(1) The viewing areas within the sexually oriented viewing booth premises shall be visible from a continuous main aisle and shall not be obscured by any curtain, door, wall or other enclosure. As used in this chapter “viewing area” means the area where a patron or customer would ordinarily be positioned while watching a film, video or other viewing device.

(2) The licensee shall not permit any doors to public areas on the premises to be locked during business hours in compliance with the applicable provisions of the city of Stanwood Building Code, Uniform Fire Code, and National Fire Protection Association Code.

(3) A sexually oriented adult viewing booth operator must, at all times when the premises are open or when any member of the public is permitted to enter and remain there, maintain sufficient lighting to provide equally distributed illumination about all parts of the premises which are open to and used by patrons so that objects are plainly visible at all times, and so that on any part of the premises which are open to and used by patrons a program, menu, or list printed in eight point type will be readable.

(4) The licensee shall not permit more than one person to occupy a sexually oriented adult arcade station or viewing booth at any time and public notices to this effect shall at all times be conspicuously posted and maintained on the sexually oriented adult arcade premises.

(5) There must be at least one employee on duty and situated in the public room adjacent to the sexually oriented adult arcade stations or viewing booths at all times that any patron, member, or customer is present inside the premises.

(6) There must be permanently posted and maintained in at least two conspicuous locations on the interior of every sexually oriented adult arcade premises a sign stating substantially the following:

Occupancy of any station or viewing booth is at all times limited to one person. There may be no acts of lewd or obscene conduct in the stations or viewing booths or on the premises. Violators are subject to criminal prosecution.

Each sign must be conspicuously posted and not screened from the patron’s view. The letters must be on a contrasting background and shall be no smaller than three-quarters inch in height.

(7) The premises must be equipped with overhead lighting fixtures of sufficient intensity to maintain sufficient lighting that provides equally distributed illumination about all parts of the premises which are open to and used by patrons so that objects are plainly visible at all times, and so that on any part of the premises which are open to and used by patrons a program, menu, or list printed in eight point type can be read.

(8) Doors to areas on the premises which are available for use by persons other than the owner, manager, operator or their agents or employees may not be locked during business hours.

(9) The unobstructed view into the sexually oriented adult arcade viewing booths or stations from the adjacent public room by direct line of sight must remain unobstructed by any doors, walls, merchandise, display racks or other materials at all times.

(10) No patron, member, or customer is permitted access to any area of the premises which has been designated as an area in which patrons, members or customers will not be permitted.

(11) No sexually oriented adult arcade viewing booth or station may be occupied by more than one person at any time.

(12) There may be no acts of lewd or obscene conduct in the sexually oriented adult arcade stations or viewing booths or on the premises.

(13) No person may operate or maintain any warning system or device, of any nature or kind, for the purpose of warning or aiding and abetting the warning of patrons, members, customers or any other persons occupying sexually oriented adult arcade stations or viewing booths located on the premises that police officers or city health, fire, licensing or building inspectors are approaching or have entered the premises.

(14) No person under the age of 18 years of age may be on or within a sexually oriented adult arcade booth premises whether as a patron, member, customer, agent, employee or independent contractor.

(15) Premises. Restrooms may not contain video reproduction equipment.

(16) Steps or Risers. No steps or risers are allowed in any sexually oriented adult arcade viewing booth or station.

(17) Seating. No sexually oriented adult arcade station or viewing booth shall have more than one stool type seat. In order to prevent obscuring the occupant of a sexually oriented adult arcade station or viewing booth from view, no stool for seating within a sexually oriented adult arcade station or viewing booth shall have any seatback or sides. The seat cannot be positioned behind the doorway so that the occupant sits with his or her back to the door.

(18) Ventilation and Other Holes. All ventilation devices between the sexually oriented adult arcade viewing booths must be covered by a permanently affixed ventilation cover. Ventilation holes may only be located one foot from the top of the viewing booth walls or one foot from the bottom of the viewing booth walls. There may not be any other holes or openings between the viewing booths. (Ord. 1521 § 2 (Exh. A), 2023).