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Florida Laws
Women may be fined for falling asleep under a hair dryer, as can the salon owner.
A special law prohibits unmarried women from parachuting on Sunday or she shall risk arrest, fine, and/or jailing.
If an elephant is left tied to a parking meter, the parking fee has to be paid just as it would for a vehicle.
It is illegal to sing in a public place while attired in a swimsuit.
Men may not be seen publicly in any kind of strapless gown.
Having sexual relations with a porcupine is illegal.
It is illegal to skateboard without a license.
When having sex, only the missionary position is legal.
You may not fart in a public place after 6 P.M. on Thursdays.
It is considered an offense to shower naked.
City Laws
Big Pine Key Laws
It is illegal to molest a Key deer. If caught one will be fined or will have to go to jail.
Broward County Laws
Persons may not be "inappropriately attired" who work at hot dog stands.
Citation: Chapter 39 ZONING*
ARTICLE XVII. COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
Sec. 39-300. Limitations of uses.
(s) Mobile food units.
(2) Persons vending from mobile food units who are inappropriately attired shall be considered to cause a hazard or impediment to traffic. Inappropriate attire shall include clothing which shows any portion of the anal cleft, cleavage or buttocks of males or females such as G-strings, T-back bathing suits, thong bikinis or any other clothing or covering that does not completely and opaquely cover the anal cleft, cleavage or buttocks of males and females. Inappropriate attire shall also include clothing which shows the portion of the human female breast directly or laterally below a point immediately above the top of the areola with less than a fully opaque covering. This definition shall include the entire lower portion of the human female breast, including the areola and nipple, but shall not include any portion of the cleavage of the human female breast exhibited by a dress, blouse, shirt, leotard, bathing suit or other clothing, provided the areola is not exposed.
Cape Coral Laws
It is against the city ordinance to hang your clothes outside on a clothesline.
It it illegal to park a pick-up truck in your driveway or in front of your house on the street. This law is limited to only those who do not own the house.
Cape Coral City Laws
A $50 fine will be levied on anyone who allows a couch to sit in their carport.
Daytona Beach Laws
The molestation of trash cans is banned.
Maintaining a car on your property which is no longer in use is prohibited.
Citation: Sec. 22-44. Storage, depositing prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person, either as owner, occupant, lessee, agent, tenant, or otherwise, to store or deposit, or cause or permit to be stored or deposited, any abandoned, junked or discarded motor vehicle or motor vehicles upon any public or private property within the city
Owning a flower pot with water in it that isn't capable of draining is considered a public nuisance
Citation: Sec. 18-2. Weeds, trash, etc., as a public nuisance; removal by property owner or by city at owner's expense; notice and hearing; lien for expenses.
(a) The existence of weeds, trash, undergrowth, brush, filth, garbage or other refuse on any lot, tract or parcel of land within the city which has caused the property to become, or which may reasonably cause the property to become infested, or inhabited by rodents, vermin or wild animals, or may furnish a breeding place for mosquitoes or threatens the public health, safety or welfare, or may reasonably cause disease or adversely affects and impairs the economic welfare of the adjacent property, is declared to constitute a public nuisance and is hereby prohibited.
Destin Laws
If you notice an ice-cream man attempting to sell his cold concoctions in a cemetery, call the police immediately, for that is illegal.
Citation: Sec. 7-34. Merchandising, advertising and signs prohibited.
(a) Vending and peddling. No person in any city cemetery shall expose or offer for sale any article or thing, nor shall he station or place any stand, cart, or vehicle for the transportation, sale or display of any such article or thing.
(b) Advertising. No person in any city cemetery shall announce, advertise, or call the public attention in any way to any article or service for sale or hire.
(c) Signs. No person in any city cemetery shall paste, glue, tack or otherwise post any sign, placard, advertisement, or inscription whatever, nor shall any person erect or cause to be erected any sign whatever on any public lands or highways or roads adjacent to any city cemetery.
