[Added effective 1-28-1994; amended effective 6-25-1999]
A. Adult use establishments, where otherwise permitted by these regulations,
shall be subject to the following restrictions:
(1)
No adult use establishment shall be allowed within 1,000 feet
of another existing adult use establishment. The 1,000 feet shall
be measured as a straight airline distance, without regard to intervening
terrain or the actual means of travel between the two points, from
the entrance of the proposed adult use establishment to the property
line of a lot of an existing adult use establishment, as certified
by a licensed surveyor.
(2)
No adult use establishment shall be located within 500 feet
of an existing place of worship, school or community center. The 500
feet shall be measured as a straight airline distance, without regard
to intervening terrain or the actual means of travel between the two
points, from the entrance of the proposed adult use establishment
to the property line of a lot with an existing place of worship, school
or community center, as certified by a licensed surveyor.
(3)
No adult use establishment shall be located within 200 feet
of a residence zone. The 200 feet shall be measured as a straight
airline distance, without regard to intervening terrain or the actual
means of travel between the two points, from the entrance of the proposed
adult use establishment to the boundary of the residence zone.
(4)
No adult use establishment shall be permitted in a Neighborhood
Business, Rowayton Avenue Village District, East Avenue Village District,
Silvermine Tavern Village District, Golden Hill Village District,
Executive Office, South Norwalk Business District, Central Business
District, SoNo Station Design District, Washington Street Design District,
Reed Putnam Design District or a Marine Commercial Zoning District.
Adult use establishments shall not be permitted by variance in zones
where adult use establishments are prohibited.
[Amended effective 11-28-2003; effective 1-28-2010; effective 6-13-2019]
(5)
No adult use establishment shall be conducted in any manner
that permits the observation from any public right-of-way of any material
depicting, describing or relating to the adult use activities or products
located therein, specifically those activities or products in the
adult use definition.
(6)
Where permitted, adult use establishments shall be permitted by Special Permit in accordance with §
118-1450, Special Permits.