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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Discussion on Adult- Themed Businesses Causes Some Blushing

Town of Colonial Beach
“The Colonial Beach Planning Commission members had a blushing conversation while debating the issue of prohibiting adult bookstores and other adult theme-related services at the September planning commission meeting. The commission has been reviewing and updating one section of the zoning ordinance at a time. Presently, the commission is working on the Commercial Residential (CR) District Ordinance….

One of the changes, previously discussed, concerned the allowance of adult bookstores. Commissioner Kent Rodeheaver was particularly concerned that if the allowance was left in the ordinance, it might attract such a business to be located in a residential area, which he believes is not consistent with what the town’s citizens would want.”
~Writes Linda Farneth of The Journal

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