[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Belgium 8-9-2004
by Ord. No. 26-04. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
Purpose. It is the purpose of this chapter to regulate
sexually oriented businesses in order to promote the health, safety, morals
and general welfare of citizens of the Village of Belgium and to establish
reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the deleterious location and
concentration of sexually oriented businesses within the Village of Belgium.
The provisions of this chapter have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing
a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative materials,
including sexually oriented materials. Similarly, it is neither the intent
nor effect of this chapter to restrict or deny access by adults to sexually
oriented materials protected by the First Amendment, or to deny access by
the distributors and exhibitors of sexually oriented entertainment to their
intended market. Neither is it the intent nor effect of this chapter to condone
or legitimize the distribution of obscene material.
B.
Findings. Based on evidence concerning the adverse secondary
effects of adult uses on the community presented in hearings and in reports
made available to the Village, and on findings incorporated in the cases of
Young v. American Mini Theatres, 426 U.S. 50 (1976); City of Renton v. Playtime
Theatres, Inc., 475 U.S. 41 (1986); FW/PBS Inc. v. City of Dallas, 493 U.S.
215 (1990); Barnes v. Glen Theatre, Inc. 501 U.S. 560 (1991); City of Erie
v. Pap's A.M., 529 U.S. 277 (2000); East of River Enterprises v. City
of Hudson, Case No. 99-1801 (Unpublished)(Wis. Ct. App., April 11, 2000);
East of River Enterprises v. City of Hudson, Case No. 99-2667 (Unpublished)(Wis.
Ct. App., Aug. 1, 2000; and Ben's Bar, Inc. v. City of Somerset, 316
F.3d 702 (7th Cir. 2003), and on studies in other communities, including but
not limited to: Phoenix, Arizona; Houston, Texas; Minneapolis, Minnesota;
St. Paul, Minnesota; Indianapolis, Indiana; Amarillo, Texas; Garden Grove,
California; Los Angeles, California; Whittier, California; Austin, Texas;
Seattle, Washington; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Cleveland, Ohio; Beaumont, Texas;
Dallas, Texas; Newport News, Virginia; Bellevue, Washington; New York, New
York; and St. Croix County, Wisconsin, and the Report of the Attorney General's
Working Group on Sexually Oriented Businesses (June 6, 1989, State of Minnesota),
and statistics obtained from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Village Board finds that:
(1)
Sexually oriented businesses lend themselves to ancillary
and unlawful and unhealthy activities that are presently uncontrolled by the
operators of the establishments. Further, there is presently no mechanism
to make the owners of these establishments responsible for the activities
that occur on their premises.
(2)
Certain employees of sexually oriented businesses, defined
in this chapter as "adult theaters" and "adult cabarets," engage in higher
incidences of certain types of illicit sexual behavior than employees of other
establishments.
(3)
Sexual acts, including masturbation and oral and anal
sex, occur at sexually oriented businesses, especially those which provide
private or semiprivate booths or cubicles for viewing films, videos or live
sex shows.
(4)
Offering and providing such space encourages such activities,
which creates unhealthy conditions.
(5)
Persons frequent certain adult theaters, adult arcades,
and other sexually oriented businesses for the purposes of engaging in sex
within the premises of such sexually oriented businesses.
(6)
At least 50 communicable diseases may be spread by activities
occurring in sexually oriented businesses, including but not limited to syphilis,
gonorrhea, human immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV-AIDS), genital herpes,
hepatitis B, Non A, Non B, amebiasis, salmonella infections and shigella infections.
(7)
Since 1981 and to the present, there has been an increasing
cumulative number of reported cases of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
caused by the HIV virus in the United States: 600 in 1982; 2,200 in 1983,
4,600 in 1984; 8,555 in 1985, and 253,448 through December 31, 1992.
(8)
The State of Wisconsin Division of Health indicated that
on July 25, 1986, there were 96 cases of AIDS reported in the state, including
54 cases that resulted in death and that a tenfold increase in reported cases
was expected between 1986 and 1991.
