(a) Sexually Oriented Businesses may only be located, established or operated in the U-11B Use District in accordance with the restrictions contained in (b) through (g) below.
(b) No Sexually Oriented Business may be located, established or operated on any lot located south of the centerline of Granger Road.
(c) No Sexually Oriented Business may be established or operated within 300 feet of:
(1) A church, synagogue, mosque, temple or other building which is used primarily for religious worship and related religious activities;
(2) A public or private educational facility that serves persons younger than eighteen (18) years of age, including but not limited to nursery schools, preschools, kindergartens, elementary schools, private schools, intermediate schools, junior high schools, middle schools, high schools, vocational schools, secondary schools, continuation schools, special education schools, junior colleges, and universities; school includes the school grounds, but does not include facilities used primarily for another purpose and only incidentally as a school;
(3) Any property containing a community center that regularly serves persons younger than eighteen (18) years of age;
(4) A public park or recreational area which has been designated for park or recreational activities including but not limited to a park, playground, nature trails, swimming pool, athletic field, basketball or tennis courts, pedestrian/bicycle paths, wilderness areas, or other similar public land within the City which is under the control, operation, or management of the City, the Garfield Heights Board of Education, Cleveland Metroparks, or another public entity;
(5) A public library or museum that regularly serves persons younger than eighteen (18) years of age;
(6) Any lot in a Residential Use District as defined in the Planning and Zoning Code or any lot occupied by a dwelling that constitutes a lawful non-conforming residential use as defined in the Planning and Zoning Code.
(d) No Sexually Oriented Business may be established or operated within 500 feet of another Sexually Oriented Business.
(e) Not more than one Sexually Oriented Business shall be established or operated in the same building, structure, or portion thereof, and the floor area of any Sexually Oriented Business in any building, structure, or portion thereof containing another Sexually Oriented business may not be substantially enlarged.
(f) For the purpose of subsection (c) of this Section, measurement shall be made in a straight line without regard to intervening structures or natural features from the nearest portion of the property line of the lot occupied by a Sexually Oriented Business to the nearest property line of any other use listed in subsection (c).
(g) For the purpose of subsection (d) of this Section, the distance between any two Sexually Oriented Businesses shall be measured in a straight line without regard to intervening structures or natural features from the nearest portion of the property line of each of the lots occupied by a Sexually Oriented Business.
(Ord. 25-2001. Passed 6-11-01.)