Legal Opinion
Kismet Investors, Inc. v. County of Benton
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided September 12, 2000No. C9-00-65PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge
Kism'et Investors, Inc., appeals the district court’s decision affirming ■ Benton County’s denial of Kismet’s application for a variance to allow Bang’s on the Lake, an adult cabaret, to continue operating in its existing location. Kismet also appeals from the court’s summary judgment that the Benton County ordinance making King’s an unlawful use does not violate the First Amendment. Because we conclude that the county reasonably denied the variance and that the ordinance does not violate the First Amendment, we affirm.
FACTS
King’s on the Lake, also called King’s Inn, is a…
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