such certification is effective until revoked or amended by the applicant or licensee and is
made in lieu of the additional reporting requirements of this section.
Section 3.
The penalty provisions pertaining to this ordinance are as follows:
Section 9-6-28 Violations, penalty and abatement
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It shall be unlawful for a person having a duty under this article to knowingly fail to fulfill
that duty.
B.
A person who violates any pro\"ision of this article is guilty of a class one misdemeanor.
C. In addition to prosecution for a criminal violation of this article, the operation of a sexually
oriented business without a valid license shall constitute a nuisance and the Town Attorney
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may file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction against a person or entity operating
or causing to be operated such business for injunctive relief or to abate the nuisance arising
out of violation of this ordinance.
Article 9-9: PENALTY
Section 9-9-1 Penalties generally, miscellaneous provisions
A. Each day that a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.
B. .' A person may be found guilty of violating section 9-5-6 regardless of the person's
Imowledge of the violation.
Section 9-9-2 Civil violation
Except as provided elsewhere in this article, any violation of this chapter shall be a civil infraction
and punishable by a fine.
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Section 4.
Section 5.
Section 6.
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Section 9-9-3 Criminal violations
A.
The failure of any person, firm, corporation, or other entity to comply with the provisions
of section 9-1-3(B), and to pay any and all fees when due, shall be a class 1 misdemeanor,
which shall be assessed against the owner or operator of a firm or corporation in the event
a firm or corporation is in violation of that subsection.
B.
Any person violating a provision of article 9-4, 9-5 or 9-6 is guiltyofa class 1 misdemeanor.
C.
A person who Imowingly conducts, maintains, owns, manages, and/or operates any qualified
establishment, as defined in article 9-5, where any person is in violation of any provision of
article 9-5, is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
The various Town officers and employees are authorized and directed to perform all
acts necessary or desirable to give effect to this Ordinance.
A violation of any provision of article 9-6, as adopted, shall be a criminal infraction,
punishable as a class one misdemeanor.
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The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to the activities of all persons and
sexually oriented businesses described herein, whether such business or activities
were established or commenced before, on or after the effective date of this section,
except that the requirements that sexually oriented businesses be separated from
certain types ofland uses shall not apply to businesses existing on the date of passage
of this ordinance.
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Section 7.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion ofthis Ordinance is for
any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions thereof.
Section 8.
The immediate operation of this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of the
public peace, health and safety of the Town of Marana, Arizona, and an emergency
is hereby declared to exist; this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and Council of the Town of Maran a, Arizona, this
18th day of July, 2000.
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Article 9-6
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
Section 9-6-1
Purpose
It is the purpose of this article to regulate sexually oriented businesses and related activities
to promote the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the citizens of the town of
Marana, and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the deleterious
location and concentration of sexually oriented businesses within the Town. The provisions
of this article have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on
the content of any communicative materials, including sexually oriented materials. Similarly,
it is not the intent nor effect of this article to restrict or deny access by adults to sexually
oriented materials protected by the First Amendment, or to deny access by the distributors
and exhibitors of sexually oriented entertainment to their intended market. Neither is it the
intent nor effect of this article to condone or legitimize the distribution of obscene materials.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-2
Definitions
A. "Adult arcade" means any place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein
coin-operated or slug-operated or electronically, electrically, or mechanically
controlled still or motion picture machines, projectors, or other image-producing
devices are maintained to reQularlv show images to five or fewer persons per
machine at anyone time, and where the images so displayed are distinguished or
characterized by the depicting or describing of specified sexual activities or
specified anatomical areas.
B. "Adult bookstore," "adult novelty store" or "adult video store" means a commercial
establishment that, regardless of any other purposes it may have, and as one of its
principal business purposes, offers for sale or rental for any form of consideration
anyone or more of the following:
1. Books, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter, or photographs,
films, motion pictures, video cassettes or video reproductions, slides, or
other visual representations that depict or describe specified sexual activities
or specified anatomical areas; or
2. Instruments, devices, or paraphernalia that are designed for use in
connection with specified sexual activities.
c. "Adult cabaret" means a nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar commercial
establishment that regularly features:
1. Persons who appear in a state of nudity or semi-nudity;
2. Live performances that are characterized by the exposure of specified
anatomical areas or by specified sexual activities;
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3. Films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other photographic
reproductions that are characterized by the depiction or description of
specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas-;--er
4. reF!:~ong v'v'ho engage in erotic dancing or performanceg that are intended
for the gexual interegts or titillation of an audience or customerg.
D. "Adult motel" means a hotel, motel or similar commercial establishment that:--
1. O.Qffers accommodation to the public for any form of consideration and
provides patrons with closed-circuit television transmissions, films, motion
pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other photographic reproductions that
are characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual
activities or specified anatomical areas; and has a sign visible from the
public right of way that advertises the availability of this adult type of
photographic reproductions; erand
1. Offers a sleeping room for rent for a period of time that is less than twenty-
four (24) hours; or
2. Allows a tenant or occupant of a sleeping room to subrent the room for a
period of time that is less than twenty-four (24) hours.
E. "Adult motion picture theater" means a commercial establishment where, for any
form of consideration, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or similar
photographic reproductions are regularly shown that are characterized by the
depiction or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
F. "Adult theater" means a theater, concert hall, auditorium, or similar commercial
establishment that regularly features persons who appear, in person, in a state of
nudity and/or semi-nudity, and/or live performances that are characterized by the
exposure of specified anatomical areas or by specified sexual activities.
