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(1) A person is guilty of lewdness if he performs an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy, exposes his or her genitals or private parts, masturbates, engages in trespassory voyeurism, or performs any other act of lewdness in a public place or under circumstances which he or she should know will likely cause affront or alarm.

(2) Lewdness is a class “B” misdemeanor.

(3) As used in this Section:

a. “Public place” means any place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access; or a place open to public view; or a place capable of observance by the public. It includes commercial establishments and any place to which admission is gained by payment or a membership or admission fee, however designated, notwithstanding its being designated a club licensee or by words of like import.

b. “Private parts” means pubic area, buttocks with less than a fully opaque covering, or a showing of the female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola.

(Ord. No. 18-07 Repealed & Replaced 03/27/2018)