HomeMy WebLinkAbout3957 ORDINANCE No.
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING NUDITY IN PLACES W ERE LIQUOR
IS SOLD OR CONSUMED.
WHEREAS, the public health, safety, welfare and convenience
require that nudity be prohibited in places where liquor is sold
or consumed; now, therefore
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1: DEFINITIONS -The following terms shall have the
meanings which follow:
a. Liquor - As defined by RCW 66.04.010, as now or
hereafter amended.
b. Nude condition - The display or exposure, with less
than a full opaque covering, of any portion of a person's
genitals, pubic area, or buttocks or of that portion of the
breast lower than the upper edge of the areola.
c. Person - A natural person of either sex or any
corporation~ partnership, or association.
d. Place - An establishment or function of any sort
which is, or is required to be, licensed by the Washington State
Liquor Control Board pursuant to RCW 66.24.
SECTION 2: NUDITY PROHIBITED - No person shall appear,
cause the appearance, or suffer the appearance in any place where
liquor is sold or consumed of any person in a nude condition.
SECTION 3: PENALTY - Any person violati~g this Ordinance
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by
a fine of not more than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) or by
imprisonment for not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
SECTION 4: NUISANCE DECLARED - Any violation of this
Ordinance is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and, upon
any violation thereof, the City Attorney may commence an action
for the abatement, removal, and enjoimnent of such nuisance.
SECTION 5: SEVERABILITY - If any section, subsection,
clause or phrase of this Ordinance or its application to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder or the
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application to other persons or circumstances shall not be
affected.
APPROVED by the City Council on the first reading this ./o ~
day of _/~//~6~j~_~ ,
1985.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Bremerton, signed
by the Mayor and attested to by the City Clerk in authentication
of such passage this /~ay of ~~ , 1985.
MoRR'I~ DAWKINS, May~
ATTEST:
K~TBhEEN L. McCLUSK~Y~ Clerk
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