HomeMy WebLinkAboutMIN JAN 06 1998 M I N U T E S - CITY OF BEA UMONT
Lulu L.smith DAVID W. MOORE, MAYOR Becky Ames, Mayor Pro Tem
Guy N.Goodson CITY COUNCIL MEETING Andrew P.Cokinos
John K.Davis JANUARY 6,1998 Bobbie J. Patterson
Lane Nichols,City Attorney Ray A. Riley,City Manager Patrice Fogarty,City Clerk
The City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas, met in a regular session on January 6, 1998, at
the City Hall Council Chambers, 801 Main Street, Beaumont, Texas, at 1:30 p.m. to consider the
following:
OPENING
*Invocation Pledge of Allegiance Roll Call
*Presentations and Recognition
*Public Comment: Persons may speak on scheduled agenda items
*Consent Agenda
Mayor Moore called the meeting to order at 1:34 p.m. Pastor Edison Colbert, Paradise Missionary
Baptist Church, gave the invocation. After the invocation, Mayor Moore invited everyone to
observe a moment of silence in memory of Mrs. Delia Harrington. (Mrs. Harrington was a long time
volunteer for the City of Beaumont's Clean Community program and advocate for the beautification
of the city.) Jefferson County Sheriff Mitch Woods led the pledge of allegiance.
Present at the meeting were: Mayor Moore, Mayor Pro Tem Ames, Councilmembers Smith,
Goodson, Cokinos, Davis and Patterson. Also present were Ray A. Riley, City Manager; Lane
Nichols, City Attorney; Patrice Fogarty, City Clerk; and Barbara Liming, Deputy City Clerk.
*Presentations and Recognition - None
*Public Comment: Citizens were invited to comment on the Consent and Main agendas. No one
wished to address these subjects.
CONSENT AGENDA
The following consent agenda items were considered:
* Approval of the minutes of the regular meeting held December 23, 1997;
* Confirmation of committee appointments - Resolution No. 98-1
A) Approve the sponsoring of buses by the City of Beaumont for support of the Martin Luther
King, Jr. Parade and Rally. - Resolution No. 98-2
B) Approve the purchase of copiers for use in various City departments (through the State of
Texas Cooperative Purchasing Program for the Central Services, Water Utilities and Public
Health Departments for $17,902) - Resolution No. 98-3
C) Accept improvements constructed in Park West Subdivision, Phase III for City maintenance
- Resolution No. 98-4
Councilmember Cokinos moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mayor Pro Tem Ames
seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED.
Ayes: Mayor Moore, Mayor Pro Tem Ames, Councilmembers
Smith, Goodson, Cokinos, Davis and Patterson
Noes: None
GENERAL BUSINESS
1. Consider amending Section 26-23 of the Code of Ordinances relating to speed zones on
East Lucas (a: from a point 140 feet west of the centerline of Pine Street to a point 60 feet
east of El Paso, 40 mph maximum; b: from a point 60 feet east of El Paso to center line of
Eastex Freeway, 35 mph maximum)
Councilmember Cokinos moved to approve Ordinance No. 98-1 ENTITLED AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF BEAUMONT, TO
ESTABLISH MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM SPEEDS IN CERTAIN ZONES; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. Councilmember
Davis seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED.
Ayes: Mayor Moore, Mayor Pro Tem Ames, Councilmembers Smith,
Goodson, Cokinos, Davis and Patterson
Noes: None
Councilmember Davis requested that the traffic engineer investigate possibility of
installing a traffic signal at Magnolia and East Lucas in place of the present four-way
stop.
2. Consider approving a contract with the Golden Triangle Minority Business Council for the
development of a Business Information Center
Councilmember Patterson moved to approve Resolution No. 98-5 authorizing a contract
in the amount of $25,000 with the Golden Triangle Minority Business Council for
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development of a Business Information Center. Councilmember Smith seconded the
motion. MOTION PASSED.
Ayes: Mayor Moore, Mayor Pro Tem Ames, Councilmembers Smith,
Goodson, Cokinos, Patterson and Davis
Noes: None
Councilmember Davis requested that the City Manager meet with Beverly Hatcher to
schedule a tour of the center for Council and commented that the center's operation is
designed for all businesses.
Mayor Moore added that the facility is all inclusive, service is not limited to minority business
use only, but is a comprehensive assistance effort.
OTHER BUSINESS
* Review of Section 108 Loan Application
Finance Officer Beverly Hodges introduced Stephanie Dugan of the National Development
Council. Ms. Dugan presented Council with an update of Section 108 Loan application
procedures as outlined in Exhibit"A." She spoke of leveraging Block Grand funds, original
applications and reviews that can be processed directly with the HUD office in Fort Worth,
lines of credit and answered Council questions. Also, Ms. Dugan reviewed progress
regarding Hotel Beaumont renovations, said a draft would be forthcoming with specific
identifications and responded to inquiries about the proposed population of the hotel.
Finance Officer Beverly Hodges elaborated on the projects to be possibly considered for
Section 108 funding.
* Report on organization of Clean Community Department
City Manager Ray Riley presented a report to Council concerning reorganization and
merger of City programs to establish a new Clean Community Department, described in
Exhibit"B." Mr. Riley said the new department will be redefine and focus all assets of the
City relating to sanitation, street sweeping, trash collection, weedy lots, junked motor
vehicle, demolition of dilapidated structures and the general appearance of the city. The
department will work in conjunction with neighborhood associations and will be under the
direction of Mr. John Labrie without any additional or dismissal of personnel. They will use
current Photometric Index results received from Lamar University to identify areas of
attention and work collaboratively with neighborhood associations in an effort to eliminate
nuisances and prevent future unsanitary conditions.
Council commended Mr. Riley for his vision, expressed confidence in Mr. Labrie's ability to
coordinate the department's activity and again commented about Delia Harrington's fervor
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in working for the cleanliness and beautification of Beaumont. Councilmember Patterson
said she would like to see stronger enforcement of ordinances already passed and
suggested citizen education regarding their responsibility for control of weeds and other
cleanliness issues by including inserts with water statements.
WORK SESSION
* Discuss regulation of adult entertainment uses
City Attorney Lane Nichols told Council that in response to their direction, he has prepared
a draft of what he considers to be a lawful ordinance regulating sexually oriented
businesses in Beaumont as shown in Exhibit "C" Mr. Nichols said the ordinance is in
excess of 30 pages, is fairly similar to the one passed by Jefferson County with inclusion
of hours of operation, minimum lighting, cleanliness and partition regulations. Upon
presentation of the ordinance, Mr. Nichols was available to answer Council questions.
Mayor Moore thanked Mr. Nichols, Councilman Patterson and staff members for working
diligently on the document during the past weeks, said new light has been added to
community activity, and expressed appreciation for presentation of a workable ordinance.
