City of Ramsey v. Amusement Center, Inc.

OPINION

SHORT, Judge.

This case involves the application of a city ordinance requiring removal of viewing booth doors in adult bookstores. On appeal from the trial court’s order compelling closure of an adult bookstore pending its compliance with the ordinance, the bookstore and its owner argue the trial court ignored the plain language of the ordinance. We disagree and affirm.

FACTS

Larry Holmberg’s The Amusement Center, Inc. (bookstore) sells adult magazines, books, videos and devices. The bookstore also has eighteen booths in which patrons can watch rented videos. All the booths, except one,…