§ 21.45.110. Adult entertainment businesses.

The following special development standards shall apply to adult entertainment businesses, as defined in Chapter 21.15 (Definitions) of this Title:

A.

Location.

1.

Adult entertainment businesses may not be located:

a.

Within three hundred feet (300') of any residential zoning district or residential Planned Development District (specifically excluding mixed-use zones) within the City; or

b.

Within one thousand feet (1,000′) of any public or private school (kindergarten through twelfth grade) located within the City; or

c.

Within six hundred feet (600′) of a City park; or

d.

Within five hundred feet (500′) of a church, as defined in Section 21.15.510 herein; or

e.

Within one thousand feet (1,000′) of any other adult entertainment business, as defined in this Title; or

f.

Fronting upon that portion of Pacific Coast Highway between Hayes Avenue and Termino Avenue, that portion of Anaheim Street between the Long Beach Freeway and Termino Avenue, that portion of Santa Fe Avenue between Anaheim Street and Pacific Coast Highway and that portion of Artesia Boulevard between Paramount Boulevard and Downey Avenue, and that portion of Broadway between Atlantic Avenue and Euclid Avenue. Such areas have been determined by the Long Beach Police Department to experience a high rate of arrests for prostitution, lewd behavior and disorderly conduct. Such determination shall be reviewed in three (3) year intervals, commencing upon October 1, 1997.

2.

All measurements set forth above shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest point on the property line of the adult entertainment business to the nearest point on the property line of the residential zone, school or other adult entertainment business, as applicable.

B.

Parking. Adult entertainment businesses shall comply with the parking requirements set forth in Chapter 21.41 (Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements). The number of parking spaces provided shall be the equivalent of that required for new construction, regardless of the status of the legal nonconforming parking rights of the previous use.

C.

Security. The adult entertainment business shall provide a security system that visually records and monitors all parking lot areas serving the use. All indoor areas of the adult entertainment business shall be open to public view at all times with exception of restroom facilities. "Accessible to the public" shall include those areas which are only accessible to members of the public who pay a fee and/or join a private club or organization. Further, the adult entertainment business shall provide security guards, who are State licensed, armed, uniformed and approved by the City of Long Beach Police Department, during all hours of operation. The number of such guards so required shall be determined by the Chief of Police, and such number may be increased at any time by the Chief of Police if it is determined, in the Chiefs discretion, that such increase is necessary to protect the public peace and the surrounding neighborhood.

D.

Displays. The adult entertainment business shall not display any adult oriented material or adult oriented merchandise which would be visible from any location other than from within the premises of the adult entertainment business. This limitation includes newsracks, except as permitted by Long Beach Municipal Code Chapter 14.20 (Newsracks).

E.

Lighting. All areas of the adult entertainment business (except movie and mini-movie theaters) shall be illuminated at a minimum of one (1) foot-candle, minimum maintained and evenly distributed at ground level (excluding those areas shielded by tables and similar obstructions). Parking lot lighting shall comply with the standards set forth in Section 21.41.259 of this Title.

F.

Hours of Operation. An adult entertainment business shall not operate between the hours of twelve (12:00) midnight and nine (9:00) a.m.

(Ord. C-7274 § 4, 1994: C-6684 § 37, 1990; Ord. C-6533 § 1 (part), 1988)