San Jose Massage Parlors: Proposed Redwood City massage parlor rejected
Proposed Redwood City massage parlor rejected
By Shaun Bishop Bay Area News Group
Posted: 07/28/2009 01:54:57 PM PDT
Updated: 07/28/2009 01:55:01 PM PDT
A proposal for a new massage parlor in Redwood City was shot down by the city council Monday night after the applicant refused to accept changes that the city drew up to address residents’ concerns about the plan.
The council upheld neighbors’ appeal of the city zoning administrator’s March decision to approve a use permit for the establishment, which would have been in the 1,150-square-foot ground floor of a commercial building at 515 Woodside Rd.
Residents worried the business would be a poor fit with the nearby Redwood Oaks neighborhood, saying patrons of the massage parlor could cause traffic and parking problems.
…
Some neighbors wrote to the city with fears that the massage parlor would be a place of prostitution, though the city said the applicants passed police background checks and there were no signs the business would be illegitimate.