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Adopted: July 19, 1999
Effective: August 19, 1999
ORDINANCE NO. MC-I051
2 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REPEALING CHAPTER
5.12 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
3 ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND ADDING CHAPTER 5.14 TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND
4 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
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WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino, California has reviewed and analyzed numerous
6 studies, reports, articles, judicial decisions, and the experience and legislative findings of other
municipalities and counties in Southern California, and around the country concerning the
7 impacts, or "secondary effects" of Adult Businesses (as that term is defined in Chapter 19.06 of
this Code) that provide live erotic entertainment where the Performers are nude, partially nude, or
8 clothed in attire commonly referred to as pasties and a g-string; and
9 WHEREAS, in conjunction with the adoption of this Ordinance, the City is adopting an
Ordinance relating to licensing requirements for premises offering entertainment not engaging in
10 Adult businesses entertainment; and
II WHEREAS, the Common Council has previously found that there are significant and
serious secondary effects from Adult Businesses that justify regulation to protect the public health,
12 safety and welfare; and
13 WHEREAS, the Common Council has previously been presented with evidence of those
secondary effects relating to zoning regulations; and
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WHEREAS, in Barnes v. Glen Theaters (1991) 501 U,S, 560, the United States Supreme
15 Court found it to be constitutionally permissible to prohibit nudity, including public nudity in
Adult Businesses, in part due to the secondary effects associated with such public nudity in Adult
16 Businesses which secondary effects include, but are not limited to the increase in prostitution,
increase in sexual assaults, increase in the spread of sexually transmitted diseases and the increase
17 in criminal activity; and
18 WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino has for many years engaged in rigorous, firm, and
effective policies and regulations relating to uses and activities that could have adverse impacts on
19 the continued stability and vitality of the residential and business areas of the City, and the
regulations imposed by this Ordinance, are a continuation of and consistent with those long-
20 standing policies and regulations.
21 NOW THEREFORE, THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1.
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SECTION 2.
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Section 5.12 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
Chapter 5.14 is hereby added to the San Bernardino Municipal Code to read
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I ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REPEALING CHAPTER
5,12 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
2 ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND ADDING CHAPTER 5.14 TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND
3 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
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Chapter 5.14
ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
Sections:
5.14.010
5.14.020
5.14.030
5.14,040
5.14.050
5.14.060
5.14.070
5.14.080
5.14.090
5.14.100
5.14.110
5.14.120
5.14.130
5.14.140
5.14.150
5.14.160
Definitions
License-Required
License-Application and Fees
Application Requirements
Issue of License-Investigation
Additional Regulations- Adult Entertainment
License-Non transferable-Posting
License-Fee
License-Duration
Exemptions from filing, processing and license fees
Suspension/Revocation of license
Appeal
Licenses and Fees not Exclusive
Exceptions
Severability
Penalty
Definitions.
24 F or the purpose of this Chapter, certain words and phrases shall be construed as set
forth in this section, unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended.
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5,14.010
A. "Dine and dance clubs," and "night clubs," mean and include all hotels, restaurants,
26 cafes, road houses, inns, taverns, bars, or any place open to the public, wherein or whereat
beverages, meals or dinners are served, and where the public and patrons thereof may dance, or
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I ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REPEALING CHAPTER
5.12 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
2 ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND ADDING CHAPTER 5.14 TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND
3 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
4 B. A "public dance", "dancing club", or "public dance hall" means and includes any
public place open to the public wherein or whereat the public may engage in dancing, including
5 places and dances where admission thereto is by membership or other special privilege.
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"Entertainment" means:
7 I. Any act, play, review, pantomime, scene, dance act, or song and dance act,
performed by one or more persons, whether or not such person or persons are compensated for
8 such performance, when the same is performed at a public dance hall, public dance, dancing club,
dine and dance club or night club; or
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2. Any fashion or style show, except:
a. When the same is conducted by a nonprofit club, organization or
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members of the general public are not invited; or
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b. When the same is conducted by a person as a part of a commercial
13 business which primarily involves the sale or manufacture of clothing or wearing apparel.
