For purposes of this Chapter, certain terms and words are defined as follows:
(a) "Adult uses or sexually oriented businesses" are those businesses defined as:
(1) "Adult bookstore", "adult novelty store" or "adult video store" meaning a commercial establishment which devotes a significant portion of its stock-in trade, or a significant portion of its revenues for or devotes a significant portion of interior business or advertising of its retail floor space to the sale or rental, for any form of consideration, of any one or more of the following:
(A) Books, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter, or photographs, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, compact discs, slides, DVDs, digital or electronic media, or other visual representations which are characterized by the depiction or description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas" as defined herein.
(B) Instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which are designed for use or marketed primarily for stimulation of human genital organs or for sadomasochistic use or abuse.
(2) "Adult cabaret" means a nightclub, bar, restaurant, "bottle club", or similar commercial establishment, whether or not alcoholic beverages are served, which regularly features:
(A) Persons who appear nude, semi-nude or in a state of nudity;
(B) Live performances which are characterized by the exposure of "specified anatomical areas" or by "specified sexual activities", or
(C) Films, motion pictures, video cassettes, DVD, compact disc, slides, digital or electronic media, or other photographic reproductions which are characterized by the depiction or description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas".
(3) "Adult motel" means a motel, hotel or similar commercial establishment which offers public accommodations, for any form of consideration, which provides patrons with closed- circuit television transmissions, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, DVDs, digital or electronic media, or other photographic reproductions which are characterized by the depiction or description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas" and which advertises the availability of this sexually oriented type of material by means of a sign visible from the public right-of-way, or by means of any off-premises advertising including but not limited to, newspapers, magazines, pamphlets or leaflets, radio or television.
(4) "Adult motion picture theater" means a commercial establishment where films, motion pictures, video cassettes, DVD, slides, digital or electronic media, or similar photographic reproductions which are characterized by the depiction or description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas" are regularly shown for any form of consideration.
(5) "Adult theater" means a theater, concert hall, auditorium, or similar commercial establishment which, for any form of consideration, regularly features persons who appear in a state of nudity or live performances which are characterized by exposure of "specified anatomical areas" or by "specified sexual activities".
(6) "Massage parlor" means any place where, for any form of consideration or gratuity, massage, alcohol rub, administration of fomentations, electric or magnetic treatments, or any other treatment manipulation of the human body which occurs as a part of or in connection with "special sexual activities", or where any person providing such treatment, manipulation, or service related thereto, exposes his or her "specified anatomical areas". The definition of sexually oriented businesses shall not include the practice of massage in any licensed hospital, nor by a licensed hospital, nor by a licensed physician, surgeon, chiropractor or osteopath, nor by any nurse or technician working under the supervision of a licensed physician, surgeon, chiropractor or osteopath, nor by trainers for any amateur, semiprofessional or professional athlete or athletic team or school athletic program nor by any Licensed Massage Therapist licensed in the State of Ohio pursuant to Ohio R.C. 4731.15.
(7) "Nude model studio" means any place where a person, who regularly appears in a state of nudity or displays "specified anatomical areas" is provided for money or any form of consideration to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed or similarly depicted by other persons.
(8) "Sexual encounter establishment" means a business or commercial establishment, that as one of its primary business purposes, offers for any form of consideration, a place where two or more persons may congregate, associate, or consort for the purpose of "specified sexual activities" or the exposure of "specified anatomical areas" or activities when one or more of the persons is in a state of nudity or semi-nudity. The definition of sexually oriented businesses shall not include an establishment where a medical practitioner, psychologist, psychiatrist, or similar professional person licensed by the state engages in medically approved and recognized sexual therapy.
(b) "Employee" means a person who works or performs in and/or for a sexually oriented business, regardless of whether or not said person is paid a salary, wage or other compensation by the operator of said business.
(c) "Escort" means a person who, for any form of consideration, agrees or offers to act as a companion, guide, or date for another person, or who agrees or offers to privately model lingerie or to privately perform a striptease for another person.