Councilmember Goodson asked the City Attorney for clarification of G-2 on page 20
regarding license history of applicant; asked if inclusion of alcohol, drug abuse, sale or
distribution of drugs could be added on page 21 under G-3; addressed time involved with
application process; suggested possibility of more defined language regarding license
display as addressed in D on page 23; questioned penalty and charges relating to
inspections referred to in Section 6, A and B on pages 24 and 25; and discussed B 1 and
2 on page 26 regarding giving false or misleading information and knowingly allowing
possession, use or sale of controlled substances. Mr. Nichols said he would research
Councilmember Goodson's inquiries and attempt to more clearly define some of the
suggested areas.
Councilmember Davis said compilation of this ordinance has been a very challenging task
assignment and asked if Mr. Nichols received comments from anyone in opposition to
formulation of an ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses. Mr. Nichols stated he
received comments about the six feet restriction, hours of operation by an adult book store
owner and call regarding status of the ordinance. Councilmember Davis added that while
it is appropriate for business owners to attend Council and express comments, they have
chosen not to participate.
Councilmember Patterson mentioned concerns about employee time records requirements,
suggested moving cautiously to avoid possibility of the ordinance being overthrown in court.
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Mr. Nichols affirmed that he is confident with this portion of the ordinance, does not perceive
any constitutional problems, and police personnel have indicated that they would be
assisted by having those records available.
Mayor Moore invited comments from citizens or business operators.
Mr. Pat Gilbert, 630 Genoa, as a member of the South Park Neighborhood Association,
spoke in support of an ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses with tighter
controls.
Mr. Lynn DeMary, 430 E. Elgie, spoke in support of an ordinance broad enough to permit
police officers to carry out their investigative work to obtain a conviction and with zoning
controls that would prohibit a concentration of sexually oriented establishments in any
limited area.
Mr. Buddy Hebert, 295 North Parkway, thanked Councilmember Patterson for her idea of
mailing bulletins regarding most violated ordinances to citizens through the water
statements, City Attorney Nichols for working on the sexually oriented business ordinance
and City Manager Riley for his idea of a Clean Community Department. He said the south
end of Beaumont is plagued with junked motor vehicles, dilapidated houses and lawn
service companies that cut grass and leave the cuttings for the City of Beaumont to pick up.
Mr. Hebert spoke in support of a sexually oriented business ordinance, said they are
multiplying and need control, supported one that is workable, enforceable and makes
Beaumont more clean and wholesome.
Mayor Moore thanked citizens for their comments and participation and said the ordinance
would probably be brought back to Council for a vote at the next scheduled meeting.
Councilmember Davis said there has been opportunity for input from operators of the
businesses that will be affected by the proposed regulatory ordinance at three separate
meetings, took the position that he has been receptive to hear their remarks, and they did
not take opportunity to express views within the appropriate time frame. He expressed a
desire to be fair to both sides of the issue, but the opportunity to speak was at these
meetings. He said Council desires to hear both sides of a viewpoint.
Councilmember Smith asked if the ordinance would be returned to Council for approval as
presented today. Mr. Nichols said his instruction for preparation will be taken from Council,
that Councilmember Goodson has make excellent suggestions for tightening up some
provisions, and said enforcement times should be added. Councilmember Smith voiced
concurrence with Councilmember Patterson's concern about the time card inspection.
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Councilmember Patterson recommended considering Councilmember Goodson's
suggestions and any others presented, redraft the ordinance, bring it back for review and
then again for action.
Mayor Pro Tem Ames said she would not object to voting, if Council could receive the
revised ordinance on Friday prior to the meeting, said she would like to proceed with the
matter, but will oblige Council's desire.
Mayor Moore agreed with Mayor Pro Tem Ames that Friday to Tuesday would be adequate
time to review a final draft of the ordinance, but will defer to Council's desire. If there is any
question at the time of presentation, he said the vote can be deferred to a later date or the
ordinance an be amended.
At the invitation of Mayor Moore, Jefferson County Sheriff Mitch Woods addressed Council.
He spoke in support of their action. Sheriff Woods explained to Council the need to have
time cards available for review. He said their interest is not to know which employees are
working, but to be able to track clocking in and out of businesses. He spoke of prostitution
and said some employees will work at a business, clock out to perform a prostitution act,
return to the business and clock back in to work. This protects the business operator from
being aware of the employee's action. He said a section in the ordinance providing for
review of time cards would show in an out activity patterns of employees.
Mr. John D. Young, 2325 South Street, representing DPD Investments, owners of Peepers
Bookstore, expressed his belief that Council has already made a decision about the sexually
oriented business regulatory ordinance and that "it's the feeling of most of the business
owners that's it's going to go into effect...and...the only alternative...is to fight it out in court."
Mayor Moore assured Mr. Young that a vote could have already been taken, if minds had
been made up.
Councilmember Davis told Mr. Young his mind is not made up, that he is interested in
fairness and what will be good for Beaumont and very concerned about city government
regulating existing businesses. Councilmember Davis expressed his concerns about the
businesses addressed in the ordinance, business limitation and constitutional rights. He
said he is willing to listen to any citizen to determine how he should vote and encouraged
Mr. Young to inform Council of his personal concerns.
Mr. Young further stated that there is no justification for confining the hours of operation
since his establishment is a retail outlet, not a club that sells alcohol or provides strip
entertainment.
Mayor Moore reiterated that Council has tried to be open with the process, said he does
have concern with diminution of economic revenue for businesses, that Council is sensitive
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to the hours of operation concern and encouraged Mr. Young to visit with Council or the
Legal Department about those concerns before the ordinance is brought back for a vote.
Mayor Moore thanked citizens for their patience and said the ordinance will be discussed
at the next scheduled meeting with Councilmembers bringing back any points that need
fine-tuning.
COMMENTS
* Councilmembers comment on various matters:
Councilmember Davis commented about a point that Councilmember Goodson raised in the
Planning and Zoning meeting. He told Planning Director Steve Richardson that he does not
want to give up the right for Council as elected officials to make a final decision on specific
use permits and wished everyone a happy new year.
Councilmember Patterson added wishes for everyone to enjoy a happy new year.
Mayor Moore congratulated Mayor Lee Brown, recently elected mayor for the City of
Houston, said several outstanding young people have been recognized in athletic
competitions such as the Super Gold Team and pointed out that this past weekend, two
former West Brook High School stars participated in playoffs—Earl Dotson for the Green Bay
Packers and Frank Middleton for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He stated that these young
men are doing well in representing Beaumont as they continue to enhance their careers.
He was reminded that Jerry Ball is another pro player from Beaumont. Also, Mayor Moore
congratulated Austin Express on the beginning of three round trip flights per day to Austin,
said he looks forward to their progress and said they already have plans for expansion.
Mayor Moore encouraged continued support of Lamar University's basketball team at their
next game on January 8, wished everyone a happy new year and announced that Mrs. Delia
Harrington's funeral will begin at 3:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church.
* Public Comment (Persons are limited to 3 minutes.) - No other citizens spoke.
There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 2:52 p.m.
Mayor David W. Moore
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Patrice Fogarty, Ci lerk
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City of Beaumont
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To: Ray A. Riley, City Manager
From: Beverly P. Hodges, Finance Office
Date: Wednesday, December 31, 1997
Subject: Section 108 Loan Update
Sally Loveland of the National Development Council will make a presentation to
Council at it's January 6, 1998 meeting. The purpose of the workshop is to update Council on the
City's Section 108 Loan application.