G. "Adult vending machine" means any mechanical device that, regardless of any other
purposes it may have, reqularlv publicly dispenses for any form or consideration any
one of the following:
1. OQooks, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter, or photographs,
films, motion pictures, video cassettes or video reproductions, slides, or
other visual representations that depfetare characterized bv the depiction
or degcribedescription of specified sexual activities or specified
anatomical areas-;--er
2. Ingtrumentg, de'v'jceg, or paraphernalia that are degigned for uge in
connection with specified gexual activitieg,
H. "Employee" means a person who performs any service on the premises of a
sexually oriented business on a full time, part time, contract basis, or independent
basis, whether or not the person is denominated an employee, independent
contractor, agent, or otherwise, and whether or not the said person is paid a salary,
wage, commission or other compensation by the operator of said business. A
person exclusively on the premises for repair or maintenance of the premises or
equipment on the premises, or for the delivery of goods to the premises, as well as
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a person exclusively on the premises as a patron or customer iftg not an employee
within the meaning of this article.
I. "Escort" means a person who, for pecuniary or other consideration, agrees or offers
to act as a companion, guide, or date for another person, or who agrees or offers
to privately model lingerie or to privately perform a striptease for another person.
J. "Escort agency" means a person or business association who furnishes, offers to
furnish, or advertises to furnish escorts as one of its primary business purposes for
a fee, tip, or other consideration.
K. "Establishment" means and includes any of the following:
1. The opening or commencement of any sexually oriented business as a new
business;
2. The conversion of an existing business, whether or not a sexually oriented
business, to any sexually oriented business;
3. The addition of any sexually oriented business to any other existing sexually
oriented business;
4. The relocation of any sexually oriented business; or
5. A sexually oriented business or premises on which the sexually oriented
business is located.
L. In assessinq whether a particular business is a "Ffamily-oriented entertainment
business" means a business 'v'v'hich has a primary income source that is:
1 . not," the town clerk shall consider the followinq factors related to the
business:
1. Whether a primary business purpose is related to the sale of food or food
services;
2. directlyWhether a primary business purpose related~ to the sale or use of
entertainment or educational products, services, facilities or activities;-aftd
3. derived from products, services, facilities or activities appropriate f-or and
utilized by minors.
The town clerk's determination of the appropriateness of the products,
3. The aqe of patrons for or by which the services, facilities or activities of athe
business and the relation of the primary income source of a business to
food, food services, entertainment or education is conclusive for purposes
of definingare primarily appropriate and utilized; and
4. Whether the business is primarily a retail establishment.
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A business determined to be primarily a retail or a food services establishment is
presumed to not qualify as a family-oriented entertainment business unless
articulable reasons to the contrary are established by the town clerk.-
M. "Licensee" means a person in whose name a license has been issued, as well as
the individual listed as an applicant on the application for a license.
N. "Nude model studio" means any place where a person who appears in a state of
nudity or displays specified anatomical areas is reoularly provided to be observed,
sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or similarly depicted by other
persons for consideration.
O. "Nudity" or a "state of nudity" means the appearance of a human bare buttock,
anus, anal cleft or cleavage, pubic area, male genitals, female genitals, or vulva,
with less than a fully opaque covering; or a female breast with less than a fully
opaque covering of any part of the nipple; or human male genitals in a discernibly
turgid state even if completely and opaquely covered.
P. "Person" means an individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association,
or other legal entity.
Q. "Premises" means the real property upon which the sexually oriented business is
located, and all appurtenances thereto and buildings thereon, including, but not
limited to, the sexually oriented business, the grounds, private walkways, and
parking lots and/or parking garages adjacent thereto, under the ownership, control,
or supervision of the licensee, as described in the application for a business license
pursuant to this article.
R. "Principal business purpose" means any business or part of a business:
1. Involving thirty percent (30%) or more of the irrv'entory, stock, or
merchandise on hand at any time of the business;
2. Accounting for thirty percent (30%) or more of the business's gross
income for anyone calendar month; or
3. Occupying a display area that is greater than or equal to thirty percent
(30%) of the total floor merchandise display area of the business. ror
purposes of calculating the total floor display area of a business, no
calculation shall include area serving asa stock fOom or other similar
purposeReqularly." "reqularly features," or "reoularly shown" shall be
construed to apply the provisions of this article only activities that take
place outside the context of some laroer form of expression.
S. "School" means a child care facility licensed pursuant to the Arizona Revised
Statutes, title 36, chapter 7.1, or any public or private institution established for the
purposes of offering instruction to pupils in programs for preschool children with
disabilities, kindergarten programs or any combination of grades one through
twelve, includinq but not limited to. child day care facilities. nursery schools.
preschools. kinderqartens, elementary schools. intermediate schools. iunior high
schools. middle schools. hiqh schools, vocational schools, secondary schools.
continuation schools. special education schools: schools includes the school oround
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but does not include the facilities used primarily for another purpose and only
incidentally as a school.
T. "Semi-nude" or "semi-nudity" means the appearance of the female breast below a
horizontal line across the top of the areola at its highest point. This definition shall
include the entire lower portion of the human female breasts, but shall not include
any portion of the cleavage of the human female breasts exhibited by a dress,
blouse, skirt, leotard, bathing suit, or other wearing apparel provided the areola is
not exposed in whole or in part.
U. "Sexual encounter center" means a business or commercial enterprise that, as one
of its principal business purposes, offers for any form of consideration for:
1. Physical contact in the form of wrestling or tumbling between any two
persons of the opposite sex when one (1) or more of the persons is in a
'state of nudity or semi-nudity; or
2. Activities between male and female persons and/or persons of the same sex
when one or more of the persons is in a state of nudity or semi-nudity.
V. "Sexually oriented business" means an adult arcade, adult vending machine, adult
bookstore, adult novelty store or adult video store, adult cabaret, adult motel, adult
motion picture theater, adult theater, escort agency, nude model studio, adult
novelty store orand sexual encounter center.
W, "Specified anatomical area" means:
1. The human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if fully and
opaquely covered; or
2. Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region,
buttocks, or a female breast below a point immediately above the top of the
areola.
