HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1444ORDINANCE NO. 1444
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE. SECTION 5.24.020
TO INCLUDE PREVIOUSLY OMITTED LANGUAGE
WHEREAS, the City Council, on the 2.5th day of June, 1981
adopted Ordinance No. 1438, which in turn adopted Chapter 5.24 of
the Central Point Municipal Code "Adult Businesses", and
WHEREAS, a portion of the definitions provision of said
ordinance was inadvertently omitted therefrom, now, therefore,
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 5.24.020 of the Central Point Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
5.24.020 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the
following terms and business types are hereby defined:
A. Adult Business shall include any adult arcade, adult
bookstore, adult cabaret, adult theater, massage parlor, sexual
encounter center, body painting studio, modeling studio, adult
hotel or motel, topless or nude bars, or other businesses which
are characterized by an emphasis on sexually explicit material
dealing with "specified anatomical areas" and/or "specified sexual
activities", as defined below.
B. Specified Anatomical Areas shall mean:
1. Less than completely and opaquely covered:
(a) Human genitals, pubic region;
(b) Buttocks, and
(c) Female breast below a point immediately above the
top of the areola; and
2. Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state,
even if completely and opaquely covered.
C. Specified Sexual Activities shall mean:
1. Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or
arousal; and/or
2. Acts of human. masturbation, sexual intercourse,
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sodomy, sexual stimulation or arousal; and/or
3. Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals,
pubic region, buttock, or female breast.
D. Adult Arcade shall mean any movie or game arcade
which is not customarily open to the general public, but which
excludes minors as a legal or prevailing business practice.
E. Adult Bookstore shall. mean any store having a sig-
nificant portion of its stock in trade, books, magazines, news-
papers, or other printed or written material or any pictures,
drawings, photographs, motion pictures, or other pictorial
representations which are distinguished by their emphasis on
matter depicting, describing or relating to °'specified anatomical
areas°' or "specified sexual activities", as defined above.
F. Adult Cabaret shall mean a nightclub, adult theater,
bar, or other establishment which features topless dancers, nude
dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female
impersonators, or similar entertainers, or any establishment which
features such activities and excludes minors as a legal or pre-
vailing business practice.
G. Sexual Encounter Center shall mean any business,
agency or person who, for any form of consideration or gratuity,
provides a place where persons may congregate, assemble or
associate for the purpose of engaging in sexual conduct.
H. Adult Hotel or Motel shall mean any hotel or motel
which provides, through closed circuit television or other media,
material which is distinguished or characterized by the emphasis
on matter depicting or describing or related to "specified sexual
activities" or "specified anatomical areas", or any hotel or
motel having hourly rates and excluding minors as a legal or pre-
vailing business practice.
I. Massage Parlor shall mean any establishment that
provides personal massage and is not part of or directly related
to a licensed medical or physical therapy facility.
J. Modeling Studio shall mean any establishment in which
figure models are provided to display "specified anatomical areas"
for the purpose of being observed, sketched, painted, sculptured,
photographed, or similarly depicted, anal which excludes minors as
a legal or business practice.
K. Adult Theater shall. mean any theater or similar
facility which is used for presenting material distinguished or
characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or
relating to "specified anatomical areas" or °'specified sexual
activities", for observation by patrons therein.
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Passed by the Council and. signed by me in authentication
of its passage this 24th day of September 1981.
Mayor
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City ~ecorder
Approved. by me this 24th day of
September 1981.
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Mayor
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