At this time it is proposed that we make application for a line of credit of up to $11
million which would be the upper limit of the City's capacity to use Section 108 funds. This
would eliminate the need to repeat the application process for future eligible economic
development and housing issues.
The 108 requirements include the following six items which must be addressed and
supported in the application:
❖Reasonableness of the Proposed Project Costs
❖Commitment of all Sources of Funds
❖Substitution of CDBG funds for Private Sources
❖Feasibility of the Projects
❖Return on Owner's Equity
❖Standards for Evaluating Public Benefit
Ms. Loveland has modeled our application after a recently approved one submitted by
the City of Portland, Oregon. To date the projects that have been identified to utilize available
108 funds are the Hotel Beaumont and the LL Melton YMCA.
Prior to submission of our application we must hold a public hearing on the proposed
application. After the public hearing the approval process may take up to four months (2-3
weeks in Fort Worth, 3 months in Washington, DC.)
The funds will not be drawn until each project is started. At that time the Treasury
obligations would be sold and an interest rate established for that particular issue. For a$1
million loan the annual repayment over 15 years would be $106,000; over 10 years $137,000; over
5 years $235,000. It is allowable to repay a Section 108 loan with future CDBG allocations (for
approved projects which meet HUD national objectives.)
For purposes of determining eligibility, the CDBG rules and requirements apply. As
with the CDBG program, all projects and activities must either principally benefit low-and
moderate-income persons, or aid in the elimination or prevention of slum and blight, or meet
urgent needs of the community.
EXHIBIT "A"
INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM
City of Beaumont
December 31, 1997
To: Mayor and Councilmembers
From: Janie Johnson and Kyle Hayes
RE: Solid Waste and Clean Community Merger
The City has worked especially hard over the past five years on revitalization and
beautification efforts. To name a few, the City worked with the Keep America Beautiful
Program and the Keep Beaumont Beautiful Commission on the Welcome to Beaumont
Park, has purchased two street sweepers for cleaner streets, and has made significant
progress in the ongoing revitalization efforts in Charlton Pollard The City also has a
contract with Beaumont Products and Services for the outside maintenance of City
buildings and rights-of-way in the Central Business District, for picking up litter on
arterial streets, and uses inmates from the Larry Gist Unit and Jefferson County
Correctional Facility for the maintenance of the MLK Parkway and abandoned properties.
In an effort to continue the City's success and make greater improvements, the City
Manager is proposing a merger of all divisions currently involved in the sanitation,
cleanliness, and appearance of the City. For a number of years, duties involving
sanitation and cleanliness of the City have been shared by numerous divisions within the
Solid Waste Management Department, the Central Services Department, and the Public
Works Department.
Under an initiative, the Clean Community Department will be formed. The merger of
these efforts will not require any additional employees or funding. It will encompass the
existing Solid Waste Management Department in its entirety, the Central Services
Department's Clean Community Division and certain activities from the Purchasing
Division, and the Public Works Department's Street Sweeping Program. The Clean
Community Department will consist of three Divisions: Collection, Disposal, and
Neighborhood Services. The Collection Division will focus on collection of trash and
EXHIBIT "B"
garbage, recyclable materials, green waste (plant materials for composting), and large
waste (bulky items such as refrigerators). The Disposal Division will oversee the
operations at the City's disposal facilities--the landfill and the compost area. The
Neighborhood Services Division will focus on the cleanliness of streets, rights-of-way,
and private property. Issues involving weedy lots,junk motor vehicles, demolition of
unsightly structures, and street sweeping efforts will fall under this division. Clean
Community Department employees will collaborate with neighborhood associations to
identify problems, coordinate efforts, eliminate nuisances, and prevent future unsanitary
conditions.
The mission of this department will be to guarantee that the City of Beaumont is the
cleanest city in the State of Texas. The employees in this department will coordinate their
efforts with other Clean Community Department employees and place emphasis on
abating nuisances and unsightly situations. They will utilize the most current
Photometric Index as a resource to identify areas of the City in need of attention. Rather
than address problems individually, there will be a collective effort similar to a task force
for the purpose of cleaning up neighborhoods. If a neighborhood is experiencing
problems with unsightly structures in need of demolition, Clean Community Department
employees will focus on all aspects of cleanliness in the region. In addition to addressing
the existence of the unsightly structures, employees will also emphasize weedy lots,junk
motor vehicles, litter, and streets in need of sweeping.
We are excited and optimistic that this merger will ensure even greater success in our
efforts to revitalize and beautify the City.
ORDINANCE
PRESCRIBING DEFINITIONS OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
SECTION 3. LICENSE REQUIRED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SECTION 4. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
SECTION5. FEES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SECTION 6. INSPECTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SECTION 7. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SECTION 8. SUSPENSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SECTION 9. REVOCATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
SECTION 10. TRANSFER OF LICENSE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
SECTION 11. ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR ADULT MOTELS. . . . . . . . . . . . 27
SECTION 12. REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO EXHIBITION OF SEXUALLY
EXPLICIT FILMS, VIDEOS OR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN VIEWING
ROOMS.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
SECTION 13. ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR ESCORT AGENCIES. . . . . . . . . 30
SECTION 14. ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR NUDE MODEL STUDIOS. . . . . . 30
SECTION 15. PROHIBITION AGAINST CHILDREN IN A SEXUALLY ORIENTED
BUSINESS.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SECTION 16. OPERATING REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
SECTION 17. EMPLOYEE TIME RECORDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
EXHIBIT"C"
SECTION 18. HOURS OF OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 19. DISCRIMINATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 20. INJUNCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 21. EFFECTIVE DATE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 22. SEVERABILITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION 23. REPEAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SECTION 24. PENALTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING DEFINITIONS OF
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES; PROVIDING FOR
LICENSING AND REGULATION OF SEXUALLY
ORIENTED BUSINESS AND EMPLOYEES; PROVIDING
FOR ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
FOR SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES; PROVIDING
A PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND
PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
WHEREAS, sexually oriented businesses require special supervision from the
public safety agencies of the City in order to protect and preserve the health, safety,
morals and welfare of the patrons of such businesses as well as the citizens of the City;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that sexually oriented businesses are frequently
used for unlawful sexual activities, including prostitution and sexual liaisons of a casual
nature; and
WHEREAS, the concern over sexually transmitted diseases is a legitimate health
concern of the City which demands reasonable regulation of sexually oriented businesses
in order to protect the health and well-being of the citizens; and
WHEREAS, licensing is a legitimate and reasonable means of accountability to
ensure that operators of sexually oriented businesses comply with reasonable regulations
and to ensure that operators do not knowingly allow their establishments to be used as
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places of illegal sexual activity or solicitation; and
WHEREAS, there is convincing documented evidence that sexually oriented
businesses, because of their very nature, have a deleterious effect on both the existing
businesses around them and the surrounding residential areas adjacent to them, causing
increased crime and the downgrading of property values; and
WHEREAS, it is recognized that sexually oriented businesses, due to their nature,
have serious objectionable operational characteristics, particularly when they are located
in close proximity to each other, thereby contributing to urban blight and downgrading the
quality of life in the adjacent area; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to minimize and control these adverse effects
and thereby protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizenry; protect the citizens from
increased crime; preserve the quality of life; preserve the property values and character
of surrounding neighborhoods and deter the spread of urban blight; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that locational criteria alone do not
adequately protect the health, safety, and general welfare of the people of this City; and
WHEREAS, it is not the intent of this ordinance to suppress any speech activities
protected by_the First amendment, but to enact a content-neutral ordinance which
addresses the secondary effects of sexually oriented businesses; and
WHEREAS, it is not the intent of the City Council to condone or legitimize the
distribution of obscene material, and the Council recognizes that state and federal law
prohibits the distribution of obscene materials and expects and encourages state law
enforcement officials to enforce state obscenity statutes against any such illegal activities
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in the City.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT
SECTION 1. PURPOSE AND FINDINGS.
