Home Depot has stepped in and invoked clauses in its land sale
contract with the owner of El Amigo Restaurant that will prevent
Ante Bilic from taking over the business and opening a strip
club.
Home Depot has stepped in and invoked clauses in its land sale contract with the owner of El Amigo Restaurant that will prevent Ante Bilic from taking over the business and opening a strip club.
But given that Gilroy is all about location, location, location in so many ways, and that our city is home to such a huge shopping attraction – the outlet center and other regional retail centers – another proposal is likely close behind.
Land owners might consider modifying their code, covenant and restriction documents to prevent such a business from moving in under unwanted circumstances and the City Council might want to review the current ordinance and, just as importantly, the overly enthusiastic response from the city planning staff.
Gilroy can’t afford the additional calls for police service that would be generated by adding a strip club to the mix and encouraging the inevitable issues that come with such an establishment – prostitution, drug sales and use, money laundering, driving while intoxicated – makes absolutely no sense.
For now, private enterprise has staved off the opening of a strip club in Gilroy. The planning application will, hopefully, spur a review of current city law and allow commercial center owners to review the restrictions associated with new businesses and land sales.
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure in this case and locking out, as much as possible, a business that would tax our police department and encourage the criminal element in our city is an absolutely worthwhile undertaking.
