Sec. 27-401.  Sexually oriented businesses, purpose and findings.

It is the purpose of this article to regulate sexually oriented businesses to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens of the city, and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the concentration of sexually oriented businesses within the city’s jurisdiction. The provisions of this article have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation of restriction on the content of any communicative materials, including sexually oriented materials. Similarly, it is neither the intent nor effect of this article 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.

Source:  Ord. No. 5727, § 5, 04-19-2021;