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 Santa Fe
 Zoning
 Article 5. SPECIAL USE REGULATIONS

  § 5.06. Adult uses.  

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  • 5.06.01. Description: A number of findings from cities in Texas and other states (Detroit, Michigan; Renton, Washington, etc.) indicate that the concentration of certain Adult Use businesses or so-called "adult entertainment" businesses tends to result in the blighting and deterioration of areas of such concentration. Accordingly, it is necessary that these businesses be regulated so that they have the least negative impact on residential neighbor-hoods, educational institutions, religious institutions, and public facilities. This section of the Santa Fe Zoning Ordinance is a time, place, and manner Ordinance aimed at controlling the proximity of such businesses to the neighborhoods and institutions cited above. This Section of the Santa Fe Zoning Ordinance is complementary and supportive of, and an addition to Chapter 4, Section 17 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe.

    5.06.02. Uses Regulated: This section of the Zoning Ordinance includes but is not limited to the regulation of the following uses:

    A.

    Adult book store.

    B.

    Adult motion picture theater.

    C.

    Adult mini motion picture theater.

    D.

    Adult motels.

    E.

    Cabarets.

    F.

    Massage parlor.

    G.

    Model studio.

    5.06.03. Operating Permit Required: The owner of an adult book store, adult motion picture theater, adult mini motion picture theater, adult motel, cabaret, massage parlor, model studio or Adult Use business, or his agent for the purpose of managing, controlling, or collecting rents, or any other person man-aging or controlling a building or premises, any part of which contains an activity listed above shall obtain an operating permit in accordance with Chapter 4, Section 17 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Santa Fe.

    5.06.04. Proof of Age Required: In order to insure that minors are not permitted access to an Adult Use, it shall be the responsibility of the owner, lessee, and manager of any Adult Use to require proof of age identification of all patrons prior to admitting them to an Adult Use. No person below the age of eighteen (18) years of age shall be admitted to an Adult Use.

    5.06.05. Exterior Display: No Adult Use shall be conducted in any manner that permits the observation of any material depicting, describing or relating to "specified sexual activities" or "specified anatomical areas" from any public way or from any property not registered as an Adult Use. This provision shall apply to any display, decoration, sign, show, window or other opening.