Section 502. Definition.
(A) "Adult Business Establishment" means and includes any retail business, including but not limited to, any book store, newsstand, novelty store, nightclub, bar, cabaret, amusement arcade or theater which:
(1) Customarily exhibits motion pictures or displays any other visual representation described or advertised as being "X-Rated" or "For Adults Only" or which customarily excludes persons from any portion of the premises by reason of immaturity of age by use of such or similar phrases; or
(2) Is adjudged to be a violation of 17 M.R.S.A. ss. 2911, 2912; or
(3) Keeps for public patronage or permits or allows the operation of any adult amusement device such as sexual aids, toys, and devices; or
(4) Keeps for public patronage, any sexually explicate material such as books, films, video tapes, audio tapes which display or depicts sex organs during actual or simulated sexual intercourse or sexual acts.
(B) "Customarily" means more often than an average of one (1) calendar week during any thirty (30) day period.
(C) "Residential Zone" is the following Zoning Districts, High Density Residential and Moderate Density Residential as defined in Title 31, Chapter 7 ss. 3202 of M.R.S.A.
(D) "Church" is a place or structure whose primary use is for public religious services or assembly by a person or organization with Tax Exempt Status.
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