(A) u se. It is the purpose of this ordinance to regulate sexually oriented businesses
in order to promote the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the citizens of the
City, and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the deleterious
location and concentration of sexually oriented businesses within the City. The provisions
of this ordinance have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction
on the content of any communicative materials, including sexually oriented materials.
Similarly, it is not the intent nor effect of this ordinance to restrict or deny access by adults
to sexually oriented materials protected by the First Amendment, or to deny access by the
distributors and exhibitors of sexually oriented entertainment to their intended market.
Neither is it the intent nor effect of this ordinance to condone or legitimize the distribution
of obscene material.
(B) Findings. Based on evidence concerning the adverse secondary effects of adult uses
on the community presented in hearings and in reports made available to the Council, and
on studies in other communities including, but not limited to, Phoenix, Arizona;
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Houston, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Amarillo, Texas; Garden
Grove, California; Los Angeles, California; Whittier, California; Austin, Texas; Seattle,
Washington; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Cleveland, Ohio, the Council finds:
(1) Sexually oriented businesses lend themselves to ancillary unlawful and
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unhealthy activities that are presently uncontrolled by the operators of the establishments.
Further, there is presently no mechanism to make the owners of these establishments
responsible for the activities that occur on their premises.
(2) Certain employees of sexually oriented businesses defined in this ordinance as
adult theaters and cabarets engage in higher incidence of certain types of illicit sexual
behavior than employees of other establishments.
(3) Sexual acts, including masturbation, and oral and anal sex, occur at sexually
oriented businesses, especially those which provide private or semi-private booths or
cubicles for viewing films, videos, or live sex shows.
(4) Offering and providing such space encourages such activities, which creates
unhealthy conditions.
(5) Persons frequent certain adult theaters, adult arcades, and other sexually
oriented businesses for the purpose of engaging in sex within the premises of such
sexually oriented businesses.
(6) At least 50 communicable diseases may be spread by activities occurring in
sexually oriented businesses, including, but not limited to, syphilis, gonorrhea, human
immunodeficiency virus infection (HIV-AIDS), genital herpes, hepatitis B, Non A, Non B
amebiasis, salmonella infections and shigella infections.
(7) The surgeon general of the United States in his report of October 22, 1986, has
advised the American public that AIDS and HIV infection may be transmitted through
sexual contact, intravenous drug abuse, exposure to infected blood and blood
components, and from an infected mother to her newborn.
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(8) According to the best scientific evidence, AIDS and HIV infection, as well as
syphilis and gonorrhea, are principally transmitted by sexual acts.
(9) Sanitary conditions in some sexually oriented businesses are unhealthy, in part,
because the activities conducted there are unhealthy, and, in part, because of the
unregulated nature of the activities and the failure of the owners and the operators of the
facilities to self-regulate those activities and maintain those facilities.
(10) The findings noted in paragraphs number 1 through 9 raise substantial
governmental concerns.
(11) Sexually oriented businesses have operational characteristics which should be
reasonably regulated in order to protect those substantial governmental concerns.
(12) A reasonable licensing procedure is an appropriate mechanism to place the
burden of that reasonable regulation on the owners and the operators of the sexually
oriented businesses. Further, such a licensing procedure will place a heretofore
nonexistent incentive on the operators to see that the sexually oriented business is run in
a manner consistent with the health, safety and welfare of its patrons and employees, as
well as the citizens of the City. It is appropriate to require reasonable assurances that the
licensee is the actual operator of the sexually oriented business, fully in possession and
control of the premises and activities occurring therein.
(13) Removal of doors on adult booths and requiring sufficient lighting on premises
with adult booths advances a substantial governmental interest in curbing the illegal and
unsanitary sexual activity occurring in such booths.
(14) Requiring licensees of sexually oriented businesses to keep information
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regarding current employees and certain past employees will help reduce the incidence
of certain types of criminal behavior by facilitating the identification of potential witnesses
or suspects and by preventing minors from working in such establishments.
(15) The disclosure of certain information by those persons ultimately responsible for
the day-today operation and maintenance of the sexually oriented business, where such
information is substantially related to the significant govemmental interest in the operation
of such uses, will aid in preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.
(16) It is desirable in the prevention of the spread of communicable diseases to
obtain a limited amount of information regarding certain employees who may engage in
the conduct which this ordinance is designed to prevent or who are likely to be witnesses
to such activity.
(17) The fact that an applicant for an adult use license has been convicted of a
sexually related crime leads to the rational assumption that the applicant may engage in
that conduct in contravention of this ordinance.
(18) The barring of such individuals from the management of adult uses for a period
of years serves as a deterrent to and prevents conduct which leads to the transmission of
sexually transmitted diseases.
(19) The general welfare, health, morals and safety of the citizens of the City will be
promoted by the enactment of this ordinance.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.
(1) ADULT ARCADE means any place to which the public is permitted or invited
wherein coin-operated, slug-operated, or for any form of consideration, electronically,
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electrically, or mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines, projectors, video
or laser disc players, or other image-producing devices are maintained to show images to
five or fewer persons per machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are
distinguished or characterized by the depicting or describing of"specified sexual activities"
or "specified anatomical areas."
(2) ADULT BOOKSTORE, ADULT NOVELTY STORE OR ADULT VIDEO STORE
means a commercial establishment which, as one of its principal purposes, offers for sale
or rental for any form of consideration any one or more of the following:
(a) books, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter, or
photographs, films, motion pictures, video cassettes or video
reproductions, slides, or other visual representations which are
characterized by the depiction or description of "specified sexual
activities" or "specified anatomical areas"; or
(b) instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which are designed for use
in connection with "specified sexual activities!
A commercial establishment may have other principal business purposes that do not
involve the offering for sale or rental of material depicting or describing "specified sexual
activities" or "specified anatomical areas" and still be categorized as an ADULT
BOOKSTORE, ADULT NOVELTY STORE, or ADULT VIDEO STORE. Such other
business purposes will not serve to exempt such commercial establishments from being
categorized as an ADULT BOOKSTORE, ADULT NOVELTY STORE, or ADULT VIDEO
STORE so long as one of its principal purposes is the offering for sale or rental for
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consideration the specified materials which are characterized by the depiction or
description of specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas."
