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A. The special provisions of this section 16-7-4 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 title 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 commercial and 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 commercial or 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 section 16-7-4 shall govern the location and spatial separation of adult entertainment establishments in commercial districts and industrial districts, and no such regulated use, as defined, may be permitted except in conformance with these provisions. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
A. Adult entertainment establishments may be established within any commercial or industrial zoning district, but shall not be located within one thousand two hundred feet (1,200') of any residential or institutional district, or a public or private (parochial) primary or secondary school (K - 12) property approved by the state of Iowa.
B. No adult entertainment establishment shall be located within two thousand five hundred feet (2,500') of any other adult entertainment establishment. (Ord. 52-09, 10-19-2009)
A. The special provisions of this section 16-7-5 are intended to regulate the location of payday lending 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 code shall be construed or interpreted to permit payday lending establishments in areas other than those set forth herein.
B. The provisions of this section 16-7-5 shall govern the location and spatial separation of payday lending establishments in commercial districts and industrial districts, and no such regulated use, as defined, may be permitted except in conformance with these provisions. (Ord. 46-14, 7-21-2014)
PAYDAY LENDER: A company that: a) accepts a check dated subsequent to the date it was written; and/or b) accepts a check on the date it was written and holds the check for a period of time prior to deposit or presentment pursuant to an agreement with, or any representations made to, the maker of the check, whether expressed or implied. (Ord. 46-14, 7-21-2014)
A. Establishments may be established within any commercial or industrial zoning district, but shall not be located within one thousand two hundred feet (1,200') of any residential district.
B. No payday lending establishment shall be located within two thousand five hundred feet (2,500') of any other payday lending establishment. (Ord. 46-14, 7-21-2014)