X. "Specified criminal activity" means any of the following offenses:
1. Prostitution or promotion of prostitution; dissemination of obscenity; sale,
distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor; sexual performance
by a child; possession or distribution of child pornography; public lewdness;
indecent exposure; indecency with a child; sexual assault; molestation of a
child; or any sex-related offenses similar to those described under the
criminal code of Arizona, other states, or other countries;
2. For which:
i. Less than #vetwo (5~) years have elapsed since the date of
conviction or the date of release from confinement imposed for the
conviction, whichever is the later date, if the conviction is of a
misdemeanor offense;
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ii. Less than tertfive (4BQ) years have elapsed since the date of
conviction or the date Of release from confinement imposed for the
conviction, whichever is the later date, if the conviction is of a felony
offense; or
iii. Less than tertfive (4BQ) years have elapsed since the date of the last
conviction or the date of release from confinement imposed for the
last conviction, whichever is the later date, if the convictions are of
two or more misdemeanor offenses or combination of misdemeanor
offenses occurring within any twenty-four (24) month period.
3. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect on the
disqualification of the applicant or a person residing with the applicant.
Y. "Specified sexual activities" means and includes any of the following:
1. The fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region,
buttocks, anus, or female breasts, whether covered or uncovered;
2. Sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse,
oral copulation, or sodomy;
3. Masturbation, actual or simulated; or
4. Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set
forth in (A) through (C) above.
Z. "Substantial enlargement" of a sexually oriented business means the increase in
floor area occupied by the business by more than twenty-five (25%) percent, as the
floor areas exist on May 2,2000.
AA. "Transfer of ownership or control" of a sexually oriented business means and
includes any of the following:
1. The sale, lease, or sublease of the business;
2. The transfer of securities that form a controlling interest in the business,
whether by sale, exchange, or similar means; or
3. The establishment of a trust, gift, or other similar legal device that transfers
the ownership or control of the business, except for transfer by bequest or
other operation of law upon the death of the person possessing the
ownership or control.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
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Section 9-6-3
Classification
Sexually oriented businesses are classified as follows:
A. Adult arcades;
B. Adult bookstores, adult novelty shops or adult video stores;
C. Adult cabarets;
D. Adult motels;
E. Adult motion picture theaters;
F. Adult theaters;
G. . Adult vendinq machines;
H. Escort agencies;
I. Nude model studios; and
J. Sexual encounter centers.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-4
License required; non-transferability; exceptions
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a sexually oriented business without
first obtaining and maintaining a valid sexually oriented business license issued
pursuant to this article.
B. It shall be unlawful for any person who operates a sexually oriented business to
employ a person to work and/or perform services on the premises of the sexually
oriented business, if such employee is not in possession of a valid sexually oriented
business employee license issued to such employee pursuant to this article.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain employment with a sexually oriented
business if such person is not in possession of a valid sexually oriented business
employee license issued to such person pursuant to this article.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person, association, firm or corporation licensed as
provided in this article to operate under any name or conduct business under any
designation not specified in such license.
E. All licenses issued pursuant to this article shall be nontransferable except as
provided in this article.
F. The license required by this section shall be in addition to any other licenses or
permits required in order to engage in the business or occupation, as applicable, by
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either the town, the county or the state, and persons engaging in activities
described by this article shall comply with all other ordinances and laws, including
the town zoning ordinance, as may be required to engage in a business or
profession.
G. It shall be a defense to subsections (B) and (C) of this section if the employment is
of limited duration and for the sole purpose of repair and/or maintenance of
machinery, equipment, or the premises.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-5
License application
A. An application for a sexually oriented business license, including a renewal
application, must be made on a form provided by the town. The application must
be accompanied by a sketch or a diagram showing the configuration of the
premises, including a statement of total floor space occupied by the business. The
sketch or diagram need not be professionally prepared but must be drawn to a
designated scale or drawn with marked dimensions of the interior of the premises
to an accuracy of plus or minus six inches. The town clerk may waive the foregoing
diagram for renewal applications if the applicant adopts a diagram that was
previously submitted and certifies that the configuration of the premises has not
been altered since it was prepared.
B. Prior to applying for an original sexually oriented business license, all applicants for
such a license must have the premises inspected and approved by the health
department, fire department, building department, and zoning department. Written
certification of such inspections and approvals by each inspecting agency must be
submitted with each sexually oriented business license application. A licensee who
has not submitted such certifications within the five previous years or a licensee for
an establishment which expanded since the time of the previous license application
must also have the respective premises inspected and submit written certification
of such inspections and approvals by each inspecting agency with the licensee's
next application for the renewal of a sexually oriented business license. Aqencies
responsible for inspectinq the premises of an existinq or anticipated sexually
oriented business must complete the requested inspections within thirty (30) days
of applicant's request; in the event one or more aqencies fails to timely inspect the
requested premises. the requirements of this subsection as they relate to that one
or more inspection are waived by the town.
C. The application may request, and the applicant shall provide, such information
(including fingerprints) as the town may require to enable the town to determine
whether the applicant meets the qualifications established under this article. The
applicant has an affirmative duty to supplement a pending application with new
information received subsequent to the date the application was deemed
completed.
D. All applications to own or operate a sexually oriented business must be submitted
by a natural person who must sign the application. If a legal entity wishes to own
or operate a sexually oriented business, each natural person who owns or controls
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a tentwenty (4B%20%) percent or greater interest in the business must sign the
application for a business license as an applicant. If a corporation is listed as owner
of a sexually oriented business or as the entity that wishes to operate such a
business, each individual having a tentwenty (4B%20%) percent or greater interest
in the corporation must sign the application for a business license as an applicant.
