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Thursday, January 26, 2006
Ind. Law - Dubois plans ordinance on adult businesses
The Louisville Courier Journal reports today, via the AP, that:
JASPER, Ind. -- Dubois County officials are considering an ordinance to make it more difficult for an adult-entertainment business to open.Since it is illegal to ban such businesses, the ordinance is aimed at creating detailed regulations for operating one. * * *
The commissioners said they had been considering an ordinance since November, when officials of neighboring Spencer County began battling the Love Boutique -- a 24-hour adult-entertainment business that opened at U.S. 231 and Interstate 64.
Dubois County Attorney Art Nordhoff presented the ordinance to the Board of Commissioners Monday.
It would establish rules regarding business and employee licenses, inspections, hours of operation and consequences for not following state regulations.
It also states that adult-entertainment businesses must be located at least 1,000 feet from churches, elementary or secondary schools, day-care centers, public parks or any home in the county.
"That is not necessarily zoning," Nordhoff said. "That can be (classified under) safety matters."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 26, 2006 07:58 AM
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