It is illegal to drive over graves in a cemetery.
Citation: Sec. 7-33. Traffic.
(a) State motor vehicle laws apply. No person in any city cemetery shall fail to comply with all applicable provisions of the state motor vehicle traffic laws in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles together with such regulations as are contained in this and other ordinances.
(b) Enforcement of traffic regulations. No person in any city cemetery shall fail to obey all traffic officers, city employees, or funeral directors, such persons being hereby authorized and instructed to direct traffic whenever and wherever needed in any city cemetery and on the highways, streets or roads immediately adjacent thereto in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.
(c) Obey traffic signs. No person in any city cemetery shall fail to observe carefully any and all traffic signs indicating speed, direction, caution, stopping or parking and all others posted for proper control and to safeguard life and property.
(d) Speed of vehicles. No person in any city cemetery shall drive a vehicle on established roadways within a city cemetery, if applicable, at a rate of speed exceeding five (5) miles an hour, except upon such roads as the city may designated, by posted signs, for faster travel.
(e) Operation confined to roads. No person in any city cemetery shall drive any vehicle on any area of a city cemetery except the established roadways, paved roads or parking areas, or such other areas as may on occasion be specifically designated as temporary parking areas by the city. Rights-of-way between grave blocks are for pedestrian use only and their use by vehicles, other than those required for maintenance by the city or for installations of facilities under direction of the city is strictly prohibited.
(f) Parking. No person shall:
(1) Park a vehicle in other than an established or designated parking area except for the purposes of attending funerals, gravesite visits, maintenance by the city or other official business.
(2) Leave a vehicle standing or parked at night or overnight.
(3) Double-park any vehicle on any road or parkway unless directed by a city official.
(g) Bicycles prohibited. No person shall ride a bicycle on the grounds or property of any city cemetery. A bicyclist shall be permitted to park a bicycle outside the fenced area of any city cemetery in order for the bicyclist to attend a funeral service, visit a grave site, or attend any other ceremony or service.
However, no bicyclist shall leave a bicycle lying on the ground or paving, or set against trees, or in any place or position where other persons may trip over or be injured by it.
If you like to love to ride your bicycle in Destin, don’t lean it up against a tree in a cemetery. Someone might trip on it, and you will violate a city ordinance.
Citation: Sec. 7-33. Traffic.
(a) State motor vehicle laws apply. No person in any city cemetery shall fail to comply with all applicable provisions of the state motor vehicle traffic laws in regard to equipment and operation of vehicles together with such regulations as are contained in this and other ordinances.
(b) Enforcement of traffic regulations. No person in any city cemetery shall fail to obey all traffic officers, city employees, or funeral directors, such persons being hereby authorized and instructed to direct traffic whenever and wherever needed in any city cemetery and on the highways, streets or roads immediately adjacent thereto in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.
(c) Obey traffic signs. No person in any city cemetery shall fail to observe carefully any and all traffic signs indicating speed, direction, caution, stopping or parking and all others posted for proper control and to safeguard life and property.
(d) Speed of vehicles. No person in any city cemetery shall drive a vehicle on established roadways within a city cemetery, if applicable, at a rate of speed exceeding five (5) miles an hour, except upon such roads as the city may designated, by posted signs, for faster travel.
(e) Operation confined to roads. No person in any city cemetery shall drive any vehicle on any area of a city cemetery except the established roadways, paved roads or parking areas, or such other areas as may on occasion be specifically designated as temporary parking areas by the city. Rights-of-way between grave blocks are for pedestrian use only and their use by vehicles, other than those required for maintenance by the city or for installations of facilities under direction of the city is strictly prohibited.
(f) Parking. No person shall:
(1) Park a vehicle in other than an established or designated parking area except for the purposes of attending funerals, gravesite visits, maintenance by the city or other official business.
(2) Leave a vehicle standing or parked at night or overnight.
(3) Double-park any vehicle on any road or parkway unless directed by a city official.