In all cases. any person involved in the day-to-day operation of the business or has
the capacity to siqnificantly influence the operation of the business must siqn the
application as an applicant.
E. Each application for a sexually oriented business license shall be accompanied by
the following:
1. -Payment of the application fee in full;
2. The name of the applicant or orqanization applyinq for the license and the
name under which the sexually oriented business will operate.
3. If the establishment is a State of Arizona corporation, a certified copy of the
articles of incorporation, together with all amendments thereto and a siqned
statement that the corporation is in qood standinq in the State of Arizona;
4. If the establishment is a foreign corporation, a certified copy of the certificate
of authority to transact business in this State, together with all amendments
thereto and a siqned statement that the corporation is in qood standinq in
the state of incorporation;
5. If the establishment is a limited partnership formed under the laws of the
State of Arizona, a certified copy of the certificate of limited partnership,
together with all amendments thereto and a siqned statement that the
corporation is in qood standinq in the State of Arizona;
6. If the establishment is a foreign limited partnership, a certified copy of the
certificate of limited partnership and the qualification documents, together
with all amendments thereto and a siqned statement that the corporation is
in qood standinq in the state of incorporation;
7. Proof of the current fee ownership of the tract of land on which the
establishment is to be situated in the form of a copy of the recorded deed;
8. If the persons identified as the fee owner(s) of the tract of land in item (6)
are not also the owners of the establishment, then the lease, purchase
contract, purchase option contract, lease option contract or other
document(s) evidencing the legally enforceable right of the applicants to
have or obtain the use and possession of the tract or portion thereof that is
to be used for the establishment for the purpose of the operation of the
establishment;
9. A current certificate and straight-line drawing prepared within thirty (30) days
prior to application by a registered land surveyor depicting the property lines
and the structures containing any existing sexually oriented businesses
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within 1,500 feet of the property to be certified; the property lines of any
established religious institution/synagogue, public park or recreation area,
or family-oriented entertainment business within 1,500 feet of the property
to be certified; the property lines of any school established within one (1)
mHe1500 feet of the property to be certified. For purposes of this section, a
use shall be considered existing or established if it is in existence at the time
an application is submitted;
10. Any of items (2) through (9m, above, shall not be required for a renewal
application or for an application for a secondary classification of sexually
oriented business operated within the same establishment as the primary
application or license if the applicant states that the documents previously
furnished the town clerk with the original application or previous renewals
thereof remain correct and current, unless the to'v'vn clerk requires
information other than that previously submitted under subsection (9).
F.' Applications for an employee license to work and/or perform services in a sexually
oriented business, whether original or renewal, must be made to the town clerk by
the person to whom the employee license shall issue. Each application for an
employee license shall be accompanied by payment of the application fee in full.
Application forms shall be supplied by the town clerk. Applications must be
submitted to the office of the town clerk or the town clerk's designee during regular
working hours and contain the following information:
1. The applicant's given name, and any other names by which the applicant is
or has been known, including "stage" names and/or aliases;
2. Age, date and place of birth;
3. Height, weight, hair color, and eye color;
4. Present residence address and telephone number;
5. Present business address and telephone number;
6. Date, issuing state, and number of photo driver's license, or other state
issued identification card information;
7. Social Security number; and
8. Proof that the individual is at least eighteen (18) years old.
All information submitted to the Town pursuant to this paraqraph is confidential and
will not be released except as pursuant to a valid law enforcement investiqation.
court order or as otherwise may be required by law.
G. Each person signing an application as an applicant shall attach to the application
form the following:
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1. A Two (2) identical. passport-qualitv color photographg of the applicant
clearly showing the applicant's face and taken within the precedinq month,
and two (2) sets of the applicant's complete fingerprints on a form provided
by the police department. Any fees for the photographs and fingerprints
shall be paid by the applicant.
2. A statement detailing the sexuallv oriented business license history of the
applicant and any person over the age of eighteen (18) years with 'v'V'hom the
applicant resides, for the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of
the filing of the application, including whether such applicant, in this or any
other town, city, county, state, or country, has ever had any sexuallv
oriented business license, permit, or authorization to do business denied,
revoked, or suspended, or had any professional or vocational license or
permit denied, revoked, or suspended. In the event of any such denial,
revocation, or suspension, state the name(s) under which the license was
sought and/or issued, the name( s) of the issuing or denying jurisdiction, and
describe in full the reason(s) for the denial, revocation, or suspension. A
copy of any order of denial, revocation, or suspension shall be attached to
the application.:
3. A statement whether the applicant or any person over the age of eighteen
(18) years with whom the applicant resides has been convicted, or is
awaiting trial on pending charges, of a specified criminal activity and, if so,
the nature of the specified criminal activity involved, the date, place and
jurisdiction of each.
4. A statement made under oath that the applicant has personal knowledge of
the information contained in the application, that the information contained
therein and furnished therewith is true and correct and that the applicant has
read the provisions of this article.
H. A separate application and sexually oriented business license shall be required for
each sexually oriented business classification operating within the same
establishment.
I. The fact that a person possesses other types of permits and/or licenses does not
exempt such person from the requirement of obtaining a sexually oriented business
or employee license.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-6
Issuance of license; denial; annual renewal required
A. Upon the filing of an application for a sexually oriented business employee license,
the town clerk shall issue a temporary license to said applicant. The application
shall then be referred to the appropriate town departments for investigation to be
made on the information contained in the application. Anv inspection requirement
of a particular town aqencv shall be waived if the respective town aqencv fails to
complete its inspection within twenty (20) days of the date it received an inspection
request. The application review process shall be completed within thirty (30) days
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from the date of the completed application._ After the investigation, the town clerk
shall issue an employee license, unless it is-determined by a preponderance of the
evidence that one or more of the following findings is true:
1. That the applicant has failed to provide the information reasonably
necessaryrequired by this article for issuance of the license or has falsely
answered a question or request for information on the application form;
2. The applicant is under the age of eighteen (18) years;
3. The applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal activity;
4. The sexually oriented business employee license is to be used for
employment in a business prohibited by local or state law, statute, rule, or
regulation, or prohibited by a particular provision of this article; or
5. The applicant has had a sexually oriented business employee license
revoked by the Townany iurisdiction within two (2) years of the date of the
current application.
