Legal Documents of Maryville

Code of Maryville

Maryville
Title 9 : Business, Peddlers, Solicitors, etc.
Chapter 7 : Sexually-Oriented Businesses

9-708 : Prohibited activities.

  1. No operator, entertainer or employee of a sexually-oriented business shall perform, or offer to perform, any specified sexual activities on the premises of the business, or allow or encourage any person on the premises to perform or participate in any specified sexual activities.
  2. No entertainer, employee, or customer shall be permitted to have any physical contact with any other person on the premises during any performance, and all performances shall only occur upon a stage at least eighteen inches (18") above the immediate floor level and removed at least six feet (6') from the nearest entertainer, employee, and/or customer.
  3. No business shall advertise that it offers or provides any entertainment or service which would fall under the definitions of "sexual conduct," "sexual stimulation" or "specified sexual activities" as defined in this chapter.
  4. No operator or employee shall serve, or allow to be served or consumed, any intoxicating liquor or malt beverage on the premises of a sexually-oriented business.
  5. No operator or employee shall knowingly allow possession, use or sale of controlled substances on the premises of a sexually-oriented business.
  6. The possession of weapons by any patron or customer on the premises of a sexually-oriented business shall be prohibited. Notice of such prohibition shall be posted on the premises. No operator or employee shall knowingly allow a patron or customer on the premises of a sexually-oriented business to have a weapon in his possession.
  7. No hotel, motel or similar commercial establishment may knowingly allow a tenant or occupant of a sleeping room to subrent the room for a period of time that is less than ten (10) hours. (1999 Code, § 9-808)
Date Last Updated: 12/22/2025
Codification Date: 06/01/2024

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Andy White
Vice-Mayor - Fred Metz
Council Member - Sarah Herron
Council Member - Tommy Hunt
Council Member - Drew Miles
City Manager - Greg McClain
Assistant City Manager - Kevin Stoltenberg
City Recorder/Financial Services Director - Sherri Phillips
City Attorney - Melanie Davis