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Board amends draft to allow "personal massagers" in limited retail area, forwards ordinance to commission
Summary
After extended debate about minors, visibility and definition, the Planning Board approved forwarding a text amendment that will allow a cosmetic store in a commercial district to sell limited personal massagers (capped percentage of floor area) under restrictions.
The Miami Beach Planning Board on April 8 voted to forward to the City Commission a text amendment carving out a narrow exception that would permit limited sales of certain personal-massager devices in cosmetic retail stores in commercial districts.
Staff opened the item by reviewing the current distance-separation rules for adult material: adult-material retailers are currently prohibited within 300 feet of residential zoning and certain uses, and within 1,000 feet of another adult-entertainment establishment. The proposed amendment would create a tailored exemption for cosmetic stores located in commercial districts where adult material…
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