§ 12-221. Prohibited locations.

(a)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code or any provision of the Okaloosa County Master Plan or Land Development Code, no person shall, unless he has first obtained a variance under Section 12-224 of this Code or is a nonconforming use as provided in Section 12-223, propose, 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 1,000 feet of a preexisting adult entertainment establishment, within 1,000 feet of a preexisting religious institution, within 1,000 feet of a preexisting educational institution, within 500 feet of an area zoned within the county for residential use, within 1,000 feet of a preexisting park, or within 200 feet of a preexisting commercial establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold, offered for sale or consumed, or that allows alcoholic beverages to be sold, offered for sale, or consumed on the premises. The term "enlargement", as used in this subsection, includes, but is not limited to increasing the floor size of the establishment by more than five percent.

(b)

The distance requirements of subsection (a) are independent of and do not supersede the distance requirements for alcoholic beverage establishments contained in the Okaloosa County Land Development Code (Appendix E of this Code of Ordinances).

(Ord. No. 88-26, § 1A-41, 7-26-88; Ord. No. 04-02, § 4, 1-20-04)