Document Type

Article

Abstract

The world of sex business regulation can be muddled and confusing. In the past, cities banned sexually-oriented businesses (SOBs) on the basis that they were morally bankrupt and obscene. Courts have ruled that the First Amendment bars cities from regulating these businesses based on the content of the business, and therefore cities have found a way to regulate SOBs based on real or perceived negative effects that SOBs bring to the surrounding community. These negative effects are called secondary effects and their existence has been recently called into question. This report goes over the history of SOB regulations, studies that ask if secondary effects are real and a case study of SOB regulation in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Architecture | Urban, Community and Regional Planning

Publication Date

8-1-2017

Language

English

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