§ 5-61. Definitions.  


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  • Adult arcade. Any place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein coin-operated or slug-operated or electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled still or motion picture machines, projectors, or other image-producing devices are maintained to show images to five (5) or fewer persons per machine at any time, and where the images so displayed are distinguished or characterized by the depicting or describing of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined herein.

    Adult bookstore or adult video store. A commercial establishment in which fifteen (15) per cent or more of its stock in trade consists of books, videos, tapes, cassettes, photographs, slides, magazines, and other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined herein.

    Adult cabaret. A night club, bar, restaurant, or similar commercial establishment which features persons who appear in a state of nudity or semi-nudity or live performances which are characterized by the exposure of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.

    Adult retail store. A business where fifteen (15) per cent or more of the stock in trade consists of items or products other than printed matter which are characterized by an emphasis on specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined herein.

    Adult theater. Any theater, concert hall, auditorium or similar establishment with a capacity of more than five persons where, for any form of consideration, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or similar photographic reproductions are shown which are primarily characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined herein, or features personas who appear in a state of nudity or live performances which are characterized by the exposure of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined herein.

    Nude model studio. Any place where a person who appears in a state of nudity or displays specified anatomical areas, as defined herein, is provided to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or similarly depicted by other persons who pay money or any form of consideration.

    Nudity or state of nudity. The appearance of a human bare buttock, anus, male genitals, female genitals, or female breast.

    Semi-nudity. A state of dress in which clothing covers no more than the genitals, pubic region, and areolae of the female breast, as well as portions of the body covered by supporting straps or devices.

    Sexual encounter center. A commercial establishment which, as one of its primary business purposes, offers for any form of consideration physical contact in the form of wrestling or tumbling between persons of the opposite sex or activities between male and female persons and/or persons of the same sex when one (1) or more of the persons is in a state of nudity or semi-nudity.

    Sexually oriented business. Any adult arcade, adult bookstore or adult video store, adult cabaret, adult retail store, adult theater, nude model studio, or sexual encounter center.

    Specified anatomical areas. Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttock, human genitals in a discernible erect state, even if completely and opaquely covered, or any combination of the aforementioned.

    Specified sexual activities. Depiction of male genitals in a state of sexual arousal, female genitals; acts of masturbation, sexual intercourse, oral copulation, sodomy, bestiality; touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttock, anus; or any combination of the aforementioned.

(Ord. of 4-9-01; Ord. of 3-14-11, eff. 7-1-11)