All adult entertainment facilities shall comply with the following regulations:
A. 
Manager on Premises. A licensed manager shall be on duty at the adult entertainment facility at all times the adult entertainment facility is open for business. The manager shall be stationed at a location within the adult entertainment facility where he or she shall have an unobstructed view of all public portions of the adult entertainment facility.
B. 
Hours of Operation. It is unlawful for an adult entertainment facility, except adult motel, to be conducted, operated, or otherwise open to the public between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.
C. 
Admission to Minors Prohibited. Admission to adult entertainment facilities, except adult motels, shall be restricted to persons of the age of 18 years or more. The age of all patrons shall be verified at the time of entry by an employee of the adult entertainment facility.
D. 
Warning Devices. No person may operate or maintain any warning system or device, of any nature or kind, for the purpose of warning the employees, managers, entertainers, or patrons of an adult entertainment facility that police officers or other government agents are approaching or have entered the adult entertainment facility.
E. 
Rental or Sale of Obscene Material Prohibited. The rental or sale of obscene material, as defined in RCW 7.48.050, shall be considered a moral nuisance and may, in addition any other legal remedy, be subject to abatement pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 7.48 RCW.
(Ord. 03-212 § 2)
A. 
General. An adult cabaret shall satisfy the zoning requirements contained in EMC Title 18, the general requirements in Article I of this chapter, the licensing requirements in Article II of this chapter, the general operational requirements in EMC § 5.10.190, and the specific operational requirements applicable to adult cabarets contained in this section.
B. 
Separation of Entertainers From Patrons. No entertainer shall appear nude or semi-nude except on a stage or platform at least 24 inches in elevation above the level of the patron seating areas. The stage shall be separated by a distance of at least 10 feet from all areas of the premises to which patrons have access. A continuous fixed-barrier railing, of sufficient construction to prevent encroachment by patrons onto the stage, at least three feet in height and located at least six feet from all points of the stage, shall separate the stage from all patron areas.
C. 
Managers. The licensed manager on duty shall not be an entertainer. There shall be one manager on duty for every stage operating on the premises. No manager shall knowingly permit an employee or entertainer to violate any provision of this section.
D. 
Tips. No entertainer shall solicit, accept, or receive a tip or gratuity offered by any patron. This prohibition shall apply at all times that a licensed entertainer is employed by the adult entertainment facility at which he or she provides adult entertainment, regardless of whether the entertainer is currently providing adult entertainment.
E. 
Maintenance. All public areas shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
F. 
Lighting. A minimum lighting level of 30 lux semi-cylindrical measured at 30 inches from the floor or 10-foot centers shall be provided and equally distributed in and about the public portions of the adult cabaret, including the patron seating areas, so that all objects and patrons are plainly visible at all times.
G. 
Physical Layout. The entire stage and the interior portion of any cubicles, booths and stalls accessible to patrons, with the exception of restrooms, shall be visible at all times from the patron seating area of the adult cabaret. Such visibility shall not be blocked or otherwise obscured by doors, curtains, drapes or any other device.
H. 
Visibility From Outside the Adult Cabaret. No activity or entertainment occurring at or in an adult cabaret, nor any photograph, drawing, sketch or other pictorial or graphic representation of any specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, shall be visible at any time from outside the adult cabaret.
I. 
Prohibited Activities.
1. 
No manager, entertainer or employee shall be permitted to caress, fondle, or erotically touch any patron. No manager, entertainer or employee shall encourage or permit any patron to caress, fondle, or erotically touch any employee or entertainer.
2. 
No manager, entertainer or employee shall perform or simulate any specified sexual activities, nor perform or simulate any act that constitutes a moral nuisance as defined in RCW 7.48.050 and 7.48A.010.
3. 
No manager, entertainer or employee shall expose to view any specified anatomical areas except upon a stage or platform as set forth in subsection (B) of this section.
J. 
Sign. A sign at least two feet by two feet, with letters at least one-inch high, shall be conspicuously and permanently posted at or near the entrance to the adult cabaret which states the following:
THIS ADULT CABARET IS REGULATED BY THE CITY OF EDGEWOOD. ENTERTAINERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY TYPE OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND ARE NOT PERMITTED TO APPEAR NUDE OR SEMI-NUDE EXCEPT ON STAGE. ENTERTAINERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SOLICIT, ACCEPT, OR RECEIVE ANY TIP OR GRATUITY. PATRONS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY TYPE OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND ARE NOT PERMITTED TO APPEAR NUDE OR SEMI-NUDE.
(Ord. 03-212 § 2)
A. 
General. An adult arcade shall satisfy the zoning requirements contained in EMC Title 18, the general requirements in Article I of this chapter, the licensing requirements in Article II of this chapter, the general operational requirements in EMC § 5.10.190, and the specific operational requirements applicable to adult arcades contained in this section.
B. 
Physical Layout.
1. 
Each viewing booth shall be visible from a manager's station and shall not be obscured by any curtain, door, wall or other enclosure. As used in this section, "viewing booth" means the area where a patron or customer would be positioned while watching a film, video or other photographic reproduction.
2. 
No steps or risers shall be allowed in any viewing booth.
3. 
No viewing booth shall have more than one stool or seat. In order to prevent obscuring the occupant of a viewing booth from view, no stool for seating within a viewing booth shall have any seat back or sides.
4. 
No viewing booth shall have any holes or openings in its walls other than ventilation holes. All ventilation holes shall be located one foot from the top of the booth walls or one foot from the bottom of the booth walls. All ventilation holes shall be covered with a permanently affixed ventilation cover.
C. 
Maintenance. All viewing booths shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
D. 
Lighting. A minimum lighting level of 30 lux semi-cylindrical measured at 30 inches from the floor or 10-foot centers shall be provided and equally distributed in and about the public portions of the adult arcade, including the viewing booths, so that all objects are plainly visible at all times.
E. 
Limit on Number of Persons Within a Viewing Booth. No licensee, manager or employee shall knowingly permit more than one person to occupy a viewing booth at any given time.
F. 
Prohibited Activities. No licensee, manager, or employee shall knowingly permit a patron to perform any specified sexual activities within a viewing booth.
G. 
Sign. A sign at least two feet by two feet, with letters at least one-inch high, shall be conspicuously and permanently posted at or near the entrance to the adult arcade which states the following:
THIS ADULT ARCADE IS REGULATED BY THE CITY OF EDGEWOOD. IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PERFORM SEXUAL ACTS WITHIN A VIEWING BOOTH, AND IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR MORE THAN ONE PERSON TO OCCUPY A VIEWING BOOTH AT ANY GIVEN TIME. VIOLATORS ARE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION.
H. 
Visibility From Outside the Adult Arcade. No activity or entertainment occurring at or in an adult arcade, nor any photograph, drawing, sketch or other pictorial or graphic representation of any specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, shall be visible at any time from outside the adult arcade.
(Ord. 03-212 § 2)