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10 - 32 businesses which may be permitted in several (3) Adult book stores shall be established only districts. by conditional use and shall meet all of the (2) A conditional use permit for a limited following requirements: family business is designed to accommodate small (a) The standards set forth in s. 10.255(2)(h); family businesses without the necessity for (b) Location of any particular adult book store relocation or rezoning while at the same time must be not less than 1,000 feet from any church, protecting the interests of adjacent property synagogue, temple, mosque or any other place of owners. Applicants for this conditional use worship, any residentially zoned district, park, permit should recognize that rezoning or school, playground, day care center, public relocation of the business may be necessary or library and any other adult book store; may become necessary if the business is (c) Exterior windows shall not be covered or expanded. made opaque in any way; (3) All employees, except one or one full-time (d) No material referenced in paragraphs (a), equivalent, shall be a member of the family (b) or (c) of s. 10.21(2m) shall be placed in any residing on the premises. exterior window, provided that material which is -- (4) Using applicable conditional use permit not so referenced may be placed in a window; standards, the Committee shall determine the (e) The business may have only one (1) percentage of the property that may be devoted to nonflashing business sign which sign may only the business. indicate the name of the business and identify it (5) The conditional use permit holder may be as an adult book store and which shall be not restricted to a service oriented business and thus larger than 4 feet by 4 feet; and prohibited from manufacturing or assembling (f) A one square foot sign shall be placed on products or selling products on the premises or each public entrance which shall state any combination thereof. "Admittance to adults only and may include (6) The conditional use permit may restrict the other pertinent business information; number and types of machinery and equipment (g) There shall be no doors on any viewing the permit holder may be allowed to bring on the booths and each booth must be lighted by a premises. source emitting at least 10 candlepower at all (7) Structures used in the business shall be times. considered to be residential accessory buildings (4) Sub. (3)(e) shall not be construed to require — and shall meet all requirements for such a sign or to require any designation of the buildings. The design and size of the structures is business as an adult book store, whether or not a "- subject to conditions set forth in the conditional sign is erected. use permit. [ History: 10.193 cr., O.A. 16, 1993-94, pub. (8) The conditional use permit shall 12/27/93.] automatically expire on sale of the property or the business to an unrelated third party. 10.20 SALVAGE RECYCLING CENTERS. (1) [History: cr., Sub. 3 to O.A. 36, 1987-88, pub. Use. For purposes of this ordinance, any 08/02/88; cr. O.A. 9, 1993-94, pub. 4-20-94.] premises used for the storage, gathering, recycling, or sale of junk, as defined in this 10.193 STANDARDS FOR SITING OF ADULT chapter, is a salvage recycling center. A salvage BOOK STORE. (1) The County of Dane, relying recycling center need not have a commercial --1 upon the experience of other local governments purpose. in this state and throughout the country, finds that (a) Junk, as defined under this chapter, may be I ` adult book stores have an adverse secondary stored on any premises on which a permitted effect on the surrounding community and that business enterprise is actually conducted, regulations are necessary to minimize this provided, that all such junk is actually used in the f , secondary effect. The experience of other cities conduct of such permitted business enterprise, are summarized in the case of Northend Cinema, and that all such junk is at all times stored in an Inc.v. Seattle, 585 P. 2d 1153 (1978). enclosed building on the premises, thereby (2) This ordinance does not regulate the securing it from public view. content of materials held for sale or rent in adult (b) Junk, as defined in this chapter, may be book stores. stored on any premises used chiefly for residential purposes, provided that it is stored solely for rev. 043094