(9)
The number of cases of early (less than one year) syphilis
in the United States reported annually has risen, with 33,613 cases reported
in 1982 and 45,200 through November 1990.
(10)
The number of cases of gonorrhea in the United States
reported annually remains at a high level, with over one-half million cases
being reported in 1990.
(11)
In his report of October 22, 1986, the Surgeon General
of the United States has advised the American public that AIDS and HIV infection
may be transmitted through sexual contact, intravenous drug abuse, exposure
to infected blood and blood components and from an infected mother to her
newborn.
(12)
According to the best scientific evidence, AIDS and HIV
infection, as well as syphilis and gonorrhea, are principally transmitted
by sexual acts.
(13)
Sanitary conditions in some sexually oriented businesses
are unhealthy, in part because the activities conducted there are unhealthy,
and in part because of the unregulated nature of the activities and the failure
of the owners and the operators of the facilities to self-regulate those activities
and maintain those facilities.
(14)
Numerous studies and reports have determined that semen
is found in the areas of sexually oriented businesses where persons view adult-oriented
films.
(15)
Crime statistics show that all types of crimes, especially
sex-related crimes, occur with more frequency in neighborhoods where sexually
oriented businesses are located.
(16)
Studies of the relationship between sexually oriented
business and neighborhood property values have found a negative impact on
both residential and commercial property values.
(17)
There is an increase in the potential for infiltration
by organized crime for the purpose of unlawful conduct.
(18)
The consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises
of sexually oriented businesses exacerbates the deleterious secondary effects
of such businesses on the community. In fact, the Supreme Court has gone so
far as to assert that "[c]ommon sense indicates that any form of nudity coupled
with alcohol begets undesirable behavior." Ben's Bar, 316 F.3d 702, citing
New York State Liquor Auth. v. Be/lanes, 452 U.S. 714, 718 (1981).
(19)
Sexually oriented businesses have operational characteristics
which should be reasonably regulated in order to protect the substantial government
concerns addressed in the above subsections.
(20)
A reasonable licensing procedure is an appropriate mechanism
to place the burden of that reasonable regulation on the owners and the operators
of the sexually oriented businesses. Further, such a licensing procedure will
place an incentive on the operators to see that the sexually oriented business
is run in a manner consistent with the health, safety, and welfare of its
patrons and employees, as well as the citizens of the Village. It is appropriate
to require reasonable assurances that the licensee is the actual operator
of the sexually oriented business, fully in possession and control of the
premises and activities occurring therein.
(21)
The disclosure of certain information by those persons
ultimately responsible for the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the
sexually oriented business, where such information is substantially related
to the significant governmental interest in the operation of such uses, will
aid in preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
(22)
In the prevention of the spread of communicable diseases,
it is desirable to obtain a limited amount of information regarding certain
employees who may engage in the conduct which this chapter is designed to
prevent or who are likely to witness such conduct.
(23)
The general welfare, health, morals and safety of the
citizens of the Village of Belgium will be promoted by the enactment of this
chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any place in or to which the public is permitted or invited, wherein
coin-operated or slug-operated, or electronically, electrically, or mechanically
controlled, or still or motion-picture machines, projectors, or other image-producing
devices are regularly maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per
machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are distinguished
or characterized by their emphasis upon matters exhibiting "specified sexual
activities" or "specified anatomical areas," as defined below.
A commercial establishment that has as a significant or substantial
portion of its stock-in-trade, or derives a significant or substantial portion
of its revenues, or devotes a significant or substantial portion of its interior
business or advertising, or maintains a substantial section of its sales or
display space for the sale or rental, for any form of consideration, of any
one or more of the following:
Books, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter, or photographs,
films, motion-pictures, digital video discs, videocassettes, compact discs,
slides or other visual representations, which are characterized by their emphasis
upon the exhibition or display of specified sexual activities or specified
anatomical areas; or
Instruments, devices or paraphernalia which are designed for use or
marketed primarily for stimulation of human genital organs or for sadomasochistic
use or abuse of the user or others.
