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10.151(2)—(5)(a) <br /> • <br /> v. Kansas City, 707 F. Supp. 1090 (W.D. Mo. (e) It is the intent of this section to protect the <br /> 1989); City of Vallejo v. Adult Books, 167 Cal. health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Dane <br /> App. 3d xxx (1st Dist. 1985); County of Cook v. County and to further preserve the quality of life <br /> Renaissance Arcade & Bookstore, 122 III 2d 123 and to preserve the urban and rural <br /> (1988); Derusso v. City of Albany, NY, 205 F. characteristics of its neighborhoods. The intent <br /> Supp. 2d 16 (N.D. N.Y. 2002); Mom N Pops, Inc. of the Adult Entertainment Overlay District is to <br /> v. City of Charlotte, 979 F. Supp. 372 (W.D. N.C. regulate the location of such establishments; and <br /> 1997); Venture I, Inc. v. Orange County, Tex., (f) 1. Nothing in this section shall be construed <br /> 947 F. Supp. 271 (E.D. Tex. 1996); Community to permit the regulation of any activities <br /> Visual Communications, Inc. v. City of San conducted in adult entertainment establishments <br /> Antonio, 148 F. Supp. 2d 764 (W.D. Tex. 2000); which are entitled to protection under the First <br /> Bronco's Entertainment, Ltd. v. Charter Tp. of Amendment of the United States Constitution, <br /> Van Buren, 421 F.3d 440 (6th Cir. 2005); including: <br /> Brandywine, Inc. v. City of Richmond, Kentucky, a. plays, operas, musicals or other dramatic <br /> 359 F.3d 830 (6th Cir. 2004); Holmberg v. City of works that are not obscene; <br /> Ramsey, 12 F.3d 1413 (8th Cir. 1994); Wooster b. classes, seminars, or lectures which are <br /> v. Entertainment One, Inc., 158 Ohio App. 3d held for a serious scientific or educational <br /> 161 (2004); Grand Brittain, Inc. v. City of purpose and that are not obscene. <br /> Amarillo, Tex., 27 F.3d 1068 (5th Cir. 1994); c. rental or sale of video cassettes, DVD. <br /> Tollis, Inc. v. City of County of San Diego, 505 videodiscs, or other electronic media for private <br /> F.3d 935 (9th Cir. 2007); as well as finding from viewing off the premises. <br /> papers, articles, studies and information from 2. Whether or not an activity is obscene shall <br /> other communities including, but not limited to, be judged by consideration of the following <br /> Fort Worth & Dallas, Texas; Palm Beach County, factors: <br /> Florida; Garden Grove, California; Austin, Texas; a. whether the average person, applying <br /> Phoenix, Arizona; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Los contemporary community standards, would find <br /> Angeles, California, the County of Dane, relying that the activity taken as a whole appeals to <br /> upon the experience of other local governments prurient interest in sex; • <br /> in this state and throughout the country, finds as b. whether the activity depicts or describes <br /> follows: sexual conduct in a patently offensive way, as <br /> (a) That adult entertainment establishments measured against community standards; and <br /> may have an adverse secondary effect on the . c. whether the activity taken as a whole lacks <br /> surrounding community because the sexual serious literary, artistic, political or scientific <br /> nature of the business may, regardless of the value. <br /> intentions of the proprietors, attract persons (3) The overlay district shall apply only to all <br /> seeking prostitution or unlawful drugs, or who lands zoned M-1 Industrial. <br /> are inclined to be disorderly or disruptive; (4) An adult entertainment establishment shall <br /> (b) Adult entertainment establishments are an be a permitted use within the overlay district. <br /> intense commercial use which create a large (5) Standards for siting of adult entertainment <br /> volume of foot and automobile traffic in the establishments. Adult entertainment establish- <br /> vicinity of the establishment, which may require ments shall meet all of the following <br /> police and other municipal services which may requirements: <br /> not be readily available in towns, and which may (a) Location of any particular adult <br /> conflict with the preservation of farmland by entertainment establishment must be not less <br /> encouraging scattered commercial development; than 1,000 feet from any church, synagogue, <br /> (c) Adult entertainment establishments have temple, mosque or any other place of worship, <br /> their peak activity at hours and days which are any residentially zoned district, park, school, <br /> incompatible with residential uses, and have a playground, day care center, public library and <br /> larger customer volume than other entertainment any other adult book store or adult entertainment <br /> establishments; establishment. <br /> (d) Because of the potential for negative 1. Measurement shall be made in a straight <br /> impacts on property values, the peace and good line, without regard to intervening structures or <br /> order of the community and the welfare of objects, from the nearest portion of the building <br /> individuals affected by adult entertainment or structure used as the part of the premises <br /> establishments, it is necessary to minimize the where adult entertainment is conducted, to the <br /> secondary effects of adult entertainment; nearest property line of the premises of a use <br /> Page 10-38 <br /> rev. 073113 <br />