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ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Page 13 provides reasonably regulated areas for these purposes and abutting commercial uses,if any. within the Town. 5) All building openings,entries and windows shall be 3) The provisions of this by-law have neither the screened in such a manner as to prevent visual access to purpose nor intent of imposing a limitation on the the interior of the establishment by the public. content of any communicative matter or materials, including sexually oriented matter or materials. 6) No adult use shall be allowed to display for !� Similarly,it is not the purpose or intent of this by-law to advertisement or other purpose any signs,placards or restrict or deny access by adults to adult entertainment other like materials to the general public on the exterior establishments or to sexually oriented matter or of the building or on the interior where the same may materials that are protected by the Constitutions of the seen through glass or other like transparent material United States or of the Commonwealth of any sexually explicit figures or words as defined in Massachusetts,nor to restrict or deny rights that M.G.L.Chapter 272,§31. 1 distributors or exhibitors of such matter or materials may have to sell,rent,distribute or exhibit such matter 7) No adult entertainment use shall have any flashing or materials. Neither is it the purpose or intent of this lights visible from outside the establishment. by-law to legalize the sale,rental,distribution or if exhibition of obscene or other illegal matter or 8) No adult entertainment use shall have a freestanding materials. accessory sign. B. SPECIAL PERMITS RULES AND APPLICATION 9) No adult use shall be allowed to disseminate or offer REQUIREMENTS to disseminate adult matter or paraphernalia to minors or suffer minors to view displays or linger on the j� Adult entertainment uses shall be prohibited in all premises. zoning districts excepted as otherwise permitted in this bylaw;and furthermore, may be permitted only upon 10)A Special Permit issued under this section shall the grant of an adult use special permit in accordance lapse upon any transfer of ownership or legal interest or i! with§174-24C(1). Such an adult use special permit shall change in contractual interest in the subject premises or not be granted unless each of the following property. The Special Permit may be renewed jj requirements,in addition to the requirements in§174- thereafter only in accordance with Section 174-24 C)and 24 C special permit use,are satisfied: the procedures outlined therein and the procedures i outlined above. 1) The application requirements and procedures shall be conducted pursuant to Section(s)174-24C of this 11)Special Permits issued hereunder shall lapse unless Zoning Bylaw. substantial use thereof is made within six months of being granted exclusive of the time,if any,consumed i' 2) The application for a special permit for an adult use during any appeals pursuant to M.G.L.Chapter 40A, shall provide the name and address of the legal owner Section 17,except for good cause shown. Any of the establishment,the legal owner of the property, application for an extension of this period shall be filed and the manager of the proposed establishment. prior to the lapse of the Special Permit. 3) No Special Permit shall be issued to any applicant,if 12)A violation of any one of these requirements may ij any applicant,principal(s),mana er(s)have been result in the revocation of the establishment's Special convicted of violating the provisions of Massachusetts Permit. General Laws,Chapter 119,Section 63,or Chapter 272, Sections 1 through 35A,or equivalent statues in other 13)The provisions of this section are severable and,in jurisdictions. The application shall include the event that any provision of this section is authorization for the Planning Board to confirm determined to be invalid for any reason,the remaining criminal record information through the appropriate provisions shall remain in full force and effect. authorities. 14) All other applicable provisions of the Mashpee 4) In addition to the Dimensional Requirements Zoning Bylaw shall also apply." specified in§174-25 (11),a twenty(20)foot vegetative buffer containing adequate screening given the (Submitted by the Planning Board) character of the neighborhood and the intensity of the use shall be provided between adult entertainment uses Explanation: This article adopts zoning controls for i i