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ORDINANCE NO. NS-1334 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING SECTIONS 12-120 THROUGH 12-135 REGULATING FIGURE MODEL STUDIOS AND FIGURE MODELS. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding an article, to be numbered Article IV of Chapter 12, entitled "Figure Model Studios," which article reads as follows: ARTICLE IV. FIGURE MODEL STUDIOS Section 12-120. Definitions As used in this article: (a) "Person" means any natural person, firm, partner- ship, corporation, or association. (b) "Figure Model Studio" means any premises where there is conducted the business of furnishing, provid- ing or procuring figure models who pose for the purpose of being observed, conversed with, or viewed by any person or of being sketched, painted, drawn, sculptured, photographed, or otherwise similarly depicted in the nude or seminude for persons who pay a fee, or other consideration, compensation, or gratuity, for the right or opportunity to converse with or so depict a figure model, or for admission to, or for permission to remain upon or as a condition of remaining upon the premises. (c) "Figure Model" means any person who poses to be observed, viewed, conversed with, sketched, painted, drawn, sculptured, photographed, or otherwise similarly depicted. (d) "Nude" or "Seminude" means: completely without clothing or covering; or with partial clothing or covering with any pubic area exposed or with any portion of the crease of the buttocks exposed; or the exposing of any portion of either breast at or below the areola; or the wearing of any type clothing so that those por- tions of the aforedescribed anatomy may be observed. Section 12-121. Exceptions The words "Figure Model Studio" does not include: (a) Any studio which Ss operated by any state college or public junior college or school wherein the person operating it has met the requirements established in Section 21 of the Education Code for the issuance or conferring of and is, in fact, authorized thereunder to issue and confer a diploma or honorary diploma; or (b) Any studio which is a part of an institution re- ceiving financial support in whole or in part, through contributions of the federal or any state, county or city governments; or (c) Any premises where there is conducted the business of furnishing, providing, or procuring figure models solely for any studio described in paragraph (a) and (b) of Section 12-121.