GREENE TOWNSHIP, Penn. – Supervisors in Greene Township have passed an ordinance regulating any potential adult entertainment businesses. The Scranton Times, which called adult businesses “a hot topic of discussion” with the board, reported that officials unanimously passed the new ordinance.
The new ordinance, effective immediately, will impose a 1,000 foot restriction between adult businesses and schools, religious buildings and public parks, and an 800 foot rule for adult businesses and residential properties.
The ordinance also places restrictions on a prospective adult businesses’ hours of operation; mandating that they only operate between 4 p.m. and midnight, Monday through Saturday, and must be closed Sunday.
According to the report, some residents questioned whether the hours of operation permitted under the law were stringent enough. “I think that encourages criminal activity in our township rather than discourages it,” resident Marita Wenner, told the Scranton Times. Wenner suggested adult businesses be limited to operating during daylight hours only.
Rumors in June that a township resident planned to open a strip club prompted the new ordinance, and the issue has been a topic of discussion ever since. As of yet, no one has approached the city board about opening an adult business.
