The revised zoning ordinance would force late-night businessesto shut their doors before midnight or pay between $600 and $1,800annually for extended-hour operating permits that would requireplanning commission approval. Operating permits can now be hadover-the-counter for $30.

The changes won't affect current businesses "grandfathered" inunder existing zoning rules as long as their nature, size andlocation remain the same, thereby restricting the expansion ofexisting businesses. The ordinance stems from disturbances at adance club in Centerville that shut down after a 1997 shooting anda June 1998 fight..

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