Islip, NY Business Licensing & Operations: Adult Entertainment (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted district
- Industrial 1 only
- Residential separation
- 500-foot radius
- From other adult use
- One-half-mile radius
- Schools, churches, parks
- 500-foot radius
- Per lot
- One adult use maximum
Summary
Adult uses in the Town of Islip are allowed only in an Industrial 1 District, and each must sit at least 500 feet from any residential zone, school, church, park, or playground, and a half-mile from any other adult use.
§ 68-341.1. Adult uses. Adult uses shall be allowable in an Industrial 1 District pursuant to the following: ... The adult uses ... are to be restricted as to location ...: (1) Any of the above uses shall not be located within a five-hundred-foot radius of any area zoned for residential use. (2) Any of the above uses shall not be located within a one-half-mile radius of another such use. (3) Any of the above uses shall not be located within a five-hundred-foot radius of any school, church or other place of religious worship, park, playground or playing field.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4826765; v112 updated 2026-02-24; through 02-24-2026).
Full Breakdown
Town Code § 68-341.1 confines adult bookstores, adult theaters, adult drive-in theaters, adult entertainment cabarets, adult motels, peep shows, and massage establishments to the Industrial 1 District. Each must stay outside a 500-foot radius of any residentially zoned land, and outside a 500-foot radius of any school, church or other place of worship, park, playground or playing field. No adult use may sit within a half-mile of another. Only one adult use is allowed per lot. The Zoning Board of Appeals can waive the separation rules only if 51% or more of nearby property owners petition in support.
Violations & Fines
The Zoning Board of Appeals enforces § 68-341.1. A legal nonconforming adult use must shut down within one to five years under an amortization schedule keyed to its capital investment (under $200,000 closes within one year).
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