Definitions
San Diego Municipal Code § 33.3302
in effect§33.3302 Definitions
For purposes of this Division:
“Adult entertainment establishment” includes any business that is characterized by an emphasis on depicting, describing, or showing specified sexual activities, or specified anatomical areas. It includes any establishment regulated in Section 141.0601 of this Code.
“Peep show booth” means any room, or partitioned area of any room, in which a peep show device is located. “Peep show booth” does not include adult motion picture theaters or adult mini motion picture theaters as defined in Section 141.0601 of this Code.
“Peep show establishment” means any place to which the public is permitted or invited where one or more peep show devices are maintained.
“Peep show device” means any device which displays still or moving images, which are distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on “specified sexual activities” or “specified anatomical areas.” “Peep show device” does not include televisions, video tape machines, or other image producing devices located within hotels, motels or similar commercial lodging establishments which are licensed as such.
“Specified anatomical areas” means and includes less than completely and opaquely covered human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, female breasts below a point immediately above the top of the areolae, or human male genitals in a discernible turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered.
“Specified sexual activities” means and includes the fondling or other touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts; sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, or sodomy; masturbation, actual or simulated; or excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth above.
(Amended 11-20-2000 by O–18890 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/Ch03Art03Division33.pdf#page=1Fetched: 10/28/2026