§ 110.35  LOCATION OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES.
   (A)   A sexually oriented business may only be located on a property located within the C-1 Commercial District pursuant to the village zoning ordinance, Ordinance Number 152, as amended, adopted March 12, 2003. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated a sexually oriented business within 200 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)   A public library or other public building;
      (4)   A boundary of a residential district as defined in the village zoning ordinance and zoning map;
      (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 pool, 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 village zoning ordinance;
      (7)   An entertainment business which is oriented primarily towards children or family entertainment;
      (8)   A licensed premises, licensed pursuant to the alcoholic beverage control regulations of the state; or
      (9)   A licensed premises, licensed pursuant to this chapter as a sexually oriented business.
   (B)   For the purpose of division (A) above, measurement shall be made in a straight line, without regard to the intervening structures or objects, from the nearest portion of the building or structure used to conduct a sexually oriented business, to the nearest property line of the premises of a use listed in division (A) above. The presence of a use listed in division (A) above that is located outside the geographic boundaries of the village shall be irrelevant for purposes of calculating and applying the distance requirements of this section.
(Ord. 185, passed 11-11-2009)