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Hyde Park City Zoning Code

§ 108-21.1

Purpose.

In the execution of this provision of the Hyde Park Code, it is recognized that there are some adult uses which, due to their very nature, have serious objectionable operational characteristics particularly when located in close proximity to residential neighborhoods and other sensitive land uses. The objectionable characteristics of these uses are further heightened by their concentration in any one area, thereby having deleterious effects on adjacent areas. It has been acknowledged by communities across the nation that state and local governments have a special concern in regulating the operation of such businesses under their jurisdiction, to ensure that these adverse secondary effects will neither contribute to the blighting or downgrading of adjacent neighborhoods nor endanger the well-being of the youth in their communities. The special regulations deemed necessary to control the undesirable secondary effects arising from these enterprises are set forth below. The primary purpose of these controls and regulations is to preserve the integrity and character of residential neighborhoods and important natural and human resources of the Town; to deter the spread of blight; and to protect minors from objectionable characteristics of these adult uses by restricting their proximity to churches, schools, nursery schools, day-care centers, educational institutions, parks, historic and scenic resources, civic and cultural facilities and residential areas.