9-20-2: DEFINITIONS:
Whenever a word or phrase used in this chapter is not defined herein, but is defined in related sections of Utah Code Annotated, or in other city ordinances or resolutions, such definitions are incorporated herein and shall apply as if set forth herein in full, unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intention. Unless a contrary intention clearly appears, words used in the present tense include the future, the singular includes the plural, the term "shall" is always mandatory and the term "may" is permissive. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings as set forth:
BUSINESS LICENSE AUTHORITY: Washington City manager or designee.
EMPLOY: Hiring an individual to work for pecuniary or any other form of compensation, whether such person is hired on the payroll of the employer, as an independent contractor, as an agent, or in any other form of employment relationship.
ESCORT: Any person who, for pecuniary compensation or any form of consideration, dates, socializes, visits, consorts with or accompanies or offers to date, consort, socialize, visit or accompany another or others to or about social affairs, entertainment or places of amusement, or within any place of public or private resort or any business or commercial establishment or any private quarters. "Escort" shall not be construed to include persons who provide business or personal services such as licensed private nurses, aides for the elderly or handicapped, social secretaries or similar service personnel whose relationship with their patron is characterized by a bona fide contractual relationship having a duration of more than twelve (12) hours and who provide a service not principally characterized as dating or socializing. "Escort" shall also not be construed to include persons providing services such as singing telegrams, birthday greetings or similar activities characterized by appearances in a public place, contracted for by a party other than the person for whom the service is being performed and of a duration not longer than one hour.
ESCORT SERVICE: An individual or entity who, for pecuniary compensation, furnishes or offers to furnish escorts, or provides or offers to introduce patrons to escorts.
ESCORT SERVICE RUNNER: Any third person, not an escort, who, for pecuniary compensation, acts in the capacity of an agent or broker for an escort service, escort or patron by contacting or meeting with escort services, escorts or patrons at any location within Washington City, whether or not such third person is employed by such escort service, escort, patron, or by another business, or is an independent contractor or self-employed.
GATEWAY: A. Telegraph Street and Red Cliffs Drive, in their entirety within the limits of Washington City.
   B.   300 East and Washington Fields Drive, in their entirety within the limits of Washington City.
   C.   Green Springs Drive and Pine View Drive, in their entirety within the limits of Washington City.
   D.   Buena Vista Boulevard and Middleton Drive, in their entirety within the limits of Washington City.
   E.   SR-9, in its entirety within the limits of Washington City.
HISTORIC BUILDINGS OR SITES: Those buildings or sites found on either the national or state historic registers or the Washington City register of cultural and historic resources.
NUDE AND SEMINUDE DANCING AGENCY: Any person, agency, firm, corporation, partnership or any other entity or individual which furnishes, books or otherwise engages or offers to furnish, book or otherwise engage the service of a professional dancer licensed pursuant to this chapter for performance or appearance at a business licensed for nude entertainment, seminude dancing bars or adult theaters.
NUDE ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS: A business, including adult theater, where employees perform or appear in the presence of patrons of the business in a state of nudity or seminudity. A business shall also be presumed to be a nude entertainment business if the business holds itself out as such a business.
NUDITY OR STATE OF NUDITY: A state of dress in which the nipple and areola of the female breast, or male or female genitals, pubic region or anus are covered by less than the covering required in the definition of "seminude", as defined in this section.
OUTCALL SERVICES: Services of a type performed by a sexually oriented business employee outside of the premises of the licensed sexually oriented business, including, but not limited to, escorts, models, dancers and other similar employees.
PATRON: Any person who contracts with or employs any escort services or escort or the customer of any business licensed pursuant to this chapter.
PECUNIARY COMPENSATION: Any commission, fee, salary, tip, gratuity, hire, profit, reward, or any other form of consideration.
PERSON: Any person, unincorporated association, corporation, LLC, partnership or other legal entity.
PUBLIC PARK: A park, playground, swimming pool, golf course, bike or jogging path, or athletic field within Washington City which is under the control, operation or management of Washington City leisure services department or other Washington City department.
RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION: A building which is used primarily for religious worship and related religious activities.
SCHOOL: An institution of learning or instruction primarily catering to minors, whether public or private. This definition shall include daycares, preschools, nursery schools, kindergarten, elementary schools, junior high schools, middle high schools, senior high schools or any special institution of learning under the jurisdiction of the state department of education.
