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TO: William G. Collins II Acting County Administrator DIVISION HEAD CONCURRENCE: Robert M. 'KeatiAgl, AICPr Director, Communi y De<relopment Division FROM: David C. Nearing, bew Staff Planner SUBJECT: BOTTLE CLUB AND ADULT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS ORDINANCE DATE: September 7, 1988 It is requested that the information contained herein be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at their regular meeting of September 20, 1988. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS The -Staff of the Planning Department is submitting a request to amend various sections of. the County Code dealing with places where alcohol is consumed and establishments where adult enter- tainment is provided. Pursuant to public concern, -.the staff has researched two specific types of uses not currently covered under County Code; those are bottle clubs and adult entertainment businesses. Currently, only one bottle club exists in the unincorporated portions of Indian River County; no adult entertainment businesses have yet been established. On August 25, 1988, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval'of this request as presented herein. Bottle Clubs At present, the staff treats bottle clubs as a use similar"to an eating or drinking establishment, more specifically that of a bar or lounge. However, a closer examination of bottle clubs shows that they actually fall into a gray area. Though they, like bars and lounges, are places where alcoholic beverages are consumed on-site, great differences exist. Bottle clubs are not normally open to the general public, are not limited in hours of operation established under state law, are not actually governed under state law, and they do not require- a liquor license since no alcohol is actually sold to patrons. The patrons provide their own alcoholic beverages, while the bottle club only sells the ice, non-alcoholic beverages (mixers), and provides other materials necessary for the preparation of an alcoholic cocktail to be consumed on site. Due to the many differences between bottle clubs and bars and lounges, especially the fact that bottle clubs are not regulated by alcoholic beverage laws, this use falls between bars and lounges and social clubs. Social clubs fall under the category of civic and social member- ship clubs such as the Moose Lodge, the Elk Lodge, or the Knights of Columbus. These uses are permitted in several commercial districts, including the MED, Medical District, where bars and lounges are not a permitted use. Currently, bars and lounges are permitted in the CL, Limited Commercial, district as a special exception use and in the CG, General Commercial, district as a permitted use. EP 2® 1988 25 S BOOR 74 r,,u399