§ 12-248. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Adult arcade means 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 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 means a commercial establishment in which a substantial portion 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 means a nightclub, 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, as defined herein.

Adult retail store means a business where a substantial portion 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 means 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, videocassettes, 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 persons 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.

Escort means a person who, for consideration, agrees or offers to act as a companion, or date for another person, and/or who, for consideration, agrees or offers to privately model lingerie or perform a striptease for another person.

Escort agency means a person or commercial establishment who furnishes, offers to furnish, or advertises to furnish escorts as one of its primary business purposes, for a fee, tip or other consideration.

Nude model studio means 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 means the appearance of a human bare buttock, anus, male genitals, female genitals, or female breast.

Semi-nudity means 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 means 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 person and/or persons of the same sex when one or more of the persons is in a state of nudity or semi-nudity.

Sexually oriented business means less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttock, human genitals in a discernibly erect state, even if completely and opaquely covered; or any combination of the aforementioned.

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

Specified sexual activities means 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.

(Code 1985, § 15-16(a); Ord. No. 3098, 10-27-1994)