La Puente Municipal Code Art. VI Miscellaneous

(a) Any adult business lawfully operating on the effective date of this article in violation hereof shall be deemed a nonconforming use.

(b) Any adult business lawfully operating on the effective date of this article which becomes nonconforming due to the location and distance criteria enumerated in Section 10.62.020 of this code or the permitted zoning classifications enumerated in Section 10.62.040 of this code shall cease operation, or otherwise be brought into full compliance with the location criteria of this chapter, not later than twenty years following the effective date of Chapter 10.62 of this code.

(c) Any adult business lawfully operating on the effective date of this article which becomes nonconforming due to either the development standards enumerated in Section 10.62.030 of this code or the operation standards enumerated in Section 5.12.090 of this chapter shall cease operation, or otherwise be brought into full compliance with the development standards and operation standards not later than one year following the effective date of said standards.

(d) An adult business lawfully operating as a conforming use is not rendered a non- conforming use by the subsequent location of: (i) a residential use within two hundred fifty feet of the adult entertainment business; or (ii) a park, religious institution, public library or school within five hundred feet of the adult entertainment business. This exemption shall only apply if the adult business has not been discontinued, which means that interruptions in use cannot exceed six months in duration.

(Ord. 788 § 3 (part), 1999)

The provisions of this chapter regulating adult entertainment businesses are not intended to be exclusive and compliance therewith shall not excuse noncompliance with any other applicable provisions of this code or other law.

(Ord. 788 § 3 (part), 1999)

If the provisions of this chapter conflict with or contravene any other provisions of this code, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail as to all matters and questions arising out of the subject matter of this chapter.

(Ord. 788 § 3 (part), 1999)