CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTIETH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. F/S
O-12-16 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: DAN LEWIS, ISAAC BENTON, DEBBIE O'MALLEY
ORDINANCE
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F/S Regulating The Operation Of Sexually Oriented Businesses (Lewis, Benton, O'Malley)
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REGULATING THE OPERATION OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. The “Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance” is hereby adopted to read as follows:
“Section 1. SHORT TITLE. This Ordinance shall be known and may be cited as the 'Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance.'
Section 2. PURPOSE AND INTENT.
(A) It is the purpose of this Ordinance to regulate the operation of sexually oriented businesses that provide live entertainment in order to promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the city and to minimize the deleterious secondary effects of such sexually oriented businesses both inside such businesses and outside in the surrounding communities. The provisions of this Ordinance have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative performances, including sexually oriented performances. Similarly, it is neither the intent nor effect of this Ordinance to restrict or deny access by adults to sexually oriented performances protected by the First Amendment, or to deny access by exhibitors of sexually oriented entertainment to their intended market.
(B) This Ordinance is in addition to other provisions in the Revised Ordinances of the City of Albuquerque that deal with related but separate matters; specifically, the provisions of the Zoning Code regarding zoning regulations for Adult Amusement Establishments, the provisions of Chapter 11, Article 2 regarding viewing booths, and the provisions of Chapter 11, Article 6 regarding the distribution of obscene material.
(C) This Ordinance is p...
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