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(A) The following operating rules and regulations shall apply to all warehouse entertainment clubs in the City:

(1) The standards of conduct applicable to all businesses in the City, as specified in the Olathe Municipal Code, the Unified Development Ordinance, and any other building or safety codes shall apply to warehouse entertainment clubs.

(2) It shall be the obligation of the licensee to insure that no controlled substances are offered for sale or consumed on the club premises.

(3) It shall be the obligation of the licensee to remove from the club premises any person who is or appears to be under the influence of or affected by the use of alcohol and/or drugs, or whose conduct poses a physical danger to the safety of others present.

(4) It shall be the obligation of the licensee to provide proper and adequate illumination of all portions of the club premises which are available for use by the public.

(5) It shall be the obligation of the licensee to prevent loitering or the creation of public nuisances or disturbances of the peace by any patrons of the club on club premises, or the immediate vicinity of the same. “Loitering” shall not include walking between the club building and a patron’s vehicle, nor shall it include the act of waiting in line to gain admission to the club.

(6) It shall be the obligation of the licensee to clean up all litter on the premises resulting from club operations.

(7) No person, other than an employee or entertainer, who leaves the club building shall be permitted to return to the club unless that person pays a readmission fee equal to the original price of admission.

(8) No licensee shall feature or permit dancers, entertainers, employee, or any other person or persons to be engaged in specified sexual activities or to expose to view or display specified anatomical areas.

(9) All persons shall be admitted to a warehouse entertainment club through a single entrance so that occupancy load can be monitored by the licensee.

(10) No warehouse entertainment club shall be established within 1,000 feet of another licensed warehouse entertainment club.

(11) Security guards.

(a) A minimum of two security persons shall be required for up to the first 50 persons in attendance.

(b) In addition to the minimum two security persons, one additional security person for each additional 50 persons in attendance shall be required.

(c) “Qualified security personnel” means any person who works for:

(1) A private police organization as defined in Chapter 5.40; and

(2) Is 21 years of age or older; and

(3) Is uniformed when working.

(12) No warehouse entertainment clubs may operate between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m.

(13) The licensee shall control the conduct of patrons so as to prevent or minimize disorderly or unlawful conduct upon the premises and within one hundred (100) feet of the premises. The 100-foot distance shall be measured in a straight line from the property line of the licensed premises.

(14) The licensee shall cause the orderly dispersal of individuals from the vicinity of the club at closing time, and shall not allow them to congregate in the vicinity in a disorderly fashion.

(15) The licensee shall make reasonable efforts to prevent the admission of any person whose conduct is described in Section 9.11.010 of the code (disorderly conduct) on the premises or on any parking lot or similar facility used by the club. The licensee shall make reasonable efforts to remove persons exhibiting such conduct from the premises.

(16) The licensee shall be responsible to insure that an adequate number of qualified security personnel are employed and in attendance before, during, and following each entertainment event as is necessary in order to maintain order and insure compliance with all applicable federal, state and city law and ordinances.

(B) Additional operating rules and regulations for teen entertainment clubs.

(1) A warehouse entertainment club licensee may operate a teen entertainment club on the premises of a warehouse entertainment club upon compliance with the provisions of Chapter 5.15 of the Olathe Municipal Code and payment of an additional license fee. Such fee shall be adopted by the Governing Body of the City by resolution.

(2) A licensee may not operate a teen entertainment club at the same time that the licensee is operating as a warehouse entertainment club. When the licensee is operating as a warehouse entertainment club, no person under the age of 21 shall be permitted to enter or remain in the club unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian, except for bona fide employees or entertainers hired by the licensee to work in the club.

(3) The operating standards found in Chapter 5.15 for teen entertainment clubs shall apply to the days a warehouse entertainment club is operating as a teen entertainment club.

(4) A 3 foot by 3 foot sign shall be clearly posted at the entrance notifying the public that the premises is operating as a teen club. (Ord. 02-121 § 2, 2002; Ord. 01-41 § 1, 2001.)