SEMINUDE: A state of dress in which opaque clothing covers no more than the nipple and areola of the female breast, and the male or female genitals, pubic region and anus shall be fully covered by an opaque covering no narrower than four inches (4") wide in the front and five inches (5") wide in the back which shall not taper to less than one inch (1") wide at the narrowest point.
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS EMPLOYEES: Those employees who work on the premises of the sexually oriented business in activities related to the sexually oriented portion of the business. This includes all managing employees, dancers, escorts, models and other similar employees, whether or not hired as employees, agents or as independent contractors. "Sexually oriented business employees" shall not include individuals whose work is unrelated to the sexually oriented portion of the business, such as janitors, bookkeepers and similar employees. "Sexually oriented business employees" shall not include cooks, serving persons, bartenders and similar employees, except where they may be managers or supervisors of the business. All persons making outcall meetings under this chapter, including escorts, models, guards, escort runners, drivers, chauffeurs and other similar employees, shall be considered "sexually oriented business employees".
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES: Those businesses defined as follows:
Adult Arcade: An establishment where, for any form of consideration, one or more still or motion picture projectors, slide projectors or similar machines, or other image producing machines, for viewing by five (5) or fewer persons each, are regularly used to show films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides or other photographic reproductions which are characterized by the depiction or description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas".
Adult Bookstore, Adult Novelty Store Or Adult Video Store: A commercial establishment which has as a significant or substantial portion of its stock in trade or derives a significant or substantial portion of its revenues or devotes a significant or substantial portion of its interior business or advertising 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, videocassettes, slides or other visual representations which are characterized by the depiction or description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas".
   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 of themselves or others.
   C.   An establishment may have other principal business purposes that do not involve the offering for sale, rental or viewing of materials depicting or describing "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas", and still be categorized as "adult bookstore, adult novelty store or adult video store". Such other business purposes will not serve to exempt such establishments from being categorized as an adult bookstore, adult novelty store or adult video store as long as one of its principal business purposes is offering for sale or rental, for some form of consideration, the specified materials which depict or describe "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas".
Adult Cabaret: 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 or in a state of nudity or seminude; b) live performances which are characterized by the exposure of "specified anatomical areas" or by "specified sexual activities"; or c) films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides or other photographic reproductions which are characterized by the depiction or description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas".
Adult Motel: A motel, hotel or similar commercial establishment which: a) offers public accommodations, for any form of consideration, which provides patrons with closed circuit television transmissions, films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides 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; or b) offers a sleeping room for rent for a period of time less than ten (10) hours; or c) allows a tenant or occupant to subrent the sleeping room for a time period of less than ten (10) hours.
Adult Motion Picture Theater: A commercial establishment where films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides 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.
Adult Theater: 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".
Massage Parlor: Any place where, for any form of consideration or gratuity, massage, alcohol rub, administration of fomentations, electric or magnetic treatments, or any other treatment or manipulation of the human body which occurs as a part of or in connection with "specified 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.
Nude Entertainment Business: A business, including adult theater, where employees perform or appear in the presence of patrons of the business in a state of nudity or seminudity. A business shall also be presumed to be a nude entertainment business if the business holds itself out as such a business.
Nude Model Studio: 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.
Seminude Dancing Bars: Any business which sells or allows the consumption of any alcoholic beverage on its premises that permits dancing, modeling or other performance or appearance however characterized, in a state of seminudity.
Sexual Encounter Establishment: A business or commercial establishment, that as one of its primary business purposes, offers for any form of consideration, a place where two (2) 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 seminudity. 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.
SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS: Any of the following:
   A.   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; or
   B.   Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES: Any of the following:
   A.   The fondling or other intentional touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus or female breasts;
   B.   Sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation or sodomy;
   C.   Masturbation, actual or simulated;
   D.   Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation, arousal or tumescence;
   E.   Flagellation or torture by or upon a person clad in undergarments, a mask or bizarre costume, or the condition of being fettered, bound or otherwise physically restrained on the part of the one so clothed; or
   F.   Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth in subsections A through E of this definition.
SUBSTANTIAL ENLARGEMENT OF A SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS: Increase in the floor areas occupied by the business by more than fifteen percent (15%), as the floor areas exist at the time the business receives its initial sexually oriented business license under the applicable Washington City licensing provisions in effect at the time of initial issuance. (Ord. 94-12, 5-25-1994)