(g) Bicycles prohibited. No person shall ride a bicycle on the grounds or property of any city cemetery. A bicyclist shall be permitted to park a bicycle outside the fenced area of any city cemetery in order for the bicyclist to attend a funeral service, visit a grave site, or attend any other ceremony or service.
However, no bicyclist shall leave a bicycle lying on the ground or paving, or set against trees, or in any place or position where other persons may trip over or be injured by it.
Torpedoes may not be set off in the city.
Citation: Sec. 15-38. Behavior.
No person in a park shall:
(a) Fireworks and explosives. Have brought, or have in his possession, or set off or otherwise cause to explode or discharge or burn, any firecrackers, torpedo, rocket, or other fireworks or explosives of inflammable material, or discharge them or throw them into any such area from land or highway adjacent thereto. This prohibition includes any substance, compound, mixture, or article that in conjunction with any other substance or compound would be dangerous from any of the foregoing standpoints.
(b) Domestic animals. Have been responsible for the entry of a dog or other domestic animal into areas other than automobile parking concourses and walks immediately adjacent thereto, and in such other areas as may be clearly marked by signs bearing the words "Domestic Animals Permitted in This Area." Nothing herein shall be construed as permitting the running of dogs at large. All dogs in those areas where such animals are permitted shall be restrained at all times on adequate leashes not greater than four (4) feet in length. This section shall not apply to any dog trained to aid disabled or handicapped persons, when any such dog is actually being used to assist any such person.
(c) Reservation of facilities. Occupy any seat or bench, or enter into or loiter or remain in any pavilion or other park structure or section thereof which may be reserved and designated by the city for the use of the opposite sex. Exception is made for children under five (5) years of age.
(d) Fires. Build or attempt to build a fire except in such areas designated for fires. No person shall drop, throw, or otherwise scatter lighted matches, burning cigarettes or cigars, tobacco paper or other inflammable material, within any park area or on any highway, road or street abutting or contiguous thereto.
(e) Closed areas. Enter an area posted as "Closed to the Public," nor shall any person use, or abet the use of any area in violation of posted notices.
(f) Loitering and boisterousness. Sleep or protractedly lounge on the seats, or benches, or other areas, or engage in loud, boisterous, threatening, abusive, insulting or indecent language, or engage in any disorderly conduct or behavior tending to a breach of the public peace.
(g) Interference with permittees. Disturb or interfere unreasonably with any person or party occupying any area, or participating in any activity, under the authority of a permit.
If you wish to go swimming in the ocean, get dressed in your hotel room. Changing in your car is against the law.
Citation: Sec. 15-37. Recreational activities.
No person in a park shall:
(a) Bathing and swimming.
(1) Designated areas. Swim, bathe, or wade in any waters or waterways in or adjacent to any park, except in such waters and at such places as are provided therefor, and in compliance with such regulations as are herein set forth or may hereafter be adopted. Nor shall any person frequent any waters or places customarily designated for the purpose of swimming or bathing, or congregate thereat when such activity is prohibited by the city upon a finding that such use of the water would be dangerous or otherwise inadvisable.
(2) Certain hours. Frequent any waters or places designated for the purpose of swimming or bathing, or congregate thereat, except between the hours of sunrise and sunset, or as otherwise posted.
(3) Structure on beach. Erect, maintain, use or occupy on or in any beach or bathing area any tent, shelter or structure of any kind unless there shall be an unobstructed view into said tent, shelter or structure from at least two (2) sides; nor shall any guy wire, rope or extension or exterior brace or support be connected or fastened from any such structure to any other structure, stake, rock or other object outside thereof.
(4) Bath-houses. Dress or undress on any beach, or in any vehicle, toilet or other place, except in such bathing houses or structures as may be provided for that purpose.
(b) Boating.
(1) Designated areas. Bring into or operate any boat, raft, or other water craft, whether motor-powered or not, upon any waters, except at places designated for boating by the city. Such activity shall be in accordance with applicable regulations as are now or may hereafter be adopted.