A commercial establishment may have other principal business purposes
that do not involve the offering for sale or rental of material depicting
or describing specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas and
still be categorized as an adult bookstore or adult video store so long as
one of its principal business purposes is the offering for sale or rental
for consideration the specified materials that depict or describe specified
sexual activities or specified anatomical areas. A principal business purpose
need not be a primary use of an establishment so long as it is a significant
use, based upon the visible inventory or commercial activity of the establishment.
This definition shall expressly exclude films, motion-pictures, digital
video discs, videocassettes, slides or other similar photographic reproductions
given an "R" rating by the Motion Picture Association of America.
A nightclub, dance hall, bar, tavern, restaurant, or similar commercial
establishment which regularly features:
Persons who appear nude or seminude;
Live performances that are characterized by the exposure of specified
sexual activities or specified anatomical areas; or
Films, motion-pictures, digital video discs, videocassettes, slides
or other photographic reproductions which are characterized by the exhibition
or display of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
This definition shall expressly exclude films, motion-pictures, digital
video discs, videocassettes, slides or other similar photographic reproductions
given an "R" rating by the Motion Picture Association of America.
A hotel, motel or similar commercial establishment which:
Offers accommodations to the public for any form of consideration; provides
patrons with closed-circuit television transmissions, films, motion-pictures,
digital video discs, videocassettes, slides or other photographic reproductions
which are characterized by the depiction of specified sexual activities or
specified anatomical areas; and has a sign visible from the public right-of-way
which advertises the availability of this adult type of photographic reproductions;
Offers a sleeping room for rent for a period of time that is less than
10 hours; or
Allows a tenant or occupant of a sleeping room to subrent the room for
a period of time that is less than 10 hours.
A commercial establishment where, for any form of consideration,
films, motion-pictures, digital video discs, videocassettes, slides, or similar
photographic reproductions are regularly shown which are characterized by
the depiction or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical
areas. This definition shall expressly exclude films, motion-pictures, digital
video discs, videocassettes, slides or other similar photographic reproductions
given an "R" rating by the Motion Picture Association of America.
A theater, concert hall, auditorium, or similar commercial establishment
which regularly features persons who appear nude or seminude, or live performances
which are characterized by the exposure of specified sexual activities or
specified anatomical areas.
The Village Board of the Village of Belgium, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin.
To require physical contact. For instance, when this chapter prohibits
an employee to receive a gratuity directly from a patron, it prohibits the
direct touching of skin, other body parts or clothing.
The dominant or principal theme of the object referenced. For instance,
when the phrase refers to films "which are distinguished or characterized
by an emphasis upon the exhibition or display of specified sexual activities
or specified anatomical areas," the films so described are those whose dominant
or principal character and theme are the exhibition or display of specified
sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
Describe and pertain to any person who performs any service on the
premises of a sexually oriented business on a full-time, part-time, or contract
basis, regardless of whether the person is denominated as an employee, independent
contractor, agent, or by another status. Employee does not include a person
exclusively on the premises for repair or maintenance of the premises or for
the delivery of goods to the premises.
A person who, for consideration and for another person, agrees or
offers to privately model lingerie or to privately perform a striptease.
A person or business association who furnishes, offers to furnish,
or advertises to furnish escorts as one of its primary business purposes for
a fee, tip or other consideration.
Includes any of the following:
The opening or commencement of any sexually oriented business as a new
business;
The conversion of any existing business, whether or not a sexually oriented
business, to any sexually oriented business;
The addition of any sexually oriented business to any other existing
sexually oriented business; or
The relocation of any sexually oriented business.
A person in whose name a license to operate a sexually oriented business
has been issued, as well as the individual listed as an applicant on the application
for a license.
The showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area, vulva
or anus, with less than a fully opaque covering, the showing of the female
breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple or
areola, or the showing of the covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid
state.
