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.. CITY OF SAN BER.--ARDINO - REQUEST ~R COUNCIL ACTION
From:
James F. Penman, City Attorney
Subject:
Urgency Ordinance Amending
Development Code Section
19.06.030(2)(A) regarding
Adult Businesses
Dept:
City Attorney
December 15, 1994
Date:
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
02/22/94 -
The Mayor and Common Council adopted MC-896, an Urgency Ordinance
to allow adult businesses in the IL, Industrial Light, land use
designation,~ and directed staff to process a Development Code
Amendment through the normal process.
08/15/94 -
The Mayor and Common Council adopted MC-909, an ordinance to
allow adult businesses in the IL, Industrial Light, land use
district.
Recommended motion:
Adopt Urgency Ordinance
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Henry Empefto, Jr.
Phone:
5235
Contact person:
Supporting data attached:
Ward:
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
Amount:
Source: (Acct. No.)
(Acct. Description)
Finance:
Council Notes:
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,. CITY OF SAN BERN.ARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
STAFF REPORT
Currently the Development Code permits adult businesses,
subj ect to"' a Conditional Use Permit, only in the CH and IL
(Commerical Heavy and Industrial Light) land use districts and
provided that they are located more than 2,000 feet from another
adult business, and more than 1,000 feet from any religious
institution, school, public park, or residentially used or
residentially zoned property.
This Development Code Amendment will prohibit adult businesses
from locating within 1,000 feet of any religious institution which
has received development permit approval prior to December 19,
1994. All other location restrictions regarding adult businesses
in the Development Code will remain the same. Adult businesses
will still be prohibited from locating in any residential,
commercial or industrial district except in CH or IL. Adul t
businesses will still be prohibited from locating within 2,000 feet
from another adult business and within 1,000 feet from any school,
public park, or residentially used or residentially zoned property.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING
CHAPTER 19.06, SECTION 19.06.030(2)(A) OF THE SAN BERNARDINO
MUNICIPAL CODE (DEVELOPMENT CODE) REGARDING ADULT BUSINESSES AND
DECLA~ING THE URGENCY THEREOF.
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 19.06.030 (2) (A) of the Municipal Code
(Development Code) is amended to prohibit the establishment or
substantial enlargement of an adult business within 1,000 feet of
9 any religious institution which received development permit
10 approval before December 19, 1994; all other provisions of Section
11 19.06.030(2)(A) remain unchanged including the requirement that
12 adult businesses are only permitted in the CH and IL land use
13 districts.
14 The development standards of Section 19.060.030 (2) (A) of the
15 Development Code is hereby amended to read as follows (see
Attachment A, Development Code Pages II-91-93, attached and
incorporated herein by reference):
"14. Development Standards. The following standard~ shall
apply to adult businesses:
1.
Prohibition.
It is unlawful to cause or permit the
establishment or substantial enlargement of an adult arcade, adult
bookstore, adult cabaret, adult motel, adult motion picture
23 theater, adult theater, massage parlor or sexual encounter
24 establishment within 2,000 feet of another such business or within
25 1,000 feet of any religious institution which received development
26 permit approval before December 19, 1994, any school or any public
27 park within the City or within 1,000 feet of any property
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Adult Businesses are permitted subject to a CUP only in the CH and
IL land use districts."
SECTION 2. Uroency. This urgency ordinance must take
effect immediately in order to protect the public health, safety,
and welfare, and to protect the City's ordinances from potential
Constitutional challenges. Religious institutions in certain IL
land use districts, if granted development permit approval in the
future, would significantly reduce the reasonably available areas
where adult businesses may be located. It is necessary that this
ordinance take effect immediately to safeguard the City's
ordinances from potential Constitutional challenges in light of
the 1993 United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, decision
in Tooanoa Press Inc. v. City of Los Anoeles, 989 Fed 2d. 1524,
which recited the United States Supreme Court ruling in City of
Renton. et al. v. Playtime Theatres, 475 U.S. 41, 106 S.Ct. 925,
89 L.Ed. 2d 29 (1985) that a city's ordinances must provide adult
businesses a reasonable opportunity to open and operate within the
city.
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AN URGENCY ORDINANCE...AMENDING CHAPTER 19.06, SECTION
19.06.030(2)(A) OF THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE (DEVELOPMENT
CODE) REGARDING ADULT BUSINESSES AND DECLARING THE URGENCY
THEREOF.
-I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino at a
meeting thereof, held on the
day of
, 1994, by the following vote, to wit:
Council Members:
AYES
NAYS
ABSTAIN
ABSENT
NEGRETE
CURLIN
HERNANDEZ
OBERHELMAN
DEVLIN
POPE-LUDLAM
MILLER
City Clerk
The foregoing Ordinance is hereby approved this
day
of
, 1994.
Tom Minor, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
Approved as to form
and legal content:
JAMES F. PENMAN,
City Attorney
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COMMERClAL DISTRIcrs -19.ll6
LANn U~F. n&hucr SPECIFIC STANnARn~
In addition to the general development requirements contained in Olapter 19.20
<Pror-ty Development S~ds~, the following standards shall apply to
spedfic: eotnmercialland use districts. (See Table 06.03 on previous page.) For
residential uses in oommerdalland use districts, see Table 4.03 and the standards
contain€d in C1apter 19.04.030 (2).