14 3. The following is included in the term "entertainment": The presence of any
performer, dancer, employee, agent, model or other person, collectively and/or individually
15 referred to as "entertainer", in any place of entertainment as defined in Sections 5.14.01 O(A) or (B)
who engages in any specified sexual activity (as that term is defined in Chapter 19.06 of this
16 Code) not otherwise prohibited by local, State or Federal law, or who exposes any specified
anatomical part (as that term is defined in Chapter 19.06 of this Code) not otherwise prohibited by
17 local, State or Federal law, or who performs in attire commonly referred to as pasties or a G-string,
or any other opaque covering which does not expose the areola or nipples of the female breast, and
18 while covering the natal cleft and pubic area covers less than one inch on either side of the entire
length of the natal cleft and two inches across the pubic area. Entertainment as described in this
19 subsection shall be subject to all regulations as described in Chapter 19.06 of this Code.
20 D, "Notice" means written notice, given by personal service upon the addressee, or,
given by United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the person to be notified at his or her
21 last known address, Service of such notice shall be effective upon the completion of personal
service, or upon the placing of the same in the custody of the United States Postal Service,
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"License" means a license required and issued pursuant to the provisions of this
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5.14.020
License-Required
25 It is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association of persons, to operate,
conduct or carry on any act of entertainment, public dance hall, public dance, dancing club, dine
26 and dance club or night club, as the same are defined in Section 5.14,010 without first obtaining a
license to do so as provided in this Chapter.
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ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REPEALING CHAPTER
5.12 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
2 ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND ADDING CHAPTER 5,14 TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND
3 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
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5.14.030
License-Application and fees
5 Any person required to obtain a license pursuant to this Chapter shall file a written
application therefor with the City Clerk and shall be accompanied by a fee established by
6 resolution of the City Council which shall be no more than necessary to cover the costs of
processing and investigation,
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Application Requirements
The following information shall be submitted to the City Clerk by the owner at the time of
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occupancy;
A description of all proposed entertainment business activities and anticipated
B. A site plan describing the building and/or unit proposed for the entertainment
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The application shall contain the following information:
14 I. The owner's name, residence street address, and mailing address, if
different, and California driver's license number and any and all aliases,
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2. The name under which the entertainment enterprise is to be operated,
3, The telephone number of the enterprise and the address and legal
17 description of the parcel ofland on which the enterprise is located,
18 4. The date on which the owner acquired the enterprise for which the license is
sought, and the date on which the enterprise began or will begin operations at the location for
19 which the license is sought, and
20 5. If the enterprise is owned andlor operated by a corporation, or other limited
liability entity, or association of persons, the name of each officer andlor director of the
21 corporation, limited liability entity, or association of persons. Ifthe enterprise is owned and or
operated by a partnership, the name of each general partner of the partnership;
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D. A statement under oath that the owner has personal knowledge of the information
23 contained in the application and the information contained is true and correct;
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A statement that the owner has read and understands the provisions of this chapter.
25 F, A statement whether the owner previously operated in this or any other County,
City or State under an entertainment establishment licenselpermit or similar business license, and
26 whether the owner has ever had a license revoked or suspended and the reason therefore, and the
business entity or trade name under which the owner operated that was subject to the suspension or
27 revocation;
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I ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REPEALING CHAPTER
5.12 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
2 ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND ADDING CHAPTER 5,14 TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND
3 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
4 G. If the premises are being rented or leased or being purchased under contract, a copy
of such lease or contract shall accompany the application.
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Issue of License-Investigation
A. Upon receipt of an application for an entertainment license, the City Clerk shall
7 conduct an investigation to determine if the proposed business is in compliance with the
provisions of this chapter. The investigation shall include forwarding copies of the application to
8 the Police Department, Development Services and the Fire Department for their own independent
investigation. Each department shall make recommendations as to the issuance or denial of the
9 license and forward said results to the City Clerk within 30 days of receipt of the application, The
City Clerk, shall, within 45 days of receipt of a complete permit application, approve and issue the
10 permit if all the requirements of this section have been met. If the City Clerk determines that the
application does not satisfy the requirements ofthis chapter, helshe shall deny the application,
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I. The applicant shall be served with written notice of the decision, Notice
12 shall be personally served or served by deposit in the United States mail, first class postage
prepaid, at the address shown on the application. Service shall be deemed complete upon personal
13 service or deposit in the United States Post Mail.
14 B. Standards for Approval of License, The City Clerk shall approve and issue an
entertainment license if the application and evidence submitted show that:
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I. The operation, as proposed by the applicant, if permitted, would comply
16 with all applicable laws, including but not limited to the City's building, fire, zoning and health
regulations; and
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2. The applicant has not knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent
18 statement of fact in the license application process, or on any document required by the City in
conjunction therewith.
