Sacramento Municipal Code Art. II Operation of Entertainment Establishments

This article is intended to implement minimum standards applicable to the operation of all entertainment establishments whether or not such establishments are subject to the permit requirement of article I. Nothing in this article limits the city's authority to impose and enforce permit conditions under section 5.108.190 requiring entertainment establishments to comply with operating standards that are more strict, comprehensive or onerous than the minimum standards imposed by this article. (Ord. 2025-0006 § 1; Ord. 2003-056 § 1)

A. Except as otherwise provided herein, all entertainment establishments shall be closed and all patrons shall vacate the premises between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., except that as part of a New Year celebration, entertainment establishments may remain open until 3:00 a.m. on January 1st. It is unlawful for any responsible person to fail to abide by the hours of closure.

B. A responsible person must be present in the entertainment establishment during all hours that the entertainment establishment is open and offering entertainment. (Ord. 2025-0006 § 1; Ord. 2003-056 § 1)

Each responsible person shall make reasonable efforts to prevent the admittance of any person whose conduct is described in California Penal Code sections 415 (fighting, loud noise, offensive words in public places) or 647 (disorderly conduct) at the premises or on any parking lot or similar facility used by the establishment. Each responsible person shall make reasonable efforts to remove any persons exhibiting such conduct from the establishment. (Ord. 2025-0006 § 1; Ord. 2003-056 § 1)

Each responsible person shall make reasonable efforts to prevent the admittance of any obviously intoxicated person. For purposes of this section, a person is "obviously intoxicated" when he or she exhibits readily apparent outward manifestations of drug or alcohol intoxication, including but not limited to, inability to walk or stand in a normal manner, bloodshot or glassy eyes, flushed face, incoherent or slurred speech, alcoholic breath, belligerence or other loud or boisterous conduct, extreme agitation, or nervousness or mental confusion. (Ord. 2025-0006 § 1; Ord. 2003-056 § 1)

It is unlawful for any responsible person to fail to provide a reasonable passageway of at least 48 inches in width through any part of a room used by patrons and entertainers for their ingress and egress. (Ord. 2025-0006 § 1; Ord. 2003-056 § 1)

Each responsible person shall obey all laws applicable to noise abatement, including those contained in title 8. (Ord. 2025-0006 § 1; Ord. 2003-056 § 1)

Each responsible person shall make reasonable efforts to control the conduct of patrons to prevent or minimize disorderly or unlawful conduct within the entertainment establishment and within 50 feet of the establishment. The distance shall be measured in a straight line from the property line of the entertainment establishment. (Ord. 2025-0006 § 1; Ord. 2003-056 § 1)

Each responsible person shall use reasonable efforts to cause the orderly dispersal of individuals from the vicinity of the entertainment establishment at closing time and shall not allow them to congregate within 50 feet of the establishment in a disorderly fashion. The distance shall be measured in a straight line from the property line of the entertainment establishment. (Ord. 2025-0006 § 1; Ord. 2003-056 § 1)

A. It is unlawful for any person to bring an alcoholic beverage onto the premises unless such action is allowed by the entertainment establishment's ABC license.

B. It is unlawful for any responsible person to allow any person to bring an alcoholic beverage onto the premises unless such action is allowed by the entertainment establishment's ABC license. (Ord. 2025-0006 § 1; Ord. 2003-056 § 1)

A. The chief of police may require a permittee or responsible person to close down operations and disperse all patrons for the remainder of its daily operation whenever conduct by disorderly patrons reaches a magnitude that presents an immediate threat to the public safety or well-being of the patrons and general public in the vicinity.

B. It is unlawful for any person to fail to comply with any directive issued by the chief of police under authority of section 5.108.140.A. (Ord. 2025-0006 § 1; Ord. 2003-056 § 1)