A sexually oriented business shall be a conditional use in the B-2 Districts. A conditional use for such facilities shall not be approved unless the general standards set forth in Section 1127.11, Conditional Uses, and the following minimum conditions are complied with:
(a) All requirements of Ohio R.C. 2907.31 - 2907.41, inclusive, shall be fully complied with.
(b) Minimum Location Requirements. No sexually oriented business shall be established within 1000 feet of:
(1) Any residentially zoned (R) district; or
(2) Any public, private, governmental or commercial library, educational institution, teaching facility, park, recreational facility, religious place of worship, child day care facility, day care facility, playground or swimming pool; or
(3) Any other sexually oriented business.
(c) Prohibited Public Display. No advertisements, displays or other promotional materials shall be shown or exhibited so as to be visible to the public from pedestrian sidewalks or walkways, or from other public or semi-public areas.
(d) Public View to Be Prevented. All building openings, entries, windows, etc. for sexually oriented businesses shall be located, covered, or serviced in such a manner as to prevent a view into the interior from any public or semi-public areas, sidewalk or street. For new construction, the building shall be oriented so as to minimize any possibility of viewing the interior from any public or semi-public areas.
(e) External Audio and Visual Impact. No screens, loudspeakers or sound equipment shall be used for a sexually oriented business that can be seen or discerned by the public from public or semi-public areas.
(f) Interior design. The interior of any sexually oriented business shall be lighted and constructed in such a manner that every portion thereof (except restroom facilities) is readily visible to the clerk or supervisory personnel from the facilities' counter or other regular work station.
(g) Licensed. All sexually oriented businesses shall be licensed as per local, state and federal law.
(Ord. 2-2013. Passed 7-1-13.)
1181.01 Conditional use approval and certificate of occupancy required.
1181.02 Zoning district restrictions.
1181.03 Site restrictions.
1181.04 Hours of operation.
1181.05 Sale of alcoholic beverages.
1181.06 Music or sound.
1181.07 Menu boards.
1181.08 Electric service connections.
1181.09 Trash receptacle.
1181.10 Property owner’s responsibility for mobile food vendors operations.