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.
(Ord. 2477 § 2, 2016)
(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 obey all laws applicable to noise
abatement, including those contained in Chapter 23.
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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.
(Ord. 2477 § 2, 2016)
