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Boonville Adult businesses are permitted in only districts zoned C-1 and C-2 by special use permit subject to the following conditions and in no other areas ordinance (Appendix C, Section 2.93)

Appendix C: Zoning · Part 2. Use of Premises

a. Definitions. All words and terms used in this Section shall have the meaning ascribed to such word or term in Chapter 10, Article VII of this Code.

b. Special Conditions.

(1) No adult business shall be permitted within 1,000 feet of any religious institution, school, public park or any property zoned for residential use. Such distance shall be measured in a straight line without regard to intervening properties from the closest exterior structural wall of the adult entertainment establishment to the closest property line of the religious institution, school, or public park, or the property zoned for residential use.

(2) No adult business shall be allowed to locate or expand within 300 feet of any other adult business or of any business licensed to sell or serve alcoholic beverages whether or not such businesses is also an adult business. The distance between any two adult businesses or between an adult business and a business selling or serving alcoholic beverages shall be measured in a straight line without regard to intervening structures from the closest exterior structural wall of each business.

(3) Direct access to and from the adult business shall not be provided from a residential street.

(4) The property on which such use is located shall have a minimum of 100 feet of street frontage.

(5) The facility on which the use is located and the parking for such facility shall have a front yard setback of 20 feet, a side yard setback of ten feet, and a rear yard setback of ten feet.

(6) All off-street parking shall conform to the Code. Off-street parking shall be provided at a ratio equal to that required for other comparable commercial businesses.

(7) All landscaping and screening requirements of the Code shall be observed. (8) The facility in which the use is located shall be designed in such a fashion that all openings, entries and windows prevent view into such facilities from any pedestrian, sidewalk, walkway, street or other public area. No adult entertainment activity shall take place partially or totally outside the adult business.

(9) The facility in which such a use is located shall be limited to one wallmounted sign no greater than one square foot of sign per linear foot of wall length, not to exceed a total of 50 square feet; said sign shall not flash, blink or move by mechanical means and shall not extend above the roof line of the building. Further, no merchandise or pictures of products or entertainment on the premises shall be displayed in window areas or any area where such merchandise or pictures can be viewed from the sidewalk in front of the building. No flashing lights and/or lighting which leaves the impression of motion or movement shall be permitted.

(10) Lighting the parking area must provide a minimum light level of 0.25 footcandles over the entire parking area, but in no point shall the light level exceed 3.0 footcandles, nor shall any increase in light levels or visible glare be permitted at the lot line.

(11) An application for adult business license shall be submitted simultaneously with the application for special use permit.

c. Site Plan Required. Each application for a

special use permit shall require the submission of an accompanying site plan. The site plan shall include, as a minimum, the following information:

(1) The site plan shall be drawn at a scale

of one inch equals 50 feet or larger. (2) The site plan shall delineate the prop-

erty lines of the proposed project, and shall indicate the zoning and present use of abutting properties.

(3) The site plan shall delineate existing

rights-of-way and easements.

(4) The site plan shall delineate the gen-

eral location and width of all proposed streets and public rights-of-way, such as alleys, pedestrian ways and easements.

(5) The site plan shall delineate the pro-

posed building layout with the front, side and rear building setbacks as required in Subsection b(5) of this Section.

(6) The site plan shall characterize the

proposed usage of the building and description of the proposed use by type, character and intensity.

(7) The site plan shall delineate the loca-

tion, number of parking spaces, and the proposed parking and loading ratio and its location and requirements in accordance with Subsection (b) of this Section.

(8) The site plan shall delineate all points

of access and egress in accordance with Subsection b(3) of this Section. (9) The site plan shall present in tabular

form the proposed net density of the use providing the number of seats, employees or other applicable unit of measure.

(10) The site plan shall delineate the gross

floor area of the building or structure. (11) The site plan shall detail the proposed

states of construction for all land in development and improvements within the proposed district.

(12) The site plan shall describe the landscaping to be provided.

(13) The site plan shall delineate the proposed exterior lighting in accordance with Subsection b(10) of this Section. (14) The site plan shall delineate the proposed architectural details of the facility in accordance with Subsection b(8) of this Section.

(15) The site plan shall indicate the signage in accordance with Subsection b(9) of this Section.

(16) The site plan shall set forth any other information necessary for determination of the suitability of the proposed use for the site.

(17) The site plan shall show that the measurements from the building to surrounding structures and property lines comply with this Section.

Official source: City of Boonville official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 2.93

Text from Supplement 8 (December 2025), through Ordinance 4678 of December 16, 2024.

Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.