"Strip Clubs" in Ward 5

The following was forwarded to several listservs & was written in response to a citizen complaint about "stip bars" possibly locating in Ward 5. As you can see, the response from the Councilmember is that such clubs cannot locate outside the central business district. I'm pretty sure this was also the conclusion reached a while back when there was a misapprehension that Joe Englert's Show Bar would be some kind of strip club (it's not a strip club). But zoning laws are complicated and confusing.

In a message dated 02/13/2006 8:40:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, jim@grahamwone.com writes:

Thanks. As it turns out, they cannot move anywhere but the central
business district. And Ward 5 was never referenced in the bill that I
withdrew. CM Jim Graham


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