Ordinance Plugs Sex Shop Loophole

Red Bank has amended an ordinance, limiting where sex shops and strip clubs can operate.

In an apparent effort to protect its more dignified retail outlets, Red Bank Council approved an ordinance at its regular meeting Tuesday night that closes zoning loopholes and would severely restrict sex shops and strip clubs from doing business within the borough.  According to Mayor Pat Menna, court decisions rendered at the State level prohibit towns from completely prohibiting adult oriented businesses. The decisions have made it easier for lascivious enterprises to set up shop in or near the borough's downtown if they chose to, he said, though the closest Red Bank's come to full frontal in recent years has been a racy poster or two taped inside of a bar window. The newly approved ordinance, which will head to the zoning board for a …

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