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Title 5 — BUSINESS REGULATIONS›Chapter 5.03 — SPECIFIC ADDITIONAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND BUSINESS REGULATIONS

Mission Viejo Municipal Code Div. 14 Model Studios and Rap Session Establishments

Mission Viejo Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Mission Viejo

Cite as: Mission Viejo Municipal Code Division 14 · Text as of 2026-10-04

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 05-234, § 10, adopted Sept. 6, 2005, amended div. 14 in its entirety and enacted the provisions set out herein. The former div. 14, titled Model Studios, Dance Studios and Rap Session Establishments, derived from Ord. No. 88-12, §§ 4(5-3-291)—4(5-3-294), adopted June 27, 1988.

Sec. 5.03.1410. - Employment of unlicensed figure models or interlocutrices.

No licensee or operator of a figure model studio or rap session establishment shall employ or utilize the services in any way of a figure model or interlocutrix who does not possess a valid and subsisting license.

(Ord. No. 05-234, § 10, 9-6-05)

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Sec. 5.03.1415. - Disrobing prohibited.

No figure model studio or rap session establishment shall permit any person other than a licensed figure model or interlocutrix to disrobe or to be disrobed so as to be nude while at the model studio. An easily recognizable and readable sign shall be posted in a conspicuous place near the main entrance of the establishment stating, "Patrons Are Prohibited From Disrobing On The Premises." This notice shall be in English and Spanish.

(Ord. No. 05-234, § 10, 9-6-05)

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Sec. 5.03.1420. - Minimum lighting.

Minimum lighting shall be provided in accordance with the Uniform Building Code as adopted by title 8 of this Code, and, in addition, at least one artificial light of not less than 40 watts shall be provided in each enclosed room or area where the activities of figure modeling or rap sessions take place, and shall be lit during normal business hours when persons are present.

(Ord. No. 05-234, § 10, 9-6-05)

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Sec. 5.03.1425. - Hours.

No person shall conduct or operate a figure model studio or rap session establishment between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. of the following day.

(Ord. No. 05-234, § 10, 9-6-05)

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