Zoning
U.S. Justices Won't Hear Sandy Springs, Ga., Adult Zoning Case
The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear a challenge to a long-running adult zoning case, Flanigan’s Enterprises Inc., et al v. City of Sandy Springs, Ga.
Sandy Springs Zoning Case 'Not Over,' Lawyer Says
An attorney who represents an adult retail store and two strip clubs in Sandy Springs, Ga., said that his clients will challenge a federal appeals court ruling issued last week that held the city’s ordinances regarding adult entertainment businesses were not unconstitutional.
Hustler Hollywood Sues Fresno After It Broadens Zoning Codes
Hustler Hollywood filed a federal lawsuit yesterday against the city of Fresno, alleging that officials amended zoning regulations for adult businesses after it received correspondence from the retailer that it was planning to open a store in town.
Va. County Loosens Adult Zoning Restrictions
It will be easier for brick-and-mortar adult entertainment venues and retailers to open up shop in the Virginia county of Isle of Wight.
Kansas Bill Introduces Zoning for Adult Retail Stores, Strip Clubs
A Kansas bill that would establish new rules where strip clubs and DVD and sex toy and novelty stores could be located was criticized by the Topeka Capital-Journal in an editorial last week.
Proposed Los Angeles Adult-Zoning Ordinance Gains Speed
A proposed ordinance that would prevent future adult entertainment or adult-oriented uses in four large corridors of the San Fernando Valley is moving forward.
Sex Toy Store Zoning Battle Heads to Federal Court
Taboo, one of Columbia's last adult retailers, remains open as its operators and the city prepare for a legal battle in federal court.
Flynt's Sexy Gifts Closes in Fla. After Zoning Kerfuffle
Jimmy Flynt's six-month's-old store in North Naples, Fla., Flynt's Sexy Gifts, quietly closed last week after a judge sided with its corporate landlord, which sued to evict the boutique.
Editorial Sides With Jimmy Flynt Over Fla. Zoning Case
Flynt' s Sexy Gifts just got a boost from the local Naples Daily News, which said in an editorial that it is skeptical over the contention made by county officials that the shop is just as sexually explicit as a strip club.
Walters Challenges Zoning Board in Pro Bono Case
Lawrence Walters, the Florida-based adult entertainment industry attorney, has decided to take a case challenging a local zoning board on behalf of a Virginia retailer selling erotic lingerie, sex toys and porn DVDs that was shut down by authorities.
Sales Soar at Va. Adult Store Closed by Zoning Board
Sales increased for sex shop Shhh … Intimacy on a New Level after Pittsylvania County ordered it to shut down in May.
New Orlando Zoning Rules Could Allow More Adult Stores
Currently, there is only one adult entertainment business inside the Orlando city limits, a Fairvilla Megastore.
Zoning Law Was Prior Restraint for Adult Bookstore, Federal Court Rules
The U.S. District Court in San Jose has struck down a city zoning law that it found imposed unconstitutional prior restraint on an adult business.
Massachusetts City to Consider New Adult Zoning Law
A small Massachusetts city will consider a measure that would greatly restrict where adult businesses could set up shop.
Court: Club Kama Sutra’s Menu Not Consistent With Zoning
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ruled in favor of old-fashioned dining etiquette, deciding that sexual activity is not an “accessory use” to Club Kama Sutra.
9th Circuit Upholds Adult Business Zoning Ordinance
In a court ruling of enormous proportions, a federal appeals court has sided with San Diego County over an ordinance regulating the operation of adult entertainment businesses and requiring them to move to industrial zones.
City Votes for Adult Store Zoning Panel
The Plan Commission for the state capital of Wisconsin has voted to form a separate commission that will handle zoning issues for adult bookstores in the city. The board approved unanimously the formation of the future commission.
Webmaster Faces Charges Over Zoning
Dominatrix Michelle Silva, who owns and operates bondage and S&M website EmpressM.net out of her residence, has turned herself in to Connecticut police to answer charges of zoning violations.
Obscenity Ban Fails, Zoning Plan OKd in Montana
Voters in Yellowstone County last week defeated a proposed ordinance that would criminalize “obscenity” made available to one or more people of any age. The proposal was sweeping, targeting adult entertainment available in publications, videos, strip clubs and perhaps the Internet.
Mobile Strip Club Challenges Zoning Laws
How do you charge a strip club for zoning violations when the strip club is on wheels? That was the quandary Tampa officials faced last week when a local strip club brought its show to the parking lot of a Buccaneers football game, thanks to a bus the club’s owners rented from a man named Mitchell Stone.