(A) No sexually oriented business shall be established, operated or caused to be operated, in any zoning district other than a BG-general business zoning district as defined in the city zoning ordinances.
(B) No sexually oriented business shall be established, operated or caused to be operated, within 1,000 feet of:
(1) A church or other building primarily used for religious services or associated church structure such as a parish or fellowship hall;
(2) A public or private educational facility including but not limited to child day care facilities, nursery schools, preschools, home schools, elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, special education schools, community colleges, colleges and universities (for purposes of this provision, school includes the school grounds and playgrounds);
(3) A property line of a lot devoted to a residential use, either single or multiple family;
(4) A park;
(5) A hospital;
(6) Community recreation center;
(7) Public library; or
(8) Facility for youth service such as youth center, boys or girls club, scout, 4-H or other youth program meeting building.
(C) No sexually oriented business shall be established, operated, caused to be operated or substantially enlarged, within 1,000 feet of another sexually oriented business.
(D) For the purposes of subsection (B) of this section, measurement shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest property line of the premises where a sexually oriented business is conducted, to the nearest property line of the premises of a use listed in subsection (B) of this section. The presence of any political subdivision boundary shall be irrelevant for purposes of calculating and applying the distance requirements of this section.
(E) For purposes of subsection (C) of this section, the distance between any two sexually oriented businesses shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to any intervening structures or objects, from the closest exterior wall of the structure in which each business is located.
(Ord. 3553, § 1(2.5-13), passed 1-11-2010)