Title 5 BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Chapter 5.36 ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS
5.36.010 Definitions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the words and phrases used herein shall
have the following meanings unless otherwise clearly indicated by the
context:
"Adult bookstore" or "adult video store" means an establishment
which as one of its principal business purposes, offers for sale or rental for
any form of consideration any one or more of the following:
1. Books,
magazines, periodicals or other printed matter or photographs, films, motion
picture, video cassettes, or video reproductions, slides, or other visual
representations which depict or describe specified sexual activities or
specified anatomical areas; or
2. Instruments, devices or paraphernalia
which are designed for use in connection with specified sexual activities. A
commercial establishment may have other principal business purposes that do not
involve the offering for sale or rental of material depicting or describing
specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas and still be
categorized as "adult bookstore" or "adult video store" so long as one of its
principal business purposes is the offering for sale or rental for consideration
the specified materials which depict or describe specified sexual activities or
specified anatomical areas (as defined below).
"Adult entertainment
establishment" means any commercial establishment which is an adult bookstore,
adult motion picture theater, adult hotel, or adult motion picture arcade as
defined herein.
"Adult hotel" means a hotel or motel wherein a
substantial or significant portion of the material presented over
image-producing devices within individual rooms, that are occupied by guests,
are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting or
describing specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (as defined
below).
"Adult motion picture arcade" means any place at which slug or
coin-operated, electronically or mechanically controlled, still or motion
picture machines, projector or other image-producing devices are maintained to
show images to five or fewer persons per machine at any time, and which presents
material which is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on depicting or
describing specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (as defined
below) for observation by patrons therein. The term does not include an adult
hotel as defined below.
"Adult motion picture theater" means an enclosed
building designed for five or more patrons used for presenting any material
distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matters depicting, or relating
to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas (as defined below)
for observation of patrons therein. The term does not include an adult hotel as
defined below.
"Diversion" or "diversion agreement" means any formal
referral of a defendant in a criminal case to a supervised performance program
which upon successful completion results in the dismissal of the charges or
complaint which is authorized pursuant to the laws of any city, state, or of the
United States.
"Employee" means any and all persons, including
independent contractors, who work in or at or render any services directly
related to the operation of an adult entertainment establishment, but shall not
include independent contractors indirectly related to such operation such as
janitorial services, construction, maintenance, pest control and trash
removal.
"Morals charge" includes those charges involving prostitution,
pimping or promoting prostitution, indecent exposure, illegal use, possession or
sale of narcotic or non-narcotic drugs, sodomy, lewd and lascivious behavior,
sexual battery, indecent liberties with a child, incest, bigamy and crimes
against nature.
"Operator" means any person operating, conducting or
maintaining an adult entertainment establishment.
"Person" means any
person, company, partnership or corporation or joint venture.
"Specific
sexual activities" means the following:
1. Human genitals in a state of
sexual stimulation or arousal;
2. Acts of human masturbation, sexual
intercourse or sodomy;
3. Fondling or other erotic touching of human
genitals, pubic region, buttocks or female breasts with the intent to arouse or
gratify the sexual desires of the entertainer, employer or
customer.
"Specified anatomical areas" means the
following:
1. Less than completely and opaquely
covered:
a. Human genitals, pubic region,
b. Anal cleft or
cleavage of the buttocks; and female breasts below a point immediately above the
top of the areola;
2. Human male genitals in a discernible turgid state,
even if completely and opaquely covered. (Ord. G-819 § 1 (part),
1996)
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