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| Important Legal Decision About Exclusionary Zoning |
| 2007-04-01 |
| Municipalities that want to exclude strip clubs must first consider evidence of potential negative impacts such as rising crime or falling property values, a federal appeals court has ruled. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that, although the U.S. Supreme Court has not "expressly decided the issue," its case law suggests that town officials must provide evidence of "negative secondary effects" before passing an ordinance to ban nude dancing... If upheld, this could affect a whole range of exclusionary zoning laws, for such things as gun ranges, home based businesses, and might even challenge CCR exclusions. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #1 The posturing 'city fathers' like to play this card all the time and demonstrate time and again they're just a bunch of pathetic wannabes. "If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles." Sun Tzu The prissy city fathers might want to understand the business first. First, its about cash. Second, its about how they set up their business model [organization]. Pass an ordinance that any entertainer working more than x number of hours in a month or x number of hours combined in six months has to be an employee of the establishment. Said employer must comply with all existing laws concerning pay, withholding, and taxes as well as pay their portion thereof as any other business. Said employer is also responsible for their employee's behavior and actions on the job. It can not be contracted out which is the current method most of these establishments use to skirt the laws. That'll put a crunch on their bottom line. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-04-01 19:58 |