(A) It is the purpose of this chapter to regulate sexually oriented businesses to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens of the city, and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the concentration of sexually oriented businesses within the city. 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 not the intent nor effect of this chapter 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.
(B) It is the intent of the City Council that the locational regulations of § 112.12 of this chapter are regulated pursuant to Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code, Chapter 243, as they apply to nude model studios and sexual encounter centers only. (It is the intent of the City Council that all other provisions of this chapter are promulgated pursuant to the City Charter and Tex. Loc. Gov’t Code, §§ 54.004 and 215.075.)
(Ord. 11-95, passed 11-6-1995)