20.820.020 Restrictions on Locations of Adult Entertainment Businesses.
A. Applicability. Adult entertainment business as defined in VMC 20.160.020 (C)(3)(a) shall be allowed as a limited use in the CG, IL and IH districts subject to a Type II review. The use shall be subject to the following development standards:
1. Distance restrictions. It shall be unlawful for anyone to establish an adult entertainment business or to relocate an adult entertainment business within 1,000' measured in a straight line without regard to intervening structures or objects, of any existing adult business or public park; child care facility licensed by the State of Washington; preschool; permanent religious institution; and/or public or private elementary, middle, junior high or high school.
2. Distance restrictions from a residential district. It shall further be unlawful to locate or relocate any adult entertainment business within 500' of any residential district.
B. Non-conforming status. The location of a newly-established public park, licensed child care facility, permanent religious institution, preschool or school within 1,000' or the establishment of a residential district within 500' of an existing adult entertainment business shall not cause the existing adult entertainment business to be deemed a nonconforming use. (Ord. M-3643, 2004)