ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR NUDE MODELING BUSINESSES.
Fort Worth Zoning Ordinance § 5.214
in effect§ 5.214 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR NUDE MODELING BUSINESSES.
In addition to those offenses set forth in subsection (b) below, citations may be issued for the following.
(a) An operator shall not employ any person under the age of 18 years of age for the purpose of acting as a live nude model for customers.
(b) A person under 18 years of age commits an offense if he or she appears for customers while in a “state of nudity” or “simulated nudity” on the premises of a nude modeling business. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection (b) if the person under 18 years was in a restroom not open to public view or persons of the opposite sex.
(c) A person commits an offense if he or she appears in a state of nudity or knowingly allows another to appear in a state of nudity in an area of a nude model studio premises that can be viewed from the public right-of-way.
(d) A nude model studio shall not place or permit a bed, sofa or mattress in any room on the premises, except that a sofa may be placed in a reception room open to the public.
(e) A customer at a nude model studio commits an offense if he or she touches an employee who is exposing any specified anatomical areas or touches the clothing of the employee.
(f) An operator or an employee of a nude model studio commits an offense if he or she permits any customer access to an area of the premises not visible from the manager’s station or not visible by walk through of the premises without entering a closed area, excluding a restroom.
(Ord. 16118, § 1, passed 9-14-2004)
Source: City of Fort Worth, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Zoning Ordinance (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/ftworth/latest/ftworth_tx/0-0-0-37750Fetched: 10/26/2026