§ 3-31. Annual fee.

(a)

Levy. There are hereby levied the following annual license fees under this chapter for an adult entertainment establishment:

(1)

An establishment having a license for an adult bookstore—seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00);

(2)

An establishment having a license for an adult motel—seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00);

(3)

An establishment having a license for an adult theater, as follows:

a.

Having only adult booths—thirty-five dollars ($35.00) for each booth;

b.

Having only a hall or auditorium—three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) for each seat;

c.

Having only an area outdoors designed to permit viewing by customers seated in vehicles—three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50) for each parking space;

d.

Having a combination of subsections a., b. and/or c., the cumulative license fee applicable to each under such subsections;

(4)

An establishment having a license for an adult performance establishment—seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00);

(5)

An establishment having a license for an escort service—seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00); or

(6)

An establishment having a license for a physical contact parlor—seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).

(b)

Fees regulatory. The annual license fees collected under this chapter are declared to be regulatory fees which are collected for the purpose of examination and inspection of adult entertainment establishments under this chapter and the administration thereof. These regulatory fees are in addition to and not in lieu of the occupational license taxes imposed by other ordinances.

(Code 1965, § 1A-27; Ord. No. 87-06, § 1, 2-9-87; Ord. No. 87-38, § 1, 11-9-87; Ord. No. 90-05, § 1, 4-9-90; Ord. No. 96-27, § 2(b), 9-17-96; Ord. No. 96-34, § 12, 10-29-96; Ord. No. 98-15, § 4, 6-23-98)