SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES^1
It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to regulate sexually oriented businesses to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens of the city and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent any deleterious location and concentration of sexually oriented businesses within the city, thereby reducing or eliminating the adverse secondary effects from such sexually oriented businesses and to regulate the signage to control the adverse effects of such signage and prevent inappropriate exposure to the community.
This chapter by its terms is designed to prevent crime, protect the city's retail trade, maintain property values and generally protect and preserve the quality of the city's neighborhoods, commercial districts and the quality of life.
The provisions of this chapter have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative materials, including sexually oriented materials protected by the first amendment, or to deny access by the distributors and exhibitors of sexually oriented entertainment to their intended market.
Neither is it the intent or effect of this chapter to condone nor legitimize the distribution of obscene material. This chapter is to be construed as a regulation of time, place and manner of the operation of these businesses consistent with the limitations provided by provisions of the United States and Utah constitutions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below and shall apply in addition to the terms defined in chapter 3 of this chapter. Whenever a word or phrase used in this chapter is not defined herein or in chapter 3 of this chapter, 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 appears otherwise.
BUSINESS LICENSE AUTHORITY: Hildale City manager or designees.
CORRIDOR:
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 other to or about social affairs, entertainment or places of amusement, or within any place of public or private quarter. "Escort" shall not be construed to include persons who provide business or personal service 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 Hildale 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.
HISTORIC BUILDINGS OR SITES: Those buildings or sites found on either the national or state historic registers or the Hildale 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 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".
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 anynude entertainment business.
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 Hildale City which is under the control, operation or management of Hildale City.
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 a 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:
Adult Cabaret:
A nightclub, bar, restaurant, "bottle club" or similar commercial establishment, whether or not alcoholic beverages are served, which regularly features:
Adult Motel:
A motel, hotel or similar commercial establishment which:
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 sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas".
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 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 sexual oriented businesses shall not include the practice of massage in any 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, semi-professional 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 seminude. 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 AREA: Any of the following:
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES: Any of the following:
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 Hildale City licensing provisions in effect at the time of initial issuance.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in chapter 36 of this chapter, or any amendments thereto, sexually oriented business signs shall be limited as follows:
A person who operates or causes to be operated a sexually oriented business which is not in compliance with this chapter is subject to a suit for injunction as well as prosecution for the criminal violation. Such violation shall be a class C misdemeanor, subject to penalty as provided in section 4-2 of this code and if an injunction must be sought, attorney fees and costs will be assessed at the discretion of the court against the sexually oriented business.
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES^1
It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to regulate sexually oriented businesses to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens of the city and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent any deleterious location and concentration of sexually oriented businesses within the city, thereby reducing or eliminating the adverse secondary effects from such sexually oriented businesses and to regulate the signage to control the adverse effects of such signage and prevent inappropriate exposure to the community.
This chapter by its terms is designed to prevent crime, protect the city's retail trade, maintain property values and generally protect and preserve the quality of the city's neighborhoods, commercial districts and the quality of life.
The provisions of this chapter have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative materials, including sexually oriented materials protected by the first amendment, or to deny access by the distributors and exhibitors of sexually oriented entertainment to their intended market.
Neither is it the intent or effect of this chapter to condone nor legitimize the distribution of obscene material. This chapter is to be construed as a regulation of time, place and manner of the operation of these businesses consistent with the limitations provided by provisions of the United States and Utah constitutions.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below and shall apply in addition to the terms defined in chapter 3 of this chapter. Whenever a word or phrase used in this chapter is not defined herein or in chapter 3 of this chapter, 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 appears otherwise.
BUSINESS LICENSE AUTHORITY: Hildale City manager or designees.
CORRIDOR:
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 other to or about social affairs, entertainment or places of amusement, or within any place of public or private quarter. "Escort" shall not be construed to include persons who provide business or personal service 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 Hildale 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.
HISTORIC BUILDINGS OR SITES: Those buildings or sites found on either the national or state historic registers or the Hildale 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 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".
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 anynude entertainment business.
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 Hildale City which is under the control, operation or management of Hildale City.
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 a 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:
Adult Cabaret:
A nightclub, bar, restaurant, "bottle club" or similar commercial establishment, whether or not alcoholic beverages are served, which regularly features:
Adult Motel:
A motel, hotel or similar commercial establishment which:
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 sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas".
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 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 sexual oriented businesses shall not include the practice of massage in any 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, semi-professional 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 seminude. 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 AREA: Any of the following:
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES: Any of the following:
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 Hildale City licensing provisions in effect at the time of initial issuance.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in chapter 36 of this chapter, or any amendments thereto, sexually oriented business signs shall be limited as follows:
A person who operates or causes to be operated a sexually oriented business which is not in compliance with this chapter is subject to a suit for injunction as well as prosecution for the criminal violation. Such violation shall be a class C misdemeanor, subject to penalty as provided in section 4-2 of this code and if an injunction must be sought, attorney fees and costs will be assessed at the discretion of the court against the sexually oriented business.