§ 3-17-11. Location and structural requirements.

(a)

An adult entertainment establishment shall only be allowed in designated areas within the M-1 light manufacturing zoning district, as listed below, and shall be subject to the site design standards of the M-1 zoning district, unless otherwise stated in the M-1 supplemental standards (section 4.03.31).

Adult entertainment establishments may only be located: (1) on the south side of Highway 155, within one (1) mile of the Exit 216 Interchange, as measured from the traffic signal of each respective off ramp, or (2) any M-1 zoned parcel located on the west side of Business Center Drive, north of the Norfolk Southern Railroad line.

(b)

In addition to meeting the requirements of all other applicable code provisions, including, but not limited to, the zoning code, the following standards shall apply to adult entertainment establishments (where the provisions of this section conflict with other provisions of the Code of Henry County, the most stringent provisions shall apply):

(1)

Buildings and structures established in connection with an adult entertainment facility shall be separated at least forty (40) feet from the building and structure of any other business establishment, and a minimum of forty (40) feet from all property lines.

(2)

No adult entertainment establishment shall be located in any strip shopping center, mall, or other group structures; and

(3)

Adult entertainment establishments must be placed in a separate building on its own lot.

(4)

No adult entertainment establishment may be located within three thousand (3,000) feet of any parcel of land containing another adult entertainment establishment.

For the purpose of this section, distance shall be by straight line, airline measurement from property line to property line, using the closest points on the property lines of the parcels of land involved. The term "parcel" as applied to this section shall mean any quantity of land capable of being described by location and boundary, designated and used or to be used as a unit.

(Ord. No. 11-10, 12-19-11)