§ 15-151. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Adult entertainment establishment shall mean any establishment where employees display or expose specified anatomical areas to another person not a fellow employee. Specified anatomical areas is defined as:

(1)

Less than completely and opaquely covered:

a.

Human genitals, pubic regions;

b.

Buttock;

c.

That portion of the female breast below the horizontal line one would have to draw to intersect a point immediately above the top of the areola;

d.

Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.

Adult gaming center shall mean a structure, building, edifice, facility or location, along with its grounds in which electronic gaming devices are used, operated, or stored in conjunction with the use of such electronic gaming devices.

Adult private performance center shall mean any establishment open to the public where employees display specified anatomical areas to another person not a fellow employee while the person is in an area within the establishment not accessible during said display to all other persons in the establishment or while said person is in an area in which the person is totally or partially screened or partitioned during such a display from the view of other persons within the establishment. Specified anatomical areas is defined as:

(1)

Less than completely and opaquely covered:

a.

Human genitals, pubic regions;

b.

Buttock;

c.

That portion of the female breast below the horizontal line one would have to draw to intersect a point immediately above the top of the areola;

d.

Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.

Amusement center shall mean an area within a fully-enclosed building, devoted to leisure-time amusements including, but not limited to, coin-operated devices and games, both mechanical and electronic; remote-controlled miniature racing vehicles; animated figures; rides utilizing boats, vehicles, turntables and other mechanical devices, and other similar installations intended to complement the overall theme of entertainment.

Amusement devices shall mean any machine, contrivance or device which is set in motion or is permitted to function upon payment of a fee, money, compensation or an exchange of anything of value, or permitted to function by the insertion of a coin or token and is operated for amusement only, and does not dispense any form of prize or award. The provisions of this article shall not be construed to authorize the use of any machine, contrivance or device for gambling, or as a game of chance. It is the intent of this article to include all machines that are subject to licensing by the county and the state as authorized by law.

Electronic gaming device shall mean any device, computer, terminal, video or other equipment (either mechanical or electrical in nature) that may or may not be capable of downloading games from a central server system, machine, computer or other equipment upon connection with or the insertion of, swiping, passing in range of, or any other technical means of physically or electromagnetically connecting a coin, bill, ticket, token, card or other similar object, including entering a password or pass code obtained directly or indirectly through payment of consideration or obtained as a bonus or supplement to another transition involving the payment of consideration, which makes the devices available to play or operate computer or video simulation of any game such as slot machines, bingo, poker, keno, craps, or any other type of game ordinarily played in a casino, including a game involving the display of the results of a raffle, sweepstakes, drawing, contest, lottery, or other promotion, and which may deliver or entitle the person or persons playing or operating the device to a payoff of cash, money, or other credit, tickets, tokens, gift cards, or electronic credits to be exchanged for cash or merchandise, or any other thing of value, whether made automatically from the machine or manually.

Existing adult gaming center shall mean any business whose operations meet the definition of an adult gaming center, was established prior to, and had a current business tax receipt for the business operation on the effective date of Ordinance No. C-12-45 .

Film or video viewing device shall mean any electrical or mechanical device located in a business open to the public, which device projects or displays any film, videotape or reproduction, the temporary use of which is contingent upon the payment of some consideration and which use is to occur upon the premises where the device is located.

Owner or operator shall mean any person who owns, operates, or distributes for the purpose of operating one (1) or more amusement device or electronic gaming device.

Permittee shall mean a person in whose name a permit to operate an adult gaming center has been issued, as well as all individuals listed as an applicant on the application for a permit for an adult gaming center.

ULDR shall mean the Unified Land Development Regulations of the City of Fort Lauderdale.

Video center shall mean any establishment open to the public in which there is operated any film or videotape viewing device.

(Code 1953, § 15-1; Ord. No. C-83-37, § 2, 2-15-83; Ord. No. C-96-9, § 1, 3-5-96; Ord. No. C-96-31, § 1, 6-18-96; Ord. No. C-12-45, § 1, 12-4-12 )