Drag reveals might be restricted in Branson after a board of aldermen vote Tuesday evening.

The Branson Board of Aldermen voted 4 to 2 on an ordinance requiring drag reveals to be held solely within the downtown zoning district the place grownup leisure is already allowed below metropolis code. Any enterprise at the moment internet hosting drag reveals that isn’t situated downtown might be allowed to proceed doing so.

Many residents have pushed for the restrictions citing Branson’s fame as a household pleasant vacation spot.

Alderman Cody Fenton mentioned he voted towards the measure as a result of he represents downtown.

“You know, our downtown’s kind of unique, you know, in that it’s not like other downtowns,” he said, “and so, I think, if you step back, the fact that adult entertainment is zoned down there is perhaps problematic and perhaps should be looked at.”

Alderman Chuck Rodriguez additionally voted towards the ordinance. He mentioned earlier than the vote that they took a pledge to uphold the structure. He mentioned the ordinance goes towards residents’ First Amendment rights, and so they have been opening themselves as much as a lawsuit.

But Branson Board of Alderman member Ruth Denham pointed to metropolis code permitting grownup leisure within the downtown zoning district.

“Did any of us up here have anything to do with it?” she mentioned. “No, but here were are today, so I feel it is extremely appropriate to mirror the adult entertainment with this ordinance. I think this ordinance is a step in the right direction.”

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