The purpose of this division is to prohibit certain acts of commercial exploitation of human sexuality in commercial establishments within the city limits where alcoholic beverages are served, offered for sale or consumption on the premises, or permitted to be consumed on the premises; to reduce the likelihood of criminal activity, moral degradation and disturbances of the peace and good order of the community; to prohibit lewd and unlawful activity such as prostitution and the proliferation of controlled substances, all of which may occur when such commercial exploitation is permitted in such places; and to promote the preservation of property values of neighborhoods and adjacent properties.
(1991 Code, sec. 20-150; Ordinance 98-528, sec. 1, adopted 5/14/98; 2007 Code, sec. 6-60)