A. ADULT BUSINESSES
Adult businesses are permitted, subject to a Conditional
Use Permit, only in the CH and IL land use districts. For
the purposes of this Section, the following definitions
shall apply:
1. Adult ~ade. An establishment where, for any form of considera-
tion, one or more motion picture projectors, slide projectors or
similar machines, for viewing by 5 or fewer persons each, are used
to show films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides or other
photographic rep1uduc:tions which are characterized by an em-
phasis upon the depiction or desaiption of "specified sexual ac-
tivities" or "specified anatomical areas."
2. Adult BonklltmP. An establishment which has as a substantial
portion of its stoclc-in-trade and offers for sale for any form of am-
sideration any 1 or more of the following:
a. Books, magazines, periodi....lc or other printed matter,
or photographs, films, motion pictures, video cassettes,
slides or other visual.co!". sentations which are charac-
terized by an emphasis upon the depiction or desaiption of
"specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomicall1'l!llS";
or
b. Instruments, devices or paraphernalia which are designed
for use in oonnection with "specified sexual activities."
3. Adult Cahllft!t. Nightclub, bar, restaurant or similar establishment
which regularly features live performances which are charac:terized
bythe~of"specifi~anatomicalareas"orby"~
sexual activities," or films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides
or other photographic reproductions which are c:harac:terized by an
emphasis upon the depiction or desaiption of "specified sexual ac-
tivities" or "spedfi~ anatomical areas."
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4. Adult Motel. A motel or similar establishment offering public
accommodations for any form of consideration which provides
patrons with closed-circuit television transmissions, films, motion
pictures, video cassettes, slides or other photographic reproduc-
tions which are characterized by an emphasis upon the depiction
or description of "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomi-
cal areas."
5. Adult Motion PicturE! ThpatE!r. An establishment where, for any
form of consideration, films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides
or similar photographic reproductions are shown, and in which a
substantial portion of the total presentation time is devoted to the
showing of material which is characterized by an emphasis upon
the depiction or description of "specified sexual activities" or
"specified anatomical areas."
6. Adult ThE!atE!r. A theater, concert hall, auditorium or similar
establishment which, for any form of consideration, regularly fea-
tures live performances which are characterized by the exposure of
"specified anatomical areas" or by "specified sexual activities."
7. Establishment of an Adult EntE!rtainmPnt Busin_".
Includes any of the following:
a. The opening or commencement of any such business as
a new business;
b. The conversion of an existing business, whether or not
an adult entertainment business, to any of the adult enter-
tainment businesses defined herein;
c. The addition of any of the adult entertainment bus-
inesses defined herein to any other existing adult entertain-
ment business; or
d. The relocation of any such business.
8. Massa~ Parlor. An establishment where, for any form of considera-
tion, massage, alcohol rub, fomentation, electric or magnetic treat-
ment, or similar treatment or manipulation of the human body is
administered unless such treatment or manipulation is ad-
ministered by a medical practitioner, chiropractor, acupuncturist,
physical therapist or similar professional person licensed by the
State. This definition does not include an athletic club, health club,
school, gymnasium, reducing salon, spa or similar establishment
where massage or similar manipulation of the human body is of-
fered as an incidental or accessory service.
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9. "_Ii.. A] Enrountpr EstablishmE'nt An eStablishment, other than
a hotel, motel or similar establishment offering public accommoda-
tions, which, for any form of consideration, provides a place where
2 or more persons may congregate, associate or consort in connec-
tion with "specified sexual activities" or the exposure of "specified
- anatomical areas." This definition does not include an es-
tablishment where a medical practitioner, psychologist, psychiatrist
or similar professional person licensed by the State engages in
sexual therapy.
10. Specified Anatomical Areas. Includes any of the following:
a. Less than completely and opaquely covered human
genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus or female breasts
below a point immediately above the top of the areole; or
b. Human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if
completely and opaquely covered.
11. Specified Sexual Activities. Includes any of the following:
a. The fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals,
pubic region, buttocks, anus or female breasts; .
b. Sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated,
including intercourse, oral copulation or sodomy;
Co Masturbation, actual or simulated; or
d. Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any
of the activities set forth in subdivisions a. through Co of this
subsection.
12 Substantial Enla~ment. The increase in floor area occupied by
the business by more than 10%, as such floor area exists on the ef-
fective date of this Development Code.
13. Substantial Portion. For the purposes of subsection 2A.2 of this
section, "substantial portion" shall mean 2O'JI. or more of the face
value of the stock in trade, or 20% of the floor area of the store,
whichever is more. MC-799 7-2-91
14. Development Standards. The fOllowing standards shall
apply to adult businesses:
1. Prohibition. It is unlawful to cause or permit the
establishment or substantial enlargement of an adult arcade, adult
bookstore, adult cabaret, adult motel, adult motion picture
theater, adult theater, massage parlor or sexual encounter
establishment within 2,000 feet of another such business or within
1,000 feet of any religious institution which received development
permit approval before December 19, 1994, any school or any public
park within the City or within 1,000 feet of any property
designated for residential use or used for residential purposes.
Adult Businesses are permitted subject to a CUP only in the CH and
IL land use districts. .
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