[Amended 12-12-2005 by Ord. No. 38-05]
To cause to function or to put or keep in a state of doing business.
"Operator" means any person on the premises of a sexually oriented business
who is authorized to exercise operational control of or over the business
or who causes to function or who puts or keeps in operation the business.
A person may be found to be operating or causing to be operated a sexually
oriented business regardless of whether that person is an owner, part owner,
or licensee of the business.
An individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, limited
liability company, limited liability partnership, association, or other legal
entity.
The real property upon which the sexually oriented business is located,
and all appurtenances thereto and buildings thereon, including but not limited
to: the sexually oriented business, the grounds, the private walkways, and
parking lots and/or parking garages adjacent thereto, under the ownership,
control or supervision of the owner or operator of the business.
A consistent or substantial course of conduct, such that the films
or performances exhibited constitute a substantial portion of the films or
performances offered as part of the ongoing business of the sexually oriented
business.
The showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area, vulva
or anus, with not more than a complete opaque covering, or the showing of
the female breast with not more than a complete opaque covering of any part
of the nipple or areola.
[Amended 12-12-2005 by Ord. No. 38-05]
A business or commercial establishment that as one of its principal
business purposes offers for any form of consideration a place where two or
more persons may congregate, associate, or consort for the purpose of specified
sexual activities. The definitions of "sexual encounter center" or any "sexually
oriented business" shall not include an establishment where a medical practitioner,
psychologist, psychiatrist, or similar professional person licensed by the
state engages in medically approved and recognized sexual therapy.
An adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult video store, adult cabaret,
adult motel, adult motion-picture theater, adult theater, escort agency, or
sexual encounter center.
[Amended 12-12-2005 by Ord. No. 38-05]
Of a sexually oriented business, means the increase in floor areas
occupied by the business by more than 25%, as the floor areas exist on the
date this chapter takes effect.
Of a sexually oriented business, means and includes any of the following:
The sale, lease, or sublease of the business;
The transfer of securities which constitute a controlling interest in
the business, whether by sale, exchange, or similar means; or
The establishment of a trust, gift, or other similar legal device which
transfers the ownership or control of the business, except for transfer by
bequest or other operation of law upon the death of the person possessing
the ownership or control.
Sexually oriented businesses are classified as follows:
A.
Except as provided in Subsection D below, from and after the effective date of this chapter, no sexually oriented business shall be operated or maintained in the Village of Belgium without first obtaining a license to operate issued by the Village of Belgium.
B.
A license may be issued only for one sexually oriented
business located at one fixed and certain place. Any person, partnership,
or corporation which desires to operate more than one sexually oriented business
must have a license for each such business.
C.
No licensee may transfer ownership or control of the
sexually oriented business to any other person, partnership or corporation.
D.
All sexually oriented businesses existing at the time
of the passage of this chapter must submit an application for a license within
60 days of the effective date of this chapter.
A.
Any person, partnership or corporation desiring to secure
a license shall submit an application to the Village Clerk. The application
shall be filed in triplicate and dated by the Village Clerk. A copy of the
application shall be distributed promptly by the Village Clerk to the Village
Marshal, Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department and to the applicant.
B.
If the Village Marshal or Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department
is aware of any information bearing on the applicant's qualifications,
that information shall be filed in writing with the Village Clerk.
C.
An application for a license must be made on a form provided
by the Village of Belgium. All applicants must be qualified according to the
provisions of this chapter.
D.
An application shall be considered complete if it includes
all of the information required in this section.
E.
An applicant for a license shall furnish the following
information under oath:
(1)
Name and address.
(2)
Written proof that the individual is at least 18 years
of age. Written proof of age may be in the form of either: a copy of a birth
certificate and current photograph; a current driver's license with photograph;
or other photographic identification document issued by a governmental agency
and demonstrating proof of age.
(3)
The name, business location, business mailing address
and telephone number of the proposed sexually oriented business.
