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The following terms as used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:

(1) “Bathhouse or similar commercial establishment” shall mean any business that charges a fee for admission and for that fee offers the use of one or more of the following:

(a) A swimming pool.

(b) A spa or whirlpool.

(c) A communal bath.

(d) Movies or videos for viewing on the premises.

Excluded from the definition of bathhouse or similar commercial establishment shall be any hotel or motel as defined in subsection (4) of this section.

(2) “Restricted activity” shall mean anal or vaginal intercourse or oral copulation.

In recognition that medical information about AIDS and how it is transmitted continues to develop, the health officer may amend the definition of restricted activity, when in his or her opinion such a change is supported by the then-available scientific information. Any such change shall be effective only after notice of such change is given to the city council and is published once a week for three weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the city of Cudahy.

(3) “Private room” shall mean any enclosed space large enough for more than one person to enter with a door capable of being locked from the inside, unless one or more of the following applies:

(a) There is an opening no less than five feet nor more than six feet above the floor through which the full interior of the enclosure is viewable from the exterior; or

(b) The enclosure is not made available for use by patrons of the establishment; or

(c) No more than one person at a time is allowed to enter the enclosure and there are no openings between any adjoining enclosures through which physical contact between persons in such adjoining enclosures is possible.

(4) “Hotel” or “motel” shall mean a commercial establishment meeting all of the following requirements:

(a) The establishment holds itself out as being primarily in the hotel or motel business.

(b) The establishment is licensed by all applicable jurisdictions as a hotel or motel.

(c) The establishment complies with any applicable occupancy tax ordinance.

(d) The establishment complies with all applicable state, city, and county statutes, ordinances, and regulations controlling the operation of motels or hotels. (Ord. 383 § 1. 2002 Code § 15-2.2).