(2) Prohibition during closing hours. Launch, dock, or operate any boat of any kind on any waters between the closing hour of the park at night and opening hour the following morning, nor shall any person be on, or remain on or in, any boat during the said closed hours of the park.
(c) Picnic areas and use.
(1) Regulated. Picnic or lunch in a place other than those designated for that purpose.
(2) Availability. Violate the regulation that use of the individual fireplaces, gazebos or pavilions, together with tables and benches follows generally the rule of "First come, first served, unless permitted and reserved through the recreation department with a deposit."
(3) Nonexclusive. Use any portion of the picnic areas or of any of the buildings or structures therein for the purpose of holding picnics to the exclusion of other persons, nor shall any person use such area and facilities for an unreasonable time if the facilities are crowded.
(4) Duty of picnicker. Leave a picnic area before the fire is completely extinguished and before all trash in the nature of boxes, papers, cans, bottles, garbage and other refuse is placed in the disposal receptacles where provided. If no such trash receptacles are available, then refuse and trash shall be carried away from the park area by the picnicker to be properly disposed of elsewhere.
(d) Camping. No person shall set up tents, shacks, or any other temporary shelter for the purpose of overnight camping, nor shall any person leave in a park after closing hours any movable structure or special vehicle to be used or that could be used for such purpose, such as house-trailer, camp-trailer, camp-wagon, car, truck or the like.
(e) Games. Take part in or abet the playing of any games involving thrown or otherwise propelled objects such as balls, stones, arrows, javelins or model airplanes except in areas set apart for such forms of recreation. The playing of rough or comparatively dangerous games such as football, baseball and soccer is prohibited except on the fields and courts or areas provided therefor. Roller-skating and driving golf balls shall be confined to those areas specifically designated for such pastime.
(f) Horseback riding. Ride a horse except on designated bridle trails. Where permitted, horses shall be thoroughly broken and properly restrained, and ridden with due care, and shall not be allowed to graze or go unattended, nor shall they be hitched to any structure, equipment, furniture, rock, tree or shrub.
Destin states that a cat that viciously chases passers-by is a ‘bad cat’.
Citation: Sec. 4-8. Bad dog; bad cat.
(a) It shall be unlawful and a civil infraction for the owner or custodian of any dog or cat to permit it to bite, inflict injury upon, or otherwise attack a person or another animal without provocation. Any dog or cat which attacks and bites a person or another animal without provocation shall be deemed a "bad dog" or "bad cat" and the owner or custodian of such animal shall pay a civil penalty of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(b) It shall be unlawful and a civil infraction for any dog or cat, when unprovoked, to approach or chase any person in an apparent attitude of attack or in a vicious or terrorizing manner, such dog or cat shall be deemed a "bad dog" or "bad cat"
It is illegal for an owner of a store to allow another person to pass out free ducklings in front of the store.
Citation: Sec. 4-12. Sale or giveaway of certain animals.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or give away in the city baby chickens, ducklings or other fowl under four (4) weeks of age, or rabbits under eight (8) weeks of age, to be used as pets, toys or retail premiums; or to give away or offer any animal as a prize, toy or merchandising premium.
(b) It shall be unlawful for the owner or manager of any business or store to allow any person(s) to sell or give away any animal in front of that business or store.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person(s) to give away, sell or offer for sale any animal in front of any business, or the side of any public road or on other public property in the city.
(d) Nothing in this section shall prevent any pet shop, feed store or other business establishment licensed in the city who sells live animals from displaying animals for sale outside the store premises as part of a sale promotion.
Hialeah Laws
Ambling and strolling is a misdemeanor
Key West Laws
Chickens are considered a 'protected species'.
Miami Beach Laws
No one may bring a pig with them to the beach.
Citation: Sec. 10-7. Keeping swine within city prohibited.
It shall be prohibited for any person to have in his possession, control, management or custody any swine within the city.
Termite farms are not allowed within the city.