(4)
A statement as to whether the licensee of the sexually
oriented business intends to serve, sell, use, provide or consume any intoxicating
liquor, cereal malt beverage or any type of alcoholic beverage on the premises
of the sexually oriented business.
(5)
If the applicant is a corporation, the application shall
specify the name of the corporation, the date and state of incorporation,
the names, addresses and ages of all shareholders of the corporation owning
more than 5% of the stock in said corporation and of all officers and directors
of the corporation, and the names and addresses of the registered agents.
(6)
If the applicant is a partnership, joint venture, or
any other type of organization or entity where two or more persons have a
financial interest, the application shall state the names, addresses and ages
of all persons having a financial interest in the partnership, joint venture
or other type of organization or entity.
F.
A sketch or diagram showing the configuration of the
premises, including a statement of total floor space occupied by the business,
shall accompany the application for a sexually oriented business. The sketch
or diagram need not be professionally prepared but shall be drawn to a designated
scale or drawn with marked dimensions of the interior of the premises to an
accuracy of plus or minus six inches.
G.
If the person who wishes to operate a sexually oriented business is an individual, he or she shall sign the application for a license as applicant. If the person who wishes to operate a sexually oriented business is other than an individual (such as a corporation, partnership or other entity), each officer, director, general partner, member or other person identified in Subsection E(5) and (6) hereof shall sign the application for a license as the applicant. Each applicant must be qualified under this section, and each applicant shall be considered as a licensee if the license is granted.
H.
Within 21 days of receiving an application for a license,
the Village Clerk shall notify the applicant whether the application is granted
or denied.
I.
Whenever an application is denied, the Village Clerk
shall advise the applicant in writing of the reasons for such action. If the
applicant requests a hearing within 10 days of receipt of notification of
denial, a public hearing shall be held within 10 days thereafter, as hereinafter
provided.
J.
Failure or refusal of the applicant to give any information
relevant to the application or his or her refusal to submit to or cooperate
with regard to any information required by this chapter shall constitute an
admission by the applicant that he or she is ineligible for such license and
shall be grounds for denial thereof by the Village Board.
A.
The Village Board shall approve the issuance of a license
unless one or more of the following is found to be true:
(1)
An applicant (including all individuals, officers, directors,
shareholders, or persons with a financial interest in the organization) is
less than 18 years of age.
(2)
An applicant is delinquent in a payment owed to the Village
of Belgium for taxes, fees, fines or penalties assessed against or imposed
upon the applicant in relation to a sexually oriented business.
(3)
An applicant has failed to provide information as required in § 228-5 for issuance of the license.
(4)
The license application fee required by this chapter
has not been paid.
(5)
An applicant has given false or misleading answers, information
or data on any license application, or material facts were omitted from the
application.
(6)
The proposed sexually oriented business is not in compliance
with the location restrictions established or physical layout restrictions
established for sexually oriented businesses in this chapter.
(7)
The applicant states or the Village Board subsequently
discovers that the applicant intends to serve, sell, use, provide or consume
any intoxicating liquor, cereal malt beverages, or any other type of alcoholic
beverages on the premises of the sexually oriented business.
B.
The license, if granted, shall state on its face the
name of the person or persons to whom it is granted, the number of the license
issued to the licensee(s), the expiration date, and the address of the sexually
oriented business.
A license fee of $250 shall be submitted with the application for a
license. If the application is denied, 1/2 of the fee shall be returned to
the person who posted such fee, and the remainder shall be applied toward
processing and administrative costs.
The license shall be displayed in a conspicuous public place, at or
near the entrance of the sexually oriented business, so that it may be easily
read at any time.
A.
Every license issued pursuant to this chapter will terminate at the expiration of one year from the date of issuance, unless sooner suspended or revoked. A license must be renewed before operation is allowed to continue. A license may be renewed only by making an application as provided for in § 228-5. The application for renewal must be filed not later than 60 days before the license expires. The application for renewal shall be upon a form provided by the Village of Belgium and shall contain such information and data, given under oath or affirmation, as is required for an application for a new license.
B.
