The city of Santa Clara's zoning ordinance requires that sexually oriented businesses shall be permitted only in commercial zoning as provided in section 5.16.030 of this chapter. Permits for sexually oriented businesses shall be required and governed by the procedures and policies specified in section 5.16.080 of this chapter. In addition, any sexually oriented business shall be subject to the following restrictions:
A. The person commits a misdemeanor if he or she operates or causes to be operated a sexually oriented business except as provided in section 5.16.030 of this chapter.
B. The person commits a misdemeanor if he or she operates or causes to be operated a sexually oriented business within one thousand feet (1,000') of: a) any religious institution; b) any school; c) the boundary of any residential district; d) a public park adjacent to any residential district; e) a property line of a lot devoted to residential use; or f) a boys club, girls club, or similar existing youth organization.
C. A person commits a misdemeanor if he or she operates or causes to be operated a sexually oriented business within one thousand feet (1,000') of another such business, which will include any adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult video store, adult cabaret, adult motel, adult motion picture theater, adult theater, massage parlor, or any sexual encounter establishment.
D. A person commits a misdemeanor if he or she causes or permits the operation, establishment, or maintenance of more than one sexually oriented business within the same building, structure, or portion thereof, or causes the substantial enlargement of any sexually oriented business in any building, structure, or portion thereof containing another sexually oriented business.
E. It is a defense to prosecution under this section if a person appearing in a state of nudity did so in a modeling class operated:
1. By a proprietary school, licensed by the state of Utah, a college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation;
2. By a private college or university which maintains and operates educational programs in which credits are transferable to a college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation; or
3. In a structure:
a. Which has no sign visible from the exterior of the structure and no other advertising that indicates a nude person is available for viewing;
b. Where, in order to participate in a class a student must enroll at least three (3) days in advance of the class; and
c. Where no more than one nude model is on the premises at any one time. (Ord. 95-176 § 5)