And you thought the 6 foot rule was bad.
shadowcat
Atlanta suburb
ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. — Adams County strip club Player’s Club said it’s the only such establishment around that is required to keep its strippers 25 feet away from customers — and it’s suing to change that.
“Plaintiff’s entertainers seek to create erotic art and such eroticism requires less distance than 25 feet to be effectively communicated to the patrons,” the club is arguing in court.
Player’s Club, which operates at 6710 Federal Blvd., filed its lawsuit on July 8 against the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Tri-County Health Department. It alleges the 25-foot requirement violates the 1st and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution as well as components of the Colorado State Constitution.
According to the lawsuit, Player’s Club notified the health department on June 24 that three employees had tested positive for COVID-19. The club voluntarily closed for a time and cleaned its premises.
A health department staffer then gave the club a written set of requirements it needed to meet before it could reopen. Those requirements included ensuring “maintenance of at least a 25-foot distance between stage performers and patrons,” according to the lawsuit.
The club said it reopened as a restaurant on July 6, but the 25-foot requirement “makes it impossible for Plaintiff to earn enough revenue to sustain operations.”
“Plaintiff’s entertainers seek to create erotic art and such eroticism requires less distance than 25 feet to be effectively communicated to the patrons,” the club is arguing in court.
Player’s Club, which operates at 6710 Federal Blvd., filed its lawsuit on July 8 against the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Tri-County Health Department. It alleges the 25-foot requirement violates the 1st and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution as well as components of the Colorado State Constitution.
According to the lawsuit, Player’s Club notified the health department on June 24 that three employees had tested positive for COVID-19. The club voluntarily closed for a time and cleaned its premises.
A health department staffer then gave the club a written set of requirements it needed to meet before it could reopen. Those requirements included ensuring “maintenance of at least a 25-foot distance between stage performers and patrons,” according to the lawsuit.
The club said it reopened as a restaurant on July 6, but the 25-foot requirement “makes it impossible for Plaintiff to earn enough revenue to sustain operations.”
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A customer told me last Monday that (aside from requiring both dancers and customers to wear masks) the prior couple of days, dances are already back to business-as-usual precovid. But I can’t confirm nor deny that.
The club, which operates at 6710 Federal Blvd., had been ordered to ensure “maintenance of at least a 25-foot distance between stage performers and patrons” after three employees tested positive for COVID-19 in June.
The club sued the state agency and the Tri-County Health Department on July 8, saying the requirement limited capacity and “makes it impossible for Plaintiff to earn enough revenue to sustain operations.”
“Plaintiff’s entertainers seek to create erotic art and such eroticism requires less distance than 25 feet to be effectively communicated to the patrons,” the club argued.
That lawsuit was dismissed Friday after the parties agreed on the following alternative safety measures, which are quoted from the letter:
– Dancers have a separate entrance/exit and do not interact with the crowd in person (no speaking, no touching).
– Dancers wear masks at all times in the club.
– Temperature checks are given to staff/dancers before and after their shifts.
– Patrons also have their temperature checked before being allowed to enter the club.
– The stages all have Plexiglas barriers installed. The barriers span from the ceiling to within two inches of the floor of the stage. The barriers run horizontally from one wall almost to the opposite wall. There is a cut out space so that the dancer can enter/exit the stage.
– Dancers and patrons remain at least six feet apart.
– The dancers wipe down the pole on the pole dancing stage after each set. The dancers also wipe down the floor on each of the stages after the set.
– A dancer performs a three song set, which runs approximately 10 minutes.
– The dancers do not have a heavy level of exertion during their dance performance.
– The dancer does not interact with the crowd after a set, but returns to a dressing room through a separate exit.
– Patrons are required to wear masks at all times, except when eating and drinking.