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City Council Meeting 7-25-95
JUl 2 5 1995
Santa Monica, California
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Attorney
SUBJECT: Ordinance Adding section 4.08.670 to the Municipal Code
Prohibiting Nudity in Public Places
INTRODUCTION
At its meeting on July 11, 1995, the City council introduced for
first reading an ordinance adding Section 4.08.670 to the Municipal
Code prohibiting nudity in public places. The ordinance is now
presented to the city Council for adoption.
RECOMMENDATION
It is respectfully recommended that the accompanying ordinance be
adopted.
PREPARED BY: Marsha Jones Moutrie, City Attorney
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City council Meeting 7-25-95 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1810
(city council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING SECTION 4.08.670 TO
THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE PROHIBITING NUDITY
IN PUBLIC PLACES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. section 4.08.670 is hereby added to the Municipal
Code to read as follows:
4.08.670 Public Nudity.
It shall be unlawful for any female to
expose the areolas of her breasts or for any
person, male or female, to expose his or her
genitalia or anus on public beaches, public
streets, public parks,
or other public
property within the City. The provisions of
this section shall not apply to persons ten
(10) years of age or younger. Moreover, this
Section
does
not
prohibit
women
from
breastfeeding infants on any public property.
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Any person violating the provisions of
this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be fined an amount
not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars {$500.00)
or be imprisoned for a period not to exceed
six (6) months or both.
SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this
Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is
hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to effect the
provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by a decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City council hereby
declares that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and
every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared
invalld or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion
of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
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SECTION 4.
The Mayor shall sign and the city Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this Ordinance.
The City Clerk shall
cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper
within 15 days after its adoption.
This Ordinance shall become
effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MARSHA JOgES MOUTRIE
city Attorney
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Mayor
State of Cahfomta )
County of Los Angeles) ss
CIty of Santa MOllIca )
I, Beth Sanchez, Actmg City Clerk of the CIty of Santa MOllIca, do hereby certIfy that the
foregomg Ordmance No 1810 (CCS) had 1tS first readmg on July 11, 1995 and had Its second
readlllg on July 25. 1995 and was passed by the followmg vote
Ayes
CouncIl members
Abdo. Ebner, Genser, Holbrook, O'Connor. Rosenstem
Noes
CouncIl members
None
Abstam
CouncIl members
None
Absent
CouncIl members
Greenberg
ATTEST
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