Lodi Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions

It is the intent of this chapter to regulate adult-oriented businesses in order to promote the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of the city. The provisions of this chapter have neither the purpose nor the effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative materials, including adult-oriented materials and paraphernalia protected by the First Amendment, or deny access by the distributors, exhibitors and performers of adult-oriented entertainment to their intended market. In addition, the provisions of this chapter have neither the purpose nor effect of condoning or legitimizing the distribution of obscene material.

(Ord. 1696 § 6 (part), 2000)

From and after adoption of this chapter, no person shall establish, conduct, or permit to be established or conducted any adult-oriented business within one thousand feet of any church, school, playground, child care center, residentially zoned property, or adult-oriented business.

For the purposes of this section, the distance between uses shall be measured in a straight line without regard to intervening structures from the closest exterior wall of each business or use.

Adult-oriented businesses in existence on the effective date of this chapter are deemed nonconforming uses, which may continue subject to the provisions of Section 17.69.030.

(Ord. 1781 § 1, 2006: Ord. 1696 § 6 (part), 2000)

A. It is a violation of this chapter for any person to engage in, conduct, or carry on, or permit to be engaged in, conducted, or carried on, in or upon any premises in the city, the operation of an adult-oriented business unless the person first obtains and continues to maintain in full force and effect a valid temporary or regular adult-oriented business license issued by the chief of police pursuant to this chapter.

B. It is a violation of this chapter for any person who operates an adult-oriented business to employ or permit a person to work for or at the adult-oriented business who does not possess a valid temporary or regular adult-oriented business employee license issued by the chief of police pursuant to this chapter.

C. It is a violation of this chapter for any person to obtain employment with or perform work for or at an adult-oriented business unless the person first obtains and continues to maintain in full force and effect a valid temporary or regular adult-oriented business employee license issued by the chief of police pursuant to this chapter. These provisions shall not apply to persons exclusively on the premises of the adult-oriented business to render only repair or maintenance services or to deliver equipment or goods to the adult-oriented business as long as such persons are not nude, semi-nude, in a state of nudity, or in a semi-nude condition.

D. It is a violation of this chapter for any person to engage in or participate in any live performance depicting specified anatomical areas or involving specified sexual activities in an adult-oriented business unless the person first obtains and continues to maintain in full force and effect a valid temporary or regular adult-oriented business employee license issued by the chief of police pursuant to this chapter.

E. It is a violation of this chapter to locate an adult-oriented business other than as required by this chapter.

(Ord. 1696 § 6 (part), 2000)