Figure Studios — Definitions
San Diego Municipal Code § 33.2001.1
in effect§33.2001.1 Figure Studios — Definitions
(a) Studio
(1) Any premises on which there is conducted the business of furnishing models who pose for the purpose of being photographed in the nude by persons who pay a fee, or other consideration or compensation, or a gratuity, for the right or opportunity so to depict the model, or for admission to, or for permission to remain upon, or as a condition of remaining upon the premises.
(2) Any premises where there is conducted the business of furnishing or providing or procuring for a fee or other consideration or compensation or gratuity, models to be photographed in the nude.
(b) Model Any person, male or female, who poses to be photographed in the nude.
(c) Nude shall include:
(1) Completely without clothing;
(2) With any pubic area exposed; or with the pubic area covered in such a manner that the private parts are visible or the form thereof discernible;
(3) With the breasts exposed by a female so that the nipples thereof are exposed.
(Amended 10–25–1962 by O–8738 N.S.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter03/Ch03Art03Division20.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026