B. If an application for a sexually oriented business employee license is denied, the
temporary license previously issued is immediately deemed null and void.
C. Denial, suspension, or revocation of a license issued pursuant to this section shall
be subject to appeal as set forth in this article.
D. A license issued pursuant to subsection (A) of this section, if granted, shall state on
its face the name of the person to whom it is granted, the expiration date, and the
address of the sexually oriented business. The employee shall keep the license on
the employee's person at all times while engaged in employment or performing
services on the sexually oriented business premises so that said license may be
available for inspection upon lawful request.
E. If application is made for a sexually oriented business license, the town clerk shall
approve or deny issuance of the license within forty-five (45) days of receipt of the
completed application. The failure of the town or a particular town official or aqency
to timely act shall result in the waiver by the town of any requirement under this
article as applied to that particular town official or aqency. The town clerk shall
issue a license to an applicant unless it is determined that one or more of the
following findings is true:
1. An applicant has failed to provide the information reasonably necessary for
issuance of the license or has falsely answered a question or request for
information on the application form;
2. An applicant is under the age of eighteen (18) years;
3. An applicant or a person with whom the applicant is residing has been
denied a license by the town to operate a sexually oriented business within
the preceding twelve (12) months, or vvhoseapplicant's license to operate a
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sexually oriented business has been revoked within the preceding twelve
(12) months;
4. An applicant or a person 'v'v'ith 'whom the applicant is residing is overdue in
payment to the town in taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against or
imposed upon him/her in relation to any business;
5. An applicant or a person ~'v'ith whom the applicant is residing has been
convicted of a specified criminal activity;
6. The premises to be used for the sexually oriented business have not been
approved by the health department, fire department, and the building
department as being in compliance with applicable laws and ordinances;
7. The premises to be used for the sexually oriented business is located within
1,500 feet of any residential zone, single- or multiple-family dwelling, family-
oriented entertainment business, church, or-park-; or within one mile of any
school;
8. The premises to be used for the sexually oriented business is located within
1,500 feet of either any other sexually oriented business licensed under this
article or any other sexually oriented business that would be licensed under
this article if it were located with the town limits;
9. The license fee required under this article has not been paid; or
10. An applicant of the proposed establishment is in violation of or is not in
compliance with one or more of the provisions of this article.
F. A license issued pursuant to subsection (E) of this section, if granted, shall state on
its face the name of the person or persons to whom it is granted, the expiration
date, the address of the sexually oriented business, and the section 9-6-3
classification for which the license is issued. The license shall be posted in a
conspicuous place at or near the entrance to the sexually oriented business so that
it may be easily read at any time.
G. A sexually oriented business license shall issue for only one classification, as set
forth in section 9-6-3. Each classification operatinq within the same establishment
and whollv owned bv that establishment requires a separate license.
H. In the event that the town clerk determines that an applicant is not eligible for a
sexually oriented business license, the applicant shall be given notice in writing of
the reasons for the denial within forty five (45) days of the receipt of the completed
application by the town clerk, provided that the applicant may request, in writing at
any time before the notice is issued, that such period be extended for an additional
period of not more than ten (10) days in order to make modifications necessary to
comply with this article.
I. Each license issued pursuant to this section shall be subject to annual renewal upon
the written application of the applicant and a finding by the town clerk that the
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applicant has not been convicted of any specified criminal activity, or committed any
act during the existence of the previous license which would be grounds to deny the
initial license application. The decision whether to renew a license shall be made
within thirty (30) days of receiving the completed application. The renewal of a
license shall be subject to the fee as set forth in section 9-6-7. Non-renewal of a
license shall be subject to appeal as set forth in this article.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-7 Fees
The annual fee for a new sexually oriented business license, whether new or renew'al, is
Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars, whether new or renewal. except as noted herein. The
annual fee of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars is reauired for a sexually oriented business employee
license, whether new or renewal;is. The annual fee of Fifty ($50.00) Dollars is reauired for
a renewal sexually oriented business license or for a license for a second classification of
a sexually oriented business operated within the same establishment as the primary
application or license where no modifications to the premises or the primary application are
reauired. These fees are to be used to pay for the cost of the administration and
enforcement of this article. The fees are nonrefundable and may not be prorated for a
license period of less than one year. The fee reauirements under this article shall not result
in the suspension, non-renewal or revocation of a license pursuant to this article if the
applicant or licensee makes full payments within fifteen (15) days of beina notified of the
fee reauirements.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-8
Inspection
A. An applicant or licensee shall permit representatives of the Police Department,
Health Department, Fire Department, Building Department, or other town, citystate
or Statefederal departments or agencies to inspect the premises of a sexually
oriented business for the purpose of insuringensurina compliance with the law, at
any time it is occupied or open for business. Such inspection shall be limited to
visual assessment of the activities conducted in areas in accord with the provisions
of this article: areas to which patrons have access or are allowed access: to
reauests for inspection of the licenses reauired under this article: and to reauests
for identification of those individuals who reasonably appear to be under the aae of
18.
B. It shall be unlawful for an applicant. licensee or employee of a sexually oriented
business to refuse to permit law enforcement officers or any other aaent allowed by
this section to inspect the premises at any time the premises is occupied or open
for business.