(3) ADULT CABARET means a nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar commercial
establishment which regularly features:
(a) persons who appear in a state of nudity or semi-nude; or
(b) live performances which are characterized by the exposure of
"specified anatomical areas" or by "specified sexual activities"; or
(c) films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides or other
photographic reproductions which are characterized by the
depiction or description of "specified sexual activities" or
"specified anatomical areas."
(4) ADULT MOTEL means a hotel, motel or similar commercial establishment which:
(a) offers accommodations to the public for any form of consideration;
provides patrons with closed-circuit television transmissions, films,
motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other photographic
reproductions which are characterized by the depiction or
description of"specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical
areas"; and has a sign visible from the public right-of-way which
advertises the availability of this adult type of photographic
reproductions; or
(b) offers a sleeping room for rent for a period of time that is less than
ten (10) hours; or
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(c) allows a tenant or occupant of a sleeping room to subrent the room
for for a period of time that is less than ten (10) hours.
(5) ADULT MOTION PICTURE THEATER means a commercial establishment
where, for any form of consideration, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or
similar photographic reproductions are regularly shown which are characterized by the
depiction or description of"specified sexual activities' or "specified anatomical areas."
(6) ADULT THEATER means a theater, concert hall, auditorium, or similar
commercial establishment which regularly features persons who appear in a state of nudity
or semi-nude, or live performances which are characterized by the exposure of"specified
anatomical areas" or by "specified sexual activities.'
(7) EMPLOYEE means a person who performs any service on the premises of a
sexually oriented business on a full-time, part-time or contract basis, whether or not the
person is denominated an employee, independent contractor, agent or otherwise and
whether or not said person is paid a salary, wage or other compensation by the operator
of said business. Employee does not include a person exclusively on the premises for
repair or maintenance of the premises or equipment on the premises, or for the delivery
of goods to the premises.
(8) ESCORT means a person who, for consideration, agrees or offers to act as a
companion, guide, or date for another person, or who agrees to privately model lingerie
or to privately perform a striptease for another person.
(9) ESCORT AGENCY means a person or business association who furnishes,
offers to furnish, or advertises to furnish escorts as one of its primary business purposes
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for a fee, tip, or other consideration.
(10) ESTABLISHMENT means and includes any of the following:
(a) the opening or commencement of any sexually oriented business
as a new business;
(b) the conversion of an existing business, whether or not a sexually
oriented business, to any sexually oriented business;
(c) the additions of any sexually oriented business to any other
existing sexually oriented business; or
(d) the relocation of any sexually oriented business.
(11) LICENSEE means a person in whose name a license to operate a sexually
oriented business has been issued, as well as the individual listed as an applicant on the
application for a license; and in the case of an employee, a person in whose name a
license has been issued authorizing employment in a sexually oriented business.
(12) NUDE MODEL STUDIO means anyplace where a person who appears semi-
nude, in a state of nudity, or who displays "specified anatomical areasm and is provided to
be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or similarly depicted
by other persons who pay money or any form of consideration. Nude Model Studio shall
not include a proprietary school licensed by the State of Texas or a college, junior college
or university supported entirely or in part by public taxation; a private college or university
which maintains and operates educational programs in which credits are transferable to
a college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation; or in a
structure:
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(a) that has no sign visible from the exterior of the structure and no
other advertising that indicates a nude or semi-nude person is
available for viewing; and
(b) where in order to participate in a class a student must enroll at least
three days in advance of the class; and
(c) where no more than one nude or semi-nude model is on the
premises at any one time.
(13) NUDITY or a STATE OF NUDITY means the showing of the human male or
female genitals, pubic area, vulva, anus, anal cleft or cleavage with less than a fully
opaque covering, the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque coverning
of any part of the nipple, or the showing of the covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid
state.
(14) PERSON means an individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation,
association, or other legal entity.
(15) SEMI-NUDE or in a SEMI-NUDE CONDITION means the showing of the
female breast below a horizontal line across the top of the areola at its highest point or the
showing of the male or female buttocks. This definition shall include the entire lower
portion of the human female breast, but shall not include any portion of the cleavage of the
human female breast, exhibited by a dress, blouse, skirt, leotard, bathing suit, or other
wearing apparel provided the areola is not exposed in whole or in part.
(16) SEXUAL ENCOUNTER CENTER means a business or commercial enterprise
that, as one of its principal business purposes, offers for any form of consideration:
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(a) physical contact in the form of wrestling or tumbling between
persons of the opposite sex; or
(b) activities between male and female persons and/or persons of the
same sex when one or more of the persons is in a state of nudity or
semi-nude.
(17) SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS means an adult arcade, adult bookstore,
adult novelty store, adult video store, adult cabaret, adult motel, adult motion picture
theater, adult theater, escort agency, nude model studio, or sexual encounter center.
(18) SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS means:
(a) the human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if
completely and opaquely covered; or
(b) less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic
region, buttocks or a female breast below a point immediately above
the top of the areola.
(19) SPECIFIED CRIMINAL ACTIVITY means any of the following offenses:
(a) prostitution, promotion of prostitution, aggravated promotion of
prostitution, compelling prostitution, obscenity, sale, distribution, or
display of harmful material to a minor, sexual performance by a
child, or possession of child pornography as described in Chapter
43 of the Texas Penal Code;
(b) public lewdness, indecent exposure, or indecency with a child as
described in Chapter 21 of the Texas Penal Code;
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(c) sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault as described in
Chapter 22 of the Texas Penal Code;
(d) incest, solicitation of a child or harboring a runaway child as
described in Chapter 25 of the Texas Penal Code;
(e) gambling, gambling promotion, keeping a gambling place,
communicating gambling information, possession of gambling
devices or equipment, or possession of gambling paraphernalia as
described in Chapter 47 of the Texas Penal Code;
(f) forgery, credit card abuse or commercial bribery as described in
Chapter 32 of the Texas Penal Code;
(g) a criminal offense as described in Chapter 481, Subchapter D of
the Health and Safety Code;
(h) a criminal offense as described in Chapter 34 of the Texas Penal
Code;
(1) criminal attempt, conspiracy or solicitation to commit any of the
foregoing offenses; or any other offense in another state that, if
committed in this state, would have been punishable as one or
more of the aforementioned offenses; or
(j) a violation of the provisions of this ordinance.
(20) SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES means any of the following:
(a) the fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic
region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts;
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(b) sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including
intercourse, oral copulation, masturbation, or sodomy; or
(c) excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the
activities set forth in (a) through (b) above.
(21) SUBSTANTIAL ENLARGEMENT of a sexually oriented business means the
increase in floor areas occupied by the business by more than twenty-five percent (25
percent), as the floor areas exist on the date this ordinance takes effect.
(22) TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL of a sexually oriented business
means and incudes any of the following:
(a) the sale, lease, or sublease of the business;
(b) the transfer of securities which constitute a controlling interest in
the business, whether by sale, exchange, or similar means; or
(c) the establishment of a trust, gift or other similar legal device which
transfers the ownership or control of the business, except for
transfer by bequest or other operation of law upon the death of the
person possessing the ownership or control
SECTION 3. LICENSE REQUIRED.
