Falls Church, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 48-1213

Extracted standards

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

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  • Hours of operation

    Adult uses shall not begin service to the public or any outside activity before 6:00 a.m. Hours of operation for any adult movie theater, adult entertainment establishment, or adult nightclub shall not extend after 2:00 a.m. Hours of operation for any adult bookstore, adult video store, or adult store shall not extend after 12:00 midnight.

  • Merchandise location

    Adult merchandise shall be located in a separate room or other area inaccessible to persons under 18 years of age.

  • Minimum distance between adult uses1,000 ft

    No two such adult uses shall be located within 1,000 feet of each other.

  • No special use permit shall authorize an adult use less than 500 feet from any residential district or planned development district boundary.

  • Minimum distance from sensitive uses500 ft

    No special use permit shall authorize an adult use less than 500 feet from any single- or multiple-family dwelling; church or other place of worship; public park; public or private elementary, intermediate, or high school; public library; day care center; nursing home; hotel or motel.

  • All off-street parking spaces serving such adult uses shall be located at least 500 feet from the nearest residential district boundary; any single- or multiple-family dwelling; church or other place of worship; public park; public or private elementary, intermediate, or high school; public library; day care center; or nursing home.

  • A special use permit is necessary for the establishment of an adult use, as defined in section 8-702, in any of the zoning districts where the use is permitted.

From the ordinance

No special use permit shall authorize an adult use less than 500 feet from any residential district or planned development district boundary.
Sec. 48-1213