Adult Store Zoning Laws & Court Rulings

Track the evolving landscape of adult store zoning laws with in-depth coverage from JRL CHARTS Adult Industry News. This tag archives court decisions, city ordinances, legal battles, and zoning policies that impact adult retailers, strip clubs, and entertainment venues nationwide.

From New York City’s landmark rulings to statewide pushback against First Amendment defenses, stay informed on how zoning laws are shaping the future of adult retail visibility and survival.

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6 10, 2017

Niles City Council Goes Hostile On Adult Stores With New Legislation

By JRL Charts|2025-07-08T15:29:54-07:00October 6th, 2017|Categories: LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines USA & Worldwide | JRL CHARTS|Tags: adult bookstores, adult novelty stores, adult store zoning laws, adult video stores, First Amendment, hostile to adult stores, Niles city council|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer NILES, OHIO — The Niles City Council is focusing all of its energy to target businesses that cater to sexually oriented products with harsh new restrictions that some say amount to draconian regulations. The Council passed new regulations Wednesday Oct 4, that would place new limits on where "sexually oriented [...]

26 07, 2017

Settlement Within Reach for Badd Kitty Adult Store

By JRL Charts|2025-06-24T15:06:39-07:00July 26th, 2017|Categories: LGBT News – Breaking LGBTQ Headlines USA & Worldwide | JRL CHARTS|Tags: adult bookstores, adult store zoning laws, adult stores, Badd Kitty BDSM Line, sex toys, Women’s Lingerie – Fashion, Retail & Trends|

By: Andy Powell, Staff Writer MURRELLS INLET, SC — The popular adult boutique stocked with some of the hottest brands in lingerie and negligees, party favors, adult DVDS, games and even greeting cards, have been going through a legal challenge with Horry County and after 18 months of litigation, there could be a light at [...]

24 04, 2017

City of Fresno Greenlights Hustler Hollywood New Location

By JRL Charts|2025-07-08T15:34:30-07:00April 24th, 2017|Categories: Adult News|Tags: Adult Industry News for Retailers, Distributors & Buyers, adult store zoning laws, Hustler Hollywood Fresno|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer FRESNO, CA — City zoning officials and Hustler Hollywood's parent company LFP, Inc, have reached a settlement in their legal battle where LFP filed a lawsuit claiming the city violated its First and 14th amendments. The suit was filed by Hustler Hollywood and alleged that city zoning officials changed a [...]

31 03, 2017

Federal Judge Dismiss Gwinnett County Adult Store Lawsuit

By JRL Charts|2025-07-08T15:31:01-07:00March 31st, 2017|Categories: Adult News|Tags: adult store zoning laws, adult stores, Gwinnett County Adult Store Lawsuit|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer Another hit in the war against brick & mortar adult stores and county officials who wish to push their conservative family values upon others as 'U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr.' on Monday March 27, dismissed the lawsuit filed by adult novelty store Tokyo Valentino where the store challenged [...]

7 01, 2017

Hustler Hollywood Retail Chain Sues Indianapolis Over Adult Zoning

By JRL Charts|2025-07-08T15:32:32-07:00January 7th, 2017|Categories: Adult News|Tags: adult store zoning laws, Christine Scales, free speech rights, Gwinnett County Adult Store Lawsuit, Hustler Hollywood Indianapolis|

By: Paul Goldberg, Staff Writer INDIANAPOLIS, IN — You will remember when JRL reported on Indianapolis rejecting adult retail chain Hustler Hollywood, their request to open a store next to Chuck E. Cheese last month, well, parent company LFP Inc. is not taking this laying down in their attempt to open a boutiques in the [...]

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