§ 4-2-1 Adult Businesses.
Adult business uses, such as adult bookstore, adult novelty store, adult theater, adult live entertainment establishment, erotic dance or performance studio, are subject to the following regulations.
A. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
1. These provisions shall not be construed as permitting any use or act which is otherwise prohibited or made punishable by law.
2. Notwithstanding another provision of this Ordinance, an adult bookstore, adult novelty store, adult theater, adult live entertainment establishment, or erotic dance or performance studio which is a nonconforming use or which does not conform to the separation standards set forth in this section shall not be:
a. converted to another of the above-listed adult uses; or
b. be expanded beyond the floor area devoted to such adult use on the effective date of this Ordinance.
3. Neither the Zoning Administrator nor the Planning Commission shall have jurisdiction to grant variances from these provisions.
B. LOCATIONAL REGULATIONS. Adult bookstore, adult novelty store, adult theater, adult live entertainment establishment, erotic dance or performance studio, are subject to the following conditions or limitations:
1. None of the above-listed uses may be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of the same type use or any of the other uses listed above. The distance shall be measured from the exterior walls of the buildings or portions thereof in which the businesses are conducted or proposed to be conducted to the property line of the property upon which the other above-listed use sits; and
2. None of the above-listed uses may be located within five hundred (500) feet of a preschool, kindergarten, elementary or secondary school, church or similar place of worship, park, playground or any of the following use district classifications: R1-10, R1-7, R1-6, R-2, MF-18, MHS, MH/RVP, C-1, or PAD. This distance shall be measured from the exterior walls of the building or portion thereof in which the adult business is conducted or proposed to be conducted to the property line of the above-listed use or use restriction.