The Duluth City Council voted 9-0 last night to save a 62 year old business. A business that would have had to close do to a new state law, the law dealt with adult enteranment. It was passed and signed at the last minute with few people knowing about it.
The council said they were in support of this because they did not want close a business no matter what type it was.
Here is part of the article from the Duluth news tribune.
City councilors voted unanimously Monday for an ordinance that also will effectively save the Club Saratoga, but not plans for adult entertainment at NorShor Theatre.
The ordinance was written by the city attorneys office at the direction of 3rd District Councilor Russ Stewart, whose district includes the 62-year-old club that features nude dancers. The measure simply extends the citys existing standards for adult bookstores to live adult entertainment. The ordinance also mandates where such businesses can be located.
We are trying to regulate this type of business in a reasonable manner, Stewart said.
The new language was required because of a state law passed in May by the Legislature that puts tight restrictions on where strip clubs can be located in cities. The Club Saratoga was found in violation of the law that says a club cant be within 500 feetof any residence or within 2,800 feet of churches and schools. However, the law provides an exception where cities can write their own superseding ordinances that can be more or less strict.
The city ordinance Stewart added to was updated last fall to prohibit adult bookstores from being within 600 feet of churches, parks and schools or within 400 feet of pedestrian plazas.
To read more go to http://duluthnews.com
Read more of my thoughts here, http://duluthpolitics.blogspot.com/2006/06/club-saratoga-to-be-saved.html This originalrgianal post about the issue.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
I'm glad to see this issue put to rest, at least in regards to the Saratoga. Gives me at least a small bit of confidence in city government to see them act quickly and correctly (my view) on something.
Chris,
I also am glad this was fast. The last thing we would need was this to be draked out.
This was a very simple issue that did not need much talk in my mind. What they were doing was safeing a business that has been here for 62 years. In my view it does not matter what type of business it is.
The other thing is, it does nothing to help or grandfather the norshore in. This is okay by me.
I however am not against the business that they want to be. If some one does not like then don't do there. That is what I would do, and did when I found out what they wanted to do with old threater.
Post a Comment