Rocky Mount restricts ‘adult’ businesses
The Franklin News Post reports:
Rocky Mount Town Council voted Monday night to adopt an ordinance regulating sexually-oriented businesses, such as adult arcades, adult bookstores, adult video stores, adult movie theaters, nude model studios and sexual encounter centers.
Sexually-oriented businesses also include nightclubs and bars where persons appear in full or partial nudity. Town Manager James Ervin said the purpose of the ordinance was to prevent such businesses from becoming a blighting influence in any area within the town. Research indicates that when such businesses exist in communities, they frequently discourage productive business environments from developing, he said.