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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 13-13 Building and construction requirements.">
  <section prefix="§" num="13-13" heading="Building and construction requirements.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">Every peep show establishment must comply with the building and construction requirements of this section, in addition to any other applicable requirements of the &lt;cite data-path="|building-codes"&gt;Building, Fire, and Related  Codes Article of Baltimore City&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Booth construction.">Each booth in which a peep show device is located must be constructed of:<para num="(1)">not less than 1-hour fire-resistive material; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">other materials approved by the Fire Department.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Booth Size.">
      <para num="(1)">Each booth in which a peep show device is located must contain at least 24 square feet.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The viewing area must be of a size and arrangement that will assure the inability of more than 1 person to use the device at the same time.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Aisle widths.">The aisles of any room in which a peep show device is located must be at least 36 inches wide.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Ingress and egress.">For each room in which a peep show device is located, ingress and egress must be provided by:<para num="(1)">at least 2 doorways that are each at least 36 inches wide; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">1 doorway that meets all of the requirements of the Baltimore City &lt;cite data-path="|building-codes|II"&gt;Building Code&lt;/cite&gt; and other ordinances and regulations of the City for 1 exit.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(f)" heading="Doorways to be unlocked and signed.">
      <para num="(1)">Every doorway that provides ingress to a room in which a peep show device is located must remain unlocked during business hours.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Every doorway that provides egress from a room in which a peep show device is located must be provided with an internally illuminated exit sign.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(g)" heading="Light levels.">A light level sufficient to insure clear visibility and to permit patrons to read a newspaper must be maintained in every area of a peep show establishment to which the public is admitted.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 02-475</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 13-093</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 15-427</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
