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A. General. An adult cabaret shall satisfy the zoning requirements contained in Chapter 17.58 GHMC, the general requirements in Part A of this chapter, the licensing requirements in Part B of this chapter, the general operational requirements in GHMC 5.10.190, and the specific operational requirements applicable to adult cabarets contained in this section.

B. Separation of Nude Entertainers from Patrons. No entertainer shall appear 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 eight 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 eight feet from all points of the stage, shall separate the stage from all patron areas.

C. 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.

D. 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.

E. Tips. No entertainer shall allow a member of the public to place a tip or gratuity directly upon his or her body or into his or her clothing.

F. Maintenance. All public areas of the adult cabaret shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.

G. 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 are plainly visible at all times.

H. 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.

I. Prohibited Activities.

1. No manager, entertainer or employee shall perform or simulate any sexual activities specified in GHMC 5.10.030(W) or RCW 7.48A.010(2)(b).

2. No manager, entertainer or employee shall expose to view any anatomical areas specified in GHMC 5.10.030(U) 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 entertainment facility which states the following:

THIS ADULT CABARET IS REGULATED BY THE CITY OF GIG HARBOR. ENTERTAINERS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN ANY TYPE OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND ARE NOT PERMITTED TO APPEAR NUDE EXCEPT ON STAGE. ENTERTAINERS IN THE SEATING AREAS OF THE ADULT CABARET 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. 768 § 3, 1997).