CITY OF CLOQUET ORDINANCE NO. 416A
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES IN THE CC - CITY CENTER DISTRICT
The City Council of the City of Cloquet does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 17.6.13 Subd. 2 Permitted Uses is amended to add:
S. Sexually Oriented Businesses subject to the following:
(1) No sexually oriented business shall be located closer than five hundred (500) feet from any other sexually oriented business. Measurements shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest point of the actual business premises of the sexually oriented business to the nearest point of the actual business of any other sexually oriented business.
(2) No sexually oriented business shall be located closer than five hundred (500) feet from any place of worship, school, public park, state licensed family day care home, state licensed group family day care home, public library, or state licensed child care center. Measurements shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest point of the actual premises used as a place of worship, school, park, or state licensed family day care home, state licensed group family day care home, or state licensed child care center.
(3) No sexually oriented business shall be located closer than five hundred (500) feet from any of the following residential use districts. Measurements shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures of objects, from the nearest point of the actual business premises of the sexually oriented business to the nearest boundary of the residential use district:
a. R-1, Single-Family Residence District;
b. R-2 One- and Two-Family Residence District; and
c. R-3, Multiple-Family Residence District.
(4) A sexually oriented business must also comply with existing licensing requirements of the City of Cloquet.
(5) The operation or maintenance of more than one (1) of the following uses in the same building or structure shall be prohibited:
Adult Body Painting Studio; Adult Book Store; Adult Car Wash; Adult Companionship Establishment; Adult Entertainment Facility; Adult Modeling Studio; Adult Oriented Cabaret; Adult Sauna; Adult Motion Picture Theater; and, Adult Mini-Motion Picture Theater.
(6) Sign Restrictions. In order to protect children from exposure to lurid signs and materials and in order to preserve the value of property surrounding sexually oriented businesses, the following sign regulations shall apply to all sexually oriented businesses in the City in lieu of the provisions of Section 17.5.13 of the Cloquet Zoning Ordinance:
a. All signs shall be flat wall signs. No signs shall be freestanding, located on the roof, or contain any flashing lights, moving elements, or electronically or mechanically changing messages. No sign shall contain any message or image which identifies specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas as defined herein.
b. The amount of allowable sign area shall be one (1) square foot of sign area per foot of lot frontage on a street, not to exceed eighty (80) square feet.
c. No merchandise, photos, or pictures of the products or entertainment on the premises shall be displayed in window areas or any area where they can be viewed from the sidewalk or public right-of-way adjoining the building or structure in which the sexually oriented business is located.
d. No signs shall be placed in any window. A one (1) square foot sign may be placed on the door to state hours of operation and admittance to adults only.
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication in accordance with law.
Passed this 7th day of November, 2012.
CITY OF CLOQUET
By: Bruce Ahlgren
Its Mayor
ATTEST:
Brian Fritsinger
Its City Administrator
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