[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Scottsville 8-10-1993
by L.L. No. 2-1993. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Zoning — See Ch. 170.
A.
Adult use establishments, as herein defined, shall be
allowable only in the General Business (GB) District, only as specifically
set forth herein and only to the extent not inconsistent with local law and
the New York State Penal Law relating to exposure, obscenity or lewdness.
The primary purposes of this chapter are as follows:
A.
To preserve the character and quality of life in village
neighborhoods and business areas.
B.
To control such documented harmful and adverse secondary
effects of adult uses on the surrounding areas as: decreased property values;
attraction of transients; parking and traffic problems; increased crime (including
prostitution, rape and assaults in the vicinity of such uses); loss of business
for surrounding nonadult business; and deterioration of neighborhoods.
C.
To maintain property values.
D.
To prevent crime.
E.
To protect retail trade.
F.
To restrict minors' access to adult uses.
G.
To maintain the general welfare, safety and morals for
the Village of Scottsville residents.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated.
A public or private establishment or any part thereof which presents
any of the following entertainments or services on one or more occasions for
observation of patrons therein and which is operated for profit: topless dancers;
strippers; male or female impersonators; exotic dancers; topless waitressing,
bussing or service; or service or entertainment where the servers or entertainers
wear pasties or G-strings, or both. Adult use establishments customarily exclude
minors by reason of age.
Adult use establishments, as defined above, are to be restricted as
to location in the following manner in addition to any other requirements
of this code:
A.
The property lines of any adult use establishment must
be at least 500 feet from the property lines of a residence or residentially
zoned property, schools, day-care facilities, churches (or other religious
places of worship), parks, playgrounds or governmental facilities.
B.
The property lines of any adult use establishment must
be at least 1,000 feet from the property lines of another adult use establishment.
This chapter shall be enforceable by injunction.
This section is enacted pursuant to the New York State Penal Law § 245.02.
A person is guilty of promoting the exposure of a person when he or she knowingly
conducts, maintains, owns, manages, operates or furnishes any public premises
or place where a person appears in a state of nudity, as defined herein, or
where a person appears in such a manner that the private or intimate parts
of his or her body are unclothed or exposed.
