'URGENT' PORN LAW PASSED PALMDALE TEMPORARILY IMPEDES FILMING IN HOMES.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff writer PALMDALE - A temporary new city law is aimed at keeping sexually oriented o·ri·ent n. 1. Orient The countries of Asia, especially of eastern Asia. 2. a. The luster characteristic of a pearl of high quality. b. A pearl having exceptional luster. 3. businesses from setting up in residential areas while city officials draft permanent ordinances that cover new technologies such as webcasting. In an unanimous vote last week, the City Council approved an ordinance A law, statute, or regulation enacted by a Municipal Corporation. An ordinance is a law passed by a municipal government. A municipality, such as a city, town, village, or borough, is a political subdivision of a state within which a municipal corporation has been on "adult modeling studios" that includes references to new technologies of the digital age. The so-called "urgency" ordinance takes effect immediately and is good for 45 days, but can be extended for up to a year while city officials craft permanent ordinances. "It shows we as a city respect the family environment," said Councilman Tom Lackey. "But we want to cautiously approach this topic because we know there will be well-financed opposition to whatever we approve." Councilman Steve Hofbauer said the city will likely have to take on a related issue - city permits for filming on private property. Some cities, including Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , have required a permit for commercial filming on private property, but Palmdale does not. "We may need to open that discussion very soon," Hofbauer said. The existing ordinance against "adult modeling studios" was enacted in 1997, before the development of technologies that make it easier to record and transmit adult material in a residential area, city officials said. Such businesses can increase traffic, noise, litter litter /lit·ter/ (lit´er) stretcher. lit·ter n. 1. A flat supporting framework, such as a piece of canvas stretched between parallel shafts, for carrying a disabled or dead person; a , drug and criminal activity, encroach encroach v. to build a structure which is in whole or in part across the property line of another's real property. This may occur due to incorrect surveys, guesses or miscalculations by builders and/or owners when erecting a building. on public rights-of-way, and risk exposing children to suggestive sug·ges·tive adj. 1. a. Tending to suggest; evocative: artifacts suggestive of an ancient society. b. sights and sounds, city officials said. Among the provisions in the urgency ordinance is language stating it applies to patrons both on- and off-site, such as those viewing by webcast. The existing ordinance's language could be construed as applying only to customers on-site, city officials said. The urgency ordinance also includes language relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc electronically or digitally recorded adult material, and to transmitting the material through webcasting, cablecasting or other broadcast. james.skeen(at)dailynews (661) 267-5743 |
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