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Home My WebLink AboutORD 3776 CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON ORDINANCE NO . 3776 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON , WASHINGTON REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING THE PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER 31 , TITLE V (BUSINESS REGULATIONS) OF ORDINANCE NO. 1628 ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF RENTON" RELATING TO CABARET REGULATIONS AND PRESCRIBING PENALTIES. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS : SECTION 1 : Existing Chapter 31 of Title V (Business Regulations) of Ordinance No . 1628 entitled "Code of General Ordinances of the City of Renton, is hereby repealed and re-enacted as Chapter 28, Title VI (Police Regulations) , as follows : CHAPTER 28 CABARET REGULATIONS 6-2801 DEFINITIONS : When used in this Chapter and unless otherwise distinctly expressed, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning set out herein: (A) "Cabaret" means any hotel, restaurant , cafe , lunchroom, tavern or any other place of public resort open for service to the public or operated for gain or profit and where theatrical performances , exhibitions , shows , exhibition dances , dancing , vaudeville shows or vocal or other music produced by persons present are maintained or permitted , or where music , other than vocal produced by persons present , is maintained or permitted, or any combination of the aforesaid acts . (B) "Person" shall include an individual, firm, corporation , company, partnership , association , an unincorporated association and any person acting in a fiduciary capacity . 6-2802 HOURS OF OPERATION : No cabaret shall operate in any manner whatsoever , between the hours of two o' clock (2 :00 ) A.M . and six o' clock (6 : 00) A . M. 6-2803 SOLICITING AND CERTAIN CONDUCT -AND ACTIVITIES UNLAWFUL : - 1 - (A) It shall be unlawful for any person owning , managing , operating, conducting or maintaining a cabaret to allow or permit any person employed by him in the capacity of an entertainer , servant or otherwise , to approach or accost any guest to have refreshments with such employee as aforesaid , during the hours of their employment , nor shall any person in the premises of a cabaret approach any person who is an employee of the owner , manager or operator in the capacity of an entertainer , servant or otherwise , during the hours of such employee' s employment , for the purpose of inducing any such employee to have refreshments with any guests or patron of such cabaret . (B) It shall further be unlawful for any person owning , managing, operating , conducting or maintaining a cabaret as herein defined, or any employee , agent , licensee or performer working within the premises of such cabaret to solicit or to allow solicitation of any dance partner and the purchase of refreshments , whether on a commission basis or not . (C) It shall be unlawful for any person owning , managing , operating , conducting or maintaining a cabaret to knowingly permit or cause any employee , servant , agent , independent contractor- entertainer or entertainer to appear therein with one or both breasts and/or the lower portion of the torso , wholly or substantially exposed to public view, and it shall be unlawful for any such employee , servant, or entertainer to be present , work or loiter in such establishment at any time, or to appear therein in a substantially exposed manner as hereinabove defined . The provisions contained herein shall apply to any such person whether or not a bona fide employer-employee relationship exists or whether such person acts as an independent contractor . (D) Washington Administrative Code Section 314-16-125 , which has heretofore been filed in the office of the City Clerk and made available to the general public for examination , is hereby adopted by reference for the City , and any and all amendments , additions or modifications thereto , when printed and filed with the City Clerk by authorization of the City Council from time to time , shall be considered and accepted and shall constitute a part of this Code without the necessity of further legislation and are incorporated herein. Such Washington Adminstrative Code section shall apply to all cabarets as defined herein whether or not they are licensed premises . 6-2804 CLOSED BOOTHS UNLAWFUL : It shall be unlawful for any person owning , operating , managing or conducting any cabaret to have , permit or maintain any boxes or booths closed by any door , screen, curtain or other device , or to have , permit or maintain any box or booth on the premises of any cabaret with entrance thereto on any side other than that which faces the center line of the main room. 6-2805 AGE RESTRICTIONS: r ma (A) It shall be unlawful for the owner , proprietor , o nager in charge of any such cabaret , or for any employee at said place , to harbor, admit , receive or permit to be or remain in or about such cabaret , any minor person under the age of eighteen ( 18 ) years , or for any person under the age of eighteen ( 18) years to be in or about any cabaret after being notified by the management or a peace officer to leave the premises , or to make any misrepresentation as to his own age or that of any other person , for the purpose of obtaining admission to any cabaret or to remain therein. The foregoing shall not apply if such minor is accompanied by his parents or parent , or his legal guardian while within said premises . • (B) It shall be unlawful for the owner , proprietor or person in charge of a cabaret to employ as an entertainer or servant in such place any person who is not at least eighteen ( 18) years of age and of good moral character . 6-2806 LIGHTING; SPACE AND APPEARANCE REQUIREMENTS: (A) Every cabaret licensed under the provisions of this Section shall be so lighted or illuminated by either gas , electricity or other means that the intensity of such illumination shall be at no time less than three (3 ) foot candles at a plane three feet (3 ' ) above the floor , within all areas of said cabaret premises . it shall be unlawful for any person in charge of a cabaret to admit any patron thereto until said establishment is duly illuminated as provided for herein. Such lighting or illumination shall be maintained thereafter throughout the entire time during which such cabaret shall be open or entertaining patrons and until such time as same shall be cleared and closed . (B) Every theatrical performance , exhibition , show, dance or vocal or other musical production conducted within any such cabaret as licensed hereunder , must be located within a specially designated space or area which shall be properly separated or cordoned off, whether same be an elevated stage or otherwise , by not less than six feet (61 ) from the remaining premises to which members of the public are admitted . It shall be unlawful for any employee or entertainer of such premises during such performance , exhibition , dance , show or similar entertainment to approach or physically contact any patron or customer of such cabaret establishment for the purpose of displaying any lewd , suggestive , vulgar or immoral act or action or to use or direct any indecent or obscene language unto any such customer or patron. 6-2807 MORAL REQUIREMENTS : It shall be unlawful to' give or permit the giving of, in any cabaret , any entertainment or exhibition of a lewd , suggestive , vulgar or immoral type or nature , or to use therein any indecent , vulgar or obscene language ; no person shall frequent or loiter within any such establishment with a purpose of soliciting persons to purchase drinks , and no proprietor or 3 - operator of any such establishment shall allow the presence in such establishment of any person who violates the provisions of this Section. 6-2808 COMPLAINTS INVESTIGATED : The Chief of Police or his duly authorized representative shall promptly investigate all complaints against any establishment , operator or manager of a cabaret . 6-2809 DUTIES : It shall be the duty of each cabaret operator and manager to enforce all standards of decency and good taste and to ensure that disorderly or objectionable conduct or displays are prohibited; and to take effective and immediate steps to remove all objectionable persons and to stop objectionable practices so that no performance , exhibition, show, exhibition dancing or related activities shall be in any way detrimental to the public peace , health, welfare or morals . SECTION 2: If any section, subsection , sentence , clause , phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction , such portion shall be deemed to be a separate , distinct and independent provision and such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance . SECTION 3: Existing Chapter 31 , Title V (Business Regulations) of the City Code is hereby repealed . I - 4 - SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage , approval and thirty (30) days after publication . PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL on December 19th , 1983 . 6 • Maxine E . Motor , City Clerk APPROVED BY THE MAYOR on December 19th, 1983. Barbara Y. Shinpochv Mayor Approved as to form: Lawrence J . i rren , City Attorney Date of Publication: December 26, 1983 (Summary Form) - 5 -