Okla. Stat. tit. 11, § 11-22-109.1
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Location of adult novelty shops
Official statutory text
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 11. Cities and Towns Page 157
A. As used in this act:
1. "Adult novelty shop" means a commercial establishment that
displays, sells, or offers for sale instruments, devices, or
paraphernalia designed or marketed primarily for use to stimulate
human genital organs or for use in connection with sadomasochistic
practices; and
2. "Sadomasochistic practices" means flagellation or torture by
or upon a person clothed or naked, or the condition of being
fettered, bound, or otherwise physically restrained on the part of
one so clothed or naked.
B. The location of an adult novelty shop shall be subject to
the nondiscriminatory zoning ordinances of the town or city in which
located, and the location of such entities is specifically
prohibited within one thousand (1,000) feet of:
1. Any building primarily and regularly used for worship
services and religious activities;
2. Any public or private school;
3. Any public park or playground;
4. Any public library; or
5. Any land zoned or used for residential purposes.
Provided, that if any such building used for worship and
religious activities, any public or private school, any public park
or playground, any public library or any land zoned or used for
residential purposes shall be established within one thousand
(1,000) feet of any such premises after the premises have been
established, this shall not be a bar to the continuation of the
business so long as it has been in continuous force and effect. The
distance indicated in this subsection shall be measured from the
nearest property line of such church or school to the nearest public
entrance door of the premises of the adult novelty shop along the
street right-of-way line providing the nearest direct route usually
traveled by pedestrians between such points. For purposes of
determining measured distance, property situated on the opposite
side of the street from such church or school shall be considered as
if it were located on the same side of the street with such church
or school.
A. As used in this act:
1. "Adult novelty shop" means a commercial establishment that
displays, sells, or offers for sale instruments, devices, or
paraphernalia designed or marketed primarily for use to stimulate
human genital organs or for use in connection with sadomasochistic
practices; and
2. "Sadomasochistic practices" means flagellation or torture by
or upon a person clothed or naked, or the condition of being
fettered, bound, or otherwise physically restrained on the part of
one so clothed or naked.
B. The location of an adult novelty shop shall be subject to
the nondiscriminatory zoning ordinances of the town or city in which
located, and the location of such entities is specifically
prohibited within one thousand (1,000) feet of:
1. Any building primarily and regularly used for worship
services and religious activities;
2. Any public or private school;
3. Any public park or playground;
4. Any public library; or
5. Any land zoned or used for residential purposes.
Provided, that if any such building used for worship and
religious activities, any public or private school, any public park
or playground, any public library or any land zoned or used for
residential purposes shall be established within one thousand
(1,000) feet of any such premises after the premises have been
established, this shall not be a bar to the continuation of the
business so long as it has been in continuous force and effect. The
distance indicated in this subsection shall be measured from the
nearest property line of such church or school to the nearest public
entrance door of the premises of the adult novelty shop along the
street right-of-way line providing the nearest direct route usually
traveled by pedestrians between such points. For purposes of
determining measured distance, property situated on the opposite
side of the street from such church or school shall be considered as
if it were located on the same side of the street with such church
or school.
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