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Appeals board reverses city non-renewal for Moonlight Spa after contested hearing
Summary
After hearing city staff outline multiple municipal citations and receiving testimony from the establishment's counsel and witnesses about mitigating circumstances, the Green Bay Zoning and Planning Board of Appeals voted to amend the city's decision and sided with the petitioner in the Moonlight Spa licensing appeal.
The Zoning and Planning Board of Appeals voted to amend the city's non-renewal decision regarding Moonlight Spa's massage-establishment license after a contested quasi-judicial hearing that reviewed years of municipal citations, court activity and witness testimony.
City attorney Lacy Gocher told the board the municipal record included citations in 2021, 2024 and 2025 for violations of city ordinance 1095 (notably employing individuals who were not licensed under state law), and that repeated non-compliance after prior warnings formed the basis for the city's choice not to renew the establishment's license. "The reason for the non-renewal is just a repeated history of violations and demonstrated inability to comply with the ordinance," Gocher said.
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