(A) It is unlawful:
(1) For any person to operate a sexually oriented business without a valid sexually
oriented business license issued by the City pursuant to this ordinance.
(2) For any person who operates a sexually oriented business to employ a person
to work for the sexually oriented business who is not licensed as a sexually oriented
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business employee by the City pursuant to this ordinance.
(3) For any person to obtain employment with a sexually oriented business without
having secured a sexually oriented business employee license pursuant to this ordinance.
(B) An application for a license must be made on a form provided by the City.
(C) All applicants must be qualified according to the provisions of this ordinance. The
application may request and the applicant shall provide such information (including
fingerprints) as to enable the City to determine whether the applicant meets the
qualifications established in this ordinance.
(D) If a person who wishes to operate a sexually oriented business is an individual, the
person must sign the application for a license as applicant. If a person who wishes to
operate a sexually oriented business is other than an individual, each individual who has
a 20 percent or greater interest in the business must sign the application for a license as
applicant. Each applicant must be qualified under the following Section and each
applicant shall be considered a licensee if a license is granted.
(E) The completed application for a sexually oriented business license shall contain the
following information and shall be accompanied by the following documents:
(1) If the applicant is:
(a) an individual, the individual shall state his/her legal name and any
aliases and submit proof that he/she is 18 years of age;
(b) a partnership, the partnership shall state its complete name, and the
names of all partners, whether the partnership is general or limited,
and a copy of the partnership agreement, if any;
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(c) a corporation, the corporation shall state its complete name, the date
of its incorporation, evidence that the corporation is in good standing
under the laws of its state of incorporation, the names and capacity
of all officers, directors and principal stockholders, and the name of
the registered corporate agent and the address of the registered
office for service of process.
(2) If the applicant intends to operate the sexually oriented business under a name
other than that of the applicant; he or she must state 1) the sexually oriented business's
fictitious name and 2) submit the required registration documents.
(3) Whether the applicant, or a person residing with the applicant, has been
convicted of a specified criminal activity as defined in this ordinance, and, if so, the
specified criminal activity involved, the date, place, and jurisdiction of each.
(4) Whether the applicant, or a person residing with the applicant, has had a
previous license under this ordinance or other similar sexually oriented business
ordinances from another city or country denied, suspended or revoked, including the name
and location of the sexually oriented business for which the permit was denied, suspended
or revoked, as well as the date of the denial, suspension or revocation, and whether the
applicant or a person residing with the applicant has been a partner in a partnership or an
officer, director or principal stockholder of a corporation that is licensed under this
ordinance whose license has previously been denied, suspended or revoked, including the
name and location of the sexually oriented business for which the permit was denied,
suspended or revoked as well as the date of denial, suspension or revocation.
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(5) Whether the applicant or a person residing with the applicant holds any other
licenses under this ordinance or other similar sexually oriented business ordinance from
another city or county and, if so, the names and locations of such other licensed
businesses.
(6) The single classification of license for which the applicant is filing.
(7) The location of the proposed sexually oriented business, including a legal
description of the property, street address, and telephone number(s), if any.
(8) The applicant's mailing address and residential address.
(9) A recent photograph of the applicant(s).
(10) The applicant's driver's license number, Social Security number, state or
federally issued tax identification number.
(11) A sketch or diagram showing the configuration of the premises, including a
statement of total floor space occupied by the business. The sketch or diagram need not
be professionally prepared, but it must be drawn to a designated scale or drawn with
marked dimensions of the interior of the premises to an accuracy of plus or minus six (6)
inches.
(12) If an applicant wishes to operate a sexually oriented business, other than an
adult motel, which shall exhibit on the premises, in a viewing room or booth of less than
one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor space, films, video cassettes, other video
reproductions, or live entertainment which depict specified sexual activities or specified
anatomical areas, then the applicant shall comply with the application requirements set
forth in Section 12.
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(F) Before any applicant may be issued a sexually oriented business employee license,
the applicant shall submit on a form to be provided by the City the following information:
(1) The applicant's name or any other name (including "stage° names) or aliases
used by the individual;
(2) Age, date, and place of birth;
(3) Height, weight, hair and eye color;
(4) Present residence address and telephone number;
(5) Present business address and telephone number;
(6) Date, issuing state and number of driver's permit or other identification card
information;
(7) Social Security number; and
(8) Proof that the individual is at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(G) Attached to the application form for a sexually oriented business employee license
as provided above, shall be the following:
(1) A color photograph of the applicant clearly showing the applicant's face, and the
applicant's fingerprints on a form provided by the police department. Any fees for the
photographs and fingerprints shall be paid by the applicant.
(2) A statement detailing the license history of the applicant for the five (5) years
immediately preceding the date of the filing of the application, including whether such
applicant previously operated or is seeking to operate, in this or any other county, city,
state, or country has ever had a license, permit, or authorization to do business denied,
revoked, or suspended, or had any professional or vocational license or permit denied,
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revoked, or suspended. In the event of any such denial, revocation, or suspension, the
applicant shall state the name of the issuing or denying jurisdiction, and describe in full the
reason for the denial, revocation, or suspension. A copy of any order of denial, revocation
or suspension shall be attached to the application.
(3) A statement whether the applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal
activity as defined in this ordinance and, if so, the specified criminal activity involved, the
date, place and jurisdiction of each.
SECTION 4. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE
(A) Upon the filing of said application for a sexually oriented business employee license,
the city shall issue a temporary license to said applicant. The application shall then be
referred to the appropriate city departments for an investigation to be made on such
information as is contained on the application. The application process shall be completed
within thirty (30) days from the date the completed application is filed. After the
investigation, the City shall issue a license, unless it is determined by a preponderance
of the evidence that one or more of the following findings is true:
(1) The applicant has failed to provide information reasonably necessary for
issuance of the license or has falsely answered a question or request for information on
the application form;
(2) The applicant is under the age of eighteen (18) years;
(3) The applicant has been convicted of a "specified criminal activity" as defined in
this ordinance;
(4) The sexually oriented business employee license is to be used for employment
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in a business prohibited by local or state law, statute, rule or regulation, or prohibited by
a particular provision of this ordinance; or
(5) The applicant has had a sexually oriented business employee license revoked
by the City within two (2) years of the current application. If the sexually oriented business
employee license is denied, the temporary license previously issued is immediately
deemed null and void. Denial, suspension, or revocation of a license issued pursuant to
this subsection shall be subject to appeal as set forth in Section 9.
(B) A license granted pursuant to this section shall be subject to annual renewal upon the
written application of the applicant and a finding by the City that the applicant has not been
convicted of any specified criminal activity as defined in this ordinance or committed any
act during the existence of the previous license, which would be grounds to deny the initial
license application. The renewal of the license shall be subject to the payment of the fee
as set forth in Section 5.
