[Adopted by Ord. No. 93:26]
This article shall be known as and may be cited as the "Dancing Exhibition
Ordinance of the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills."
This article is enacted to regulate the time, place and manner of dancing
exhibitions within the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills.
[Amended by Ord. No. 94:7]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
BOTTOMLESS EXHIBITION
Having the genital area beneath the waist unclothed or clothed by
a transparent material or so scantily clad or draped as to appear uncovered.
EXHIBIT or EXHIBITION
To show oneself in any capacity, whether while employed in the performance
of work or entertainment or whether simply at leisure.
GO-GO LOUNGE
An establishment permitting a scantily clad person or persons to
perform in a suggestive or lascivious, wanton or salacious manner and is held
open to the public or to which the public is invited.
OPERATOR
Any proprietor, owner or operator of a business establishment.
TOPLESS EXHIBITION
Having the breasts unclothed or clothed by a transparent material
or so scantily clad or draped as to appear uncovered.
It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or association of persons
of any kind to permit or employ a person in any place open to the public or
to which the public is invited, including alcoholic beverage licensees within
the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills to perform the following:
A. Topless or bottomless exhibitions or dancing by a female
person or persons.
B. Bottomless exhibitions or dancing by a male person or
persons.
No licensee shall engage, permit or suffer any person employed by such
licensee to perform any topless or bottomless exhibitions in or on any part
of the alcoholic beverage licensed premises commonly known as a "go-go" lounge.
It shall be unlawful for any female person to exhibit herself topless
or bottomless in any public place or any place open to the public or to which
the public is invited within the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills.
It shall be unlawful for any male person to exhibit himself bottomless
in any public place or any place open to the public or to which the public
is invited within the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills.
[Amended by Ord. No. 94:7]
It shall be unlawful for any operator to employ, allow, permit or suffer
in and upon the premises any person to perform for hire or for the entertainment
of patrons any dances, ballet, acrobatics or public performance of any kind
which:
A. Have as a dominant theme appeal to a prurient interest
in sex.
B. Are patently offensive in their affront to contemporary
local community standards relating to sexual matters.
C. When taken as a whole, lack serious artistic value.
[Amended by Ord. No. 94:7]
It shall be unlawful for any operator to engage in or allow, permit
or suffer any person employed to perform dancing or other entertainment in
or upon the premises or to carry on any part of such dancing or other entertainment
in a lewd, licentious or lascivious manner.
[Amended by Ord. No. 94:7]
It shall be unlawful for any operator to employ, allow, permit or suffer
any waitress, waiter, bartender, barmaid or any other person employed by the
operator for a purpose other than providing entertainment, if such person
comes in contact with or is likely to come in contact with the patrons of
said establishment, to appear in the presence of such patrons with either
both breasts or the lower part of the torso uncovered or so thinly covered
or draped so as to appear uncovered.
[Amended by Ord. No. 94:7]
It shall be unlawful for any operator to employ, allow, permit or use
entertainers under the age of 18 years.