Norfolk repeals longtime unenforced psychic reading ban
Norfolk City Council members repealed a decades-old, unenforced ban on palm-reading and other types of psychic readings at a meeting Tuesday.
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Norfolk City Council members repealed a decades-old, unenforced ban on palm-reading and other types of psychic readings at a meeting Tuesday.
City Attorney Bernard Pishko has sent an ordinance to Norfolk City Council calling for Section 29-65 to be repealed. The code was created in 1979.
In the face of a stalled casino plan, Norfolk city leaders are exploring the possibility of partnering with a developer other than a group currently working for the Pamunkey tribe. But state legislators want to make sure the Pamunkeys aren't cut out of the deal.
Two neighborhood civic leagues and Norfolk's Planning Commission previously recommended denial of conditional use permits for Armed Forces Brewing Company. However, an attorney for the brewery threatened legal action if the city denied the permits, citing a case against Chesapeake and state code.
After the Norfolk Planning Commission shot down the controversial brewery’s request for three conditional use permits, City Council had the final say on Tuesday.