(C) Within 30 days after receipt of a completed sexually oriented business application,
the City shall approve or deny the issuance of a license to an applicant. The City shall
approve the issuance of a license to an applicant unless it is determined by a
preponderance of the evidence that one or more of the following findings is true:
(1) An applicant is under eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) An applicant or a person with whom applicant is residing is overdue in payment
to the City of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against or imposed upon him/her in
relation to any business.
(3) An applicant has failed to provide information required for this ordinance for
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issuance of the license or has falsely answered a question or request for information on
the application form.
(4) An applicant or a person with whom the applicant is residing has been denied
a license by the City to operate a sexually oriented business within the preceding twelve
(12) months or whose license to operate a sexually oriented business has been revoked
within the preceding twelve (12) months.
(5) An applicant or a person with whom the applicant is residing has been convicted
of a specified criminal activity defined in this ordinance.
(6) The premises to be used for the sexually oriented business have not been
approved by the health department, fire department, and the building official as being in
compliance with applicable laws and ordinances.
(7) The license fee required by this ordinance has not been paid.
(8) An applicant of the proposed establishment is in violation of or is not in
compliance with any of the provisions of this ordinance.
(D) The license, if granted shall state on its face the name of the person or persons to
whom it is granted, the expiration date, the address of the sexually oriented business and
the classification for which the license is ' sued pursuant to ction 3. The license issued
to the Establishment shall be posted i a conspicuous place a or near the entrance to the
sexually oriented business so that they y be easily r at any time. The license issued
to the Employee shall be conspicuously displayed by the Employer anytime the Employee
is performing a service on the premises of a sexually oriented business.
(E) The health department, fire department, and the building official shall complete their
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certification that the premises is in compliance or not in compliance within twenty (20) days
of receipt of the application by the City.
(F) A sexually oriented business license shall issue for only one classification as found
in Section 3.
SECTION 5. FEES.
(A) Every application for a sexually oriented business license (whether for a new license
or for renewal of an existing license) shall be accompanied by a $250.00 non-refundable
application and investigation fee.
(B) In addition to the application and investigation fee required above, every sexually
oriented business that is granted a license (new or renewal) shall pay to the City an annual
non-refundable license fee of $150.00 within thirty (30) days of license issuance or
renewal.
(C) Every application for a sexually oriented business employee license (whether for a
new license or for renewal of an existing license) shall be accompanied by an annual
$100.00 non-refundable application, investigation, and license fee.
(D) All license applications and fees shall be submitted to the police department of the
City.
SECTION 6. INSPECTION.
(A) An applicant or licensee shall permit representatives of the Police Department, Health
Department, Fire Department, Zoning Department, or other City departments or a encies
to inspect the premises of a sexually oriented business for the purpose fins ing
compliance with the law, at any time it is occupied or open for business.
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(B) A person who operates a sexually oriented business or his agent or employee
commits a misdemeanor if he refuses to permit such lawful inspection of the premises at
any time it is open for business.
SECTION 7. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE.
(A) Each license shall expire one year from the date of issuance and may be renewed
only by making application as provided in Section 3. Application for renewal shall be made
at least thirty (30) days before the expiration date, and when made less than thirty (30)
days before the expiration date, the expiration of the license will not be affected.
(B) When the City denies renewal of a license, the applicant shall not be issued a license
for one year from the date of denial. If subsequent to denial, the City finds that the basis
for denial of the renewal license has been corrected or abated, the applicant may be
granted a license if at least ninety (90) days have elapsed since the date denial became
final.
SECTION 8. SUSPENSION
(A) The City shall suspend a license for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days if it
determines that a license or an employee of a licensee has:
(1) violated or is not in compliance with any section of this ordinance;
(2) refused to allow an inspection of the sexually oriented business premises as
authorized by this chapter.
SECTION 9. REVOCATION.
(A) The City shall revoke a license if a cause of suspension in Section 8 occurs and the
license has been suspended within the preceding twelve (12) months.
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(B) The City shall revoke a license if it determines that:
(1) a licensee gave false or misleading information in the material submitted during
the application process;
(2) a licensee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled
substances on the premises;
(3) a licensee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises;
(4) a licensee knowingly operated the sexually oriented business during a period
of time when the licensee's license was suspended;
(5) except in the case of an adult motel, a licensee has knowingly allowed any act
of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation, or other sex act to occur in
or on the licensed premises; or
(6) a licensee is delinquent in payment to the City, County, or State of any taxes or
fees.
(C) When the City revokes a license, the revocation shall continue for one (1) year, and
the licensee shall not be issued a sexually oriented business license for one (1) year from
the date the revocation became effective. If, subsequent to revocation, the City finds that
the basis for the revocation has been corrected or abated, the applicant may be granted
a license if at least ninety (90) days have elapsed since the date the revocation became
effective.
(D) After denial of an application, or denial of a renewal of an application, or suspension
or revocation of any license, the applicant or licensee may seek prompt judicial review of
such administrative action in any court of competent jurisdiction. The administrative action
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shall be promptly reviewed by the court.
SECTION 10. TRANSFER OF LICENSE.
A licensee shall not transfer his/her license to another, nor shall a licensee operate
a sexually oriented business under the authority of a license at any place other than the
address designated in the application.
SECTION 11. ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR ADULT MOTELS.
(A) Evidence that a sleeping room in a hotel, motel, or a similar commercial
establishments has been rented and vacated two or more times in a period of time that is
less than ten (10) hours creates a rebuttable presumption that the establishment is an
adult motel as that term is defined in this ordinance.
(B) A person commits a misdemeanor if, as the person in control of a sleeping room in
a hotel, motel, or similar commercial establishment that does not have a sexually oriented
license, he rents or subrents a sleeping room to a person and, within ten (10) hours from
the time the room is rented, he rents or subrents the same sleeping room again.
(C) For purposes of subsection (B) of this section, the terms "rent or "subrent" mean the
act of permitting a room to be occupied for any form of consideration.
SECTION 12. REGULATIONS PERTAINING TO EXHIBITION OF SEXUALLY
EXPLICIT FILMS, VIDEOS OR LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN
VIEWING ROOMS.
(A) A person who operates or causes to be operated a sexually oriented business, other
than an adult motel, which exhibits on the premises in a viewing room of less than one
hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor space, a film, video cassette, live entertainment, or
other video reproduction which depicts specified sexual activities or specified anatomical
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areas, shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) Upon application for a sexually oriented license, the application shall be
accompanied by a diagram of the premises showing a plan thereof specifying the location
of one or more manager's stations and the location of all overhead lighting fixtures and
designating any portion of the premises in which patrons will not be permitted. A
manager's station may not exceed thirty-two (32) square feet of floor area. The diagram
shall also designate the place at which the permit will be conspicuously posted, if granted.
A professionally prepared diagram in the nature of an engineer's or architect's blueprint
shall not be required; however, each diagram should be oriented to the north or to some
designated street or object and should be drawn to a designated scale or with marked
dimensions sufficient to show the various internal dimensions of all areas of the interior of
the premises to an accuracy of plus or minus six (6") inches. The City may waive the
foregoing diagram for renewal applications if the applicant adopts a diagram that was
previously submitted and certifies that the configuration of the premises has not been
altered since it was prepared.
