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Sec. 38 -455 Right of Inspections • The sexually- oriented business shall be subject to inspections of the business. The business shall permit access for law enforcement, health officials and /or any city employees who may need access in order to enforce compliance with the city code or any other laws. A license may be revoked or denied if the licensee denies access to the business for the purposes of making an inspection. Sec. 38 -456. Restrictions and Regulations Violations of these restrictions can be cause for denial or revocation. (a) No owner, manager, or employee may allow sexually- oriented materials or entertainment to be visible or perceivable in any manner, including aurally, at any time from outside of the business. (b) No owner, manager, or employee may allow a person under the age of 18 to enter the business. (c) No owner, manager, or employee may allow a person under the age of 18 to have access to sexually- oriented materials, whether by sight, purchase, touch, or another means. (d) No owner or manager may employ a person under the age of 18 on the licensed premises and shall maintain documentation of the name and age of all employees. This documentation shall be made available for inspection by law enforcement. • (e) No owner, manager, or employee may have been convicted of a sex crime, as identified in Minn. Stat. §609.293 through 609.352, 609.746 through 609.749, 609.79, 51813.01, or related statute dealing with sexual assault, sexual conduct, harassment, obscenity, or domestic abuse within the past five years. (f) There shall be no coverings or tablecloths on any of the tables, bars, and /or counters in the sexually - oriented business. (g) No business may exceed 10,000 square feet in gross floor area. (h) No owner, manager, or employee may allow a patron, employee, or other person on the premises to physically contact, in public view, a specified anatomical area of himself or herself, or of another person. (i) A live performer must remain at all times a minimum distance of 10 feet from members of the audience, and must perform on a platform intended for that purpose, that must be raised at least two feet from the level of the floor on which the audience is located. No performer may solicit or accept money, a tip, or other item from a member of the audience. (j) No business may have booths, stalls, partitioned portions of a room, or individual rooms, except as follows: (1) Restrooms are allowed as long as they are no larger than reasonable necessary to isserve the purposes of a restroom, no other activities are provided or allowed in the rooms, and there are no chairs, benches, or reclining surfaces in the rooms; and S: \Ordinances\2008 \08 -06 Sex.doc