WESTBROOK — The owner of the Dreamers strip club lost a second appeal Wednesday to regain a permit to operate his business on Warren Avenue in Westbrook.
After about 90 minutes of testimony, the Westbrook Zoning Board of Appeals denied the appeal because club owner Larry Ferrante had failed to file within the required 30-day window.
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Ferrante had appealed the revocation of his occupancy permit by the fire inspector because of an inadequate sprinkler system and other violations.
Ferrante lost an earlier appeal of the revocation of his occupancy permit for building code violations.
The Dreamers strip club opened in September but was shut down the next day for building code and fire safety violations.
Since then the Westbrook City Council adopted a new ordinance that bans full nudity and alcohol in strip clubs, and sets a closing time of 1 a.m.
Ferrante’s lawsuit against Westbrook is pending in U.S. District Court. He is renovating his club to meet building and fire safety codes in order to reopen, he said.
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