(A) No massage therapy establishment shall be established in the following locations:
(1) In any zone other than commercial zones;
(2) Within 1,000 feet of any residential zone;
(3) Within 800 feet of any parcel of real property on which is located any of the following uses or facilities:
(a) Church, defined herein as any facility used primarily for worship of any religion, or used for other religious purposes;
(b) City, county, state, federal or other governmental public buildings, including but not limited to, city halls, libraries, police and fire stations and post offices;
(c) Schools, public or private, which are defined herein as:
1. Institutions for teaching minor children (e.g., day schools, elementary schools, secondary schools, high schools); and
2. Institutions of higher learning receiving approved graduates of preparatory school and offering instructions in arts, letters and science, leading to the bachelor's degree or master's degree (e.g., colleges and universities).
(4) Within 1,000 feet of any other massage therapy establishment.
(B) The measure of reference distance in this section shall be a straight line from the nearest property line containing the massage therapy establishment to the nearest property line of an affected use, without regard to intervening structures.
(Ord. 1453, passed 12-7-05)