All adult entertainment facilities shall comply with the following regulations:
(1) 
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.
(2) 
Hours of Operation. Adult entertainment facilities shall not be operated or otherwise open to the public between the hours of two a.m. and ten a.m.
(3) 
Admission to Minors Prohibited. Admission to adult entertainment facilities shall be restricted to persons of the age of eighteen years or more. The age of all patrons shall be verified at the time of entry by an employee of the adult entertainment facility.
(Ord. 8A-2010 § 3 (part), 2011)
(1) 
General. An adult cabaret shall satisfy the zoning requirements contained in Chapter 19.18, as applicable, of the Yakima County Code, the general requirements in Article I of this chapter, the licensing requirements in Article II of this chapter, the general operational requirements in Section 5.06.190, and the specific operational requirements applicable to adult cabarets contained in this section.
(2) 
Separation of Entertainers from Patrons. No entertainer shall be visible to patrons while in a state of nudity except on a stage or platform at least twenty-four inches in elevation above the patron seating areas. The stage shall be separated by a distance of at least ten 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 ten feet from all points of the stage, shall separate the stage from all patron areas.
(3) 
General Separation of Entertainers from Patrons. No entertainer shall conduct any dance, performance, or exhibition in or about the adult cabaret unless that dance, performance, or exhibition is performed at a torso-to-torso distance of no less than four feet from the patron for whom the dance, performance, or exhibition is intended.
(4) 
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.
(5) 
Tips. No entertainer shall allow any person to place a tip or gratuity directly upon his or her body or into his or her clothing. All tips shall be placed either into a container that is separate from and not affixed, attached or placed upon any portion of the entertainer's body, or tips shall be placed directly from the patron's hand into the entertainer's hand.
(6) 
Maintenance. All public areas of the adult cabaret shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
(7) 
Lighting. A minimum lighting level of thirty lux semi-cylindrical measured at thirty inches from the floor at ten foot centers, or as determined by the Building Official, 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 are plainly visible at all times.
(8) 
Visibility from Outside the Adult Cabaret. No activity or entertainment occurring at or in the 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.
(9) 
Prohibited Activities.
(a) 
No licensee 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.
(b) 
No licensee or employee shall 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 manager, entertainer, or employee.
(c) 
No entertainer or employee shall expose to public view any specified anatomical areas, except as provided in Subsection (2) of this section.
(10) 
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 entertainment facility which states the following:
THIS ADULT CABARET IS REGULATED BY YAKIMA COUNTY. ENTERTAINERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY TYPE OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND ARE NOT PERMITTED TO BE VISIBLE WHILE IN A STATE OF NUDITY EXCEPT ON STAGE. ENTERTAINERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DANCE WITHIN FOUR FEET OF ANY CUSTOMER. TIPS AND GRATUITIES MAY NOT BE PLACED ON THE BODY OR IN THE CLOTHING OF ANY ENTERTAINER.
(Ord. 8A-2010 § 3 (part), 2011; Res. 80-2016 (Exh. A) (part), 2016)
(1) 
General. An adult motion picture theater shall satisfy the zoning requirements contained in Chapter 19.18, as applicable, of the Yakima County Code, the general requirements in Article I of this chapter, the licensing requirements in Article II of this chapter, the general operational requirements in Section 5.06.190, and the specific operational requirements applicable to adult motion picture theaters contained in this section.
(2) 
Physical Layout. The minimum size of a space for showing motion pictures, films, video cassettes, slides, or other similar visual representations that are distinguished or characterized by a predominant emphasis on matters depicting, describing, or simulating any specified sexual activities or any specified anatomical areas shall be not less than 500 square feet. Individual viewing booths are prohibited.
(3) 
Visibility from Outside the Adult Motion Picture Theater. No activity or entertainment occurring at or in an adult motion picture theater 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 motion picture theater.
(Ord. 8A-2010 § 3 (part), 2011; Res. 80-2016 (Exh. A) (part), 2016)
(1) 
General. A commercial establishment that includes an adult sales practice as defined in YCC Section 5.06.030 shall satisfy the zoning requirements contained in Chapter 19.18, as applicable, of the Yakima County Code, the general requirements in Article I of this chapter, the licensing requirements in Article II of this chapter, the general operational requirements in Section 5.06.190, and the specific operational requirements applicable to establishments that include an adult sales practice as contained in this section.
(2) 
Physical Layout.
(a) 
Install a six-foot-high, view-obscuring fence, made of wood, masonry block or slatted chain link, together with a three-foot-wide planting strip landscaped with a combination of tree, shrubs and groundcover along the outside of the fence, such that all portions of any building or area containing an adult sales practice are obscured from public view.
(b) 
Visibility to all portions of the structure or area where any member of the public is admitted, whether or not for a fee, shall be preserved from the station of any employee on duty.
(3) 
Employee License Required. It shall be unlawful for any person who is in a state of partial nudity while conducting or otherwise engaged in retail sales of goods or services to work in a business using an adult sales practice unless that person is the holder of a valid entertainer's license issued by the licensing official under this chapter.
(4) 
Standards of Conduct. The following standards of conduct shall be adhered to by any commercial establishment that includes an adult sales practice as contained in this section:
(a) 
No person under the age of 18 years shall enter or remain in any establishment or premises in which an employee is in a state of nudity or partial nudity.
(b) 
No employee shall be in a state of partial nudity under circumstances where such conduct is likely to be observed by a member of the public other than a customer.
(c) 
No employee shall be in a state of nudity under circumstances where such conduct is likely to be observed by a member of the public.
(d) 
No employee shall caress, fondle or erotically touch any employee or member of the public.
(e) 
No employee shall encourage or permit any member of the public to caress, fondle or erotically touch any employee or member of the public.
(5) 
Visibility from Outside the Lot Containing an Adult Sales Practice. No activity or entertainment occurring at or in an establishment that includes an adult sales practice 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 boundaries of the lot containing the commercial establishment.
(Ord. 8A-2010 § 3 (part), 2011; Res. 80-2016 (Exh. A) (part), 2016)