(a) In the development and adoption of this chapter, it is recognized that there are some adult businesses which due to their very nature, have serious objectionable operational characteristics. The characteristics of these uses are further heightened by their concentration in any one area having a negative effect upon adjacent areas. It is the purpose of this chapter to regulate the location and concentration of adult entertainment establishments, as herein defined, in order to achieve the following:
(1) To preserve the character and quality of life in the Village’s neighborhoods and business areas.
(2) To control such documented harmful and adverse secondary effects of adult uses on the surrounding areas as decreased property values, loss of business for surrounding nonadult businesses, and deterioration of neighborhoods.
(3) To restrict minors’ access to adult uses.
(4) To maintain the general welfare and safety for the Village’s residents.
(b) It is not 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 to deny access by the distributors and exhibitors of sexually oriented entertainment to their intended market; neither is it the intent nor the effect of this chapter to condone or legitimize the distribution of obscene materials.
(Ord. 27-2021. Passed 11-1-21.)