24.01.180 DEFINITIONS (continued)

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{Paes SEXUAL ENCOUNTER ESTABLISHMENT shall mean an establishment, other than a , Y} hotel, motel, or similar establishment offering public accommodations, which, for any form of consideration, provides a place where two or more persons may congregate, associate, or consort in connection with specified sexual activities or the exposure of specified anatomical area. This definition does not include an establishment where a medical practitioner, psychologist, psychiatrist or similar professional person licensed by the State of California engages in sexual therapy. For the purposes of these regulations, sexual encounter establishment shall include massage or rap parlor and other similar establishments. SHOPPING CENTER shall mean a building or group of buildings housing commercial retail, office, eating and drinking establishments and other related uses. SIGN shall mean any structure, device, material or substance placed, attached or applied in any manner on or above a building, structure or site so as to be visible at or beyond the property boundaries and which displays by shape, color, light or symbol and attention arrestor device, model, banner, numeral, letter, work, trademark, Jogo, emblem or other representation used as or in the nature of an advertisement or solicitation of a business, profession, service, person, group, organization, firm, enterprise, industry, product, commodity, merchandise, place or event. SITE PLAN shal] mean a document or group of documents containing sketches, and explain certain elements of a proposed development, including physical C) text, drawings, maps, photographs, and other material intended to present design, siting of buildings, structures, interior vehicular and pedestrian access, the provision of improvements, and the interrelationship of these elements.

SPECIFIC ANATOMICAL AREAS

Less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areolae; or Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.

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SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES

The fondling or other touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts; or

Sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, or sodomy; or

Masturbation, actual or simulated; or

Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth in 1 through 3 above.

STABLE, COMMERCIAL shal] mean a stable for horses, mules or ponies which are rented, used or boarded on a commercial basis for compensation.

STABLE, PRIVATE shall mean an accessory building for the keeping of horses, mules or ponies owned by the occupants of the premises and not rented, used or boarded on a commercial basis for compensation.

STATE shall mean the State of California.

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STORY shall mean that portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the space between such floor and the ceiling next above it. STREET shall mean a County road, State highway, public road, street or alley, or private thoroughfare or easement (or proposed private thoroughfare or easement shown on a recorded parcel map) not Jess than 10 feet in width connecting with a County road, State highway, public road, street or alley which affords primary access to an abutting lot. STRUCTURE shall mean that which is built or constructed, an edifice or building or any kind, or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner. STRUCTURAL ALTERATION shal] mean any change in or alteration to a structure involving a bearing wall column, beam or girder, floor or ceiling joists, roof rafters, roof diaphragms, foundations, piles, retaining walls, or similar components. SWAP LOT shal] mean a building, structure, enclosure, lot or other area into which persons are admitted to display, exchange, barter, sell or bargain for new or used merchandise, carried on in a swap tot.

USE shall mean the purpose for which Jand or a building is occupied, arranged, designed, or intended, or for which either land or building is or may be occupied or maintained. |

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