A license renewal fee of $250 shall be submitted with
the application for renewal. In addition to the renewal fee, a late penalty
in the amount of $100 shall be charged to any applicant who files for a renewal
less than 60 days before the license expires. If the application is denied,
1/2 of the fee shall be returned to the person who posted such fee, and the
remainder shall be applied toward processing and administrative costs.
C.
If the Village Marshal or Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department
is aware of any information bearing on an applicant's qualifications,
that information shall be filed in writing with the Village Clerk.
A.
For the purposes of ensuring compliance with this chapter,
an applicant, operator or licensee shall permit law enforcement officers,
and any other federal, state, county or Village agency in the performance
of any function connected with the enforcement of this chapter normally and
regularly conducted by such agencies, to inspect at any time the business
is occupied or open for business those portions of the premises of a sexually
oriented business which patrons or customers are permitted to occupy.
B.
The provisions of this section do not apply to areas
of an adult motel which are currently being rented by a customer for use as
a permanent or temporary habitation.
A.
The Village Board shall issue a written intent to suspend
a license for a sexually oriented business for a period not to exceed 30 days
if it makes an initial determination that a licensee, operator or employee
of a licensee has:
B.
The Village Board, before suspending any license, shall give the licensee 10 days' written notice of the charges against him or her; the Board's initial determination and intent to suspend a license; the opportunity to request a review of that initial determination; and the right to an administrative appeal and hearing, as provided in § 228-13 hereof.
A.
The Village Board shall issue a written intent to revoke a license for a sexually oriented business if it makes an initial determination that a cause for suspension in § 228-11 has occurred and the license has been suspended within the preceding 12 months.
B.
The Village Board shall revoke by written notice a license
if it determines that any of the following reasons exist:
(1)
Discovery that false or misleading answers, information
or data were given on any license application, or material facts were omitted
from the application;
(2)
The licensee, operator or any employee of the licensee
violates any provisions of this chapter or any rules or regulations adopted
by the Board pursuant to this chapter; provided, however, that in the case
of a first offense by a licensee where the conduct was solely that of an employee
the penalty shall not exceed a suspension of 30 days if the Board shall find
that the licensee had no actual or constructive knowledge of such violation
and could not by the exercise of due diligence have had such actual or constructive
knowledge;
(3)
The licensee becomes ineligible to obtain a license or
permit;
(4)
Any fee or charge required to be paid by this chapter
is not paid;
(5)
Any intoxicating liquor, cereal malt beverage or other
alcoholic beverage is served or consumed on the premises of the sexually oriented
business;
(6)
A licensee has knowingly allowed possession, use or sale
of controlled substances on the premises;
(7)
A licensee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the
premises;
(8)
A licensee has knowingly operated the sexually oriented
business during a period of time when the licensee's license was suspended
or revoked;
(9)
A licensee has knowingly allowed any act of sexual intercourse,
sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or other sexual act to occur in or
on the licensed premises. This section will not apply to an adult motel, unless
the licensee knowingly allowed sexual activities to occur either: in exchange
for money or in a public place or within public view.
C.
The Village Board, before revoking any license, shall give the licensee 10 days' written notice of the charges against him or her; the Board's initial determination and intent to revoke a license; the opportunity to request a review of that initial determination; and the right to an administrative appeal and hearing, as provided in § 228-13 hereof.
D.
The transfer of ownership or control of a license shall
automatically and immediately revoke the license.
E.
Any licensee whose license is revoked shall not be eligible
to receive a license for one year from the date of revocation.
Chapter 68 of the Wisconsin Statutes (2001-02 and as amended), concerning
municipal administrative procedure, shall govern the administrative procedure
and review concerning the granting, denial, renewal, nonrenewal, suspension
or revocation of a license. A written request for review of an initial determination
shall be made by an aggrieved person to the Village Clerk pursuant to the
provisions of §§ 68.08 and 68.09, Wis. Stats. The Board shall
review an initial determination within 15 days of receipt of a request for
review. An administrative appeal may be made by an aggrieved person to the
Village Clerk pursuant to the provisions of § 68.10, Wis. Stats.
