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Fair Lawn council adopts zoning limits on massage businesses after owner raises concerns about definition and hours
Summary
The Borough of Fair Lawn adopted an ordinance restricting where massage-parlor businesses may operate after public comment from a licensed massage therapist who argued the proposed definition could lump legitimate medical and therapeutic practices with illicit operations. Council members said they will work with affected businesses on compliance.
The Borough of Fair Lawn Mayor and Council on Sept. 30 adopted an ordinance that prohibits ‘‘massage parlor’’ uses in several commercial and industrial zoning districts, after public comment from a local licensed massage-practice owner who objected to how the term is defined and to business-hour limits in the draft code.
The council approved the ordinance on second and final reading after a public hearing; the record shows the measure passed by roll call with all members voting in favor. Council members also tabled a separate, broader ordinance that would have banned massage parlors in all zoning districts because it was superseded by the narrower measure on the agenda.
The ordinance, as adopted, removes permissibility for the specified use in B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, I2 and I2ER zoning districts; the measure and the revised definitions in the municipal code were the subject of several…
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