§ 156.347 LOCATION OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS.

   (A)   Generally. Sexually oriented businesses shall be permitted in accordance with the use matrices of the individual zoning districts, in addition to the location requirements set forth below.

   (B)   Nonconforming sexually oriented businesses. Any sexually oriented business lawfully operating on or before the effective date of this chapter shall be deemed a nonconforming use and shall be subject to §§ 156.040 through 156.050, with the following modifications:

      (1)   When the nonconforming sexually oriented business is discontinued or abandoned for a period of 90 days, such use shall not thereafter be reestablished or resumed;

      (2)   Nonconforming sexually oriented businesses shall not be increased, enlarged, extended, or altered in any way, except that the use may be changed to a conforming use; and

      (3)   If two or more sexually oriented businesses which do not meet the separation requirements between sexually oriented uses, as set forth in § 156.348, but are otherwise within a permissible location, the sexually oriented business which was first established and continually operating at a particular location is the conforming use and the later established business is nonconforming.

(Ord. 2014-26, passed 9- -2014) Penalty, see § 156.999