Sixteen years after adopting an ordinance relating to when and how sexually-oriented businesses operate, Boone County has a new regulatory resource in place.
Boone County can now strictly regulate the time, place and manner a sexually-oriented business operates, said Chattanooga, Tennessee-based attorney Scott Bergthold, who helped craft the new legislation.
After its second reading the Boone County Fiscal Court unanimously passed the measure outlining refreshed regulation and licensing requirements for the businesses, as well as its employees.
“Obviously it’s a forklift upgrade,” Boone County Administrator Jeff Earlywine said. “There were so many amendments we repealed in the old ordinance, recommending adoption of a new ordinance.”
Since the enactment of the county’s original ordinance in 2007, one serious sexually-oriented business inquiry has been received, Earlywine said.
“They indicated they were going to go through with the licensing requirement; we advised them on the rules and regulations; and at the end they elected not to move forward,” Earlywine said.
Bergthold previously assisted Boone County with language and other components within the former sexually-oriented businesses ordinance.
“Scott’s presentation and Q&A was just superb,” Boone County Judge/Executive Gary W. Moore said. “Great work here. Another clean up. Jeff, once again, leaving us in good hands.”