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The Maplewood City Council regarding regulations in Maple- But Wiegert asked whether
recently gave final approval to wood. parts of the ordinance could be
an ordinance,which regulates The new regulations will help "open to challenge on being
escort services and rap,sauna purely arbitrary.
and massage parlors. insure that surrounding neigh-
"I think if we had established
-- borhoods aren't downgraded or
blighted, the ordinance states. saunas operating in the city right
THE ORDINANCE would, now they would probably chal-
among other things,prohibit "Do you feel it (the ordinance) lenge it,"Lais said.But Lais said
those businesses from locating is supportable and has every- he doesn't think such businesses
within 2,600 feet of residential thing been tested?"Councilman will come into the city to at-
property,schools,churches and Donald Wiegert asked City At- tempt a challenge.
other similar businesses. torney Donald Lais.
When the council recently "I CAN'T TELL you that ev-
gave initial approval to the ordi- erything has been tested,"Lais
nance,Acting Manager Eric responded. "But I think it's sup-
Blarik noted: "For quite some portable.Other cities have such
time the staff has been con- ' ordinances.
cerned about the potential prob- "It(the ordinance)is tight and
lems that these types of busi-nesses sometimes generate with- its intended to be tight,"Lais
continued.
out proper regulation."
"There are some things in
Currently the,city has no there(the ordinance)that appear
escort services Or massage,sau- to be a.logical exercise of some
na or rap parlors.But city offi- of our police powers,"Wiegert
cials say they've had inquiries noted..
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