For the purpose of this chapter, the words and phrases used
herein shall have the following meanings, unless otherwise clearly
indicated by the context:
ADULT AMUSEMENT MACHINE
Includes any amusement machine that is regularly used for
presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis
on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities
or specified anatomical areas, as defined below, for observation by
patrons therein.
ADULT BOOKSTORE
An establishment having a substantial or significant portion
of its stock and trade in books, films, videocassettes, or magazines
and other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by
their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified
sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined below,
and in conjunction therewith having facilities for the presentation
of adult entertainment, as defined below, and including adult-oriented
films, movies or live entertainment, for observation by patrons therein.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
Includes any exhibition of any adult-oriented motion pictures,
videos, live performance, display or dance of any type which has a
significant or substantial portion of such performance any actual
or simulated performance of specified sexual activities or exhibition
and viewing of specified anatomical areas, removal of articles of
clothing or appearing unclothed, pantomime, modeling, or any other
personal services offered customers.
ADULT MINI MOTION-PICTURE THEATER
An enclosed building with a capacity of fewer than 50 persons
regularly used for presenting material distinguished or characterized
by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified
sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined below,
for observation by patrons therein.
ADULT MOTION-PICTURE THEATER
An enclosed building with a capacity of 50 or more persons
regularly used for presenting material distinguished or characterized
by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified
sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, as defined below,
for observation by patrons therein.
ADULT-ORIENTED ESTABLISHMENT
Includes, without limitation, adult bookstores, adult motion-picture
theaters, adult video galleries and adult mini motion-picture theaters
and further means any premises to which the public, patrons or members
are invited or admitted and wherein an entertainer provides adult
entertainment to a member of the public, a patron or a member, when
such adult entertainment is held, conducted, operated or maintained
for a profit, direct or indirect, or which premises are so physically
arranged as to provide booths, cubicles, rooms, studios, compartments
or stalls separate from the common areas of the premises for the purpose
of viewing adult-oriented motion pictures. An adult-oriented establishment
includes, without limitation, any adult entertainment studio or any
premises that are physically arranged and used as such, whether advertised
or represented as an adult entertainment studio, rap studio, exotic
dance studio, encounter studio, sensitivity studio, modeling studio,
or any other term of like import.
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AMUSEMENT MACHINE
Includes any machine which, upon the payment of a charge or upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate or disk, may be operated by the public for the use as a game, entertainment or amusement, whether or not registering a score and whether or not electronically operated, and shall include but not be limited to such devices as pinball machines, Skee-Ball, mechanical grab machines, electronic baseball, football, hockey or basketball machines, any and all air-propelled machines or games, pool tables, shooting games, any and all video games and all other games and operations similar thereto, under whatever name they may be indicated, including video monitoring machines. This definition shall not apply to those items generally described as jukeboxes or billiard tables or pool tables in billiard or pool parlors solely designated as such and permitted under Chapter
315, Zoning Regulations.
EMPLOYEE
Any and all persons, including independent contractors, who
work in or at or render any services directly related to the operation
of an adult-oriented establishment.
ENTERTAINMENT
Any person who provides entertainment within an adult-oriented
establishment as defined in this section, whether or not a fee is
charged or accepted for entertainment and whether or not entertainment
is provided as an employee or independent contractor.
INSPECTOR
The Zoning Enforcement Officer, Fire Marshal, Director of
Health, any designee of the foregoing, or any police officer or constable
of the Town of Suffield, or any other employee or agent of the Town
of Suffield authorized to inspect premises regulated under this chapter
or to take action authorized by this chapter, any other ordinance
or regulation of the Town of Suffield, or any state or federal law
or to require correction of unsatisfactory conditions on any such
premises.
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MINOR
Shall be deemed to refer to a person under the age of 18
years.
OPERATION
Any person, partnership, corporation or other legal entity
operating, conducting or maintaining an adult-oriented establishment.
SEXUAL ACTIVITIES
As used in this chapter, is not intended to include the publication,
sale or distribution of any medical publications or films or bona
fide educational publications or films; any art or photography publications
which devote 25% of the lineage of each issue to articles and advertisement
dealing with the subject of art or photography; any news periodical
which reports or describes current events and which, from time to
time, publishes photographs of nude or seminude persons in connection
with the dissemination of the news; or any publications or films which
describe and report different cultures and which, from time to time,
publish or show photographs or depictions of nude or seminude persons
when describing cultures in which nudity or seminudity is indigenous
to the population.
SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS
A.
Less than completely or opaquely covered:
(1)
Human genitals or pubic region;
(3)
Female breasts below a point immediately above the top of the
areola; and
B.
Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely
opaquely covered.
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES
A.
The display of human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation
or arousal.
B.
Acts of masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy.
C.
Fondling or erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region,
buttocks or female breasts.