It is the purpose and object of this chapter that the city establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the concentration of sexually oriented businesses or their location in area deleterious to the community of the city and to regulate the signs of such businesses to control the adverse effects of such signs and prevent inappropriate exposure to the community. This chapter is to be construed as a regulation of time, place and manner of the operation of these businesses consistent with the limitations provided by provisions of the United States and Utah constitutions. (Ord. 07-30 § 2)

For the purpose of this chapter the following terms shall have the meanings herein defined:

RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION: A building which is used primarily for religious worship and related religious activities.

SCHOOL: An institution of learning or instruction primarily catering to minors, whether public or private, which is licensed as such a facility by either the city or the state of Utah. This definition shall include nursery schools, kindergarten, elementary schools, junior high schools, middle high schools, senior high schools or any special institution of learning under the jurisdiction of the state department of education, but not including trade schools, charm schools, dancing schools, music schools or similar limited schools nor public or private universities or colleges.

SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES: Those businesses defined in title 5 of this code for which a sexually oriented business license is required. (Ord. 07-30 § 2)

Sexually oriented businesses shall only be permitted in areas zoned C-D under chapter 17.160 of this title and M-G under chapter 17.152 of this title, subject to the following additional restrictions:

   A.   No sexually oriented business shall be located within a one thousand foot (1,000') radius of any church, park or school, or within five hundred feet (500') of any residential zoning district, or within five hundred feet (500') of a residential use in any nonresidential zoning district as measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the property line of the school, park, religious institution, residential zoning district, or residential use to the property line of the sexually oriented business.

   B.   No sexually oriented business shall be allowed within one thousand feet (1,000') of another such business. (Ord. 11-16: Ord. 07-30 § 2)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the sign ordinance, sexually oriented business signs shall be limited as follows:

   A.   No more than one sign shall be allowed on any sexually oriented business premises.

   B.   No sign on the sexually oriented business premises shall be allowed to exceed eighteen (18) square feet.

   C.   No animation shall be permitted on or around any sexually oriented business sign or on the exterior walls or roof of the premises.

   D.   No descriptive art or designs depicting any activity related to, or inferring, the nature of the business shall be allowed on any sexually oriented business sign which shall contain alphanumeric copy only.

   E.   Only flat wall signs shall be permitted for any sexually oriented businesses.

   F.   Painted signs or painted wall advertising shall not be allowed.

   G.   Other than the signs specifically allowed by this title the sexually oriented business shall not construct or allow to be constructed any temporary sign, banner, light or other device designed to draw attention to the business location. (Ord. 07-30 § 2)