A Swingers Club Is Rebranded a Church To Evade Local Busybodies
"It will have the same rules that many churches observe" except adultery is OK.
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Sex Club Rebrands as Church to Thwart Nashville Zoning Laws
Do not deliver us, oh Lord, from temptation...
'A World-Class City Like Chicago' Needs Topless Strippers, Says Alderman
Measure would allow licensed "cabarets" to offer both alcohol and topless dancing.
Good Samaritans Warned: Stop Giving Away Free Things or Face $1,000 Fine
Altruism can be such an eyesore, complain neighbors.
Washington's Beautiful, Illegal Tiny Houses
Architectural minimalism runs afoul of outdated regulations in the nation's capital.
Developer Wants to Build Hundreds of Homes for Hasidic Jews; Catskills Town Might Dissolve Itself to Stop Him
The strangest local-government story you'll read today.
Why Aren't There More Unisex Bathrooms?
Blame building codes for long lines, unhappy transgender people, grumpy business owners, and more.
How Tacky T-shirts Became Contraband in New Orleans
Zoning enforcement is being used to rid the French Quarter of souvenir shops.
Zoning's Racist Roots Still Bear Fruit
The long, shameful legacy of state-sanctioned discrimination.
Florida City Bans Backyard Chickens
Father upset about impact on autistic son who cares for his
Orlando Generously Allows Residents to Slightly Control Their Own Yards
Vegetable gardens permitted with heavy regulation
Meddling Officials Put Kibosh on Crazy Naked Haunted House Plan
No stripping at Shocktoberfest!
Judge Rejects Huntington Beach's Attempt to Shut Down Massive Weekend Rave
City officials claim they only found out about it recently
Libertarian Group Helps Dearborn Residents Fight Proposed Garage Restrictions
City looking to ban use of garages as living spaces
Man Faces $500 a Day Fines for Pet Ducks
Pennsylvania town says the pets are technically poultry
Zoning Board Orders Dad to Destroy His Daughter's Birthday Present
The war on tree houses
Zoning Kills Affordable Housing
How established homeowners use regulations to stop new low-cost homes.
New York Rules Communities Can Zone Out Fracking
Doing so does not run afoul of state law, appeals court says
LA to Crack Down on Illegal Birthing Hotels
Allow women from other countries to board there and have children on American soil
Judge Dismisses Ohio Christian Group's Lawsuit Over Zoning
The Tree of Life Christian School wanted to move into a building in downtown Upper Arlington. A zoning regulation prohibits schools but allows some church uses. The judge said the group had to request a rezoning first
