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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 14-301 Adult uses.">
  <section prefix="§" num="14-301" heading="Adult uses.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">The establishment, location, construction, maintenance, and operation of an adult use may not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, or welfare.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Effect on community.">When reviewing a proposed adult use, the following must be considered:<para num="(1)">the adverse secondary effects of the proposed use on the community; and</para>
      <para num="(2)">in addition to determining compliance with subsection (c) of this section, the distance between the proposed use and existing adult uses in the area, to determine if a negative impact on the community will result.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Distance from other uses.">Any new adult use must be at least 300 feet distant from any existing adult use, residential district, educational facility, and place of worship.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Signs.">The following signs are prohibited for adult uses:<para num="(1)">neon lights that depict any adult entertainment;</para>
      <para num="(2)">posters, photographs, sketches, painted or laminated signs, or similar materials that are displayed on the exterior of the building or in windows and that obscenely depict or illustrate adult entertainment; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">freestanding signs that are on or adjacent to the premises.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-581</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 18-216</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