C. The provisions of this section do not apply to areas of an adult motel that are
currently beina rented for use as temporary or permanent habitation.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
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Section 9-6-9
Expiration of license
A. Each license shall expire one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed
only by submitting a renewal application to the town. Application for renewal shall
be made at least thirty (30) days before the expiration date.
B. If the town clerk denies renewal of a license, the applicant shall not be issued a
license for one year from the date of denial. Notwithstandinq the provisions of this
section, in the event a licensee appeals the non-renewal of a license, the status QUO
immediately prior to the non-renewal shall be maintained throuqhout the pendency
of the appeal.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-10
Suspension
A. ' The town clerk shall suspendissue a notice and order of suspension, suspendinq
a license for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days~ if the town clerk determines that
the licensee or an employee of the licensee has:
1. Violated or is not in compliance with any section of this article;
2. Operated or performed services in a sexually oriented business while
intoxicated by the use of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances;
3. Refused to allow prompt inspection of the sexually oriented business
premises as authorized by this article; or
4. PKnowinqly or intentionally permitted gambling by any person on the
sexually oriented business premises.
B. The notice and order of suspension shall become effective within ten (10) days after
issuance unless the licensee appeals the suspension of a license.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-11
Revocation
A. The town clerk shall revokeissue a notice and order or revocation, revokinq a
license issued pursuant to this article if any of the following occur:
1. A cause of license suspension occurs and the license has been suspended
within the proceeding twelve (12) months;
2. A licensee knowinqly or intentionally gave false or misleading information in
the material submitted during the application process;
3. A licensee, or a person with whom the licensee resides, is convicted of a
specified criminal activity on a charge that was pending prior to the issuance
of the license;
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4. A licensee, subsequent to licensing, is convicted of a specified criminal
activity;
5. A licensee knowinqly or intentionally permitted the possession, use, or sale
of controlled substances on the premises;
6. A licensee knowinqly or intentionally permitted the sale, use, or consumption
of alcoholic beverages on the premises;
7. A licensee knowinqly or intentionally permitted prostitution on the premises;
8. A licensee knowinqly or intentionally operated the sexually oriented business
during a period of time when the licensee's license was suspended;
9. A licensee knowinqly or intentionally permitted any act of sexual intercourse,
sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or other sexual conduct to occur in
or on the licensed premises;
10. A licensee knowinqly or intentionally is delinquent in payment to the Town,
County or State for any taxes or fees;
11. A licensee knowinqly or intentionally permitted a person under eighteen (18)
years of age to enter the establishment;
12. A licensee knowinqly or intentionally attempted to sell his business license,
or has sold, assigned, or transferred ownership or control of the sexually
oriented business to a non-licensee; or
13. A licensee knowinqly or intentionally permitted a person or persons to
engage in specified sexual activities on the premises of the sexually oriented
business.
B. When the town clerk revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for one (1)
year, and the licensee shall not be issued a sexually oriented business license for
one (1) year from the date revocation became effective. If. subsequent to
revocation. the Town determines that the basis for the revocation has been
corrected or abated, the applicant shall be qranted a license if at least ninety (90)
days have elapsed since the date the revocation became effective.
C. The notice and order of revocation shall become effective within ten (10) days after
issuance unless the licensee appeals the suspension of a license.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-12
AppealAdministrative appeal
An applicant may appeal the decision of the town clerk regarding a denial, revocation or
suspension to the town council by filing a written notice of appeal with the town clerk within
fifteen (15) days after service of notice upon the applicant of the town clerk's decision. The
notice of appeal shall be accompanied by a memorandum or other writing setting out fully
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the grounds for such appeal and all arguments in support thereof. Th(~ town clerk may,
within fifteen (15) days of service upon the town clerk of the applicant's memorandum,
submit a memorandum in response to the memorandum filed by the applicant on appeal
to the town council. After revie'vv'ing such memoranda, as ..'ell a3 the towrreter1<~wfflten
decision, if any, and exhibits submitted to the tm'm clerk,The applicant shall be afforded a
hearinq before the town council shall vote either to uphold or o'Verrule the town clerk's
decision. ~uch vote at which the applicant or the applicant's attorney shall be afforded the
riqht to address the council and the town clerk's decision, after which the town may respond
to the applicant's presentation; the hearinq shall be taken within thirty-one (31) calendar
days after the date on which the town clerk receives the notice of appeal. Ho'we'v'er, alT
parties shall be required to comply 'vvithAfter reviewinq submitted memoranda and exhibits
as well as the arquments orally presented by the applicant and the town, the town council
shall vote either to uphold or overrule the town clerk's decision during the pendency of the
appeal. The town council's decision shall be effective upon its renderinq, Judicial review
of a denial by the town clerk and town council may then be made pursuant to this article.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-13
Judicial review
After denial of an initial or renewal application, or suspension or revocation of a license by
the town council, the applicant or licensee may seek judicial review of such administrative
action in any court of competent jurisdiction. At such time as the town is notified that an
applicant has filed for iudicial review of the administrative action resultinq in the denial of
an application. the town shall issue a provisional license to applicant allowinq it to carry on
its requested activities, subiect to the orders of the reviewinq court.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-14
Change of employment
A. An establishment operator covered by this article shall keep and maintain an up-to-
date register of all employees including the following: each employee's name,
address, age, sex; and duties and such other information as the town clerk may
reasonably require. The licensee must notify the town clerk in writing within fifteen
(15) days of hiring any massage therapist or attendant or employee.
B. An establishment operator covered by this article must notify the town clerk in
writing within fifteen (15) days of any change of licensed employees employed at
the establishment.
C. An employee covered by this article must notify the town clerk in writing within
fifteen (15) days of any change in the employee's place of employment from one
establishment covered bv this article to another.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
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Section 9-6-15
Sale, transfer or expansion
A. Upon the sale or transfer of a substantial interest in a sexually oriented business,
the license therefor shall be null and void, unless the transaction was approved in
advance by the town clerk, under the application procedure of this article. An
original application shall be made by any person, association, firm or corporation
desiring to own or operate the establishment upon its transfer.
