The Minneapolis City Council has approved a business license to a strip club that would be located next to a Christian nightclub.
The Council voted 10-3 recently in favor of granting a license to the owners of Diva’s Gentlemen's Club despite a recommendation by the city's public safety committee to deny the permit, the Star Tribune reported.
The council rejected the claim by the owner of a Christian nightspot, called Club Three Degrees, who claimed the club was akin to a church, thus making it illegal for the strip club to located next to it. By law, no adult business may operate in Minneapolis within 500 feet of a church, schools or other public facilities.
Diva's owner, Mike Nigai, said the club would open in the next two to two-and-a-half months.
Nancy Aleksuk, Club Three Degrees’ co-founder, said she was surprised by the city’s action, saying the club would now look into possible legal action to stop the strip club from opening.
