Hollywood Restaurant Operated As Strip Club, City Alleges

HOLLYWOOD, CA — The City Attorney's Office is suing to recover the more than $25,000 in costs associated with the abatement of the former Cashmere Nightclub in Hollywood, which was allegedly operated as a strip club instead of a restaurant.

The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit was filed Friday against the property owner, 6759 Hollywood Associates LLC. The suit seeks $26,680 in abatement expenses, plus interest and attorneys' fees.

A representative for the company could not be immediately reached.

The suit alleges that the Cashmere Nightclub at 6757 W. Hollywood Blvd. violated its conditional-use permit by operating as a strip club instead of a restaurant, subleasing the premises to outside promoters, allowing beverages on the dance floor, permitting guests under 21 years old to be on the premises after 10 p.m. and playing music loud enough to be heard beyond the premises.

In addition, Los Angeles police documented call and arrest reports for criminal activity at the property for such crimes as homicide, rape, prostitution and the sales of alcoholic beverages containing contaminants, the suit states.

The zoning administrator held a hearing on the alleged CUP violations in October 2015 and less than five months later determined that the property created a public nuisance, according to the lawsuit. The City Attorney's Office notified the landlords that they were obligated to pay the abatement costs, but they have refused to do so to date, the suit alleges.

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