Even though there are no strip clubs in the Georgia city, the Alpharetta City Council passed a resolution Monday declaring a 60-day moratorium on applications for adult businesses, according to a recently published report. The moratorium is designed to give City Attorney Sam Thomas time to review Alpharetta's ordinances to make sure they could effectively fence in any future applicants.
Retailers such as the Love Shackâs John Cornetta have evaluated the town for possible sites a few years ago, but gave up after finding the city lacked any good locations.
"Now it's too close to [the Love Shack] in Johns Creek," Cornetta told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "But it doesn't matter. I could knock down any ordinance they come up with."
According to the report, no one formally asked for the review, but City Councilwoman Debbie Gibson said she thought it would be a good idea.
"Every once in a while something like this comes along and we feel like it's a good idea to take a look at it," Gibson told reporters.
Alpharetta's ordinances tightly restrict the location of any adult establishments, limiting them to light industrial zoning areas, which are almost nonexistent in Alpharetta.
According to the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, the laws also spell out limitations on the proximity adult businesses may have to schools, day care facilities and churches, and to each other.
