As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
WEARING APPAREL STORE
Any place in which any wearing apparel, articles of clothing,
shoes, hats or articles of a like matter are sold at retail directly
to the consumer.
No person shall conduct or operate a wearing apparel store without
first obtaining a license therefor.
It shall be unlawful for any person licensed under this article
to conduct or operate a wearing apparel store to sell any article
which has been worn or used prior to the sale to the consumer, or
to label, mark or hold out to the public that any article for sale
is new and had not been previously worn or used.
Every person conducting or operating a wearing apparel store
which has for sale articles of clothing, which for fitting purposes
may require the customer to disrobe or partially disrobe, must provide
a room or rooms of sufficient size, clean, sanitary and lighted for
such purposes; provided that if articles of such clothing are sold
for the use of both sexes, at least one such fitting room shall be
set aside for each sex, and each such room shall be marked to indicate
for which sex it is to be used in letters at least one inch in height.
The Chief of Police and the Health Officer, or any person designated
by them, shall make periodic inspections to see that all provisions
of this article are complied with.
The annual license fee for wearing apparel stores shall be $50. The licensee shall pay an additional fee based upon the square footage of the business premises as prescribed by §
11.16.