[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Lincoln 6-25-1996
by Ord. No. 96-3 (Ch. 13, Art. III, of the 1990 Code of Ordinances).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Shall include establishments whose products consist primarily of
adult video (sale, rental or on-site viewing), adult magazines, adult still
photographs which show or depict explicit sexual activity, or the sale of
adult novelties including but not limited to, reproductions of the human anatomy.
All persons desiring to operate an adult entertainment specialty shop
shall first make application to the Town Council for a license. Cost of said
license shall be $7,500 per year and $1,500 per year per adult entertainment
viewing machine.
A.
There shall be no live performances.
B.
Adequate parking must be provided as required in Chapter 260, Zoning, of the Code of the Town of Lincoln.
C.
Adult entertainment specialty shops shall not be located
within 1,000 feet of a residential district, a house of worship, a school
or a playground. No explicit materials or advertising shall be visible from
the exterior of the building.
D.
No one under the age of 18 shall be permitted on the
premises.
A public hearing shall be heard on any application for an adult entertainment
specialty shop before the Town Council after having given notice by publication
once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation
in the Town.
In considering an application under this chapter, the Town Council may
give additional consideration to any factors consistent with promoting the
general welfare of the public.
Any violation of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of $500 for
each offense; each and every violation and nonconformance of this chapter,
or each day that any provision shall have been violated, shall be construed
as a separate and distinct violation thereof. All such fines shall inure to
the benefit of the Town.
