[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees
of the Village of Central Square 2-14-2000 by L.L. No. 2-2000. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 250.
Adult uses shall be allowable in an industrial
district upon review and site plan approval from the Planning Board,
subject to the following.
A.Â
In the execution of this chapter it is recognized
that there are some uses which, due to their very nature, have serious
objectionable characteristics. The objectionable characteristics of
these uses are further heightened by their concentration in any one
area, thereby having deleterious effects on adjacent areas. Special
regulation of these uses is necessary to ensure that these adverse
effects will not contribute to the blighting or downgrading of the
surrounding neighborhoods or land uses.
B.Â
It is further declared 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 Village of Central Square.
C.Â
These special regulations are itemized in this section
to accomplish the primary purposes of preventing a concentration of
these uses in any one area and restricting their accessibility to
minors.
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
Any place to which the public is permitted or invited, wherein
coin-operated or slug-operated or electronically, or mechanically
controlled still or motion-picture machines, projectors, or other
image-producing devices are maintained to show images to five or fewer
persons per machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed
are distinguished or characterized by depicting or describing specified
sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
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No. 1-2015]
A commercial establishment which, as one of its principal
purposes, offers for sale or rental for any form of consideration
any one or more of the following: books, magazines, periodicals or
other printed matter, or photographs, films, motion picture, videocassettes
or video reproductions, slides, or other visual representations which
depict or describe specified sexual activities or specified anatomical
areas; or instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which are designed
for use in connection with specific sexual activities. A commercial
establishment may have other principal business purposes that do not
involve the offering for sale or rental of material depicting or describing
specific sexual activities or specified anatomical areas and still
be categorized as an "adult bookstore" or "adult video store" so long
as one of its principal business purposes is the offering for sale
or rental for consideration the specified materials which depict or
describe or specified anatomical specified sexual activities or specified
anatomical areas. For the purposes of this definition, "principal
business purpose" shall mean 20% or more of any of the following:
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No. 1-2015]
The number of different titles or kinds of such merchandise;
The number of copies or pieces of such merchandise;
The amount of floor space devoted to the sale and/or display
of such merchandise; or
The amount of advertising which is devoted to such merchandise,
whether in print or broadcast media.
A nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar commercial establishment
which regularly features:
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No. 1-2015]
Persons who appear in a state of nudity;
Live performances which are characterized by the exposure of
specified anatomical areas or by specified sexual activities; or
Films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides, or other photographic
reproductions which are characterized by the depiction or description
of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
A public or private establishment, or any part thereof, which
presents any of the following entertainment, exhibitions or services:
topless and/or bottomless dancers; strippers; topless waitressing,
busing or service; topless hair care or massages; service or entertainment
where the servers or entertainers wear pasties or G-strings, or both;
adult arcade; adult bookstore or adult video stores; adult cabarets;
adult motion-picture theaters; adult theaters; escort agencies; nude
model studios and sexual encounter centers. Adult use and entertainment
establishments customarily exclude minors by reason of age.
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No. 1-2015]
A commercial establishment where, for any form of consideration,
films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides, or similar photographic
reproductions are regularly shown which are characterized by the depiction
or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical
areas.
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No. 1-2015]
A theater, concert hall, auditorium or similar commercial
establishment which regularly features persons who appear in a state
of nudity or live performances which are characterized by the exposure
of specified anatomical areas or by specified sexual activities.
[Added 1-12-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
Those uses which prohibit minors due to their age. Adult
bookstores and video stores are included within this definition to
the extent that a substantial or significant portion of their stock-in-trade
consists of books, magazines, other periodicals, films, slides and
video tapes and which establishment is customarily not open to the
public generally but excludes any minor by reason of age.
[Added 1-12-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
[Added 1-12-2015 by L.L.
No. 1-2015]
A.Â
No adult use establishment may be located within a
one-thousand-foot radius of any area zoned R, RM, or RB or any area
that is utilized for residential purposes.
B.Â
No adult use establishment may be located within a
one-thousand-foot radius of any area where youth may regularly assemble,
including but not limited to, a school, nursery school, daycare facility,
library, church or other place of religious worship, community center,
park, playground, recreational area or field.
C.Â
No adult use establishment may be located within 250
feet of any other adult use establishment.
D.Â
The sale, serving or consumption of alcohol shall
be prohibited within or from any adult use establishment.
E.Â
No adult use establishment shall be located within
250 feet from an establishment where alcohol is sold, served or consumed.
F.Â
No adult use establishment shall operate after 2:00
a.m.
G.Â
All distances set forth in this section shall be measured
from property line to property line. All separation requirements shall
be maintained from established uses whether inside or outside of the
Village of Central Square boundaries.
H.Â
No more than one of the adult uses as defined above
shall be located on any lot.
I.Â
Any and all booths, cubicles, studios and rooms for
the private viewing of adult motion pictures and/or live performances
or areas shall be open to public view from the common area of the
adult use establishment. There shall not be any doors, curtains, blinds
or other structures or devices that shall impede observation of the
entire area of such private viewing areas from the common area of
the adult use establishment.
J.Â
Private viewing areas must be well lighted and readily
accessible at all times and shall continually be open to view.
K.Â
Lighting throughout an adult use establishment shall
be sufficient to illuminate every place to which patrons are permitted
access.
L.Â
Exterior windows on adult use establishments may be
opaque but not blackened or boarded.
The restrictions enumerated herein may be waived
by the Village Board if the applicant shows and the Board finds that
the following conditions have been met in addition to the general
conditions contained in this chapter:
A.Â
That the proposed use will not be contrary to the
public interest or injurious to nearby properties and the spirit and
intent of this chapter will be observed; and
B.Â
That the establishment of an additional use of the
type in the area will not be contrary to any program of neighborhood
conservation or improvement, either residential or nonresidential.
By amortization, the right to maintain a legal
nonconforming use shall terminate in accordance with the following
schedule:
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Amount of Capital Investment As of the
Effective Date of this Chapter
|
Date Before Which Use Shall Terminate
|
|---|---|
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0 to 5,000
|
January 1, 2001
|
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5,001 to 8,000
|
January 1, 2002
|
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8,001 to 15,000
|
January 1, 2003
|
|
15,001 to 22,000
|
January 1, 2004
|
|
22,001 or more
|
January 1, 2005
|
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NOTE: The term "capital investment" as used
above is defined to mean the initial outlay by the owner or operator
of the use to establish the business as of the date of the enactment
of the chapter, exclusive of the fair market value of the structure
in which the use is located.
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No. 1-2015]
A.Â
The violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed
an offense, and upon such conviction, such offender may be punished
by a fine not to exceed $250 or imprisonment for not more than 15
days, or both. For a repeat offender, the maximum penalty shall be
two times that set forth in this section. In either case, each day
such violation shall continue shall constitute a separate violation.
B.Â
The foregoing shall not be deemed the sole right and remedy of the
Village relative to enforcement, and the Village may also, or alternatively,
assert and pursue any other rights, any and all civil or criminal
actions, proceedings or remedies available at law.
