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��g� ea 3/aø f�.ov ii- 0 3 I // 7‘°° ORDINANCE NO. 534 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA, TO BE KNOWN AS THE "ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ORDINANCE" ; PROVIDING GENERAL PROVISIONS, FINDINGS OF FACT AND DEFINITIONS; PROVIDING PROVISIONS CONCERNING LICENSING ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS; PROVIDING PROVISIONS CONCERNING PERMITTING OF EMPLOYEES OF ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS; PROVIDING PROVISIONS CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS; PROVIDING CRIMINAL PROVISIONS; PROVIDING PROVISIONS REGARDING SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE; PROVIDING PROVISIONS REGARDING SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION OF PERMIT; PROHIBITING ESTABLISHMENTS FROM OPERATING BETWEEN HOURS OF 2 : 00 A.M. AND 9 : 00 A.M. ; PROHIBITING HOLES IN WALLS OF ADULT BOOTHS; PROHIBITING THE ALTERATION OF A LICENSE OR PERMIT;. PROHIBITING FALSE STATEMENT OR FALSE INFORMATION IN APPLYING FOR A LICENSE OR PERMIT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills, Florida, that: SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1-1. Title. This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the "City of Zephyrhills Adult Entertainment Ordinance" . Section 1-2 . Authority. The Adult Entertainment Ordinance is enacted under the Home Rule Power of the City of Zephyrhills in the interest of health, peace, safety, morals, and general welfare of the people of the City of Zephyrhills, and under the authority of the City of Zephyrhills to regulate the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages under the Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. Section 1-3. Scope. The Adult Entertainment Ordinance shall be effective in the City of Zephyrhills, Pasco County, Florida. Section 1-4.. Construction. The Adult Entertainment Ordinance shall be liberally construed to accomplish its purpose of licensing, regulating and dispersing adult entertainment and related activities. Unless otherwise indicated, all provisions of this Ordinance shall apply equally to all persons, regardless of sex. Masculine pronouns, such as "he" , "his" , "him" ,him as employed in this Ordinance, shall also be construed to apply to feminine pronouns and neutral pronouns, unless the context suggests otherwise. Words used in the singular number shall include the plural number, unless the context suggests otherwise. Section 1-5. Purpose. The intent of the City of Zephyrhills in adopting the Adult Entertainment Ordinance is to establish reasonable and uniform regulations that will protect the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the people of the City of Zephyrhills. Section 1-6. Findings of Fact. Based on evidence and testimony concerning the adverse secondary effects of adult uses on the community presented at public hearings before the City Council of the City of Zephyrhills and on the findings incorporated in the City of Renton v. Playtime Theaters, Inc. , 106 S.Ct. 925 (1986) ; Coleman A. Young v. American Mini Theaters, Inc. , 427 U.S. 50, 49 L.Ed. 2d 310, 96 Sup.Ct. 2440, reh den(U. S. ) 50 L.Ed. 2d 155, 97 Sup.Ct. 191, Summary and presentation of reports, studies and judicial opinions concerning the adverse secondary effects of adult uses on the community; Northend Cinema, Inc. v. Seattle, 90 Wash. 2d 709, 585 P.2d 1153 (1978 ) ; A Report on Zoning and Other „rp Methods of Regulating Adult Entertainment in Amarillo, Texas dated September 12, 1977; Regulation of Criminal Activity and Adult Businesses. City of Phoenix, May, 1979 ; Findings of the y .% city Planning Commission for the City of New York dated January 26, 1977 ; Detroit ' s Approach to Regulating and "Adult" Uses Presented to American Institute of Planners Annual Conference, Record and Return to City Cerk's Office • . O.R. 2OO5PAGE 1912 5335 8th Street '. . ' Zephyrhills, FL 33540