(A) It is the purpose of this chapter to regulate sexually oriented businesses in order to protect public health, safety and welfare of citizens and visitors and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the deleterious location of sexually oriented businesses within the town. The provisions of this chapter have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative materials, including sexually oriented materials; similarly it is not the intent nor effect of this chapter 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. Neither is it the intent nor effect of this chapter to condone or legitimize the distribution of obscene material.
(B) The following sections were designed to address 2 very distinct issues:
(1) The town wants to minimize the potential secondary impacts of sexually oriented businesses on those identified sensitive uses, i.e. residential districts, schools, churches, daycare centers and the like; and
(2) The town wants to provide an area where people can exercise their First Amendment right to expression without infringing on other peoples’ rights. In allowing these uses, the town has had to balance its constitutional obligations with the need to guarantee that the local economy and quality of life are not impeded.