Manchester adult-entertainment establishments are restricted by Ch. 410 zoning, with separation from schools, churches, parks, and residences. NH RSA 644:9-a sets state obscenity rules. Licensing flows through City Clerk.
Manchester Code Ch. 410 (Zoning) restricts adult bookstores, cabarets, and similar uses to specific commercial districts and imposes minimum separation distances from schools, places of worship, public parks, and residential zones — typically 1,000 feet. NH RSA 571-B governs alcohol-permit adult-entertainment overlap. Establishments need a Manchester business registration plus any state liquor license through NH Liquor Commission. First Amendment limits restrict outright bans, but reasonable time, place, and manner rules are enforceable. Building Code Ch. 70 separately applies to physical structure.
Operating outside permitted zones, violating separation distances, or operating without licenses subjects owners to zoning enforcement and license revocation.
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