But they better plan on a fight from business owners. The adult entertainment ordinance landed back on the books Wednesday after being stalled in court for nearly two years. Zoning Administrator Sonny West says Metro Codes now has the power to regulate those businesses.
Nobody wants the prostitutes and drug dealers around.
There wasn't exactly a flood of applications yesterday, and West wonders if the law is being taken seriously. Then we can begin inspecting the establishments and make sure they are in compliance with the new ordinance. The application process includes a background check by Metro Police, along with photos and fingerprints. Because one of Metro's goals is to prevent convicted sex offenders from running adult entertainment businesses, the information will be reviewed at the April 13 meeting of the Sexually Oriented Business Licensing Board. The most important thing is the Constitution entitles these people to run these types of businesses, but Metro has to regulate.