B. An establishment licensee shall submit, upon sale or transfer of any interest in an
existing sexually oriented business, or any enlargement or expansion of the place
of business of a sexually oriented business, new certifications of inspection as
required of original applicants by this article.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-16
Notices.
A. Any notice required or permitted to be given by the town clerk or any other town
office, division, department or other agency under this article to any applicant,
operator or owner of a sexually oriented business may be given either by personal
delivery or by certified United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt
requested, addressed to the most recent address as specified in the application for
the license, or any notice of address change that has been received by the town
clerk. Notices mailed as above shall be deemed given upon their deposit in the
United States mail. In the event that any notice given by mail is returned by the
postal service, the town clerk or the town clerk's designee shall cause it to be
posted at the principal entrance to the establishment.
B. Any notice required or permitted to be given to the town clerk by any person under
this article shall not be deemed given until and unless it is received in the office of
the town clerk.
C. It shall be the duty of each owner who is designated on the license application and
each operator to furnish notice to the town clerk in writing of any change of
residence or mailing address.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-17
Additional regulations for adult motels.
A. [v'idence that a sleeping room in a hotel, motel, or a similar commercial enterprise
has been rented and vacated tvvo or more times in a period of time that is less than
ten (10) hours creates a rebuttable presumption that the enterprise is an adult motel
as that term is defined in this article.
O. It is unla'Wful if a person, as the person in control of a sleeping room in a hotel,
motel, or similar commercial enterprise that does not have a sexually oriented
business license, rents or subrents a sleeping room to a person and, within ten (10)
hours from the time the room is rented, such person rents or subrents the same
sleeping room again.
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C. r or purpose3 of this section, the terms "rent" or "subre"t" mean the act of permitting
a room to be occupied f'Or any f'Orm of consideration.fReserved)
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-18
Additional regulations for escort agencies.
A. An escort agency shall not employ any person under the age of 18 years; neither
shall any person who is under the age of 18 may be employed or act as an escort.
B. A person shall not act as an escort or agree to act as an escort for any person
under the age of 18 years; neither shall an escort agency arrange for an escort for
any person under the age of 18 years.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-19
Additional regulations for nude model studios
A. A nude model studio shall not employ any person under the age of 18 years.
B. A person under the age of 18 years shall not appear semi-nude or in a state of
nudity in or on the premises of a nude model studio.
C. A person shall not appear in a state of nudity, or with knowledge, allow another to
appear in a state of nudity in an area of a nude model studio premises which can
be viewed from the public right of way.
D. A nude model studio shall not place or permit a bed, sofa, or mattress in any room
on the premises, except that a sofa may be placed in a reception room open to the
public and containing a partition to prevent visibility into the studio.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-20
Solicitation of gratuity prohibited
An employee of a sexually oriented business. while nude or semi-nude. shall not solicit any
gratuity from any patron or customer on the sexually oriented business premises. nor shall
any patron or customer paYOr qive any qratuity to any employee who appears in a state of
nudity or semi-nudity on the sexually oriented business premises.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-21
Regulations pertaining to exhibition of sexually explicit films
and videos
A person who operates or causes to be operated a sexually oriented business, other than
an adult motel, which exhibits on the premises in a viewing room of less than one hundred
fifty (150) square feet of floor space, a film, video cassette, or other video reproduction, that
depicts specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, shall comply with the
following requirements:
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A. Upon application for a sexually oriented business license, the application shall be
accompanied by a diagram of the premises showing a plan thereof specifying the
location of one or more manager's stations and the location of all overhead lighting
fixtures and designating any portion of the premises in which patrons will not be
permitted. A manager's station may not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet of floor
area. The diagram shall also designate the place at which the business license will
be conspicuously posted, if granted. A professionally prepared diagram in the
nature of an engineer's or architect's blueprint shall not be required; however, each
diagram should be oriented to the north or to some designated street or object and
should be drawn to a designated scale or with marked dimensions sufficient to show
the various internal dimensions of all areas of the interior of the premises to an
accuracy of plus or minus six (6") inches. The town clerk may waive the foregoing
diagram for renewal applications if the applicant adopts a diagram that was
previously submitted and certifies that the configuration of the premises has not
been altered since it was prepared.
B.' The application shall be sworn to be true and correct by the applicant.
C. No alteration in the configuration or location of a manager's station may be made
without the prior approval of the town clerk or the town clerk's designee.
D. It is the duty of the owner and operator of the premises to ensure that at least one
employee is on duty and situated in each manager's station at all times that any
patron is present inside the premises.
E. The interior of the premises shall be configured in such a manner that there is an
unobstructed view from a manager's station of the entire area of the premises to
which any patron is permitted access for any purpose excluding restrooms.
Restrooms may neither contain nor be surveilled by video reproduction equipment
If the premises has two or more managers stations designated, then the interior of
the premises shall be configured in such a manner that there is an unobstructed
view of the entire area of the premises to which any patron is permitted access for
any purpose from at least one of the managers stations. The view required in this
subsection must be by direct line of sight from the manager's station.
F. It shall be the duty of the operator, and it shall also be the duty of any agents and
employees present in the premises, to ensure that the view area specified in
subsection (E) of this section remains unobstructed by any doors, walls,
merchandise, display racks or other materials at all times and to ensure that no
patron is permitted access to any area of the premises that has been designated
as an area in which patrons will not be permitted, as designated in the application
filed pursuant to subsection (A) of this section.
G. No viewing room may be occupied by more than one person at any time.
H. The premises shall be equipped with overhead lighting fixtures of sufficient intensity
to illuminate every place to which patrons are permitted access at an illumination
of not less than five (5.0) foot-candle as measured at the floor level.
