No person shall cause or permit the establishment (defined as the opening of a new business, the relocation of an existing business, or the conversion of an existing business) of an adult entertainment business unless the business complies with the following criteria:
(a) Adult entertainment businesses shall only be permitted in a designated B-2 District and shall comply with all regulations within such District.
(b) No adult business shall be located within 500 feet of:
(1) A church, synagogue, mosque, temple or building which is used primarily for religious worship and related religious activities;
(2) A public or private educational facility, including, but not limited to, child day care facilities, nursery schools, preschools, kindergartens, elementary schools, private schools, intermediate schools, junior high schools, middle schools, high schools, vocational schools, secondary schools, continuation schools, special education schools, junior colleges, and universities. School includes the school grounds, but does not include facilities used primarily for another purpose and only incidentally as a school.
(3) Any public library;
(4) A boundary of a Residential District as defined in the Zoning Code;
(5) A public park or recreational area which has been designated for park or recreational activities, including, but not limited to, a park, playground, nature trails, swimming pools, reservoir, athletic field, basketball or tennis courts, pedestrian/bicycle paths, wilderness areas, or other similar public land within the Village which is under the control, operation or management of the Village park and recreation authorities;
(6) The property line of a lot devoted to a residential use as defined in the Zoning Code;
(7) An entertainment business which is oriented primarily toward children or family entertainment; or
(8) A licensed premises, licensed pursuant to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Regulations of the State of Ohio.
(c) No adult entertainment business may be established, operated or enlarged within 1,000 feet of another adult entertainment business.
(d) For the purpose of subsection (b) hereof, measurement shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest portion of the building or structure used as the part of the premises where an adult entertainment business is conducted, to the nearest property line of the premises of a use listed in subsection (b) hereof. The presence of a Village, County, or other political subdivision boundary shall be irrelevant for purposes of calculating and applying the distance.
(e) For purposes of subsection (c) hereof, the distance between any two adult entertainment businesses shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects or political boundaries, from the closest exterior wall of the structure in which the business is located.
(Ord. 1999-18. Passed 3-10-99; Approved by voters 11-2-99.)