§ 16.50.030.1. Purpose.  


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  • The intent of the City Council in adopting the adult use regulation ordinance is to establish reasonable and uniform regulations that will protect the health, peace, safety, and general welfare of the people of the City within the constitutional limitations on the City's ability to regulate adult use businesses. The provisions of this section, acting alone, or together with other applicable ordinances of the City, have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative materials, including adult material. Similarly, it is neither the intent nor effect of this section to restrict or deny access by adults to adult materials or expression protected by the First Amendment or to deny access by distributors and exhibitors of adult uses to their intended market.

(Code 1992, § 16.50.030.1)