§ 2-1. Findings; purpose.

A. 

In the development and execution of this chapter, it is the finding of the Town of Oneonta that adult entertainment uses, due to their very nature, have serious objectionable operational characteristics. The objectionable characteristics of these uses are further heightened by their concentration in any one area, thereby having deleterious effects on adjacent areas. Special regulation of these uses is necessary to ensure that the adverse effects will not contribute to the blighting or downgrading of surrounding neighborhoods or land uses or pose a threat to the welfare and safety of the citizens of the Town of Oneonta.

B. 

The purpose of enactment of this chapter is not to impair free speech as protected by the New York State and United States Constitutions, but to prevent the deterioration of neighborhoods and to prevent the deleterious effects of certain adult uses upon adjacent land uses, and in so doing, to protect the welfare and safety of the public at large.