17.58.040 Separation requirements.
A. An adult entertainment facility shall not be permitted to locate in any zoning district other than the general business district (B-2) and commercial district (C-1). Within the B-2 or C-1 district, an adult entertainment facility shall not be permitted to locate within 500 feet of any of the following zones or uses whether such zones or uses are located within or outside of the city limits:
1. A single-family residential zone (R-1);
2. A medium density residential zone (R-2);
3. A multiple-family residential zone (R-3);
4. A residential and business district zone (RB-1, RB-2);
5. A commercial child care facility;
6. A public or private preschool or nursery school;
7. A public or private primary or secondary school;
8. A public park;
9. A church, temple, mosque, synagogue, chapel or other similar religious facility; and
10. Other adult entertainment establishments.
B. In calculating the measurement of the 500-foot buffer between an adult entertainment facility and a sensitive zone or use specified in GHMC 17.58.040(A), such distance shall be measured by extending a straight line between the nearest boundary line of a sensitive zone or nearest physical point of the structure housing a sensitive use, to the nearest physical point of the structure housing an adult entertainment facility, whichever is the greater distance. (Ord. 1045 § 78, 2006; Ord. 743 § 17, 1996).