What is odd though is the fact that 8 separate signs each that span approx. 4 feet in length and 2 feet in height are not considered signs by the County Zoning office

“The code citations wouldn’t be relevant until the shop opened. What I’m referring to here is something that would permit the occupancy permit or business license to be revoked or suspended.”

Greg, I’m just trying to understand your logic. If there is a code that prohibits distribution of obscene material and for the sake of argument let’s say that what this business does is distribution of obscene material (for those of you who claim it isn’t….amazing how many men have an addiction to porn). Why would the City issue a permit which would allow a code or law to be broken?

That makes no sense. It would almost be the same as DMV issuing a driver’s license to an illegal alien….etc.

Hopefully the business going in on Main Street will be a bit more tasteful with its displays and signage

I’m not sure we even want government to be able to target businesses it decides it doesn’t like, when those businesses are lawful business and don’t violate zoning or other laws.

What is needed is a citizen’s action, to encourage the business to find a more appropriate location. That is what a town hall meeting could have done for us — and what a public hearing won’t. The City Council calling this meeting effectively shut down a meeting that might have been useful.

They have a few ceiling speakers that when I left were way too quiet to hear much of what was going on in the room; I did catch that the attorney said there was little they could do since the business was legal, but if they measured a negative impact and could word a law in a non-discriminatory manner, they might be able to do something — I guess if every other business shuts down and they turn downtown into a ghetto, that might give them freedom to do something.

Back to the City Council’s subterfuge. Even though they scheduled their meeting supposedly in the 2nd floor (according to their TV channel), they are meeting in the same room as Jackson was supposed to meet. And they have a public comment period, which boots Miller.

HOWEVER, they aren’t televising the meeting, even though City Council meetings are regularly televised. So apparently they “forgot” to tell the TV people about their meeting, and probably also prevented them from covering the town hall Jackson scheduled.

I guess Jackson should have scheduled his public meeting in a more accomodating place than City Hall.

Why are so many commenters insisting on a big government solution. You damned commies insist on regulating this small business to death. More and more government is not the answer. Let the free market work.

This entrepeneur is pursuing the American dream. He starts a small business that will employ other Americans and you want the government to close him down just because you don’t like his products.

If no one buys his products he will fail. If they do he will succeed. That is the American way.

Or do you only believe in free markets and limited government on a case by case basis?

If you don’t stick to your principles then they are not principles. They are just hobbies.

The big boys get what they want largely through an attitude that suggests they have us by the short hairs. I’d rather do business with someone that truly has the best interests of my short hairs in their mission statement!

This kind of place is similar to a cigar shop. A high pedestrian traffic area is part of the business plan. and both sell products and ideas that a large part of the general population doesn’t want to promulgate in our youth. If you’re against the adult novelty shop, you must be against a cigar shop as well.

The answer is to decide what choices in life you want to restrict, and then pass those restrictive laws before it becomes an issue. Or you could just develop your child’s ability to think and understand.

Either way, a lack of planning on your part should not constitute an emergency on the city leaders’ part.

After fall of Soviet Russia whole country turn into great big porno shop with even naked clowns at childrens circus. What huge mess. Now life expectancy is at 50 years old for men with huge disease problems on top of alcoholism. Country falling apart and may not even exist in three more generations this way.

Sometimes Boris wonder if Americans ever bother to learn what happens in other countries when they do stupid things.

http://library.municode.com/HTML/14114/level2/C20_AIII.html

Interesting read.

http://library1.municode.com/default-test/home.htm?infobase=10932&doc_action=whatsnew

DIVISION 3. OBSCENITY AND RELATED OFFENSES, Sec. 78-251 to 78-262, especially the definition of obscenity and laws on distributing obscene material and items seems to be clear-cut to me.