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ORDINANCE NO. 1298 SERIES 1999 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS CONCERNING SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE; AND AMENDING TITLE 5 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT A NEW CHAPTER 5.18, CONTAINING LICENSING AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES. WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 541, Series 1977, the City of Louisville adopted certain separation requirements and other regulations concerning adult theaters, adult bookstores, adult photO studios, and similar sexually oriented businesses; and WHEREAS, since that time, there have been significant developments with respect to the regulation and licensing of sexually oriented businesses, and there have been numerous court decisions concerning such regulation and licensing of sexually oriented businesses; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code, entitled "Zoning", to update the City's zoning regulations with respect to the location and separation of, and other matters concerning, sexually oriented businesses; and WHEREAS, the City Council further desires to amend Title 5 of the Louisville Municipal Code, entitled "Business Licenses and Regulation", to adopt a new Chapter 5.18 containing licensing and other requirements for sexually oriented businesses; and WHEREAS, sexually oriented businesses in the City of Louisville, Colorado require regulation in order to protect, preserve and promote the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City as well as the patrons of such businesses, through a comprehensive ordinance regulating such businesses; and WHEREAS, the City Council and City Staff have received and reviewed land use studies, summaries of studies, surveys, and other documents concerning the secondary effects of sexually oriented business in the U.S. cities listed in Appendix A to this ordinance; and WHEREAS, from review of such documents and testimony of its citizens and others, the City Council finds that there is convincing evidence that sexually oriented businesses, because of their very nature, have a deleterious effect on surrounding businesses and residential areas adjacent to them; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that sexually oriented businesses have a deleterious effect on nearby public facilities, schools and public places of worship, and on the image of the City of Louisville as an attractive residential community; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that sexually oriented businesses, by their very nature,