City of Sante Fe Springs v. Foxz
Spicy, an adult entertainment business featuring nude female live performances, appeals from a judgment granting the City of Santa Fe Springs a permanent injunction that enjoined Spicy from continuing to operate its adult entertainment business in an area not zoned for adult entertainment. Spicy contends the applicable zoning ordinance was unconstitutional because it (1) did not provide for adequate alternative sites for adult businesses, (2) was not adopted in reliance on studies showing its purpose was to combat adverse secondary effects associated with adult entertainment, and (3) was arbitrary and irrational by not zoning for adult entertainment in a heavy manufacturing zone where Spicy conducted its business, which zone allegedly involved fewer sensitive uses than the area actually zoned for such businesses. Court affirm.
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