A jazz club slated to be opened in Brainerd hit a roadblock Tuesday night when the City Council voted 6-3 to not give the club a special exceptions permit.
Jermaine Harper and Sharon Kelly, partners for the restaurant Mocha LLC on Brainerd Road, pleaded to council members that their business plan would consider the concerns of area residents.
Dozens of people crowded the City Council room both for and against the resolution.
Council members Russell Gilbert, Andraé McGary and Deborah Scott voted for approval.
McGary told council members they should consider the merits of the new club and not those of clubs before it, notably Deep Blue, a former club in the area that residents complained about for constant noise and litter problems.