Babylon, NY Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted zone
- Industrial districts only
- Residential buffer
- 1,000 feet
- Other adult-use buffer
- 500 feet
- School/park/church buffer
- 1,000 feet
- Uses per lot
- One maximum
Summary
Town of Babylon confines adult uses to industrial zoning districts and requires a 1,000-foot buffer from residential lots, schools, parks, and houses of worship, plus 500 feet from any other adult use.
Adult uses shall be allowable only in industrial zoned districts and subject to the regulations set forth in this article. The lot line of any of the above uses shall not be located within a one-thousand-foot radius of the lot line of any lot zoned for residential use. For purposes of this subsection, cemetery property shall be deemed not zoned residential. The lot line of any of the above uses shall not be located within a five-hundred-foot radius of the lot line of another such legal adult use.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4941158; v66 updated 2026-05-13; through 05-13-2026).
Full Breakdown
Under Town of Babylon Code Art. XXXI, adult bookstores, theaters, cabarets, and similar sexually oriented businesses may locate only in industrial-zoned districts. Their lot line must stay at least 1,000 feet from any residentially zoned lot, school, library, church, park, or playground, and 500 feet from another legal adult use. Only one adult use is allowed per lot, and cemetery land does not count as residential for buffer purposes.
Violations & Fines
Locating an adult use outside an industrial district or within the required 1,000- or 500-foot buffer violates Ch. 213 Art. XXXI, subjecting the operator to Town Board injunctive action and zoning enforcement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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