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Adult Entertainment Business. Any of the following:

A. “Adult arcade” means an establishment to which the public is permitted or invited where, for any form of consideration, one or more still or motion picture projectors, slide projectors, or similar machines, or other image producing machines, arranged or situated for viewing of the image produced thereby by five or fewer persons each, are regularly used to show films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides or other photographic reproductions, which are characterized by the depiction of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.

B. “Adult cabaret” means a nightclub, bar, restaurant, theater, hall, studio, or similar commercial establishment, whether or not alcoholic beverages are served, which regularly features persons who appear nude or live performances which are characterized by the exposure of specified anatomical areas or by specified sexual activities.

C. “Adult motion picture theater” means a commercial establishment which does not fall within the definition of adult arcade above, where, for any form of consideration, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or similar photographic reproductions, which are characterized by the depiction of specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities, are regularly shown.

D. “Adult motel” means a hotel, motel or similar commercial establishment which regularly:

1. Offers accommodations to the public for any form of consideration, and regularly provides patrons with closed-circuit television transmissions, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or other photographic reproductions, which are characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, and has a sign visible from a public right-of-way which advertises the availability of this adult type of photographic reproductions; or

2. Offers a sleeping room for rent for a period of time that is less than 10 hours; or

3. Allows a tenant or occupant of a sleeping room to subrent the room for a period of time that is less than 10 hours.

“Entertainer” means any person who appears nude or who performs any exhibition or dance characterized by the exposure of specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities at any adult entertainment business.

“Manager” means any person who manages, directs, administers, or is in charge of, the affairs and/or conduct of any adult entertainment business.

“Nude” or “state of nudity” means the appearance of less than completely and opaquely covered human buttock, anus, pubic region, male genitals, female genitals, or the female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areolae.

“Operator” means the owner, licensee, manager, operator, and/or person in charge of any adult entertainment business.

“Specified anatomical areas” means any of the following:

A. Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areolae; or

B. Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.

“Specified sexual activities” means any of the following:

A. The fondling or other intentional touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts; or

B. Acts of human sex, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, or sodomy; or

C. Human masturbation, actual or simulated; or

D. Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth in subsections (A) through (C) of this definition. [Ord. 10523 § 1, 1994].