§ 13-98. Prohibited locations.

(a)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article or any provision of the Osceola County Zoning Regulations and Land Development Regulations, no person shall engage in, cause or permit the operation of, or enlargement of, an adult entertainment establishment which, while in operation or after enlargement, would or will be located within five hundred (500) feet of a preexisting adult entertainment establishment, a preexisting religious institution, a preexisting educational institution, an area zoned (whether by zoning district, planned unit development, or any other means by which residential development is authorized) within the county or a municipality or adjoining county or municipality for residential use, a preexisting park, or a preexisting commercial establishment that in any manner sells or dispenses alcohol for on-premises consumption. In this subsection the term "enlargement" includes, but is not limited to, increasing the floor size of the establishment by more than ten (10) percent.

(b)

In addition to the distance requirements set forth in subsection (a), an adult entertainment establishment shall not be allowed to operate anywhere except in the industrial general zoning district. Accordingly, the "IG District" (Industrial General Business) chapter of the Zoning Regulations for Osceola County, Florida as adopted February 22, 1972 and amended from time to time is hereby amended to include adult entertainment as defined in this article as a permitted use.

(c)

The distance requirements of subsection (a) are independent of and do not supersede any distance requirements for alcoholic beverage establishments which may be contained in other laws, ordinances, rules or regulations.

(Ord. No. 93-9, § 23, 5-24-93)