Sec. 243.0075. NOTICE BY SIGN. (a) An applicant for a license or permit issued under Section 243.007 for a location not currently licensed or permitted shall, not later than the 60th day before the date the application is filed, prominently post an outdoor sign at the location stating that a sexually oriented business is intended to be located on the premises and providing the name and business address of the applicant.
(b) A person who intends to operate a sexually oriented business in the jurisdiction of a municipality or county that does not require the owner or operator of a sexually oriented business to obtain a license or permit shall, not later than the 60th day before the date the person intends to begin operation of the business, prominently post an outdoor sign at the location stating that a sexually oriented business is intended to be located on the premises and providing the name and business address of the owner and operator.
(c) The sign must be at least 24 by 36 inches in size and must be written in lettering at least two inches in size. The municipality or county in which the sexually oriented business is to be located may require the sign to be both in English and a language other than English if it is likely that a substantial number of the residents in the area speak a language other than English as their familiar language.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1109, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 648 (S.B. 1030), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Regulation of Land Use, Structures, Businesses, and Related Activities
Subtitle C - Regulatory Authority Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government
Chapter 243 - Municipal and County Authority to Regulate Sexually Oriented Business
Section 243.001. Purpose; Effect on Other Regulatory Authority
Section 243.003. Authority to Regulate
Section 243.004. Exempt Business
Section 243.006. Scope of Regulation
Section 243.007. Licenses or Permits