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Committee adopts ordinance amendment to exempt limited adult material in cosmetic stores from distance rules
Summary
The committee endorsed amendments creating a narrow distance‑separation exemption for cosmetic retail stores that sell a limited amount of adult material, subject to floor‑area and visibility restrictions; item will proceed to the May 21 commission first reading.
The Land Use and Sustainability Committee on May 8 approved draft language to exempt certain retail cosmetic stores from the city’s distance‑separation requirements for adult material, subject to several restrictions.
Planning staff summarized a text amendment that would allow a cosmetic store in a commercial zoning district to be exempt from separation requirements from houses of worship and residential districts if the adult material is limited to personal massagers that “do not resemble specified anatomical areas as defined in chapter 1 of the code,” constitute less than 10% of the store’s floor area, and are not visible from the storefront nor accessible to persons under 18. Staff described the revised text as “more restrictive” than the earlier proposal and said the administration had no objection.
Outcome: The committee voted to endorse the minor text amendments and the item sponsor agreed to move the ordinance forward; staff will update the ordinance for first reading before the full City Commission on May 21. The committee showed the item “adopted without opposition.”
Quote: Planning staff said, “Since this is a more restrictive change, the administration has no objection to this.”
Ending: The ordinance will be updated for the May 21 commission first reading per committee direction.
