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Law change as sex shop gets all-clear
Rebecca Woolley
24 April 2008
DAYS after a city court allowed a second sex shop to be built in Manly, the council has beefed up its laws to stop more "seedy" adult premises from being set up.
Everything Adult, a late-night store specialising in sex toys, lingerie and pornographic magazines, was allowed to trade from premises in Roycroft Arcade after an appeal was upheld last week.
Land and Environment Court commissioner Robert Hussey defended his decision by stating the amended plans met "conditions of consent" under Manly's planning laws.
On Monday councillors unanimously voted to strengthen its Local Environment Plan by recategorising adult stores as restricted premises.
This would require business owners to lodge a fresh development application rather than a "change of use", which has to meet less-stringent regulations. The new definition related to premises restricting access to people over the age of 18 "including sex shops and similar premises", but not hotels, motels, pubs, brothels or escort services.
Everything Adult sparked controversy as it is next-door to a children's clothing store and in full view of Manly Library, Mayor Peter Macdonald's office and the 145-year-old Manly Congressional Church.
Cr Macdonald said "seedy" adult shops were not welcome and hindered recent efforts to attract high-quality retail businesses to the Manly shopping hub.
New plans include obscure glazing, visibility barriers, closed-circuit video cameras and a buzzer on the stairs to monitor customers and stop minors from getting in.
Everything Adult will be Manly's second sex shop, with Good Vibrations already operating 100m away.
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