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Spokane Municipal Code

***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Title 10
Chapter 10.72
Section 10.72.060
 

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Division V. Code Enforcement and Animal Regulations

Chapter 10.72 Adult Arcades

Section 10.72.060 Adult Arcade Premises License Required
  1. It is unlawful to display, exhibit, expose or maintain upon any premises to which members of the public are admitted any adult arcade device without a valid and current license for such premises, to be designated an “adult arcade premises license”.
  1. A separate license is required for each adult arcade premises and the same shall at all times be conspicuously posted and maintained therein.
  1. The licensing administrator shall prescribe the form of such license, number the same and shall indicate thereon the number of adult arcade devices which may be operated thereunder, and the location at which the adult arcade premises licenses must be displayed.
  1. An application for an adult arcade premises license must be made on a form provided by the licensing administrator.
    1. The application shall be accompanied by a sketch or diagram of the premises showing a plan or configuration thereof, including a statement of total floor space occupied by the business which is in compliance with SMC 10.72.040 (A) through (D), Interior Configurations and Operation.
      1. The sketch or diagram need not be professionally prepared but 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 inches.
  1. The diagram or sketch must specify the configuration of the interior of the business, including but not limited to:
  1. the location of all adult arcade devices,
  1. the location of all overhead lighting fixtures, and
  1. designate any portion of the premises in which patrons will not be permitted.

The diagram shall also designate the place at which the license will be conspicuously posted, if granted.

The license administrator or the administrator’s designee 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.

  1. No alteration in the configuration of the interior of the adult arcade premises may be made without the prior approval of the licensing administrator or the administrator’s designee.
  1. The applicant must be qualified according to the provisions of this chapter.

Date Passed: Monday, October 3, 2022

Effective Date: Monday, October 3, 2022

ORD C36289 Section 5