This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Comprehensive Adult
Use Regulation Chapter."
The Comprehensive Adult Use Regulation Chapter is enacted pursuant to
the home rule power of the Town in the interest of the health, peace, safety
and general welfare of the people of the Town.
All territory within the legal boundaries of the Town of Union Vale,
State of New York, shall be embraced by the provisions of this chapter.
The Comprehensive Adult Use Regulation Chapter shall be liberally construed
to accomplish its purpose of licensing and regulating adult uses and related
activities. Unless otherwise indicated, all provisions of this chapter shall
apply equally to all persons, regardless of sex. Masculine pronouns, such
as "he," "his" and "him," as employed in this chapter, shall also be construed
to apply to feminine pronouns and neutral pronouns, unless the context suggests
otherwise. Words used in the singular number shall include the plural number,
unless the context suggests otherwise.
The intent of Town Board in adopting the Comprehensive Adult Use Regulation
Chapter is to establish reasonable and uniform regulations that will protect
the health, safety and general welfare of the people of Union Vale, New York.
The provisions of this chapter, acting alone or together with other applicable
chapters of the Code of the Town of Union Vale, have neither the purpose nor
effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative
materials, including adult material. Similarly, it is not the intent nor effect
of this chapter to restrict or deny access by adults to adult materials or
expression protected by the First Amendment or to deny access by distributors
and exhibitors of adult uses to their intended market.