Dimensional standards
Servicing
- Applies near
- another sexually oriented business, religious institutions, schools, youth organizations, public parks, public buildings frequented by children, residential zones
- Geographic extent
- Sexually oriented businesses are permitted only in industrial zones and must be located at least 1000 feet from another sexually oriented business, 1000 feet from religious institutions, schools, youth organizations, public parks, and public buildings frequented by children, and 500 feet from residential zones.
Uses
Prohibited1
Extracted standards
20 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
No alcoholic beverages shall be served or consumed on the premises
- Business hours
open for business only between the hours of seven a.m. and midnight
- Manager on duty
There shall be a responsible person at least eighteen years of age on the premises to act as manager at all times
- Maximum occupancy per viewing booth1 person
No viewing room or booth ... may be occupied by more than one person at any time
- Maximum seat width in viewing booth24 inches
No beds, couches, or chairs with a sitting area greater than twenty-four inches wide shall be permitted
- Minimum distance from another sexually oriented business1,000 ft
within one thousand feet of another such business
- Minimum distance from residential zones500 ft
within five hundred feet of any property in the City of Lindsay zoned for residential use
- Minimum distance from religious institutions, schools, youth organizations, public parks, and public buildings frequented by children1,000 ft
within one thousand feet of any religious institution, school, boys' club, girls' club or similar existing youth organization, or public park, or any public building regularly frequented by children
It shall be unlawful ... to permit, suffers, or allows: Admittance of a person under eighteen years of age to the business premises
- Permanent structure required
shall only be located in a structure with a permanent foundation and fixed walls
- Permit posting
A valid sexually oriented business permit ... shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the entrance
- Permitted zones
only in industrial zones
- Restroom occupancy1 person
Only one person shall be allowed in each restroom at any time
- Security guards required
provide at least one security guard at all times while the business is open. If the occupancy limit of the premises is greater than twenty-one persons, an additional security guard shall be on duty.
- Separate restrooms for male and female
it shall provide separate restroom facilities for male and female patrons
- Distance from stage to patrons10 ft
separated by a distance of at least ten feet from the nearest area occupied by patrons
- Stage heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. for live entertainment18 inches
upon a stage at least eighteen inches above the level of the floor
Signage
- Notice of no alcohol
posted with a notice indicating that no alcoholic beverages are to be served or consumed on the premises. Said notice shall consist of letters no less than one inch in height.
- Notice of hours of operation
posted with a notice indicating the business's hours of operation.
- Notice of minors prohibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance.
posted with a notice indicating that persons under eighteen years of age are precluded from entering the premises. Said notice shall consist of letters no less than one inch in height.
From the ordinance
The establishment of any sexually oriented business shall be permitted or conditionally permitted only in industrial zones and shall be subject to the following restrictions: No person shall cause or permit the establishment of any sexually oriented businesses, as defined above, within one thousand feet of another such business or within one thousand feet of any religious institution, school, boys' club, girls' club or similar existing youth organization, or public park, or any public building regularly frequented by children including, but not limited to, the McDermont Field House and Community Aquatics and Wellness Center, or within five hundred feet of any property in the City of Lindsay zoned for residential use.