Oregon Constitution allows regulation of location of sexually oriented businesses upon showing of threatened or actual neighborhood harm other than exposure to sexual expression, and only as other businesses' locations regulated for same harm.
Federal constitution permits some zoning of sexually oriented businesses.
Measure would allow zoning of such businesses without showing threatened or actual harm, to extent permitted by federal constitution. Covers commercial establishments whose principal business is nude dancing, nude entertainment or production, distribution or display of representations of sexual activity. There is no financial effect on state or local government expenditures or revenues. The amendment proposed by this resolution shall be submitted to the people for their approval or rejection at the next regular general election held throughout this state.