ZONING BYLAW - Town of Charlton

5.9.4 Allowable Locations for Adult Entertainment Uses:
Adult Entertainment Uses are allowed only within certain boundaries within the Town's
Industrial-General (IG) District, described as follows:
INDUSTRIAL-GENERAL ZONE (WEST)
Beginning at a point on the southerly side of Sturbridge Road (U.S. Route 20) at the
Sturbridge Town line; thence southerly on Sturbridge line until it comes to a point in the
northerly line of the abandoned road known as Major Hill Road; thence easterly on the
northerly line of Major Hill Road until it comes to a point 50 feet west of Globe a.k.a.
McKinstry Brook; thence northerly 50 feet West of and parallel to the west bank of the
brook until it comes to the southerly line of Sturbridge Road; thence westerly by the
southerly side of said road to the point of beginning.
All of the provisions of other Sections of this Zoning Bylaw shall continue to so apply except
when such provisions conflict with the provisions of this section; in case of such conflict, the
provisions of this section shall control.
5.9.5 Rules and Application Requirements:
5.9.5.1 The special permit granting authority, the Charlton Planning Board, shall adopt
and from time to time amend rules relative to the issuance of the permits, and shall file a copy of
said rules in the Office of the Town Clerk.
5.9.5.2 No special permit shall be granted by the Planning Board for an Adult
Entertainment Establishment, Adult Bookstore, Adult Video Store, Adult Paraphernalia Store,
Adult Motion Picture Theater or Adult Live Entertainment Establishment unless the following
conditions are satisfied:
A. When submitting a proposal for a special permit under this Bylaw, the applicant shall
obtain a copy of the application and procedures from the Charlton Planning Board, the
special permit granting authority. The applicant shall file one copy of the application
with the Town Clerk and deliver a second, date stamped copy of the application form to
the Office of the Planning Board. All applications shall be accompanied by fifteen (15)
copies of the permit applied for.
B. Dimensional Requirements: The proposed use and the building or structure
containing it shall meet minimum distance separations from the property line of other
types of uses as outlined below:
1. a minimum of two hundred fifty (250) feet from any residential district
designated by Charlton Zoning Bylaws.
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