5.62.110 Premises regulations.
All panoram premises shall conform to the following requirements:
A. Premises Requirements.
1. The entire interior of the panoram premises shall be arranged in such a manner that the interior of every panoram station, booth, or stall is visible from a continuous main aisle, at least six feet wide, and in such a manner that the entire back of any person viewing a panoram device is visible when observed from the continuous main aisle. The panoram station, booth, or stall shall at no time be obscured by any curtain, door or other enclosure, nor shall it contain any chair, stool, or other seating device.
2. In the event that subsection (A)(1) of this section is declared invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, then all panoram premises shall conform to the following requirements:
a. The entire interior of the panoram premises shall be arranged in such a manner that the interior of every panoram station, booth or stall is visible from a continuous main aisle at least six feet wide. The view from the continuous main aisle of any person inside a station, booth, or stall shall not be obstructed except by a door, curtain, or other screening device of no greater dimension than permitted in this section, and in no event, may the view from the continuous main aisle into the booth, station, or stall be constructed or designed in such a way as to prevent the determination of the number of persons therein.
b. Line of Sight. A line of sight unobstructed by any door, curtain, or other screening device shall be provided from a point beginning 60 inches in front of and 66 inches above the center of the entrance to the booth, station, or stall, to a line two inches above the entire bottom of the back wall of the booth, station, or stall.
c. Booth Doors – Minimum Height from Floor. The bottom of any door, curtain, or screening device shall be not less than 24 inches above the floor of the panoram booth, station, or stall.
d. Seating. No panoram booth, station, or stall having a door, curtain or other screening device at its entrance shall contain any chair or other seating surface unless it has at a location between 66 inches and 78 inches above the floor, an opening 12 inches in height and at least 24 inches in width providing an unobstructed view through either open space or clear and clean window glass to the side and back walls of the station, booth, or stall. Any chair or other seating surface more than 18 inches in either length or width shall not be higher than the bottom of the door, curtain, or other screening device. The cumulative width of the legs or support for each such chair or seating surface shall not obstruct more than five horizontal inches of the sight line required by this section and there shall be no more than one such chair or seating device in any panoram station, booth, or stall.
B. Doors to areas on the premises which are available for use by persons other than the licensee or his employees shall not be locked during business hours.
C. Illumination shall be maintained which is equally distributed in all parts of the premises available for use by the public at all times when the premises are open or when any member of the public is permitted to enter and remain there. Such illumination shall not be less than 10 foot-candles at floor level. Illumination within each panoram booth, station, or stall must be sufficient to allow the determination of the number of persons therein by viewing from the continuous main aisle required by this section.
D. The entire floor area of a panoram booth, station, or stall must be level with the continuous main aisle. No steps or risers are allowed in any such booth or stall.
E.
1. The licensee shall permanently post in a conspicuous place and maintain on the interior and exterior of each booth, station, or stall on the panoram premises a sign stating:
Occupancy of this booth is at all times limited to only one person. Violators are subject to criminal prosecution under the Lynnwood Municipal Code.
2. Each such sign shall be on a contrasting background and be no smaller than three-quarters inch in height.
F. The licensee shall not operate or maintain any warning system or device of any kind whatsoever for the purpose of warning customers or patrons or any other persons occupying panoram booth, stations, or stalls located on the licensee’s premises that police officers or other city, state, or federal agents or personnel are approaching or have entered the licensee’s premises.
G. A licensed panoram manager shall be on the premises at all times that the panoram premises are open to the public for business.
H. Panoram station, booth, or stall partitions shall be constructed of wood, or other solid and opaque material. No openings in such partitions for ventilation or other purposes shall extend higher than 12 inches from the floor or lower than 84 inches from the floor. (Ord. 3343 § 1 (Exh. A), 2019; Ord. 3253 § 2 (Exh. B), 2017; Ord. 1976 § 3, 1993; Ord. 1845 § 10, 1991; Ord. 1520 § 12, 1986)