![]() ![]() This business is located in a zoning designation that does not permit Sexually Oriented Businesses,” the statement said. It is not a ‘sudden zoning violation issue,’ but rather an issue the City has been working to address with the property owner for years. “This is a Sexually Oriented Business (SOB) based on the merchandise they sell and the classes they offer. The city declined interview requests to the planning commission but issued the following statement: ![]() I’ve got one kid in college, another who’s going to go in a year, and I’m about to lose my income,” she said.īatchelder also serves as a guest speaker at half a dozen local colleges, including Irvine Valley College and California State University, Fullerton. Now Batchelder and her three employees will be out of a job. Officials on the planning commission told Batchelder she’s violated several rules. “That’s only about a third of them,” she said. She has a stack of 20 in her office that she’s held off paying on the advice of her lawyer. “I did everything they asked me to,” said Alysia Batchelder, 51.īatchelder took over the 40-year-old business 15 years ago, she said, renewing the license with no problem.īut in 2020 the city started issuing $3,000 a day fines to Batchelder, she said. Longtime sex Shop Pink Kitty will be scheduled to shut its doors Saturday after a protracted dispute with the city of Irvine over its business license. ![]()
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