This article establishes minimum standards applicable to the operation of all entertainment establishments whether or not such establishments are subject to the permit requirement of Section 11.01.030. Nothing in this article shall limit the city's authority to impose and enforce permit conditions under Section 11.03.050 requiring entertainment establishments to comply with operating standards that are more strict, comprehensive or onerous than the minimum standards imposed by this article.
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(a) 
Except as otherwise provided herein, all entertainment establishments shall be closed to the public and all patrons shall vacate the premises between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., except that as part of a New Year celebration, entertainment establishments may remain open until 3:00 a.m. on January 1st. It is unlawful for any responsible person to fail to abide by these hours of operation.
(b) 
A responsible person must be present in the entertainment establishment during all hours that the entertainment establishment is open and offering entertainment.
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Each responsible person shall make reasonable efforts to prevent the admittance of any person whose conduct is described in Penal Code Section 415 (fighting, loud noise, offensive words in public places) or Penal Code Section 647 (disorderly conduct) at the premises or on any parking lot or similar facility used by the establishment. Each responsible person shall make reasonable efforts to remove any persons exhibiting such conduct from the establishment.
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Each responsible person shall make reasonable efforts to prevent the admittance, or remove from the establishment, any obviously intoxicated person. For purposes of this section, a person is "obviously intoxicated" when he or she exhibits readily apparent outward manifestations of drug or alcohol intoxication, including but not limited to, inability to walk or stand in a normal manner, bloodshot or glassy eyes, flushed face, incoherent or slurred speech, alcoholic breath, belligerence or other loud or boisterous conduct, extreme agitation or nervousness or mental confusion.
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It is unlawful for any responsible person to fail to provide a reasonable passageway of at least forty-eight inches in width for ingress and egress through any part of a room of the establishment used by patrons and entertainers.
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Each responsible person shall make reasonable efforts to control the conduct of patrons so as to prevent or minimize disorderly or unlawful conduct from occurring within the establishment and within fifty feet of the establishment. The distance shall be measured in a straight line from the property line of the establishment.
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Each responsible person shall use reasonable efforts to cause the orderly dispersal of individuals from the vicinity of the establishment at closing time, or in the case of a special event, at the conclusion of the event. Where the entertainment occurs within a building or structure, each responsible person shall use reasonable efforts to prevent people from congregating within fifty feet of the establishment in a disorderly fashion. The distance shall be measured in a straight line from the property line of the establishment.
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It is unlawful for any person to bring an alcoholic beverage onto the premises of an entertainment establishment, or for any responsible person to permit a person to bring an alcoholic beverage onto the premises, unless such action is allowed by the entertainment establishment's ABC license.
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(a) 
The police chief may require a permittee or responsible person to close down operations and disperse all patrons for the remainder of its daily operation whenever conduct by disorderly patrons reaches a magnitude that presents an immediate threat to the public safety or well-being of the patrons and general public in the vicinity, including when the business or venue exceeds the maximum allowable posted business or venue occupancy.
(b) 
It is unlawful for any person to fail to comply with any directive issued by the chief of police under authority of subsection (a) of this section.
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