“Adult Sex Venue” means any Commercial Establishment that is operated in a manner that encourages patrons to engage in, or to watch other patrons engaging in, Sexual Activities on the premises, or that as a regular part of its operations permits patrons to engage in Sexual Activities on the premises or to watch other patrons doing so.
“City” means the City and County of San Francisco.
“Commercial Establishment” means a place to which persons are admitted to the premises or any portion of the premises upon payment of a fee or charge, whether the fee or charge is made at the time of admission or before or after, such as through fees or charges for membership, food, drink, or any other product, service, or activity. A Commercial Establishment need not function at all times as such, but rather may be a place that does not ordinarily function as a business or does not ordinarily require payment of a fee or charge for admission to the premises or any portion of the premises.
“Department” means the Department of Public Health.
“Director” means the Director of Health, or the Director’s designee.
“Sexual activities” means the performance or simulation of the following acts: sexual intercourse, masturbation, copulation (oral, anal or vaginal), or flagellation; the caressing or fondling by one adult human being of the anus or genitals of that person or of another adult human being; the actual or simulated displaying of the pubic hair, anus, vagina, penis, vulva, buttocks, areola, or any other genitalia of the human body.
(Added by Ord. 127-20, File No. 200141, App. 7/31/2020, Eff. 8/31/2020)