(a) Definitions. In this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) CONSIDERATION means the payment of money or the exchange of any item of value for:
A. The right to enter the business premises or any portion thereof: or
B. The right to remain on the business premises or any portion thereof; or
C. The right to purchase any item permitting the right to enter, or remain on, the business premises or any portion thereof; or
D. The right to a membership permitting the right to enter, or remain on, the business premises or any portion thereof.
(2) LIVE SEX ACT means any act whereby one or more persons engage in a live performance or live conduct which contains oral sexual contact or sexual intercourse.
(3) LIVE SEX ACT BUSINESS means any business in which one or more persons may view, or may participate in, a live sex act for a consideration.
(4) OPERATE AND MAINTAIN means to organize, design, perpetuate, or control. OPERATE AND MAINTAIN includes providing financial support by paving utilities, rent, maintenance costs or advertising costs, supervising activities or work schedules, and directing or furthering the aims of the enterprise.
(5) ORAL SEXUAL CONTACT means oral contact with the penis, vulva, or anus.
(6) SEXUAL INTERCOURSE means penetration into the penis, vulva, or anus by any part of the body or by any object or manual masturbatory contact with the penis or vulva.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to operate and maintain a live sex act business.
(c) Operation of a live sex act business is a public nuisance per se.
(d) The City Attorney, in the name of the city, may apply to the Warren County Court of Common Pleas for an order permitting the city to abate violations of this section.
(Ord. 2017-66, passed 5-15-2017)