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<br />Zoning Bulletin <br /> <br />Ordinance-Store claims county wrongly classified it as <br />adult bookstore <br /> <br />Argues county ordinance requiring special use permit violates <br />constitutional rights <br /> <br />Citation: Starship Enterprises of Atlanta, Inc. v. Fulton County, 2007 <br />WL 3047254 (11th Cir. 2007) <br />The 11 th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over Ala- <br />bama, Florida and Georgia. <br /> <br />GEORGIA {10/19/07)-Starship Enterprises of Atlanta, Inc. operated <br />retail stores that sold books, magazines, apparel, gifts, and novelties, <br />some of which were sexually explicit. Starship planned to open a store <br />in Fulton County, which required businesses with more than 25 per- <br />cent sexually explicit inventory to obtain a special use permit. <br />A county code enforcement officer inspected the proposed location <br />and concluded that Starship's store was an adult bookstore that re- <br />quired a special use permit. Starship contended that its merchandise was <br />less than 25 percent sexually explicit and that it was not subject to the <br /> <br /> <br />" ~9st. ,. _ :f.I~~::SeM a.~&es5 (!lan <br />NiJl,MN ?5194-0g9'~ . <br /> <br />THOMSON <br />* <br />\NEST <br /> <br />610 Opperman Drive. P.O. Box 64526 . St. Paul, MN 55164-0526 <br />1-BOO-229-2084. email: west.customerservice@thomson.com.west.thomson.comlquinlan <br />155N 0514-7905 . @ 2007 Thomson/West. All Rights Reserved. Quinlan™ is a Thomson/West brand. <br /> <br />2 <br /> <br />52 <br />