Within 15 days of receipt of a notice of appeal, the Zoning Board of Appeals
shall hold a hearing pursuant to the provisions of § 68.11, Wis.
Stats. Any party to a proceeding resulting in a final determination under
§ 68.12, Wis. Stats. may seek judicial review of such final determination
pursuant to the provisions of § 68.13, Wis. Stats.
A licensee shall not transfer his or her license to another, nor shall
a licensee operate a sexually oriented business under the authority of a license
at any place other than the address designated in the application.
Any sexually oriented business having available for customers, patrons
or members, any booth, room or cubicle for the private viewing of any specified
anatomical areas or specified sexual activity must comply with the following
requirements:
A.
Access. Each booth, room, or cubicle shall be totally accessible to and from aisles and public areas of the sexually oriented business and, except as provided in Subsection B(2), hereof, shall be unobstructed by any door, lock or other control-type devices.
B.
Construction. Every booth, room or cubicle shall meet
the following construction requirements:
(1)
Each booth, room, or cubicle shall be separated from
adjacent booths, rooms or cubicles and any nonpublic areas by a wall.
(2)
Each booth shall have at least one side totally open
to the public lighted aisle which may be secured when the booth is in use
by a door which extends from a height of not less than two feet above the
floor.
(3)
All walls shall be solid and without any openings, extended
from the floor to a height of not less than six feet, and be light-colored,
nonabsorbent, smooth-textured and easily cleanable.
(4)
The floor must be light-colored, nonabsorbent, smooth-textured
and easily cleanable.
(5)
The lighting level of each booth, room, or cubicle, when
not in use, shall be a minimum of five footcandles at all times, as measured
from the floor.
C.
Occupants. Only one individual shall occupy a booth,
room or cubicle at any time. No occupant shall engage in any type of sexual
activity, cause any bodily discharge or litter while in the booth. No individual
shall damage or deface any portion of the booth.
A.
No sexually oriented business shall be located:
(1)
Within 500 feet of an existing sexually oriented business;
(2)
Within 500 feet of any residential dwelling, including
but not limited to houses, apartments, condominiums, or flats;
(3)
Within 500 feet of any preexisting place of worship,
including but not limited to any church, synagogue, mosque, temple or building
which is primarily used for religious worship and related religious activities;
(4)
Within 500 feet of any public or private educational
facility, including but not limited to any child day-care establishment, nursery
school, preschool, kindergarten, elementary school, junior high school, middle
school, high school, vocational school, secondary school, continuation school,
special education school, junior college and/or university. "School" includes
the school grounds but does not include facilities used primarily for another
purpose and only incidentally as a school;
(5)
Within 500 feet from any public park or recreational
area which has been designated for park or recreational activities, including
but not limited to a park, playground, trail, swimming pool, reservoir, athletic
field, basketball or tennis court, pedestrian/bicycle path or way, wilderness
or nature area or preserve, or other similar public land within the Village
which is under the control, operation or management of the Village and recreational
authorities; or
(6)
Within 500 feet of any premises that in any manner sells
or dispenses alcohol or is licensed pursuant to the alcoholic beverage control
regulations of the Village or state.
B.
For purposes of this section, distances are to be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest portion of the building or structure used as the part of the premises where a sexually oriented business is conducted, to the nearest property line of the premises of a use listed in Subsection A hereof. The presence of a county, city, Village, town or other political subdivision boundary shall be irrelevant for purposes of calculating and applying the distance requirements of this section.
A.
Every act or omission by an employee constituting a violation
of the provisions of this section shall be deemed the act or omission of the
licensee if such act or omission occurs either with the authorization, knowledge,
or approval of the licensee, or as a result of the licensee's negligent
failure to supervise the employee's conduct, and the licensee shall be
punishable for such act or omission in the same manner as if the licensee
committed the act or caused the omission.
B.
