Legal Opinion
D'Ambra v. City of Providence
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided September 28, 1998No. 97-162LPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LÁGUEUX, Chief Judge.
In March 1997, the City of Providence (“defendant”) rejected the application of Dennis D’Ambra (“plaintiff”) for a license to offer adult entertainment at 257 Allens Avenue. This kind of entertainment, described for the record in the City’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, § 1000.8, is a permitted use in an industrial zone where the plaintiffs property is located.
The Board of Licenses unanimously rejected plaintiffs application on March 3, 1997 based on a new policy. As Chairman Ray-. mond Dettore, Jr. explained at the meeting:
the policy of the…
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