Bikini espresso stand

Bikini baristas in Everett now have some new rules to follow after the City Council passed two new ordinances Wednesday night. Workers would have to at least wear tank tops and shorts.

Another ordinance makes it a misdemeanor for coffee stand owners to facilitate "lewd conduct," and comes with a new dress code that does not allow intimate body parts to be exposed, even if the barista is wearing body paint or sheer clothing.

And City Attorney Ramsey Ramerman agrees.

Bikini Barista stands in Everett have been at the center of several investigations over the past decade. Inthe city prosecuted a group of baristas for their participation in a prostitution ring, though little changed according to Ramerman.

Bikini espresso stand

Inthe owner of Java Juggs pleaded guilty to running a brothel out of several stands. But critics of the new dress code say it sets a bad precedent and potentially violates constitutional rights.

Emilija Powell works at Hillbilly Hotties in Everett and has been a bikini barista for six years. Powell says most of her coworkers are mothers, and the bikini baristas she knows are all just trying to make an honest living.