The purpose and intent of the Stanislaus County board of supervisors in adding this chapter is a determination that enclosed or concealed booths and unlit or dimly lit areas within picture arcades greatly increase the potential for misuse of the premises including unlawful conduct of a type which facilities transmission of disease. It is also the purpose and intent of the board of supervisors that the provisions of this chapter are necessary in order to reduce the opportunity for an, therefor, the incidence of illegal conduct within picture arcades and to facilitate the inspection of the interior of the premises thereof by law enforcement personnel.
(Ord. CS 224 §1, 1987)
As used in this chapter, "picture arcade" means any room to which the public can gain admittance wherein one or more coin-or slug-operated or electrically, electronically, or mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines or projectors or video monitors are designed, operated, or maintained to show still or motion pictures or videos to five or fewer persons per machine, projector, or monitor at any one time.
(Ord. CS 224 §1, 1987)
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation, or other entity to own, operate, maintain, or manage a picture arcade unless the complete interior of the portion of the premises where the pictures can be viewed is continuously open and fully visible to any person entering the premises containing such picture arcade. Booths within picture arcades wherein still or motion pictures are viewed are prohibited.
(Ord. CS 224 §1, 1987)
A level of illumination established by the sheriff's office based upon generally accepted lighting standards and published in a list of rules and regulations governing picture arcades shall be maintained during hours of operation in all parts of any picture arcade which are open to the public. Said list of rules and regulations shall be available upon request to the sheriff's office.
(Ord. CS 224 §1, 1987)
Any picture arcade lawfully in existence on March 24, 1987, and made illegal by the provisions of this chapter, shall conform to the provisions thereof by August 1, 1987.
(Ord. CS 224 §1, 1987)
Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Each person, partnership, corporation, or other entity shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense for every day or any portion thereof during which any violation of any provisions of this chapter is committed, continued, or permitted by such person, firm, corporation, or other entity.
(Ord. CS 224 §1, 1987)
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this chapter is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decisions shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The board of supervisors declares that it would have adopted this chapter and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases, or portions should be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
(Ord. CS 224 §1, 1987)