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ASTON TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA CODE OF ORDINANCES
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
PART TWO: ADMINISTRATION
PART FOUR - TRAFFIC CODE
PART SIX - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART EIGHT - BUSINESS REGULATION AND TAXATION CODE
PART TEN - STREETS, UTILITIES AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART TWELVE - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
TITLE TWO - PLANNING
TITLE FOUR: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
TITLE SIX: ZONING
CHAPTER 1250: GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
CHAPTER 1252: ADMINISTRATION, ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTY
CHAPTER 1254: ZONING HEARING BOARD
CHAPTER 1256: DISTRICTS GENERALLY AND ZONING MAP
CHAPTER 1258: R-1 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1260: R-2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1262: R-3 HIGH-MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1264: TH TOWNHOUSE DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1266: APT APARTMENT DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1268: MH MOBILE HOME DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1270: PRD PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1272: PBC PLANNED BUSINESS CAMPUS DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1274: SC SHOPPING CENTER DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1275: ROCKDALE ARTS OVERLAY DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1276: C COMMERCIAL DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1277: FSB FREESTANDING BUSINESS DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1278: LI LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1279: ID INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1280: PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
CHAPTER 1282: SIGNS
CHAPTER 1284: PARKING REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 1286: FLOODPLAIN CONSERVATION DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1288: STEEP SLOPE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1290: CONDITIONS AND STANDARDS FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS AND CONDITIONAL USES
CHAPTER 1292: SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 1293: WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES
CHAPTER 1294: NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES AND LOTS
CHAPTER 1296: AIRPORT HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1297: MU MIXED USE OVERLAY DISTRICT
CHAPTER 1298: ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USES
PART FOURTEEN - BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE
PART SIXTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
PART EIGHTEEN - HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE
TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES
PARALLEL REFERENCES
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§ 1298.04 RIGHT OF INSPECTION OF PREMISES.
   (a)   An applicant or permittee shall permit representatives of the Police Department, the Fire Marshal, the Zoning Officer or other township departments or agencies to inspect the premises of an adult entertainment business for the purpose of ensuring compliance with the law at any time the adult entertainment business is occupied or open for business. These inspection departments/agencies shall certify in writing to the Code Enforcement Officer whether compliance is achieved.
   (b)   A person who operates an adult entertainment business or his or her agent or employee shall be deemed to be in violation of this Zoning Code if he or she refuses to permit such lawful inspection of the premises at any time it is occupied or open for business.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)
§ 1298.05 PERMIT FEE.
   The annual fee for an adult entertainment business permit shall be determined by the Board of Commissioners from time to time by resolution.
(Ord. 730, passed 9-21-1994; Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)
§ 1298.06 SUSPENSION OF PERMIT.
   The Zoning Officer shall suspend a permit for a period not to exceed 30 days if he or she determines that an employee of the permittee has:
   (a)   Violated or is not in compliance with any section of this chapter or other provisions of this Zoning Code;
   (b)   Engaged in excessive use of alcoholic beverages while on the adult entertainment premises; or
   (c)   Refused to allow an inspection of the adult entertainment premises as authorized by this chapter.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)
§ 1298.07 REVOCATION OF PERMIT.
   (a)   The Zoning Officer shall revoke a permit if a cause for suspension as set forth in § 1298.06 occurred and the permit has been suspended within the preceding 12 months.
   (b)   The Zoning Officer shall also have the power to revoke a permit if he or she determines that:
      (1)   A permittee or any of the persons specified has given false or misleading information or materials to the township during the application process;
      (2)   A permittee or employee of the permittee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises as defined by the Pennsylvania Crimes Code;
      (3)   A permittee or employee of the permittee knowingly operated the adult entertainment business during a period of time when the permittee’s permit was suspended or revoked;
      (4)   A permittee or employee of the permittee knowingly allowed any action of sexual intercourse, sodomy, oral copulation, masturbation or other sexual conduct to occur in or on the permitted premises; or
      (5)   A permittee is delinquent in payment to the township or state for any taxes or fees past due.
   (c)   When the Zoning Officer revokes a permit, the revocation shall continue for one year and the permittee shall not be issued an adult entertainment business permit for one year from the date the revocation became effective. If, subsequent to revocation, the Zoning Officer finds that the basis for the revocation has been corrected or abated, the applicant may be granted a permit if at least 90 days have passed since the date the revocation became effective.
   (d)   After denial of an application or denial of a renewal of an application, or suspension or revocation of a permit, the applicant or permittee may seek prompt judicial review of such administrative action in any court of competent jurisdiction. The administrative action shall be promptly reviewed by the court.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)
§ 1298.08 TRANSFER OF PERMIT.
   A permittee shall not transfer his or her permit to another person, nor shall a permittee operate an adult entertainment business under the authority of a permit at any location other than on the address designated on the application.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)
§ 1298.09 EXEMPTIONS.
   It shall be a defense to a prosecution under this chapter that any person appearing in a state of nudity did so in a modeling class, operating as follows:
   (a)   By a proprietary school licensed by the commonwealth or a college, junior college or university supported entirely or partly by taxation; or
   (b)   By a private college or university which maintains and operates educational programs in which credits are transferable to any college, junior college, or university supported entirely or partly by taxation.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)
§ 1298.10 ACTIONS AGAINST VIOLATORS.
   Any person who operates or causes to be operated an adult entertainment business without a valid permit or in violation of this chapter is subject to an action in equity or a suit for injunction as well as citations for violations of this Zoning Code.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)
APPENDIX A: SKETCH DEPICTING DIMENSIONAL TERMS
 
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011)
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