34Development for the purpose of brothels and sex shops in business and industrial zones

34 Development for the purpose of brothels and sex shops in business and industrial zones

34 Development for the purpose of brothels and sex shops in business and industrial zones

Consent must not be granted to the carrying out of development for the purpose of a brothel or sex shop unless the consent authority has considered the following—

(a) whether the brothel or sex shop is operating near or within view from a place of public worship, hospital or school or any place regularly frequented by children for recreational or cultural activities,

(b) whether the brothel or sex shop would have an adverse impact on the amenity in the neighbourhood when taking into account other brothels or sex shops operating in the neighbourhood or other land uses within the neighbourhood involving similar hours of operation and creating similar amounts of noise and vehicular and pedestrian traffic,

(c) whether the brothel or sex shop will have suitable access,

(d) whether the brothel or sex shop will alter the character of the neighbourhood.