A permit is required to operate an adult establishment. Application shall be made to the Ashe County Planning Department and must be made by the landowner, a lessee or person holding an option or contract to purchase or lease the land, or an authorized agent of the landowner (see G.S. §160D-403(a)). The application will be on a form approved by the Ashe County Board of Commissioners, and must be accompanied by a signed and sealed survey from a professional land surveyor showing that the proposed location complies with the setbacks of § 160.06. Approvals must be provided in writing; may be provided in print or electronic form; if electronic form is utilized, must be protected against further editing pursuant to G.S. §160D-403(a). Approvals must also run with the land (see G.S. §160D-104). Approval revocation must follow the same process used for approval pursuant to G.S. §160D-403(f). Denial of an application by the Planning Department may be appealed to the Board of Adjustment.
(Ord. passed 3-19-12; Am. Ord. passed 8-21-23)