The Chattanooga City Council may vote tonight to table an ordinance requiring all nightclubs to be 1,000 feet away from residential areas.
During the Legal and Legislative Committee meeting today, Councilman Peter Murphy said more legwork needed to be conducted on the proposed legislation.
“I don’t think this ordinance is ready to be voted on tonight,” he said.
As a demonstration, council members went outside while a Parks and Recreation employee drove his Chevrolet sport utility vehicle down 10th Street with his stereo blasting until he reached 1,000 feet. The bass on the vehicle was barely noticeable.
“A thousand feet away is a long way,” Mr. Murphy said.
For more information, read tomorrow’s edition of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Cliff has worked for the Times Free Press for five years and covers Chattanooga city government. He previously covered Rhea County, as well as transportation and growth and development in Southeast Tennessee. A native of Maryville, Tenn., Cliff graduated in 2003 from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis on journalism. Before coming to Chattanooga, he was a crime reporter with Hernando Today, a supplement of The Tampa (Fla.) ...
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