San Mateo Municipal Code Art. 4 Miscellaneous Provisions

Every entertainment business shall display at all times during business hours the permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for such Entertainment Business in a conspicuous place so that the same may be readily seen by all persons entering the entertainment business.

An applicant or permittee shall permit representatives of the Police Department, Health Department, Fire Department, Planning Division, or other City departments or Agencies to inspect the premises of an entertainment business for the purpose of insuring compliance with the law and the development and performance standards applicable to entertainment businesses, at any time it is occupied or opened for business. A person who operates an entertainment business or his or her agent or employee is in violation of the provisions of this section if he/she refuses to permit such lawful inspection of the premises at any time it is occupied or open for business.

The provisions of this article regulating entertainment businesses are not intended to be exclusive and compliance therewith shall not excuse noncompliance with any other provisions of the San Mateo Municipal Code applicable to the entertainment activity or the business within which the activity is conducted.

If ambiguity arises concerning the content or application of this chapter, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to establish all pertinent facts and to interpret its provisions.

Any entertainment business operated, conducted, or maintained in violation of the requirements of this chapter is declared to be a public nuisance, and in addition to any other remedy provided by this law may be abated through the initiation of a civil enforcement action brought by the City Attorney.

If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase in this chapter or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this chapter or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one (1) or more subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared unconstitutional, or invalid, or ineffective.