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Code board upholds order to close Showboat at 3524 Seventh Street after multiple drug citations
Summary
The Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board on April 11 upheld an order to close Showboat (3524 Seventh Street) and imposed a $2,000 fine after staff and Shively police described multiple qualifying criminal citations; the owner’s counsel said the principal had died and raised procedural objections, and indicated plans to seek judicial review.
The Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board on April 11 upheld an order to close Showboat, an adult-entertainment business at 3524 Seventh Street, and imposed a $2,000 fine after code-enforcement staff and Shively police testified the property had repeatedly qualified as a persistent illegal-activity property.
Hearing officer and board member Chris Wetland told the parties that he would "uphold the citation, I will uphold the order, and I will uphold the $2,000 fine, and get it over to district court where you can make your arguments." The order stems from an order to close issued March 3 and supporting citations and notices that staff said began with a December notice and continued through March citations.
Assistant county attorney Jason Fowler introduced the county’s case, saying the ordinance allows an order to close when a…
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