It is the purpose of this article to regulate sexually oriented businesses to promote
the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the citizens of the city, and to
establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent deleterious effects of sexually
oriented businesses within the city. The provisions of this article have neither the
purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative
materials, including sexually oriented materials. Similarly, it is not the intent
nor effect of this article to restrict or deny access by adults to sexually oriented
materials protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution or the
state constitution, or to deny access by the distributors and exhibitors of sexually
oriented entertainment to their intended market. Neither is it the intent or effect
of this article to in any way condone or legitimize the distribution of obscene or
material harmful to minors.
