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Section 503. Prohibition.
Adult Business Establishments shall be permitted only in Planned Industrial and Commercial Districts provided that such establishments, but for this chapter, would otherwise be permitted therein, and subject to the following special requirements:
(A) Such establishment shall be at least one thousand (1,000) feet from any other Adult Business Establishment, and at least one thousand (1,000) feet from a Residential Zone, at least one thousand (1,000) feet from a church, all schools, child care facilities and playground or recreation areas, as measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects.
(B) No sexually explicit materials, entertainment or activity shall be visible from the exterior of the premises.
(C) No person, firm or corporation shall operate an adult business establishment without first obtaining a license. Applications for license will be made to the municipal officers on the forms provided by them. Applications must be accompanied by a fee of $250.00. Licenses shall be renewed annually and at least 30 days prior to the anniversary date of the license. The city council may, after hearing preceded by notice to interested parties, suspend or revoke any adult business establishment license which has been issued under this ordinance on the ground that the entertainment so permitted constitutes a detriment to the public health, safety, or welfare or violates any municipal ordinances or regulations. Any licensee who has requested a permit and has been
denied, or whose permit has been revoked or suspended, may within thirty (30) days of the denial, suspension or revocation, appeal the decision to the Superior Court.
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