Blacksburg, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 4501(a)

Extracted standards

8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Design

  • Street orientation

    The street elevation of the principal structure shall have at least one (1) street-oriented entrance, and contain the principal windows of the adult entertainment establishment.

  • Viewing booth visibility

    Any video-viewing booth or arcade booth shall be constructed so that the viewing area is visible from a continuous main aisle. The viewing area shall not be obscured by any curtain, door, wall, or other enclosure.

Lighting

  • Exterior lighting maximum

    Exterior lighting at the maximum foot candles permitted by Section 5601 shall be installed to illuminate the parking area, walkways, and all entrances to the establishment.

Other

  • Hours of operation

    The business shall not begin service to the public or any outside activity before 6:00 a.m. Hours of operation shall not extend after 2:00 a.m.

  • Minimum distance from adult store1,000 ft

    No adult entertainment establishment shall be located within one thousand (1,000) feet of any adult store or other adult entertainment establishment.

  • Minimum distance from sensitive uses500 ft

    An adult entertainment establishment shall be located at least five hundred (500) feet from any religious assembly, educational facility, primary/secondary; public parks and recreational areas; public recreation assembly; day care center; public assembly; cultural services; home for adults; life care facility; or residential zoning district in existence on the date on which the adult entertainment establishment obtains its zoning permit.

Parking

  • Parking location

    Parking shall be located behind the front line of the principal building. Town Council may grant a special exception to this requirement as authorized by Section 1112.

Signage

  • Window display prohibition

    No adult entertainment establishment shall display adult media, depictions of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, sexually oriented goods or depictions of sexually oriented goods, in its window, or in a manner visible (by normal unaided vision) from the street, highway, public sidewalk, or the property of others. Window areas shall remain transparent and shall not be made opaque.

From the ordinance

An adult entertainment establishment shall be located at least five hundred (500) feet from any religious assembly, educational facility, primary/secondary; public parks and recreational areas; public recreation assembly; day care center; public assembly; cultural services; home for adults; life care facility; or residential zoning district in existence on the date on which the adult entertainment establishment obtains its zoning permit.
Sec. 4501(a)