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• • Adult motion picture theatre. An-enelesed-building A building or portion of a building with a capacity of 50 or more persons used for presenting material de€ined-by-M4nneseta-Statutes-617.292-as--sexually preveeative-and-whisk if such building or portion of a building as a prevailing practice excludes minors by virtue of age: , or if such material is ' distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on the depiction or description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas" for observation by patrons therein. No obscene work shall be allowed. Adult steam room/bathhouse facility. A building or portion of a . building used for providing a steam bath or heat bathing room used for the purpose of pleasure, bathina, relaxation, or reducing, utilizina steam or hot air as a cleaning, relaxing or reducing agent if such building or portion of a building restricts minors by reason of age or if the service provided by the steam room/bathhouse facility is distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas. No obscene work shall be allowed. Adult uses. Adult-uses-are-these-uses-exeluding-bars-wkich-are-net-epee te-the-public-generally-but-enly-te-ene-er-mere-€lasses-e€-the-public-and exeluding-any-miner-by-reasen-ef-age;-a-miner-being-a-persen-ender-the-age-e€ eighteen-years: Adult uses include;-but-are-net-limited-te; adult bookstores, • adult motion picture theatres, adult mini-motion picture theatres, adult massage parlors, adult steam room/bathhouse facilities, adult rap/conversation parlors, adult health/sport clubs, adult cabarets, er-similar-adult-uses: and other premises, enterprises, businesses or places open to some or all members of the public, at or in which there is an emphasis on the presentation, display, depiction or description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas" which are capable of being seen by members of the public. No obscene work shall be allowed. Section 2. That the definition of Conversation/Rap Parlors contained in section 60.203 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code be and is hereby amended to read as follows: Conversation/rap parlors. An-establishment A buildina or portion of a buildina in which there is 14eensed-by-6hapter-413-ef-the-6ity-Gre4nanee-and advertising, offering or selling the service of engaging in or listening to conversation,_talk or discussion between-aa-empleyee-e€-the-establishment-and a-customer, regardless of whether other goods or services are also • simultaneously advertised, offered or sold, and regardless of whether those other goods or services are also required to be licensed. The term "conversation parlor" shall not include bona fide legal , medical , psychiatric, psychological , or counseling services by a person or firm appropriately licensed; or bona fide educational institutions, or panels, seminars or other similar services offered by such institutions; or churches or synagogues. • Section 3. • That section 60.208 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code be and is hereby • amended so as to add the following thereto: 5 • • - - _ m