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the establishment, the legal owner of the property, and the manager of the proposed establishment. 3) No Special Permit shall be issued to any applicant, if any applicant, principal(s), manager(s) have been convicted of violating the provisions of Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 119, Section 63, or Chapter 272, Sections 1 through 35A, or equivalent statues in other jurisdictions. The application shall include authorization for the Planning Board to confirm criminal record information through the appropriate authorities. 4) In addition to the Dimensional Requirements specified in §174-25 (11), a twenty (20) foot vegetative buffer containing adequate screening given the character of the neighborhood and the intensity of the use shall be provided between adult entertainment uses and abutting commercial uses, if any. 5) All building openings, entries and windows shall be screened in such a manner as to prevent visual access to the interior of the establishment by the public. 6) No adult use shall be allowed to display for advertisement or other purpose any signs, placards or other like materials to the general public on the exterior of the building or on the interior where the same may seen through glass or other like transparent material any sexually explicit figures or words as defined in M.G.L. Chapter 272, § 31. 7) No adult entertainment use shall have any flashing lights visible from outside the establishment. 8) No adult entertainment use shall have a freestanding accessory sign. 9) No adult use shall be allowed to disseminate or offer to disseminate adult matter or paraphernalia to minors or suffer minors to view displays or linger on the premises. 10) A Special Permit issued under this section shall lapse upon any transfer of ownership or legal interest or change in contractual interest in the subject premises or property. The Special Permit may be renewed thereafter only in accordance with Section 174-24 C) and the procedures outlined therein and the procedures outlined above. 11) Special Permits issued hereunder shall lapse unless substantial use thereof is made within six (6) months of being granted, exclusive of the time, if any, consumed during any appeals pursuant to M.G.L. Chapter 40A, Section 17, except for good cause shown. Any application for an extension of this period shall be filed prior to the lapse of the Special Permit. 12) A violation of any one of these requirements may result in the revocation of the establishment's Special Permit. 13) The provisions of this section are severable and, in the event that any provision of this section is determined to be invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. 14) All other applicable provisions of the Mashpee Zoning Bylaw shall also apply." Submitted by the Planning Board Explanation: This article adopts zoning controls for adult entertainment use businesses in Mashpee. 39