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Adult Entertainment Businesses <br />Adult entertainment businesses include such uses as adult book- <br />stores, adult theaters and mini -theaters, adult arcades, and <br />other similar uses. In, general, these uses are not open to. the <br />general public, since state law prohibits their use by minors. <br />However, under current county code, no differentiation is made <br />between uses such as bookstores and adult bookstores. Therefore, <br />if a request were made to locate an adult bookstore in a MED or <br />CL district, the County would be required to approve it. How- <br />ever, the impact of an adult entertainment business, such as a <br />bookstore, differs highly from that of its bookstore counterpart <br />open to the general public. <br />Nudity Where Alcohol is Consumed <br />During its review of bottle clubs, the staff reviewed County <br />codes dealing with nudity in places where alcohol is consumed. <br />It was found that even though nudity is prohibited in <br />establishments where alcohol is sold for on-site consumption, it <br />is not prohibited where alcohol is consumed on the premises but <br />not sold by the establishment. Therefore, it is. currently <br />possible to have a topless bottle club, since no alcohol. is sold <br />on the premises, but is consumed there. <br />ALTERNATIVES AND ANALYSIS <br />Staff has. reviewed the _referenced uses to determine their <br />potential impacts. on surrounding properties and on the County as <br />a whole. Even though no.adult entertainment uses currently exist <br />in the County; there is, A-. need to enact regulations controlling <br />future proposals for establishing adult uses. The attached <br />report documents the adverse impacts caused by adult uses in <br />other communities and assesses the potential for such impacts to <br />occur in Indian River County if an adult entertainment business <br />were to be established. This analysis provides the basis and <br />justification for establishing adult entertainment regulations. <br />Besides adult uses, bottle clubs are also addressed in this item. <br />Two issues, in particular warrant•concern..with respect to bottle <br />clubs. First, there is a need to clarify the definition of <br />bottle clubs and to set location criteria for the use Second, <br />there is a need to ensure that bottle clubs adhere to.the same <br />regulations as establishments with alcoholic -beverage licenses. <br />Adult Entertainment Businesses <br />As the basis for establishing adult entertainment business <br />regulations, the staff reviewed studies, conducted for and by <br />various municipalities, which address the impacts of adult <br />entertainment businesses on areas in which they are located. <br />Based upon this analysis, the staff prepared the attached report <br />on adult entertainment uses. Basically, the report documents the <br />adverse impacts which can be attributed to adult entertainment <br />uses; these include increased crime, decreased property values, <br />and increased encroachment by outside traffic. It also <br />establishes that, when adult businesses are permitted to group <br />together, the adverse impacts are compounded. <br />The attached report also addresses the various legal issues <br />involved with the regulation of adult uses. Based upon the <br />potential impacts of adult uses, the legal issues involved, and <br />the experience of other jurisdictions, the report outlines <br />several regulatory options for handling adult uses. Generally, <br />the alternatives are dispersal versus concentration and land use <br />regulation versus permitting. Based upon the analysis provided <br />in the report, the staff's position is that adult uses should be <br />limited to certain zoning districts and subject to specified <br />separation distances. <br />26 8001( '14 <br />S E P � � � <br />