(2) The application shall be sworn to be true and correct by the applicant.
(3) No alteration in the configuration or location of a manager's station may be made
without the prior approval of the City.
(4) It is the duty of the licensee of the premises to ensure that at least one licensed
employee is on duty and situated in each manager's station at all times that any patron is
present inside the premises.
(5) The interior of the premises shall be configured in such a manner that there is
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an unobstructed view from a manager's station of every area of the premises to which any
patron is permitted access for any purpose, excluding restrooms. Restrooms may not
contain video reproduction equipment. If the premises has two or more manager's stations
designated, then the interior of the premises shall be configured in such a manner that
there is an unobstructed view of each area of the premises to which any patron is
permitted access for any purpose from at least one of the manager's station. The view
required in this subsection must be by direct line of sight from the manager's station.
(6) It shall be the duty of the licensee to ensure that the view area specified in
subsection (5) remains unobstructed by any doors, curtains, partitions, walls, merchandise,
display racks or other materials and, at all times, to ensure that no patron is permitted
access to any area of the premises which has been designated as an area in which
patrons will not be permitted in the application filed pursuant to subsection (1) of this
Section.
(7) No viewing room may be occupied by more than one person at any time.
(8) The premises shall be equipped with overhead lighting fixtures of sufficient
intensity to illuminate every place to which patrons are permitted access at an illumination
of not less than five (5.0) foot candles as measured at the floor level.
(9) It shall be the duty of the licensee to ensure that the illumination described
above is maintained at all times that any patron is present in the premises.
(10) No licensee shall allow openings of any kind to exist between viewing rooms or
booths.
(11) No person shall make or attempt to make an opening of any kind between
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viewing booths or rooms.
(12) The licensee shall, during each business day, regularly inspect the walls between
the viewing booths to determine if any openings or holes exist.
(13) The licensee shall cause all floor coverings in viewing booths to be nonporous,
easily cleanable surfaces, with no rugs or carpeting.
(14) The licensee shall cause all wall surfaces and ceiling surfaces in viewing booths
to be constructed of, or permanently covered by, nonporous, easily cleanable material.
No wood, plywood, composition board or other porous material shall be used within forty
eight (48") inches of the floor.
(15) The licensee shall maintain all areas open to patron use in a clean manner, free
from human waste products, semen, needles and trash.
(B) A person having a duty under Subsection (1) through (14) of Subsection (A) above
commits a misdemeanor if he knowingly fails to fulfill that duty.
SECTION 13. ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR ESCORT AGENCIES.
(A) An escort agency shall not employ any person under the age of 18 years.
(B) A person commits an offense if the person acts as an escort or agrees to act as an
escort for any person under the age of 18 years.
SECTION 14. ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR NUDE MODEL STUDIOS.
(A) A nude model studio shall not employ any person under the age of 18 years.
(B) A person under the age of 18 years commits an offense if the person appears semi-
nude or in a state of nudity in or on the premises of a nude model studio. It is a defense
to prosecution under this subsection if the person under 18 years was in a restroom not
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open to public view or visible to any other person.
(C) A person commits an offense if the person appears in a state of nudity, or knowingly
allows another to appear in a state of nudity in an area of a nude model studio premises
which can be viewed from the public right of way.
(D) A nude model studio shall not place or permit a bed, sofa, or mattress in any room
on the premises, except that a sofa may be placed in a reception room open to the public.
SECTION 15. PROHIBITION AGAINST CHILDREN IN A SEXUALLY
ORIENTED BUSINESS.
A person commits a misdemeanor if the person knowingly allows a person under the
age of 18 years on the premises of a sexually oriented business.
SECTION 16. OPERATING REQUIREMENTS.
(A) The following shall be unlawful at an establishment lincensed hereunder.
(1) For any person to be at an establishment licensed hereunder totally nude,
unless performing in accordance with (5) below. Private rooms at adult motels, public
restrooms, and employees' designated dressing rooms that are not visible or accessible
to patrons are excepted from this prohibition;
(2) For any employee, owner, or operator to allow any patron, to be in a state of
nudity or a semi-nude condition at a premises licensed hereunder;
(3) For any person to counterfeit, forge, change, deface, duplicate or alter a license
issued hereunder;
(4) For any person to offer or accept any gratuity at an enterprise unless it is done
pursuant to this section: specifically, gratuities being offered to any person performing
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totally nude must be placed in a receptacle provided for receipt of gratuities;
(5) For any person performing totally nude at an enterprise to do so less than six
(6) feet from the nearest patron and on a stage less than eighteen (18) inches above floor
level;
(6) For the owner or operator of a premise licensed hereunder to allow any location
within the enterprise to be used for the purpose of totally nude live exhibitions unless it is
marked with clear indications of the six (6)foot zone. The absence of this demarcation will
create a presumption that there have been violations of these regulations during
performances in unmarked areas; or
(7) For any employee of a premises licensed hereunder to consume any alcoholic
beverage on such premises where said employee is on duty, has been on duty within the
previous 12 hours or is scheduled to be on duty within the next 12 hours.
(8) For any licensed employee to consume any alcoholic beverage on the premises
of any premise licensed hereunder where said employee is performing or providing any
service, has within the preceding 12 hours performed or provided any service, or is
scheduled to perform or provide any service within the next 12 hours.
(9) For any person to possess or consume any alcoholic beverage on the premises
licensed hereunder unless such possession and/or consumption is authorized by a permit
or license issued pursuant to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code.
SECTION 17. EMPLOYEE TIME RECORDS.
(A) A premises licensed hereunder has the duty to maintain and make available a time
record reflecting the times and dates each licensed employee worked at that location.
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These records shall be available for inspection by the City during the hours of operation
of the enterprise. These records shall be retained for at least a period of two (2) years
from creation. Upon written request, the licensed premises has a duty to provide a copy
of the records to the City within seven (7) days of the request. It shall be a violation of
these regulations to falsify these records.
SECTION 18. HOURS OF OPERATION.
No sexually oriented business, except for an adult motel, may remain open at any
time between the hours of two o'clock (2:00) A.M. and eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. on
weekdays and Saturdays, and two o'clock(2:00)A.M. and noon (12:00) P.M. on Sundays.
SECTION 19. DISCRIMINATION
No sexually oriented business shall prohibit entry to the licensed premises based on
race, sex, religion or national origin.
SECTION 20. INJUNCTION.
A person who operates or causes to be operated a sexually oriented business without
a valid license or in violation of Section 12 of this ordinance is subject to a suit for
injunction as well as prosecution for criminal violations.
SECTION 21. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall be enforced from and after ,
199 .
SECTION 22. SEVERABILITY.
THAT if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason
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be held to be invalid, sunch invalidty shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, and to such end, the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are
decleared to be severable.
SECTION 23. REPEAL.
THAT all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
SECTION 24. PENALTY.
That any person who violates any provision of this ordinance shall, upon conviction,
be punished, as provided in Section 1-8 of the Code of Ordinances of Beaumont, Texas.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont on this the day
of , 1997.
-Mayor-
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