City wins power to shut down strip clubs that flout New York zoning rules
samsung1
Ohio
The city has won another victory in its quest to regulate smut shops, beating back a challenge from strip clubs.
A decision issued Friday gives the city the power to shut down topless bars that are just paying lip service to zoning rules.
City regulations require that X-rated businesses be confined to special zones. Stores outside those zones can't have more than 40% adult material.
The city says many sex-related shops stocked G-rated stuff to meet the letter of the law - while their main focus was porn.
A judge had already agreed inspectors could go after video and book stores that fell into that category. The new ruling allows them to force 20 clubs out of residential neighborhoods.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010…
A decision issued Friday gives the city the power to shut down topless bars that are just paying lip service to zoning rules.
City regulations require that X-rated businesses be confined to special zones. Stores outside those zones can't have more than 40% adult material.
The city says many sex-related shops stocked G-rated stuff to meet the letter of the law - while their main focus was porn.
A judge had already agreed inspectors could go after video and book stores that fell into that category. The new ruling allows them to force 20 clubs out of residential neighborhoods.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010…
5 comments
The bottom floor will be a Hooters style establishment with cute waitresses in sexy costumes-and a gift shop selling T shirts, calendars, etc. Upstairs will be an upscale strip joint. A bonus will be the cute waitress who says, with a wink, "I'll be upstairs from 2 to 6. See me."
Until the next revolution comes, we will have to get by with the government telling us to take our shoes off when they want us to, pay higher (local) taxes and bullshit like parking tickets that cost hundreds of dollars, what we can eat (and you are welcome to eat fatty foods or smoke if you are willing to pay for your freedom to do so - thats a tax if it isn't clear.)
the way things are, I don't think your idea would fly. if the inspectors can check out the entire place (and city inspectors usually can), then they'd know that the upper floor was being used for activities that are outside of the zoning code. then they just sweep in and shut them down.
Dreamgirls in Columbus has a second level floor but it is the $275/30 min VIP suites. I would not mind going up there but finding a dancer to take with me is a challenge at a dive like dreamgirls.