Any act or omission of any employee constituting a violation
of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed the act or omission of the
licensee for the purposes of determining whether the licensee's license
shall be suspended, revoked, or renewed.
C.
No employee of a sexually oriented business shall allow
any minor to loiter in, around or to frequent a sexually oriented business.
It shall be the duty of the licensee of each sexually oriented business to
ensure that an attendant is stationed at each public entrance to the sexually
oriented business at all times during its regular business hours and to prevent
any person under the age of 18 years of age from entering the sexually oriented
business. It shall be presumed that an attendant knew that a person was under
the age of 18 unless such attendant asked for and was furnished:
D.
The licensee shall maintain the premises in a clean and
sanitary manner at all times.
E.
The licensee shall maintain at least five footcandles
of light in the public portions of the establishment, including aisles, at
all times. However, if a lesser level of illumination in the aisles is necessary
to enable a patron to view any activity in a booth, room or cubicle adjoining
an aisle, a lesser amount of illumination may be maintained in such aisle;
provided, however, that at no time shall there be less than one footcandle
of illumination of said aisles, as measured from the floor.
F.
The licensee shall insure compliance of the sexually
oriented business and its patrons with the provisions of this chapter.
G.
The licensee shall ensure that no alcoholic beverages
are served, sold, used, provided or consumed on the premises of a sexually
oriented business.
A.
It shall be prohibited in a sexually oriented business
for a person to appear in a state of nudity or engage in specified sexual
activities.
B.
It shall be prohibited in a sexually oriented business
for a person to appear in a seminude condition, unless the person is an employee,
who, while seminude, is at least five feet from any patron or customer and
on a stage at least two feet in height from the floor.
C.
It shall be prohibited for an employee while seminude
in a sexually oriented business to receive directly any pay or gratuity from
any patron or customer or for any patron or customer to pay or give any gratuity
directly to any employee while that employee is seminude in a sexually oriented
business.
D.
It shall be prohibited in a sexually oriented business
to serve, sell, use, provide or consume any intoxicating liquor, cereal malt
beverage or any other alcoholic beverage.
It shall be prohibited for a person under the age of 18 years to be
on the premises of a sexually oriented business.
No sexually oriented business shall be open between the hours of 2:00
a.m. and 8:00 a.m., Monday through Saturday, or between the hours of 2:00
a.m. and 12:00 noon on Sundays.
The provisions of this chapter do not apply to the following establishments:
theaters, performing arts centers, civic centers, and dinner theaters where
live dance, ballet, music and dramatic performances of serious artistic merit
are offered on a regular basis, and in which the predominant business or attraction
is not the offering of entertainment which is intended for sexual interests
or titillation of customers, and where the establishment is not distinguished
by an emphasis on or the advertising or promotion of nude or seminude performances.
While expressive live nudity or seminudity may occur within these establishments,
this chapter seeks only to minimize and prevent the secondary effects of sexually
oriented businesses on the community. Negative secondary effects have not
been associated with the establishments referenced in this section.
The Village Marshal, Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department and Building
Inspector shall have the authority to enter a sexually oriented business at
any time the business is occupied or open for business and at all reasonable
times to inspect the premises and enforce this chapter.
A person who operates or causes to be operated a sexually oriented business
without a valid license or in violation of this chapter is subject to a suit
for injunction as well as municipal prosecution, Such violation shall be punishable
by a forfeiture of $500 plus court costs and assessments. Each day a sexually
oriented business so operates shall be deemed a separate offense or violation.
Each section and provision of this chapter is hereby declared to be
an independent division and subdivision and, notwithstanding any other evidence
of legislative intent, it is hereby declared to be the controlling legislative
intent that if any provision of said Ordinance, or the application thereof
to any person or circumstance, is found to be invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, the remaining sections or provisions and the application of
such sections and provisions to any person or circumstances other than those
to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby, and it is hereby
declared that such sections and provisions would have been enacted independently
of such section or provision found to be invalid.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this chapter are hereby repealed.