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3. If the occupancy limit of that portion of the premises where entertainment is
performed is greater than two hundred (200) persons, at least one security guard will be on duty
outside the premises, patrolling the grounds and parking areas at all times while the entertainment
is provided, An additional security guard will be on duty inside the premises if the occupancy
exceeds four hundred (400) persons. The security guards shall be charged with preventing
violations of law and enforcing compliance by patrons with the requirements of the chapter. No
security guard required pursuant to this subparagraph shall act as a door person, ticket seller, ticket
taker, or admittance person while acting as a security guard. An additional security guard shall be
provided if one security guard is to be utilized for the purpose of conducting searches on patrons.
All security guards shall be licensed in accordance with Business and Professions Code 97582, et
seq,
4. The premises within which the entertainment is located shall provide
sufficient sound absorbing insulation so that noise generated inside the premises shall not be
audible anywhere on adjacent property or public right-of-way or within any other building or other
separate unit within the same building;
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ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REPEALING CHAPTER
5.12 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
2 ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND ADDING CHAPTER 5,14 TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND
3 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
4 5, All entertainment described within Section 5,14.010 complies with the
additional regulations in Section 5.14.060;
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6, All signage conforms to the standards applicable in Title 19 of this Code;
7. Every place of entertainment shall have a manager on the premises at all
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8 8, The place of entertainment must not operate or be open between the hours
of two a.m. and eight a.m" however, the restriction herein imposed applies only to permitting or
9 allowing the public to dance and to the providing of entertainment of any sort other than
mechanical music between such hours and is not deemed to prevent or make unlawful the serving
10 of meals or refreshments between such hours; and
II 9, All business activities must take place within the enclosed structures, unless
otherwise permitted by the City.
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10. The City Clerk shall impose conditions prior to approval of an application
13 which are deemed necessary by the Police Department, Development Services, and the Fire
Department to insure compliance with the provisions of this Chapter or to protect the public health
14 and safety. Such conditions shall be limited to the following: hours of operation, maximum
occupancy, fire and life safety issues, fire suppression, exterior signage prohibiting loitering and
15 littering, location of the business, amount and type of calls for police service in the area, exterior
lighting, existence of pubic telephones and security guards.
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5.14,060
Additional Regulations.
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The following regulations shall apply to all entertainment described in Section
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19 A. No operator, entertainer or employee of a place of entertainment shall permit to be
performed, offer to perform, perform or allow patrons to perform sexual intercourse, oral or anal
20 copulation, lap or straddle dancing, fondling or stimulation of human genitals, pubic region,
buttocks, or female breasts.
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B. No operator, entertainer or employee of a place of entertainment shall encourage or
22 permit any person upon the premises to lap or straddle dance, touch, caress, or fondle the breasts,
buttocks, anus or genitals of any other person.
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C. If the place of entertainment is licensed to serve alcoholic beverages, the licensee
24 shall abide by the rules and regulations set forth by the California Department of Alcoholic
Beverage Control.
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D. No person shall perform for patrons any entertainment described in Section
26 5,14.0 I O( C)(3) except upon a stage at least eighteen (18) inches above the level of the floor which
is separated by a distance of at least six feet from the nearest area occupied by patrons, and no
27 patron shall be permitted within six feet of the stage while the stage is occupied by an entertainer.
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I ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REPEALING CHAPTER
5.12 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
2 ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND ADDING CHAPTER 5.14 TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND
3 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
4 This subsection shall not apply to individual viewing areas where the stage is completely separated
from the viewing area, floor to ceiling, by plexiglass or other clear permanent barrier.
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E. Stage or entertainment areas shall not be open to view from outside the premises.
F, Permanent barriers shall be installed and maintained to screen the interior of the
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8 Q, No exterior door or window shall be propped or kept open at any time during hours
of operation; any exterior windows shall be covered with opaque covering at all times.
H. No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be permitted within the
10 premises at any time during hours of operation.
II I. The place of entertainment shall maintain separate restroom facilities for male
patrons and employees and female patrons and employees. Male patrons and employees shall be
12 prohibited from either looking into or using the restrooms for females and female patrons and
employees shall be prohibited from using the restrooms for males except to carry out the duties of
13 repair, maintenance and cleaning of the restroom facilities. Restrooms shall not contain television
monitors or other motion picture or video projection recording or reproduction equipment.
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1. The premises shall provide separate dressing room facilities for male and female
15 entertainers which are exclusively dedicated to the entertainer's use.
