HomeMy WebLinkAbout45-C - Ordinances ORDINANCE NO. 45-C
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA, ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS
FOR THE LOCATION AND REVIEW OF ADULT BUSINESSES
IN THE C-2 (GENERAL BUSINESS) DISTRICT.
The City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California
does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: INTENT D PURPOSE. The intent and purpose of
this Ordinance is to establish parameters for the location and review of
Adult Businesses within the City of Rancho Cucamonga.
SECTION 2: DEFINITIONS. Section 61.022 Definitions of the
San Bernardino County Development Code as adopted by Ordinance 17 by the
City of Rancho Cucamonga shall be amended by adding the following definition
between the definitions of "Accessory Use" and "Advertising Structure".
ADULT BUSINESS: Any adult bookstore, adult mini-motion
picture theater, adult motion picture theater, adult
cabaret, massage establishment, or sexual novelty store
as defined below:
(a) ADULT BOOKSTORE: An establishment having as a
substantial or significant portion of its stock in
trade, books, magazines, and other periodicals,
which are distinguished or characterized by their
emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or relating
to "specified sexual activities" or "specified
anatomical areas" (as defined below), or an establishment
with a segment or section devoted to the sale or
display of such material.
(b) ADULT MINI-MOTION PICTURE THEATER: An enclosed
building with a capacity for less than fifty (50)
persons used for presenting material distinguished
or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting,
describing, or relating to "specified sexual activities"
or "specified anatomical areas" (as defined below),
for observation by patrons therein.
(c) ADULT MOTION PICTURE THEATER: An enclosed building
with a capacity of fifty (50) or more persons used
for presenting material distinguished or characterized
by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing, or
relating to "specified sexual activities" or "specified
anatomical areas" (as defined below), for observation
by patrons therein.
(d) ADULT CABARETS: A cabaret or similar eating and
drinking service or other establishment which features
topless dancers, bottomless dancers, go-go dancers,
exotic dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators,
or similar entertainers.
(e) MASSAGE ESTABLISH/~ENT: An establishment where any
person is engaged in the business of massaging,
rubbing, shaking, kneading or tapping the human
body, or giving turkish, russian, swedish, or other
baths, or similar procedures. Massage establishments
shall not include licensed chiropractors or other
licensed medical practitioners.
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(f) SEXUAL NOVELTY STORE: An establishment having as a
portion of its stock in trade goods which are replicas
of or which simulate "specified anatomical areas"
(as defined below), or goods which are designed to
be placed on "specified anatomical areas" (as defined
below), to cause sexual excitement thereof.
(g) SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS:
(1) When less than completely and opaquely covered:
human genitals, pubic region, buttock, and
female breasts below a point immediately above
the top of the areola.
(2) Human male genitals in a discernible turgid
state, even if completely and opaquely covered.
(h) SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES:
(1) Human genitals in a state of sexual stimulation
or arousal;
(2)Acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse,
oral copulation, or sodomy;
(3) Fondling or other erotic touching of human
genitals, pubic region, buttock, or female
breasts.
SECTION 3: REQUIREMENTS. Section 61.0219(a) shall be amended
to add 61.0219(a)(9) as follows:
(a) ADULT BUSINESSES: The following minimum limitations
shall apply for any adult business in the C-2 General
Business district and only said district.
(I) No such business shall be located within 1,000
feet of an existing or proposed college or
university, a public or private educational
facility, a church, a public park or recreation
facility, or any other public or semi-public
use or facility used on a regular basis by
persons other than adults in accordance with
General or Specific Plans of the City.
(2) No such business shall be located within 1,000
feet of any other adult business, or fronting
upon any special boulevard or arterial and
visible therefrom.
(3) No such business shall be located within 1,000
feet of property in any residential zone, or
within 1,000 feet of any group of 5 or more
dwellings in any other zone.
(4) Approval of a Location and Development Plan or
a Conditional Use Permit.
SECTION 4: The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City
Clerk shall attest to the same, and the City Clerk shall cause the same
to be published within fifteen (15) days after its passage, at least
once in The Daily Report, a newspaper of general circulation published
in the City of Ontario. California, and circulated in the City of Rancho
Cucamonga, California.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 3rd day of December, 1980.
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AYES: Frost, Mikels, Palombo, Bridge, Schlosser
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
Phill~p D. Schlosser, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lauren M. Wasserman, City Clerk