§ 7.17  ADULT BUSINESSES STANDARDS.
   (A)   Location.  An adult business establishment shall be a conditional use in the General Industrial district.
      (1)   No regulated use shall be permitted within 1,000 feet of any other existing regulated use and within 1,000 feet of any residentially zoned district, planned business district, institutional district or any of the following residentially related uses:
         (a)   Churches, monasteries, chapels, synagogues, convents, rectories, religious article or religious apparel stores;
         (b)   Schools up to and including the twelfth grade including their adjunct play areas; and
         (c)   Public playgrounds, public swimming pools, public parks and public libraries.
      (2)   For purposes of this section, distances shall be measured as follows: from all property lines of any regulated use and from the outward line boundary of all residentially zoned districts and from all property lines of any residentially related use.
   (B)   Definition.  An ADULT BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT is hereby designated as a regulated use and is defined as follows:
      (1)   An establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock in trade those books, magazines or periodicals that are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas;
      (2)   An establishment with a segment or section of its floor space or display area devoted to the sale or display of that material;
      (3)   An enclosed building with an attendance capacity for less than 50 persons used for presenting material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by patrons herein; or
      (4)   An adult club, restaurant, theater, hall or similar place that features topless dancers, exotic dancers, strippers (male or female), male or female impersonators or similar entertainers exhibiting:
         (a)   Specified anatomical areas that are less than completely and opaquely covered:
            (1)   Human genitals;
            (2)   The pubic region of the human body;
            (3)   Buttocks;
            (4)   Female breasts below a point immediately above the nipple; and
            (5)   Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state even if completely and opaquely covered.
         (b)   Performing specified sexual activities that include:
            (1)   Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation or arousal;
            (2)   Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse or sodomy; and
            (3)   Fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks or female breasts.
   (C)   Regulated use.  The regulated use shall be permitted a sign or other visible message based on the allowable sign area of the zoning district in which the use is located provided that the sign message shall be limited to verbal description of material and/or services provided on the premises and shall not include any graphic or pictorial depiction of material and/or services available on the premises.
(Ord. 07-16, passed 12-10-2007)