It is the purpose of this chapter to regulate sexually-oriented business and related activities to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the county and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the deleterious location and concentration of sexually-oriented business within the county. 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 neither the intent nor the effect of this chapter to restrict or deny access by adults to sexually-oriented materials protected by the First Amendment or Article I, § 9, of the State Constitution, 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 materials.
(Ord. passed 9-1-2006)