Council shelves plan to restrict adult stores By Bryan P. Searsbsears@patuxent.com Posted 6/02/10
Moxley plans to ‘rework’ bill for vote in June
A bill intended to push businesses that sell sexually explicit products from residential areas was withdrawn before it could be voted on during the May 27 meeting of the Baltimore County Council.
Councilman Sam Moxley, who represents the 1st District that includes Catonsville and Arbutus, had sponsored the bill, along with Councilman John Olszewski.
Olszewski represents the 7th District, which includes Dundalk, Essex and part of Rosedale,
Currently, under a 1998 law, businesses selling sexually explicit material, along with massage parlors and tattoo and body piercing businesses, are required to locate in areas zoned for manufacturing.
An exemption, however, allows businesses that sell sexually explicit material to open in areas zoned for commercial activity — provided no more than 20 percent of the store is used to sell such materials.

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