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I. It shall be the duty of the operator, and it shall also be the duty of any agents and
employees present in the premises, to ensure that the illumination described above
is maintained at all times that any patron is present in the premises.
J. No licensee shall allow an opening of any kind to exist between viewing rooms or
booths.
K. No person shall make any attempt to make an opening of any kind between the
viewing booths or rooms.
L. The operator of the sexually oriented business shall, during each business day,
inspect the walls between the viewing rooms or booths to determine if any openings
or holes exist. No licensee or employee of a sexually oriented business may permit
a patron to occupy a viewing room or booth containing any openings or holes
allowing viewing between two or more booths.
M. . The operator of the sexually oriented business shall cause all floor coverings in
viewing booths to be nonporous, easily cleanable surfaces, with no rugs or
carpeting.
N. The operator of the sexually oriented business shall cause all wall surfaces and
ceiling surfaces in viewing booths to be constructed of, or permanently covered by,
nonporous, easily cleanable material. No wood, plywood, composition board or
other porous material shall be used within forty eight (48") inches of the floor.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 20oo.06J
Section 9-6-22
Exterior portions of sexually oriented businesses
A. An owner or operator of a sexually oriented business shall not allow the
merchandise or activities of the establishment to be visible from a point outside the
establishment.
B. An owner or operator of a sexually oriented business shall not allow the exterior
portion of the sexually oriented business to have flashing lights, or any 'Nords,
lettering, photographs, silhouettes, drawings, or pictorial representations of any
manner except to the extent permittedabide by the provisions of this article
requlatinQ the content of siQns. -
C. An owner or operator of a sexually oriented business shall not allow exterior
portions of the establishment to be painted any color other than a single achromatic
color. This provision shall not apply to a sexually oriented business if the following
conditions are met:
1. The establishment is a part of a commercial multi-unit center;
2. The exterior portions of each individual unit in the commercial multi-unit
center, including the exterior portions of the business, are painted the same
color as one another or are painted in such a way so as to be a component
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of the overall architectural style or pattern of the commercial multi-unit
center; but
3. Nothing in this article shall be construed to require the painting of an
otherwise unpainted exterior portion of a sexually oriented business.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-23
Signage
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of the code, it shall be unlawful for the operator
of any sexually oriented business or any other person to erect, construct, or
maintain any sign for the sexually oriented business other than the one (1) primary
sign and one (1) secondary sign, as provided herein. This section is intended to
augment the town sign code, not supplant it.
B. . Primary signs shall have no more than two (2) display surfaces. Each such display
surface shall:
1. Not contain any flashing lights;
2. Be a flat plane, rectangular in shape;
3. Not exceed seventy-five (75) square feet in area; and
4. Not exceed ten (10) feet in height or ten (10) feet in length.
C. Primary and secondary signs shall contain no photographs, silhouettes, drawings
or pictorial representations in any manner, and may contain only the name of the
enterprise.
D. Each letter forming a word on a primary or secondary sign shall be of solid color,
and each such letter shall be the same print-type, size and color. The background
behind such lettering on the display surface of a primary sign shall be of a uniform
and solid color.
E. Secondary signs shall have only one (1) display surface. Such display surface shall:
1. Not contain any flashing lights;
2. Be a flat plane, rectangular in shape;
3. Not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area;
4. Not exceed five (5) feet in height or five (5) feet in width; and
5. Be affixed or attached to a wall or door of the enterprise.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06J
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Section 9-6-24
Sale, use, or consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited
The sale, use, or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of a sexually
oriented business is prohibited.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-25
Persons younger than eighteen prohibited from entry; attendant
required.
A. An owner or operator of a sexually oriented business shall not allow a person who
is younger than eighteen (18) years of age to enter or be on the premises of a
sexually oriented business at any time the sexually oriented business is open for
business.
B. It shall be the duty of the operator of each sexually oriented business to ensure that
an attendant is stationed at each public entrance to the sexually oriented business
at all times during such sexually oriented business' regular business hours. It shall
be the duty of the attendant to prohibit any person under the age of eighteen (18)
years from entering the sexually oriented business. It shall be presumed that an
attendant knew a person was under the age of eighteen (18) unless such attendant
asked for and was furnished:
1. A valid operator's, commercial operator's, or chauffeur's driver's license; or
2. A valid personal identification issued by the State of Arizona reflecting that
such person is eighteen (18) years of age or older.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-26
Hours of operation
No sexually oriented business, except for an adult motel, may remain open at any time
between the hours of one a.m. (1:00) and eight a.m. (8:00) on weekdays and Saturdays,
and one a.m. (1 :00) and twelve p.m. (12:00) on Sundays.
[Adopted by Ord. No. 2000.06]
Section 9-6-27
Applicabilitv to existinQ businesses
The provisions of this Article shall apply to the activities of all persons and sexually oriented
businesses described herein, whether such business or activities were established or
commenced before. on or after the effective date of this section. except that the
requirements that sexually oriented businesses be separated from certain types of land
uses shall not apply to businesses existinQ on the date of passaqe of this ordinance. For
purposes of this section. a use shall be considered existinq or established if it is in
existence as of July 18. 2000.
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Section 9-6-28
Violations. penaltV and abatement
A. It shall be unlawful for a person havinQ a duty under this article to knowinQlv fail to
fulfill that duty.
B. A person who violates any orovision of this article is Quiltv of a class one
misdemeanor.
C. In addition to prosecution for a criminal violation of this article. the operation of a
sexuallv oriented business without a valid license shall constitute a nuisance and
the Town Attornev may file an action in a court of competent iurisdiction aQainst a
person or entity operatinQ or causinq to be ooerated such business for iniunctive
relief or to abate the nuisance arisinq out of violation of this ordinance.
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