(a) In the preparation and enactment of this Section, it is recognized that there are some uses which, because of their very nature, have serious objectionable characteristics which have a deleterious effect upon residential, office and commercial areas. Regulation of the locations of these uses is necessary to ensure that the adverse effects of such businesses will not cause or contribute to the blighting or downgrading of the Municipality’s residential neighborhoods and commercial centers. It is the intent of this Section to provide reasonable regulations for the establishment of these uses in a viable, accessible location where the adverse impact of their operations may be minimized.
(b) No adult business as defined herein shall be permitted within 1,000 foot radius of an existing adult business. Measurement of the 1,000 foot radius shall be made from the outer most boundaries of the lot or parcel upon which the proposed adult use will be situated.
(c) No adult business as defined herein shall be permitted within a 500 foot radius of any school, library, park, playground, movie theater, skating rink, pool hall, coin operated amusement center, licensed group day-care centers, or church, convent, monastery, synagogue, or similar place of worship. Measurement of the 500 foot radius shall be made from the outer most boundaries of the lot or parcel upon which the proposed adult use will be situated.
(d) The building and premises shall be designed and constructed so that material depicting, describing, or relating to "Specified Sexual Activities" or "Specified Anatomical Areas" (as defined in this Zoning Ordinance) cannot be observed by pedestrians or from vehicles on any public right-of-way. This provision shall apply to any display, decoration, sign, show window, or other opening.
(e) No person shall reside in or permit any person to reside in the premises of an adult business.
(f) The provisions of this Chapter regarding massage parlors, shall not apply to hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes, medical clinics or the offices of a physician, surgeon, chiropractor, osteopath, psychologist, clinical social workers and family counselors, who are licensed to practice their respective professions in the State of Ohio, or who are permitted to practice temporarily under the auspices of an associate or an establishment duly licensed in the State, certified members of the American Massage and Therapy Association, and certified members of the International Myomassethics Federation. (Ord. 1166. Passed 9-24-01.)