§ 2.5-31. Grandfathering of qualified adult entertainment establishments.
(a)
Qualified adult entertainment establishment, for purposes of this section, means any "dancing establishment" or "erotic dance establishment" as defined by City Code section 2.5-2 that operated legally on November 1, 2014, under a valid business license and alcohol license issued by DeKalb County.
(b)
A qualified adult entertainment establishment shall not be subject to the following provisions of the City Code:
(1)
Subsections (f), (g), (i), (j) and (k) of section 2.5-3;
(2)
(3)
(4)
The provision of subsection 3-20(a) regarding "obscenity, or any lewd, immoral or improper behavior"; and
(5)
Subsection 3-25(a).
(c)
Status as a qualified adult entertainment establishment pursuant to this section shall be conditioned upon the payment an annual grandfathered adult entertainment establishment fee to the city in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) payable in quarterly installments of twenty five thousand dollars each ($25,000.00) due as follows: January 31, April 30, July 31, October 31.
(d)
Qualified adult entertainment establishments shall be subject to all local regulation not specifically exempted by this section.
(e)
Qualified adult entertainment establishments may not expand their operations or the non conformity with city ordinances thereof beyond the scope of each such establishment's legal operations existing on November 1, 2014.
( Ord. No. 382, § 1, 12-2-14 )