For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(STATE OF) NUDITY. The showing of the bare human male or female genitals, anus, or pubic area with less than a fully opaque covering; the showing of the female breast with less than a fully opaque covering of the areola; or the showing of the covered male genitals in a discernibly turgid state.
PUBLIC PLACE. Any location frequented by the public, or where the public is present or likely to be present, or where a person may reasonably be expected to be observed by members of the public. PUBLIC PLACES include, but are not limited to: streets; sidewalks; parks; beaches; business; commercial establishments, whether for profit or not-for-profit, and whether open to the public at large or where entrance is limited by a cover charge or membership requirement; bottle clubs; hotels; motels; restaurants; night clubs; country clubs; cabarets; and meeting facilities utilized by any religious, social, fraternal, or similar organizations. Premises used solely as a private residence, whether permanent or temporary in nature, shall not be deemed to be a PUBLIC PLACE. PUBLIC PLACE shall not include: movie theaters; enclosed single sex public restrooms; enclosed single sex functional showers; locker and/or dressing room facilities; enclosed motel rooms and hotel rooms designed and intended for sleeping accommodations; doctor’s offices; portions of hospitals and similar places in which nudity or exposure is necessarily and customarily expected outside of the home and the sphere of privacy constitutionally protected therein; nor shall it include a person appearing in a state of nudity in a modeling class operated by:
(1) A proprietary school licensed by the state; a college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation; or
(2) A private college or university which maintains and operates educational programs in which credits are transferable to a college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation, or an accredited private college.
(Ord. 526, passed 8-12-1998)