Ind. Adult Store Sues Over Ordinance

RICHMOND, Ind. — M.F. Enterprises, the corporate entity that owns adult bookstore Exotic Fantasies of Richmond, filed suit against the city declaring an impending ordinance to be a violation of the 1st Amendment.

The ordinance will add a “sexually oriented business” section to Richmond’s current city code, requiring owners of adult establishments to apply for a special license and abide by strict regulations before opening for businesses.

The Common Council first approved the ordinance Nov. 7, stating, among other reasons: “There is convincing documented evidence that sexually oriented businesses, because of their very nature, have a deleterious effect on both the existing businesses around them and the surrounding residential areas adjacent to them …”

Attorney Jennifer Kinsley, who represents M.F. Enterprises, says she plans to demonstrate that Exotic Fantasies of Richmond, which has operated in the area for 30 years, hasn’t negatively affected the city in the time it’s been there.

Kinsley says she and her team have established dialogue with Assistant City Attorney Kenyatta Cox and are waiting for her to review the suit.

Cox was unavailable for comment by press time.

The ordinance’s regulations also will restrict adult businesses from opening 1,000 feet from residences, schools, churches and parks, nor can they exist within 500 feet of each other. An annual $500 fee will apply for each adult business granted a license.

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