(a)
Business
regulations.
(1)
The purpose of this section is to promote the health, safety, morals
and general welfare of the citizens by establishing reasonable and
uniform regulations pertaining to sexually oriented businesses so
as to prevent the concentration of such businesses within the city.
(2)
Businesses fitting the definition of "sexually oriented business"
as defined by this chapter, or as defined in other portions of this
Code, shall comply with the following locational requirements.
(3)
No person shall operate or cause to be operated a sexually oriented
business within 500 feet of a church, public or private elementary
or secondary school, public park, public library, residential use,
property zoned for residential use, or another sexually oriented business.
a.
No person shall establish, operate or cause to be operated, a sexually
oriented business in any building, structure or portion thereof containing
another sexually oriented business.
b.
The distance between a sexually oriented business and any adjacent
structures other than another sexually oriented business shall be
measured in a straight line without regard to intervening structures
or objects, from the nearest portion of the building or structure
used as a tenant space occupied for a sexually oriented business to
the nearest property line of the premises of a church, public or private
elementary or secondary school, public park, public library or residential
use.
c.
The distance between any two sexually oriented businesses shall be
measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures
or objects, from the closest exterior wall of the structure in which
each business is located, or from the wall of the tenant space occupied,
as applicable.
[Ord. No. 1274-14, § 6(Exh.
F), 5-6-2014]
