Nonconforming adult uses.

A. Any adult use business lawfully operating on the effective date of this chapter that is in violation of the location or structural configuration requirements of this chapter shall be deemed a nonconforming use. The continuation of the same use of substantially the same character and intensity shall be allowed. The nonconforming use will be permitted to continue for a period not to exceed two years, unless sooner terminated for any reason or voluntarily discontinued for a period of 30 days or more. Such nonconforming uses shall not be increased, enlarged, extended or altered except that the use may be changed to a conforming use.

If two or more sexually oriented businesses are within 1,000 feet of one another and otherwise in a permissible location, the adult use business which was first established and continually operating at a particular location is the conforming use and the later-established business(es) is nonconforming.B. An adult use business lawfully operating as a conforming use is not rendered a nonconforming use by the location, subsequent to the operation of the adult use business, of a church, public or private elementary or secondary school, public park, residential zoning district or a residential lot within 500 feet of the adult use business.