For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the following meanings:
"Figure model"
shall mean any person, male or female, who poses to be observed,
viewed, sketched, painted, drawn, sculptured, photographed or otherwise
similarly depicted.
"Model studio"
shall mean any premises wherein figure models are furnished
for persons who pay a fee therefor and whose major purpose is the
offering of a service which is intended to provide sexual stimulation
or sexual gratification to the customer.
(Prior code § 6358(a); Ord. 90-269 § 1, 1990)
1. Exemptions. A license for a model studio shall not be required
for:
(a) Any studio which is operated by any state college, or public junior
college or school which has met the requirements established in Division
14 of the
Education Code for the issuance or conferring of an academic
or honorary diploma and is in fact authorized thereunder to issue
and confer such diplomas; or
(b) Any premises where there is conducted the business of furnishing,
providing or procuring figure models solely for any studio described
in the preceding subsection.
2. Issuance Restrictions. A model studio license shall not
be issued to any person under twenty-one years of age or to a corporation
or partnership any of whose officers or partners are under twenty-one
years of age.
(Prior code § 6358(b); Ord. 90-269 § 1, 1990)
In addition to the information prescribed by the Director, an
application to operate a model studio shall include the following
information:
1. In
the event the applicant is not the owner of record of the real property
upon which the model studio is or is to be located, the application
must be accompanied by a notarized statement from the owner of record
of the property acknowledging that a model studio is or will be located
on the property. In addition to furnishing such notarized statement,
the applicant shall furnish the name and address of the owner or record
of the property, as well as a copy of the lease or rental agreement
pertaining to the premises in which the model studio is or will be
located.
(Prior code § 6358(c); Ord. 90-269 § 1, 1990; Ord. 08-800 § 2, 2008)
1. Manager Required. Any person licensed to operate a model
studio shall employ a manager on the premises at all times during
which the model studio is open.
2. Hours of Operation. A person shall not conduct or operate
a model studio between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. of the
following day.
3. Visibility of Interior. A model studio licensee shall ensure
that the interior of the model studio is not visible from outside
the premises in which the studio is located.
4. Recordkeeping Requirements. A person operating a model studio
shall maintain a current file of all figure models who are employed
by him or her or who use the premises. This file shall contain the
true names and aliases, if any, used by the figure models, their age,
birth date, height, weight, color of hair and eyes, home address,
phone numbers, social security numbers, and the date of employment
and termination. Inactive file cards shall be maintained on the premises
for the period of one year following termination of any figure model.
5. Entertainment by Models Prohibited. A license issued pursuant to this chapter does not permit any entertainment as defined by Chapter
5.44.
6. Age Restrictions. A person conducting a model studio shall
not employ any person under eighteen years of age unless such employment
is approved by the Commission and that approval is expressly stated
on the license for a model studio.
7. Alcoholic Beverages Prohibited. No model studio licensed
pursuant to this chapter shall permit the possession, consumption,
or use of alcoholic beverages on the licensed premises.
(Prior code § 6358(d); Ord. 90-269 § 1, 1990; Ord. 17-1019 § 13, 2018)