§ 37-210. Intent of article.

(a)

The special provisions of this article are intended to regulate the location of adult entertainment establishments as herein defined, by specifying districts in which such uses may be permitted and requirements for spatial separation of such uses. Nothing in this article shall be construed or interpreted to permit adult entertainment establishments in areas other than those set forth herein.

(b)

Adult entertainment establishments are hereby acknowledged to have special characteristics and impacts upon their surroundings, and upon the use and enjoyment of adjacent property. It is the intent of these regulations to provide for the confinement of adult entertainment establishments to those industrial areas in which these special impacts are judged to be least disruptive to the use and enjoyment of adjacent properties. These regulations are further intended to require that adult entertainment establishments shall not be permitted to locate in such concentration that their operational features may establish the dominant character of any industrial area.

(c)

These regulations are further intended to protect and balance lawful rights of expression with other lawful rights to the enjoyment and use of property, and are made with full consideration of the legal and constitutional issues heretofore adjudicated.

(d)

The provisions of this article shall govern the location and spatial separation of adult entertainment establishments in industrial districts, and no such regulated use, as defined, may be permitted except in conformance with these provisions.

(Ord. No. 3388, § 1, 3-6-95)