Citation: Sec. 10-9. Keeping animals or vermin deleterious or harmful to public health or perilous to public safety prohibited; exception.
It shall be prohibited for any person to keep, harbor or maintain any animal or vermin whose natural actions and presence are or may be deleterious or harmful to the public health or that may imperil the public safety; provided, that this section shall not apply to circuses, carnivals or similar enterprises engaged in the exhibition of animals.
Persons face up to thirty days in jail for selling oranges on the sidewalk.
Citation: Sec. 70-5. Selling food from open-air stands prohibited.
The sale, keeping, storage or the offering for sale of any food from open-air stands in the city is prohibited. Such sale, keeping, storage, or the offering for sale of any food from open-air stands in the city shall be made only within the confines of an enclosed building except in those areas as designated and approved by the city manager.
(Code 1964, § 25-67.1)
Sec. 70-6. Penalty.
(a) Unless otherwise provided herein, every person convicted of a violation of this chapter shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $500.00 or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 30 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment; for a second conviction of a violation of this chapter such person shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $1,000.00 or imprisonment in the county jail not more than 12 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(b) The provisions of section 70-3 shall be enforced by enforcement procedures before a special master, appointed as set forth in chapter 30 of this Code, and penalties for violations of those sections shall be as set forth therein.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, enforcement of sections of this chapter providing for civil penalties shall be in accordance with the following procedures:
(1) If a code compliance officer finds a violation of this chapter, the compliance officer shall issue a notice of violation to the violator as provided in chapter 30. The notice shall inform the violator of the nature of the violation, amount of fine for which the violator may be liable, instructions and due date for paying the fine, notice that the violation may be appealed by requesting an administrative hearing within 20 days after service of the notice of violation, and that failure to do so shall constitute an admission of the violation and waiver of the right to a hearing.
(2) A violator who has been served with a notice of violation shall elect either to:
a. Pay the civil fine in the manner indicated on the notice; or
b. Request an administrative hearing before a special master appointed as provided in article II of chapter 30 to appeal the decision of the code compliance officer which resulted in the issuance of the notice of violation.
(d) The procedures for appeal of the notice of violation by administrative hearing shall be as set forth in sections 102-384 and 102-385.
Skateboarding is not allowed at any police station.
Citation: Sec. 70-69. Responsibilities of bicyclists and skaters.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in bicycling, skateboarding, in-line skating, or roller skating in the following areas:
(1) On the grounds of any public facility including, but not limited to, city hall, municipal parking garages, city police and fire stations, city public works yards, and historically designated properties.
(2) On any public walls, ramps, fountains, or other fixtures or structures.
(b) Bicycles shall not be chained or otherwise secured to any tree, fixture, or object which is not a bicycle rack on any portion of Lincoln Road or Ocean Drive.
(c) Whenever any person is riding a bicycle, skateboarding, in-line skating, or roller skating, such person shall engage in such activity at a controlled speed which does not endanger the safety of pedestrians or others, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian, and shall give an audible signal before overtaking and passing such pedestrian.
Naples Laws
Neon signs are prohibited
Citation: Sec. 106-34. General requirements.
(a) Permit required. It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or replace or modify the design of any sign, unless specifically exempt from permit requirements as listed in section 106-39, without first securing from the building official a written permit to do so. The applicant for such a permit shall provide the building official with specific information, including a sketch showing sizes, heights, and other pertinent information, so as to determine compliance with this article.
(b) Construction standards. In addition to complying with the requirements of this article, all signs must meet the structural and other standards regarding sign construction, erection, electrical wiring, etc., set forth in the building code. Plans for any pole or ground sign exceeding 32 square feet in area and/or eight feet in height shall be accompanied by foundation drawings signed and sealed by a licensed engineer in accordance with section 94-32(b) of this code of ordinances.
