No Strip Club For Gilroy :(
Despite the hopes for a Gilroy strip club expressed last week, it seems Gilroyans hoping to observe topless women (and tip them for the priviledge) will continue having to leave South County in order to do so. According to the Gilroy Dispatch-
Ante Bilic ended the controversy before it could really begin this morning by withdrawing his application to turn a Mexican restaurant into a strip club, according to the city’s planning department.Planning Division Manager Bill Faus received a phone call from the applicant this morning and said he awaited a formal written statement from Bilic to make the withdrawal official.
It seemed like a no-brainer for Bilic after lawyers for Home Depot – which leases the strip mall at 8800 San Ysidro Ave. north of the Gilroy Premium Outlets – sent city planners copies of a 1999 declaration that bars “adult entertainment facilities” on the premises. Credit Suisse filed the so-called declaration of conditions, covenants and restriction before it developed the property.
When I first read the headline I was all geared up to write another rant about how the government needs to get out of the morality business, but then I read deeper into the article. Unfortunately, my moral code insists that I support Home Depot and Credit Suisse in this case. It is exactly these sorts of “declaration of conditions” or “covenants” that I’d like to see used more often, though in lieu of zoning regulations rather than in addition to them.
I completely agree that a property owner has the right to determine what types of activities are undertaken on thier property and in this case they set about doing just that. The only “guilty” party in this case seems to be the owner of the Los Amigos restaurant who agreed to the covenant when purchasing the property but didn’t disclose it to Ante Bilic.
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