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Title 5 — PUBLIC WELFARE, MORALS, AND CONDUCT

Pacifica Municipal Code Ch. 30 Nudity and Disrobing

Pacifica Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Pacifica

Cite as: Pacifica Municipal Code Chapter 30 · Text as of 2026-10-04

Sec. 5-30.01. - Nudity and disrobing.

(a) No person shall appear, bathe, sunbathe, walk, change clothes, disrobe or be on any beach, street, public or public access parking lot, or other public place in such a manner that the genitals, vulva, pubis, pubic symphysis, pubic hair, buttock, natal cleft, perineum, anus, anal region of any person, or any portion of the breast at or below the areola thereof of any female person, is exposed to public view, except in those portions of a comfort station, if any, expressly set aside for such purpose.

(b) This section shall not apply to persons under the age of ten (10) years, provided such children are sufficiently clothed to conform to accepted community standards.

(c) This section shall not apply to persons engaged in a live theatrical performance in a theater, concert hall, or similar establishment which is primarily devoted to theatrical performances.

(§ 1, Ord. 658-C.S., eff. August 27, 1997)

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Sec. 5-30.02. - Violations.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and shall be punishable therefor for a first conviction by a fine of not more than One Hundred and no/100ths ($100.00) Dollars, for a second conviction within a period of one year by a fine of not more than Two Hundred and no/100ths ($200.00) Dollars, and for a third or any subsequent conviction within a period of one year by a fine of not more than Five Hundred and no/100ths ($500.00) Dollars.

(§ 1, Ord. 658-C.S., eff. August 27, 1997)

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