(d) "Establishment" means and includes any of the following:
(1) The opening or commencement of any sexually oriented business as a new business;
(2) The conversion of an existing business, whether or not a sexually oriented business, to any of the sexually oriented businesses defined in this chapter.
(3) The addition of any of the sexually oriented businesses defined in this chapter to any other existing sexually oriented business; or
(4) The relocation of any such sexually oriented business.
(e) "Nudity" or "state of nudity" means the showing, representation, or depiction of human male or female genitals, pubic area, or buttocks with less than a full, opaque covering, or of a female breast with less than a full, opaque covering of any portion of the areolae.
(f) "Operator" means and includes the owner, permit holder, custodian, manager, operator, or person in charge of any permitted premises. A person may be found to be operating a sexually oriented business whether or not that person is an owner, part-owner or licensee of the business. More than one person may be an operator.
(g) "Permitted premises" means any premises that requires a permit and that is classified as a sexually oriented business.
(h) "Permittee" means a person in whose name a permit to operate a sexually oriented business has been issued, as well as the individual listed as an applicant on the application for a permit.
(i) "Person" means an individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity.
(j) "Protected uses" are those uses listed below and defined as:
(1) "Public building" means any building owned, leased, or held by the United States, the state, the county, the city, any special district, school district, or any other agency or Political subdivision of the state or the United States, which building is used for governmental purposes.
(2) "Public park" or "recreation area" means public land which has been designated for park or recreational activities including but not limited to a park, playground, nature trails, swimming pool, reservoir, athletic field, basketball or tennis courts, pedestrian/bicycle paths, open space, wilderness areas, or similar public land within the city which is under the control, operation, or management of the city park and recreation authorities.
(3) "Religious institution" means any church, synagogue, mosque, temple or building which is used primarily for religious worship and related religious activities.
(4) "Residential district or use" means a single family, duplex, townhouse, multiple family, retirement or nursing home, or mobile home park or subdivision and campground as defined in the Zoning Code.
(5) "School" means any public or private educational facility including but not limited to child day care facilities, nursery schools, preschools, kindergartens, elementary schools, primary schools, intermediate schools, junior high schools, middle schools, high schools, vocational schools, secondary schools, continuation schools, special education schools, junior colleges, and universities. School includes the school grounds, but does not include any facilities used primarily for another purpose and only incidentally as a school.
(k) "Public use" means any use designed for the benefit and/or accommodation of the general public which is available to all persons, without restriction, regardless of whether or not a fee is charged for admission.
(l) "Semi-nude" means a state of dress in which clothing covers no more than the genitals, pubic region, and areolae of the female breast, as well as portions of the body covered by supporting straps or devices.
(m) "Specified anatomical areas" as used in this Chapter means and includes any of the following:
Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areolae.
(n) "Specified sexual activities" as used in this Chapter means and includes any of the following:
(1) The fondling or other intentional touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts; or
(2) Sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, or sodomy;
(3) Masturbation, actual or simulated; or
(4) Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation, arousal or tumescence; or
(5) Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth in subdivisions (1) through (4) of this subsection.
(o) "Specified criminal acts" are sexual crimes against children, sexual abuse, rape, gross sexual imposition, and other crimes connected with sexually oriented businesses including but not limited to distribution of obscenity or other material harmful to minors, pandering, prostitution, tax violations in connection with a sexually oriented business, or acts prohibited Ohio R.C. Sections 2907.24, 2907.241 or 2907.25.
(p) "Substantial enlargement of a sexually oriented business" means increase in the floor areas occupied by the business by more than 15%.
(q) "Transfer of ownership or control of a sexually oriented business" means and includes any of the following:
(1) The sale, lease or sublease of the business;
(2) The transfer of securities which constitute a controlling interest in the business, whether by sale, exchange, or similar means;
(3) The establishment of a trust, gift, or other similar legal device which transfers ownership or control of the business, except for transfer by bequest or other operation of law upon the death of a person possessing the ownership or control.
(Ord. A-2092. Passed 8-11-97; Ord. A-2447. Passed 9-26-05.)