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WASHINGTON
ORDINANCE NO. 762 7
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 470
PROVIDING FOR THE PRESERVATION OF PUBLIC
MORALITY, PEACE, SAFETY AND THE GOOD
ORDER WITHIN CABARETS IN THE CITY OF
TUKWILA.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
That SECTION VI of Ordinance No. 470, be amended to
read as follows:
SECTION VI: It shall be unlawful to give, or permit
the giving of, in any cabaret, any entertainment or exhibition
of a lewd, suggestive, vulgar or immoral nature, or to use therein
any indecent, vulgar or obscene language; no person shall frequent
or loiter within any such establishment with a purpose of solicit-
ing other persons to purchase drinks, and no proprietor or oper-
ator of any such establishment shall allow the presence in such
establishment of any person who violates the provisions of this
Section.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to appear in_any
cabaret in a state of nudity or in any indecent or lewd dress,
or make any indecent exposure of his or her person or to expose
his or her private parts to public view, or be guilty of any
lewd acts or behavior.
(a) The terms "nudity" and "indecent exposure as
used in this Section, shall mean the showing of the human
male or female genitals, pubic area or buttocks or the human
male or female breasts, including the nipple or any portion
of the breast below the nipple with less than a full opaque
covering.
(b) It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, or
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his duly authorized representative, to regularly inspect and
police all such premises licensed hereunder to assure com-
pliance with all rules and regulations of the City of Tukwila,
including the provisions of this Ordinance. In the event that
the Chief of Police, or his duly authorized representative,
determine after due investigation that a violation has occurred,
then he may cancel, revoke or suspend any license issued
hereunder; any such suspension, however, shall not exceed a
period of thirty days and all such actions and notices shall
be in writing.
The holder of any such cabaret license may, after such
suspension, revocation or cancellation, appeal the decision of
the Chief of Police or his duly authorized representative,
unto the City Council by filing written notice thereof with
the City Clerk within seven days after such action. Thereafter
the Council shall, within thirty days, after such notice or
appeal, fix a date of hearing which shall be at a regular
meeting of the City Council.
(c) Adjudication that any portion of this Ordinance
is unconstitutional shall have no effect upon the validity
and enforceability of the remaining portions thereof.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA,
WASHINGTON, And approved by the Mayor at a regular meeting
thereof this 5th day of February, 1973.
Approved as to Form:
City Attorney
Published; Z/
Attest:
ity Cl
'Mayor