Rules for panoram booth layout, visibility, and signs

(a) Except as provided under subsection (c), the interior of a licensed location shall be arranged so that each panoram booth is entered from a continuous main aisle at least 6 feet wide. A panoram booth shall have no entrance other than the one from the main aisle. (b) The viewing area in each panoram booth must be visible from a continuous main aisle and must not be obscured by any curtain, door, wall, or other enclosure at the entrance to the panoram booth. The obstruction of the viewing area by a chair or seat complying with subsection (d) shall not be a violation of this subsection. (c) This subsection shall apply to the minimum aisle width of a licensed location which was used in the panoram business on April 30, 1997* and became subject to a license issued under this article on January 1, 1998. As required under subsection (a), the interior of the licensed location shall be arranged so that each panoram booth is entered from a continuous main aisle. If the aisle was at least 6 feet wide on April 30, 1997,* the aisle shall remain at least 6 feet wide in accordance with subsection (a). If the aisle was less than 6 feet wide on April 30, 1997,* the aisle may remain at that width as long as: (1) The licensee maintains a valid license for the location; and (2) The aisle is in compliance with applicable building and fire prevention ordinances. (d) A chair or other seat in a panoram booth shall not provide a seating surface of more than 18 inches on any side. A leg of or support for the chair or seat shall not have a diameter of more than 3 inches. A panoram booth shall not contain more than one chair or seat. (e) The entire floor of a panoram booth shall be level with the continuous main aisle. (f) Illumination within a panoram booth shall be sufficient to enable the determination of the number of persons occupying a booth by a person looking inside from the booth’s entrance. (g) A sign stating the following shall be conspicuously posted and permanently maintained on the interior and exterior of each panoram booth: Occupancy of this booth is limited to only one person at any time. Violators are subject to criminal prosecution, civil fine, or both under Chapter 34, Article 8 , Revised Ordinances of Honolulu 1990, as amended. The sign’s letters and numerals shall be on a contrasting background and no smaller than 0.75 inches in height. (h) A licensed location shall not be equipped with a system or device capable of warning a person occupying a panoram booth that a police officer or other city officer or employee is approaching or has entered the licensed location. Editor’s note: * “ April 30, 1997” is substituted for “the effective date of this ordinance.”