Chapter 6.70
NUDITY IN PUBLIC PLACES

Sections:

6.70.010    Definitions.

6.70.020    Nudity prohibited.

6.70.030    Violation – Penalty.

6.70.040    Violation – Nuisance declared.

6.70.010 Definitions.

The following words and terms shall have the meanings which follow:

(1) “Nude condition” or “nudity” means the display or exposure of the human male or female genital area, pubic hair or buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering; the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of any part of the nipple or areola; the exposure of any device, costume or covering which gives the appearance of or simulates the genitals, pubic hair, natal cleft, perineum, anal region or pubic hair region; or the exposure of any device worn as a cover over the nipples and/or areola of the female breast, which device simulates and gives the realistic appearance of nipples and/or areola.

(2) “Person” means a natural person of either gender or any corporation, partnership or association.

(3) “Public place” means any public place including all outdoor places owned by or open to the general public, and all buildings and enclosed places owned by or open to the general public, including such places of entertainment, taverns, restaurants, clubs, theaters, dance halls, banquet halls, party rooms or halls limited to specific members, restricted to adults or to patrons invited to attend, whether or not an admission charge is levied. (Ord. 1570 § 1, 2010).

6.70.020 Nudity prohibited.

No person shall intentionally appear, or intentionally cause the appearance or suffer the appearance of another, in any public place in a nude condition or state of nudity; provided, that the standards established in this chapter shall not be construed to restrict or prohibit the following activities or products:

(1) Any child under 10 years of age; or

(2) Any individual exposing a breast in the process of breastfeeding an infant under two years of age; or

(3) Nudity within a locker room or other similar facility used for changing clothing in connection with athletic or exercise activities; or

(4) Nudity within a hospital, clinic, or other similar medical facility for health-related purposes; or

(5) A licensed entertainer performing in an adult entertainment establishment upon a stage at least 18 inches above the immediate floor level and removed at least 10 feet from the nearest patron. (Ord. 1570 § 1, 2010).

6.70.030 Violation – Penalty.

Any person convicted of violating this chapter, or any part hereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000 or by imprisonment in jail for a period not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. (Ord. 1570 § 1, 2010).

6.70.040 Violation – Nuisance declared.

Any violation of this chapter is declared to be a public nuisance and, upon any violation thereof, the city attorney may commence an action for the abatement, removal and enjoinment of such nuisance. (Ord. 1570 § 1, 2010).