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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2443 - Amends Sec. 5.96.010, body studios (5.96)L-__ tt~~./~ 7J1;e s c...- CvtIJ-~ CITY OF MARYSVILLE~:~ Marysville,Washington ORDINANCE NO.d4lf~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE AMENDING SECTION 5.96.010 OF THE MARYSVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO BODY STUDIOS. TO CLARIFY THAT CITY LICENSING AND REJECTION PERTAIN TO NONPROFIT ENTERPRISES,INCLUDING PRIVATE CLUBS, AND SIMILAR ENTITIES. NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section I.Marysville Municipal Code Section 5.96.010 is hereby amended to add the following additional language to the end of said section: For the purposes of this chapter and unless the context plainly requires otherwise, a "body studio" means any premises upon which is furnished for a fee or charge or like consideration the opportunity to paint, feel, handle or touch the unclothed body or unclothed portion of the body of another person or to be so painted, felt, handled, or touched by another person or to observe, view or photograph any such activity, and shall include any such premises which are advertised or represented in any manner as an adult body-painting studio, model studio, sensitivity awareness studio, or any other expression or characterization which characterizes the same or a similar meaning.It does not include a massage parlor operated by massage therapists licensed by the state of Washington. An establishment shall be considered a body studio, regardless of the form of the organization, whether a proprietorship, partnership, corporation or other form, and regardless whether the organization is for profit or not. An establishment shall be considered a body studio even though its patrons are members, and it characterizes itself as a club, fraternal organization, church, society or otherwise. Section 2. Severability.If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance should be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality thereof shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this ordinance. ORDINANCE - I Iwpf/mv/ord.bdystd PASSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this J-g--tA day of Cc-:®b..vz-,2002. CITY OF MARYSVILLE By ~L0wA DAVID A.WEISER,Mayor ATTEST: Approved as to form: By jJ~{<.W~ GRAm K.WEED, City Attorney Date of Publication:{{1&10"2.- j Effective Date (5 days after publication):It (/110 2- r ORDINANCE - 2 Iwpf/mv/ord.bdystd