16 K. The licensee shall provide an entrancelexit to the premises for entertainers which is
separate from the entrancelexit used by patrons.
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L. No entertainer shall have physical contact with any patron and no patron shall have
18 physical contact with any entertainer while on the premises.
19 M. All areas of the place of entertainment accessible to patrons shall be illuminated at
least to the extent of two foot-candles (measured as units of illuminance), minimally maintained
20 and evenly distributed at ground level.
21 N. Individual viewing areas shall be operated and maintained without any hole or
other opening or means of direct communication or visual or physical access between the interior
22 space of two or more individual viewing areas.
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No individual viewing area may be occupied by more than one person at anyone
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p, All individual viewing areas shall be physically arranged in such a manner that the
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of the premises, Visibility into the individual viewing rooms shall not be blocked or obscured by
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No patron, guest or invitee shall directly payor give any gratuity to any performer,
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ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REPEALING CHAPTER
5,12 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
2 ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND ADDING CHAPTER 5.14 TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND
3 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
4 dancer, employee or model and no dancer, performer, employee or model shall solicit any payor
gratuity from any patron.
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R. No owner or other person with managerial control over an Adult Business (as that
6 term is defined in Chapter 19.06 of this Code) shall permit any person on the premises of the
Adult Business to engage in a live showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area, or
7 buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, andlor the female breasts with less than a fully
opaque covering over any part of the nipple or areola andlor covered male genitals in a discernibly
8 turgid state. This provision may not be complied with by applying an opaque covering simulating
the appearance of the specific anatomical part required to be covered,
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License- N ontransfera ble- Posting
No entertainment establishment license shall be sold, transferred, or assigned by any
11 license holder, or by operation of law, to any other person, group, partnership, corporation or any
other entity, and any such sale, transfer or assignment, or attempted sale, transfer, or assignment
12 shall be deemed to constitute a voluntary surrender of such license, and such license shall be
thereafter null and void. A license held by an individual in the name of a corporation or
13 partnership is subject to the same rules of transferability as contained above. License shall be
valid only for the exact location specified in the permit. Each license shall be posted in a
14 conspicuous place in or upon the premises for which it is issue, and shall be shown to any City
Official upon demand.
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License-Fee.
A. F or every person, firm, corporation or association of persons conducting, operating,
17 managing or carrying on a public dance, dance hall, dancing club, dine and dance club or night
club as the same are defined in Section 5,14.010, the license fee shall be at the rate set by
18 resolution adopted by the Mayor and Common Council.
19 B. Every person, firm, corporation or association of persons operating, conducting, or
carrying on a public dance where the owner, manager or operator does not operate, conduct or
20 carry on a public dance at least one night in each month, shall pay a license fee at the rate set by
resolution adopted by the Mayor and Common Council.
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License-Duration.
Licenses issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be valid for a period of one year or until
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Exemptions from filing. processing and license fees
25 A. A bona fide church, nonprofit organization or charitable organization recognized as
such under state law, bona fide lodge, fraternal organization or fraternal society which carries on
26 such dances solely for the amusement or entertainment of its bona fide members, or for the
purpose of securing funds for such organization for its own operating needs or for charitable
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I ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REPEALING CHAPTER
5.12 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
2 ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND ADDING CHAPTER 5,14 TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND
3 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
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Suspension/Revocation of license
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The City Clerk shall suspend or revoke a permit issued under the provisions of this chapter
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A. The licensee has ceased to meet the requirements for issuance oflicense;
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B. The applicant gave materially false, fraudulent or misleading information on the
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9 C. The operation, as conducted by the licensee, does not comply with all applicable
laws, including, but not limited to, the City's building, fire, zoning and health regulations;
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D. Excessively loud music or noise from the establishment for which the permit was
II issued interferes with the peace and quiet of the neighborhood;
12 E. The place of entertainment has been operated in violation of any of the
requirements of this chapter.
