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Vegas Showgirls, also known as The Joker Lounge, is one of the final two topless bars operating in downtown Augusta an a grandfathered special permit. The permit expired with the death of the clubs’ owner, James “Whitey” Lester earlier this year. [FILE/THE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE] 72 | 1736magazine.com 0818_T_70_AM____.indd 72 7/29/2019 4:28:18 PM
The estate “is not going to win a federal lawsuit against a zoning issue,” Commissioner Brandon Garrett told The Augusta Chronicle earlier this year. “That place has been grandfathered in for 20 years. I think it might be one last Hail Mary” attempt. In 1994, when six strip clubs were operating downtown, city officials made it illegal for nude clubs to serve alcohol. But they allowed the owners of the existing clubs, including Mr. Lester, to keep their alcohol licenses until the clubs closed or the owner died. The grandfathered permit that died with Lester allowed alcohol and nude dancing in the same establishment in non-industrial districts. Under the new regulation, the bars would have to move to a light- or heavy-industry zone or operate strictly as bars (with no nude dancing) or as strip clubs (that don’t serve alcohol). Unless the clubs’ federal litigation is successful, the city’s enforcement action would occur by the end of the year. Numerous academic studies claim strip clubs have a negative effect on their surroundings through crime, prostitution, drug use and declining property value, while an equal number show no such correlation. The clubs detractors say they are the last seedy obstacles hindering a downtown revitalization on lower Broad. And city leaders have wanted strip clubs out of downtown for a number of reasons, not the least of which is the $94 million Riverfront at the Depot project, “the biggest development in the history of Augusta a few blocks away,” Mayor Pro Tem Sean Frantom said. Fantasy’s closed in 2017. Baby Dolls closed in 2007. The Marine Room closed in 2005. ADULT CLUB RESTRICTIONS In addition to only being permitted in areas zone light or heavy industrial, adult entertainment businesses must also abide by a number of other restrictions on location. Those businesses cannot be within 1,000 feet of: • A church; • A public or private elementary or secondary school; • A child care center; • The boundaries of a residential district, or the property line of a lot devoted to residential use; • A public park; • A cemetery; • Another “sexually oriented business;” • A government building. The business also cannot locate within an area designated as a gateway or gateway corridor. Source: City of Augusta 1736magazine.com | 73 0818_T_70_AM____.indd 73 7/29/2019 4:28:26 PM
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Loop Recruiting co-owners Jason Ken
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FACES OF DOWNTOWN [MICHAEL HOLAHAN/
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