(c) Unified sign plan. For any parcel on which the owner and/or tenant(s) propose to erect two or more signs requiring a permit, the owner shall submit a unified sign plan to the building official. No permit shall be issued for an individual sign requiring a permit unless and until a unified sign plan for the parcel on which the sign will be erected has been approved in conformance with this section. The unified sign plan shall contain the following:
(1) An accurate site plan of the parcel, showing the location of all buildings, parking lots, driveways, and landscaped areas, and the location of all existing and/or future signage;
(2) Scaled elevations of the building(s) on the parcel, showing the location of any existing or future signage on the elevations; and
(3) Regulations defining consistent standards for all signage on the parcel, containing a minimum of any three elements from the following list:
a. Color(s);
b. Construction materials and type of construction;
c. Lettering or graphic style;
d. Location and placement of the signage on the building(s); and
e. Method of illumination.
(d) Sign illumination.
(1) Signs using exposed neon tubes are not permitted.
(2) Any lights used for external sign illumination shall be so designed as to concentrate the illumination upon the sign, and such lights shall not glare upon the street or upon adjacent property.
(e) Signs not to constitute traffic hazard or nuisance.
(1) No sign shall be erected or maintained at any location in such a manner as to obstruct free and clear vision at the intersection of any streets or other public ways.
(2) No sign shall be erected or maintained at any location where, by reason of position, illumination, shape or color, it may interfere with, obstruct the view of or be confused with any authorized traffic sign, signal or device; nor shall it make use of the word "stop," "look" or "danger" or any other word, phrase, symbol or character in such a manner as to interfere with, mislead or confuse traffic.
(f) Maintenance. All visible portions of a sign and its supporting structure shall be maintained in safe condition and neat appearance. If the sign is a lighted sign, all lights shall be maintained in working order and functioning in a safe manner. If the sign is a painted sign, the paint shall be kept in good condition. All signs will be kept in such manner as to constitute a complete sign at all times. The area immediately surrounding ground signs shall be kept clear of all unsightly vegetation or debris.
(g) Utility easements. No ground or pole sign shall be located within or permitted to encroach a utility easement.
Location Requirements Number Permitted Size
Pedestrian signs shall be located perpendicular to the building facade, and shall have a minimum clearance of eight feet above the pedestrian walkway. One sign per tenant adjacent to a covered pedestrian walkway. Six square feet maximum.
(4) Window signs: Window signs may be located on the interior of a window or painted on the window, and shall be limited to no more than 30 percent of a window up to a maximum of 12 square feet.
(d) Gas service stations. Only the following signs are permitted:
(1) One price sign per gasoline pump, which does not exceed 1.5 square feet in area, and which is permanently attached to and an integral part of the respective pump.
(2) One ground or pole sign, not to exceed 60 square feet in area, provided the sign advertises only a brand name and the products or services sold on the premises, and not the price of such products or services. Ground signs for service station properties shall be limited to ten feet in height; pole signs shall be limited to 20 feet in height and shall provide a pole cover that is between 25 percent and 100 percent of the overall sign width.
(3) Not more than one wall sign per street fronted upon, not to exceed 30 square feet in area per sign, provided the sign advertises only a brand name and the products or services sold on the premises.
(e) M and O zoning districts, and PD zoned properties intended to accommodate the same uses. Only wall or marquee signs are permitted, limited to the following requirements:
TABLE INSET:
Number Permitted Size
One sign per street fronted upon. Ten square feet maximum.
Palm Bay Laws
Persons may not tow a sled behind their bicycles.
Citation: ? 72.45 TOWING.
No operator of a bicycle shall tow or draw any coaster, sled, person on roller skates, wagon, toy vehicle or other similar vehicle on any public road, sidewalk or public place.
Pensacola Laws
Citizens may not be caught downtown without at least 10 dollars on their person.
It is illegal to roll a barrel on any street, fines go up according to the contents of the barrel.
A women can be fined (only after death), for being electrocuted in a bath-tub because of using self-beautification utensils.
Sanford Laws
Stage nudity is banned, with the exception of "bona fide" theatrical performances. Violating this ordinance results in a $100 fine.
