Northampton City Council meetings are held in the City Council Chambers, Puchalski Municipal Building, 212 Main Street, behind City Hall. The next regular meeting is July 20 at 7:15pm. All concerned citizens are urged to attend. More information. (There is a special meeting of the City Council on July 6, but it will have no […]
Ordinances and Regulations
Blaine, Washington Compels Existing Adult Business to Move or Shut
Many people have the impression that once an adult business establishes itself, the city’s hands are tied. This is not true, at least in Washington State. In the city of Blaine, councilors successfully compelled an existing adult business to move away from downtown or close. Eventually the business closed. These articles tell the story:“Council will […]
Resources to Keep Porn Shops Out of Communities
National Obscenity Law Centerhttp://www.moralityinmedia.org/nolc/index.htm Key Court Cases and Land-Use Studies on the Secondary Effects of Adult Businesses http://www.ccv.org/SOB_Data/Key_Documents… Sample Petition to Regulate Strip Clubs and Adult Businesseshttp://www.ccv.org/CDA_Petition…pdf Testimony of Porn Victims, with Resources for Counselinghttp://www.victimsofpornography.org/
“Towns Use Zoning to Corral Porn”
The town of Greece, NY, recently changed its zoning laws to impede an adult business from opening up near homes, churches, parks and schools. Zoning laws, in other words, can regulate existing businesses as well as new ones. So far this strategy is succeeding in the courts. Read the full story.
Sample Ordinance on Sexually Oriented Business Regulation
Help for cities wanting to regulate sexually oriented businesses, citing supporting cases and statistics… “It is the purpose of this Ordinance to regulate sexually oriented businesses in order to promote the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the citizens of the City, and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the deleterious location […]
Wisconsin: County May Regulate Viewing Booths
US court affirms that a county has the right to regulate viewing booths for reasons of health… Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. No. 94-C-1118–John W. Reynolds, Judge. ARGUED FEBRUARY 14, 1996–DECIDED JUNE 13, 1996 Before COFFEY, FLAUM, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges. FLAUM, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs Satellite News […]