[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Board of the
Town of Perinton 6-22-1994 by L.L. No. 3-1994 (Ch. 147 of the 1976
Code); amended in its entirety 7-11-2018 by L.L. No. 7-2018. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 148.
In the development and execution of this chapter, it is recognized
that there are some adult uses which, because of their very nature,
are recognized as having serious objectionable operational characteristics,
that such activities are deleterious to the health, welfare and well-being
of the Town of Perinton and those who live within the Town and that
the concentration of such activities in any one area can and does
adversely and seriously endanger the adjacent areas thereto. It is
further recognized that the location of these uses in regard to areas
where our youth may regularly assemble and the general atmosphere
encompassing their operation is of great concern to the Town of Perinton.
Therefore, it is recognized that special regulation of these adult
uses is necessary to:
A.
Preserve
the character and quality of life in Town neighborhoods and business
areas.
B.
Control
such documented harmful and adverse secondary effects of adult uses
on the surrounding areas as: decreased property values; attraction
of transients; parking and traffic problems; increased crime (including
prostitution, rape and assaults in the vicinity of such uses); loss
of business for surrounding nonadult businesses; and deterioration
of neighborhood quality.
C.
Maintain
property values.
D.
Prevent
crime.
E.
Protect
retail trade.
F.
Restrict
minors' access to adult uses.
G.
Maintain
the general welfare and safety for Town of Perinton residents.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any person 18 years of age or older. (A minor is any person
under the age of 18.)
An establishment having as a substantial or significant portion
of its stock-in-trade books, magazines, videos, computer software,
other periodicals, films or viewing on the premises, by use of motion-picture
devices or any other coin-operated means, and other periodicals which
are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting,
describing or relating to specified sexual activities or male or female
genitalia, anatomical areas or an establishment with a segment or
section devoted to the sale or display of such material, and which
establishment customarily excludes any minor by virtue of age.
A public or private establishment, or any part thereof, which
presents any of the following entertainments or services on one or
more occasions for observation by patrons therein and which is operated
for profit: topless female dancers; strippers; male or female impersonators;
exotic dancers; topless waitressing, bussing or service; or service
or entertainment where the servers or entertainers wear pasties or
G-strings, or both. Adult entertainment cabarets customarily exclude
minors by reason of age.
A motel which is not open to the public generally but excludes
minors by reason of age, or which makes available to its patrons in
their rooms films, slide shows or videotapes, which if presented in
a public movie theater would not be open to the public generally but
would exclude any minor by reason of age.
A theater that customarily presents motion pictures, films,
videotapes or slide shows, that is open to the public generally but
excludes any minor by reason of age.
Includes all of the uses defined in § 67-2 and other such similar uses.
Any facility or location whose business operation, whether
as its primary use or as an ancillary use, includes the smoking of
tobacco or other substances through one or more hookah pipes (also
commonly referred to as a "hookah," "waterpipe," "shisha" or "narghile");
including, but not limited to, establishments known variously as "hookah
bars," "hookah lounges" or "hookah cafes."
Any establishment having a fixed place of business where
massages are administered for pay, including but not limited to massage
parlors, sauna baths and steam baths. This definition shall not be
construed to include a hospital, nursing home or medical clinic or
the office of a physician, surgeon, chiropractor, osteopath or duly
licensed physical therapist or barbershops or beauty salons in which
massages are administered only to the scalp, face, neck or shoulders.
This definition also shall exclude health clubs which have facilities
for physical exercise, such as tennis courts, racquetball courts or
exercise rooms, and which do not receive their primary source of revenue
through the administration of massages.
A theater which presents material in the form of live shows,
films or videotapes, viewed from an individual enclosure, for which
a fee is charged and which is not open to the public generally but
excludes any minor by reason of age.
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association or
legal representative acting individually or jointly.
Retail stores and shops specializing in selling tobacco,
vape and similar nicotine products, and delivery systems related to
those products, with 50% or more of gross revenues comprised from
the sale of said products.
Adult uses, as set forth in § 67-2, including but not limited to adult bookstores, adult entertainment cabarets, adult motels, adult theaters, massage establishments and peep shows, shall be permitted, subject to the following restrictions.
A.
No
such adult use shall be allowed within 500 feet of another existing
adult use.
B.
No
such adult use shall be located within 500 feet of the boundaries
of any zoning district which is zoned for residential uses (those
zones are designated as Residential AA, A, B, C, Residential Sensitive,
Residential Transitional 1-2-5 and 2-5 and Townhouse and Apartment).
C.
No
such adult use shall be located within 1,000 feet of recreational
facilities, a preexisting school, place of worship, cemetery, park
or playground or other area where large numbers of minors travel or
congregate.
D.
Adult
uses may be located only in an Industrial District.
A.
The
owner of a building or premises, his agent for the purpose of managing
or controlling or collecting rents or any other person managing or
controlling a building or premises, any part of which contains an
adult use, shall register the following information with the Town
Clerk of the Town of Perinton:
(1)
The address of the premises.
(2)
The name and address of the owner of the premises and the names and
addresses of the beneficial owners if the property is in a land trust.
(3)
The name of the business or the establishment subject to the provisions
of this chapter.
(4)
The name(s) and addresses of the owner, the beneficial owner and
the major stockholder(s) of the business or the establishment subject
to the provisions of this chapter.
(5)
The date of initiation of the adult use.
(6)
The nature of the adult use.
(7)
If the premises or building is leased, a copy of said lease.
B.
It
is a violation of this chapter for the owner or person in control
of any property to establish or operate thereon or to permit any person
to establish or operate thereon an adult use without having properly
registered said adult use with the Town Clerk.
The owner, manager or agent of a registered adult use shall
display in a conspicuous place on the premises of the adult use a
copy of the registration filed with the Town Clerk.
No adult use shall be conducted in any manner that permits the
observation of any material depicting, describing or relating to human
genitalia, the pubic region, buttocks or female breasts from any public
right-of-way or from any property not registered as an adult use.
This provision shall apply to any display, decoration, sign, show
window or other building opening.
Any person committing an offense against any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a violation pursuant to the Penal Law of the State of New York, punishable pursuant to Chapter 115, Enforcement Procedures, of the Town Code. Each day that such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
The continuation of an offense against the provisions of this
chapter shall constitute a separate and distinct violation hereunder
for each day.