Sarasota Laws
If you hit a pedestrian you are fined $78.00.
You may not catch crabs.
Satellite Beach Laws
Beer may not be sold between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m.
Citation: Sec. 6-2. Hours of sale.
Alcoholic beverages may be sold, consumed or served or
permitted to be sold, consumed or served in any
establishment within the city from 7:00 a.m. each day until
2:00 a.m. the following day.
Persons may not appear in public clothed in liquid latex.
Citation: Sec. 38-61. Definitions.
Nude means any person insufficiently clothed in any manner so that any of the following body parts are not entirely covered with a fully opaque covering:
(1) The male or female genitals.
(2) The male or female pubic area.
(3) The female breast.
(4) The buttocks.
Body paint, body dyes, tattoos, liquid latex whether wet or dried, and similar substances shall not be considered opaque covering. Each female person may determine which one fourth of her breast surface area (see definition of breast) contiguous to and containing the nipple and the areola is to be covered.
Sec. 38-66. Nudity prohibited in public.
It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly, intentionally or recklessly appear, or cause another person to appear, nude in a public place or in any other place which is readily visible to the public, except as provided in section 38-67 and F.S. � 383.015. It shall also be lawful for any person or entity maintaining, owning or operating any public place establishment to encourage, suffer or allow any person to appear nude in such public place, except as provided in this section.
Seaside Laws
All houses much have white picket fences and full-width, two-story porches.
Explanation: Seaside is a planned city that was intended to create the same styles and sense of belonging that a 19th century city would. These two regulations are merely a couple among the many the city planners have devised that have led to the development of a city that looks somewhat like a Disney World resort
Tampa Laws
Women may not expose their breasts while performing "topless dancing".
Citation: Sec. 14-96. Female nudity for commercial exploitation.
(a) It is unlawful conduct in any commercial establishment for any person to procure, counsel, aid, assist or permit a female person to appear and expose, exhibit, display or reveal or for any female person to appear, expose, exhibit, display or reveal her nude breast or breasts or lower part of the torso, beginning at the hip line and buttocks, uncovered or covered by any costume or garment which, by virtue of construction or transparency of material, exposes, exhibits, displays or reveals the nipple of the breast or the pigmented area adjacent thereto or the lower part of the torso as described in this subsection under any of the following conditions:
(1) While performing customary "barroom" type of nude dancing commonly referred to as "topless" and/or "bottomless" dancing;
(2) While serving any food or beverage;
(3) In connection with the promotion or the sale of any product or service.
(b) For the purpose of this section, the "nude breast" is hereby defined as the exposure, exhibition, display and revelation, either continually or intermittently, of the nipple or the pigmented portion adjacent thereto, otherwise defined as the areola.
(c) The provisions contained in this section shall not apply to the exhibition, presentation, showing or performance of any play, ballet, drama, tableau, production or motion picture in any theater, concert hall, museum, school or other similar establishment which is devoted to such presentation as a form of expression, as differentiated from commercial or business promotion or exploitation of nudity for the purpose of advertising, promoting, selling or serving products or services or otherwise advancing the economic welfare of a commercial or business enterprise.
Lap dances must be given at least six feet away from a patron.
Citation: Sec. 14-148. Prohibited activities.
(a) No person within an adult use shall, within six (6) feet of another person, display or expose any specified anatomical area or engage in any specified sexual activity, provided, however, that this provision shall not apply to prevent:
(1) Adult use employees or entertainers at an adult use from using dressing room facilities that are not accessible or viewable by patrons or the public and so long as such use does not include the intentional touching of the specified anatomical area of another person or such persons engaging in any specified sexual activity; or
(2) Any person from using bathroom facilities within an adult use so long as such use does not include the intentional touching of the specified anatomical areas of another person or such persons engaging in any specified sexual activity.
(b) No person who owns or operates an adult use shall knowingly, or with reason to know, permit, suffer or allow any violation of subsection (a) above.
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