(A) It is the purpose of this article to establish permitting procedures and regulations for sexually oriented businesses and their employees to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the City of Apache Junction, and to avoid and mitigate the detrimental secondary effects of sexually oriented businesses through content neutral regulations.
(B) It is not the purpose of this article to impose a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative materials, including sexually oriented materials, or to restrict or deny access by adults to sexually oriented materials protected by the First Amendment, or to deny access by the distributors and exhibitors of sexually oriented entertainment to their intended market.
(C) This article is not intended to interfere with or suppress legitimate expression or any speech activities protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution nor is it intended to permit any use or activity which is otherwise prohibited or made punishable by law.
(D) In passage of this article, the Mayor and Council considered testimony and case law, studies and other documents which fully outline that adult oriented businesses may and do generate secondary effects which have proven to be detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare of the city as noted above. The City Clerk has all the documentation on file in his or her office with the original minutes of the case.
(Am. Ord. 1296, passed 5-1-2007)