[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Marlborough 10-18-1976 by Ord. No. 16101 (Ch. 91 of the 1986
Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
The following acts or conduct in or on the premises
licensed in accordance with MGL c. 140, § 181 or 183A, are
deemed contrary to the public need, to the common good, public safety
and welfare.
A.
It is forbidden to employ or permit any person in
or on the licensed premises while such person is unclothed or in such
attire as to expose to view any portion of the area of the female
breast or any portion of the pubic hair, cleft of the buttocks or
genitals.
B.
It is forbidden to employ or permit any hostess or other persons to mingle with the patrons while such hostess or other person is unclothed or in such attire as described in Subsection A above.
C.
It is forbidden to encourage or permit any person
in or on the licensed premises to touch, caress or fondle the breasts,
buttocks or genitals of any other person.
D.
It is forbidden to employ or permit any person to
wear or use any device or covering exposed to view which simulates
the breasts, buttocks, pubic hair or genitals or any portions thereof.
E.
It is forbidden to employ or permit any person in
or on the licensed premises to perform an act or acts or to simulate
the act or acts of:
It is forbidden to employ or permit any person in or on the licensed premises to show motion-picture films, television-type cassettes, still pictures or other photographic reproductions depicting any of the acts or any simulation of any of the acts prohibited in § 227-1.
This chapter is not intended to modify, suspend,
revoke or cancel any license to sell alcoholic beverages but does
give the City of Marlborough, through its Public Safety Committee,
authority to deal with maintenance of peace and good order within
the City. The Public Safety Committee of the City Council shall, in
order to provide for the public safety of its inhabitants, require
that:
A.
Any establishment licensed in accordance with MGL
c. 140, § 181 or 183A, and which is located within an area
which is residential in character that provides a form of entertainment,
whether live or reproduced, involving the showing of motion-picture
films, live musical entertainment or any other form of live entertainment,
must employ and cause to be hired a member of the Marlborough Police
Department to be on duty from the time said entertainment commences
to the time such establishment closes for that business day.
B.
An area which is residential in character is defined
as an area within a two-hundred-foot radius of the establishment licensed
in accordance with MGL c. 140, § 181 or 183A which is predominantly
composed of single-family or multifamily dwelling units.
C.
The City Council, through its Public Safety Committee,
pursuant to official complaints issued by affected residents, may
in its discretion conduct hearings after giving due notice to the
parties. After said hearings, if the Committee determines that violations
have been found, it shall direct the License Board to implement the
decisions of said Committee.
Violation of this chapter is punishable by a
fine of not more than $50 for each offense; with each day thereafter,
a violation shall constitute a separate offense.
