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.

  • 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.

  • Minimum separation between adult uses1,000 ft

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

  • 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

The following restrictions apply to the location and extent of adult uses in the city: (1) Except pursuant to subsection (5) below, 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