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F. The license holder is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor occurring upon, or
14 relating to the premises or lot upon which the place of entertainment is located which offense is
classified by the State as an offense involving any sexual crime against children, sexual abuse,
15 rape, distribution of obscene material or material harmful to minors, prostitution or pandering,
including, but not necessarily limited to the violation of any crime requiring registration under
16 California Penal Code 290, or any violation of Penal Code Sections 243,3, 261, 261.5, 264.1, 266,
266a through 266k, inclusive, 267, 286, 286.5, 288, 288 a, 311 through 311.10, inclusive, 314,
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18 G, If any person or persons is (are) convicted of a felony or misdemeanor for an
offense set forth in subsection (F) of this section as a result of such person's activity on the
19 premises or property on which the place of entertainment is located, and the person or persons
were employees, contractors or agents of the place of entertainment at the time the offenses were
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Appeal
22 A. Any applicant aggrieved by the decision of the City Clerk with reference to the
issuance, conditional issuance, denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, may appeal to the
23 Hearing Officer for the City of San Bernardino, appointed by the Mayor.
24 B, The right to appeal to the Hearing Officer from the denial, suspension or revocation
of any license required by this chapter shall terminate upon the expiration of fifteen (15) days
25 following the deposit of a certified letter in the United States Post Office advising the applicant of
the action of the City Clerk and of his or her right to appeal such action to the Hearing Officer.
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C. The hearing shall be held within twenty (20) days of the receipt by the City Clerk
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I ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REPEALING CHAPTER
5.12 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
2 ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND ADDING CHAPTER 5.14 TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND
3 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
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5 D, The Hearing Officer shall render hislher decision within five days from the date of
the hearing. The decision of the Hearing Officer shall be final and conclusive and shall not be
6 subject to appeal to the Mayor and Common Council. Pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure
S I 094.6, any action to review the decision of the Hearing Officer shall be commenced not later
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than the ninetieth day after the Hearing Officer's order is rendered.
E. The Hearing Officer shall take all lawful steps to insure that any applicant whose
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Hearing Officer's decision to deny the permit.
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Licenses and Fees Not Exclusive
Fees and licenses required by this chapter shall be in addition to any license, permit or fee
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5.14.140
Exceptions
14 The provisions of this chapter shall apply prospectively and shall not operate to revoke any
valid live entertainment license in effect as of the date ofthe ordinance codified in this chapter,
15 The provisions of this chapter shall not be deemed to require an entertainment license for the
following:
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A. For the use of a radio, record player, juke box or television receiver in any
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For the use of a piano or organ in any establishment;
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where admission is not open to the public;
D. For the playing of background music by any electronic means or instrument in
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Severability
23 In the event that any provision of this Ordinance, or any part thereof, or any application
thereofto any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise
24 invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction on its face or as applied, such holding
shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance,
25 or any part thereof, or any application thereofto any person or circumstance or of said provision as
applied to any other person or circumstance, It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent of the
26 City that this Ordinance would have been adopted had such unconstitutional, invalid, or ineffective
provisions not been included herein.
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I ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REPEALING CHAPTER
5,12 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
2 ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND ADDING CHAPTER 5,14 TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND
3 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
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5.14.160
Penalty
5 Any person who violates, neglects, or refuses to comply with, or assists or participates in
any way in the violation of any ofthe provisions or requirements of this Ordinance or of any of the
6 provisions or requirements of any Entertainment License, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO REPEALING CHAPTER
5,12 OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
2 ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND ADDING CHAPTER 5.14 TO THE SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO ENTERTAINMENT-DANCES AND
3 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the Mayor and
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Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at areqular meeting thereof, held on
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the 19 tflay of July, 1999, by the following vote, to wit:
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COUNCIL MEMBERS:
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ESTRADA
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MCGINNIS
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SCHNETZ
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ANDERSON
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18 The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this 19 tl'Iay of July_, 1999.
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. MC-1051
Ordinance of the City of San Bernardino repealing Chapter 5.12 of the San Bernardino
Municipal Code relating to entertainment-dances and adding Chapter 5.14 to the San
Bernardino Municipal Code relating to entertainment-dances and adult entertainment,
Said ordinance repeals Chapter 5.12 and adds Chapter 5.14, Entertainment-Dances and
Adult Entertainment, to the San Bernardino Municipal Code. The ordinance
enumerates the requirements, processes and conditions in which the City Clerk, with
investigation input from the Police Department, Department of Development Services
and the Fire Department, reviews, denies and grants applications for entertainment
licenses, including license applications for adult entertainment.
Adopted:
Effective:
July 19, 1999
August 19, 1999
VOTE
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Council Members Estrada, Lien, McGinnis, Schnetz, Anderson, Miller.
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None.
ABSENT:
None.
Vacant:
Fifth Ward Council Member.
FULL TEXT OF THIS ORDINANCE IS
A V AILABLE IN THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
JUDITH V ALLES - MAYOR
RACHEL G. CLARK - CITY CLERK
Approved by:
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es F. Penman, City Attorney