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 […]
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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 […]
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From the minutes of a meeting of the Kittery Town Council, February 27, 2006 (emphasis added): a. (020206-1) THE KITTERY TOWN COUNCIL MOVES TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON AND HEREBY ORDAINS CHAPTER 5.40, AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING LICENSES FOR VIEWING BOOTHS OF ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS. …Police Chief Strong came forward and said everyone was aware […]
Mr. Guarino owns 100% of the capital stock of Capital Video Corporation, and is President-CEO. He tells Dun & Bradstreet that his company had over $21 million in sales in 2005. Capital Video has 21 “branches” across the US, including the Massachusetts cities of Boston, Fairhaven, North Weymouth, Northborough and Springfield. Subsidiaries of Capital Video […]
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June 2006 – Portsmouth Herald (Maine) – “…Kittery recently passed an ordinance that requires the owners of Amazing.net, located on Route 236, to remove the doors from the viewing booths. Once again, the ordinance was based on public health concerns because – just as had happened in Portsmouth – officials found semen on the walls […]
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Kenneth Guarino owns Capital Video Corporation, the firm that plans to build a porn shop with viewing booths on King Street. [November 2006 update: New laws passed in Northampton killed the viewing booth plans.] The following is taken from the records of the US Court of Appeals, where Guarino lost an appeal of a tax […]
June 29, 2006 – The Republican – …Building Commissioner Anthony L. Patillo said “There’s no live nudity (proposed). There’s nothing in our zoning that restricts adult-themed stores. It only addresses live nudity….” However, Patillo said there may be an issue with the previewing booths because customers would have to pay to use the booths, which […]
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Go there now athttp://www.masslive.com/forums/northampton/ It’s thread 3150.
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June 29, 2006 – Daily Hampshire Gazette – Most homeowners would agree that vacant buildings are eyesores that hurt property values. But there’s a limit to what they would like to see filling those empty storefronts, say several residents who live near the 135 King St. location where a porn shop has been proposed. I […]
June 28, 2006 – Daily Hampshire Gazette – A Cranston, R.I.-based company is poised to open a pornographic video and magazine shop with viewing stations at 135 King St., a vacant storefront that was formerly an auto showroom, according to plans filed with the Building Department. Capital Video Corporation, a multi-million dollar outfit, plans to […]
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