Garden Grove Ca Zoning

The City Council has ordered workers to get rid of a red, no-parking curb that has apparently become the last straw in a long-festering neighborhood feud. Officials said they were chagrined to be caught in the middle of the dispute after a city worker painted red the curb in front of a residence on a public street at the request of one of the parties. They implored residents to be neighborly to one another.

The City Council voted Tuesday to bring in a hearing officer to consider whether to revoke a permit for an adult bookstore. In actuality, hearing officer Albert B. Chettle had already been chosen by city officials and conducted the hearing on the permit of A-Z Adult Books on Jan. 22. City Atty. Stuart B. Scudder said that although it is general procedure for the council to approve the hearing first, it is only a technical detail. Chettle's decision is expected in two weeks, Scudder said.

Although only two neighbors spoke against it, the City Council this week rejected plans for a club with nude women dancing for customers sipping nonalcoholic beverages. Council members said they denied the application to establish the so-called nude juice bar primarily because it did not have adequate parking, but also because of a potential increase in crime and decrease in property values in the neighborhood.

The debate over a proposed nude juice bar will resume Tuesday, this time before the City Council. The council will consider a proposal to replace an adult bookstore and peep-show arcade with a juice bar featuring topless or nude women dancing before patrons as they sip nonalcoholic beverages. The proposal was rejected by the Planning Commission last month, but Waldon R. Welty, owner of A-Z Books on Garden Grove Boulevard, appealed that decision.

The city's Planning Commission has rejected an adult bookstore owner's plans to replace a peep-show arcade with a juice bar that would have featured topless or nude women dancing before patrons as they sipped nonalcoholic beverages. The Planning Commission unanimously rejected Waldon R. Welty's plans, saying that the project could jeopardize the health, safety and welfare of residents in the area.

The owner of an adult bookstore won his latest battle against the city Tuesday, but he has more ahead as he pursues plans to transform the peep-show arcade into a "nude juice bar" where patrons would watch exotic dancers while sipping nonalcoholic beverages. On Tuesday, Superior Court Judge C. Robert Jameson rejected the city's effort to shorten the hours at A-Z Books. It now runs 24 hours on weekends and until 2 a.m. on weekdays. "We got what we wanted," said Roger J.

A Superior Court judge has pleased both Buddhist leaders and city officials by offering a compromise on how many people may attend services at a local temple. The city had asked the court for an injunction limiting worshipers at Temple Lien Hoa to 10, while representatives of the temple had requested that 30 people be allowed to attend services at the converted five-bedroom home.

The City Council last week refused to let a restaurant serve alcohol on its patio, despite lobbying by the property owner, Councilman J. Tilman Williams. The council also revoked a conditional use permit allowing alcoholic beverages at another restaurant, Unique Zone, which police say is frequented by gang members. Following discussion on the permit for Unique Zone on Garden Grove Boulevard, Williams voted with the other four council members to revoke it, based on past violations.

Garden Grove City Council members this week received the results of a study they said could lead to changes in zoning laws for businesses selling sexually explicit materials. The report, completed by UC Irvine researchers Richard McCleary and James Meeker, examined the effects of adult businesses on property values, crime and nuisances such as noise and litter.

Bogdan (Bugsy) Szymanek will find out tonight whether 70 of his homing pigeons will be forced to fly the coop. At tonight's meeting, the City Council will reconsider a law prohibiting residents from keeping more than 10 birds on their property. So far, both city staff and the Planning Commission have recommended that the city retain the 10-birds law, citing potential harm to local health and safety. "I keep my fingers crossed," Szymanek said Monday.