It is recognized that buildings and establishments operated as adult
uses have serious objectionable operational characteristics. In order to promote
the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the City of Hornell,
this chapter is intended to restrict adult uses to nonresidential and nonbusiness
areas of the city. The Common Council hereby finds that the operational characteristics
of adult uses are concentrated; therefore, this chapter is intended to promote
the health, safety and general welfare of the residents of the City of Hornell
by regulating the concentration of such uses.
In addition to the requirement of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of
Hornell, adult uses shall be permitted subject to the following restrictions:
A. No adult use shall be allowed within 500 feet of another
existing adult use.
B. No adult use shall be located within 500 feet of the
boundaries of any zoning district which is zoned for residential use or commercial
district.
C. No adult use shall be located within 2,000 feet of a
preexisting school or place of worship.
D. No adult use shall be located in any zoning district,
except those districts zoned for special industrial district.
E. This chapter shall not apply to any establishments existing
on the effective date of said ordinance.
No adult use shall be conducted in any manner that permits the observation
of any material depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities
or specified anatomical areas from any public way or from any property not
registered as an adult use. This provision shall apply to any display, decoration,
sign, show window, screen or other opening.