Legal Opinion
Centaur, Inc. v. Richland County
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided April 16, 1990No. 23193PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chandler, Justice:
This appeal by Centaur, Inc. challenges the constitutionality of Richland County’s Ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses. On County’s motion for involuntary non-suit, Circuit Court held the Ordinance valid.
We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
A. THE ORDINANCE
The Ordinance was enacted by Richland County Council on August 19,1987, and amended September 1,1987. Prior to its adoption, six public hearings were conducted at which numerous citizens testified. In addition, County Council considered adult property use studies and reports from the cities of Indianapolis, Los Angeles,…
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