It is the purpose of this article to regulate sexually oriented businesses to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens of the county, and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the continued deleterious location and concentration of sexually oriented businesses within the county. The provisions of this article 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 or effect of this article 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 of this article to condone or legitimize the distribution of obscene material.
(1976 Code, § 2.5-71) (Ord. 2673, § 1, passed 2-7-1995)
Cross-reference:
Amusements, see Ch. 3
Offenses, see §§ 15-1 et seq.
Public nudity, see § 15-4
Zoning, see App. A
Editor’s note:
Provisions modified by judicial decision.