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ARTICLE XIV. Exterior portions of and signage for sexually oriented businesses. (a) No owner or operator of a sexually oriented business shall allow the merchandise or activities of the establishment to be visible from a point outside the establishment. (b) No owner or operator of a sexually oriented business shall allow the exterior portion of the sexually oriented business to have any photographs of any person in a state of nudity or engaging in any specified sexual activity, nor shall such owner or operator allow the exterior portion of the sexually oriented business to have any pictorial or other representations of any kind of any person in a state of nudity or engaging in any specified sexual activity. (c) Notwithstanding any other city ordinance, code, or regulation to the contrary, the operator of any sexually oriented business or any other person shall not erect, construct, or maintain any sign for the sexually oriented business other than the one (1) primary sign and one (1) secondary sign, as provided herein. (d) Primary signs shall have no more than two (2) display surfaces. Each such display surface shall: (1) Conform with any applicable city sign code; (2) Be a flat plane, rectangular in shape; and (3) Not exceed seventy-five (75) square feet in area. (e) Primary signs shall contain no photographs, and shall contain no pictorial or other �r representations of any kind of any person in a state of nudity or engaging in any specified sexual activity. (f) Secondary signs shall have no more than one (1) display surface. Such display surface shall: (1) Conform with any applicable city sign code; (2) Be a flat plane, rectangular in shape; (3) Not exceed twenty (20) square feet in area; (4) Not exceed five (5) feet in height and four (4) feet in width; and (5) Be affixed or attached to any wall or door of the enterprise. (g) The provisions of subsection (e) above shall also apply to secondary signs. (h) A person convicted of the violation of any provision of this section shall be subject to the misdemeanor penalties as set out in the Batesville Municipal Code. ARTICLE XX. Sale, use or consumption of alcoholic beverages prohibited. (a) The sale, use or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of a sexually oriented business is prohibited. (b) A person convicted of the violation of this section shall be subject to the • misdemeanor penalties as set out in the Batesville Municipal Code.