SCHENECTADY — The deadline for a bed and breakfast owner to halt his after-hours sex parties is this week, but neither the owner or the city will say where the case is headed.
City officials sent a letter in June to Union Street Bed and Breakfast owner Bob Alexson saying the sex parties at 1362 Union St. would not be allowed after this week. After that he would be in violation of zoning law.
The city is alleging the parties Alexson throws are an adult entertainment business that can’t be located in that area.
Alexson has said the parties are part of his private life and not part of his business. He said he hosts private swingers’ parties in which adults can engage in various fantasies, but his paid business is providing housing for regular business travelers.
Protesting neighbors brought the existence of the parties to the city’s attention last year. The City Council in turn amended its adult entertainment ordinance in such a way that the parties would be included under the law. Adult entertainment is only allowed in the city’s industrial zones.
Alexson could have applied to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a temporary waiver to keep the parties going at that location. But no such application has been filed.
If Alexson doesn’t comply with this week’s mandate, the city could try to prosecute him criminally or seek a civil judgment that would require him to discontinue the parties.
City Corporation Counsel L. John VanNorden said he would not comment on the city’s next move.
When reached by phone, Alexson said he would not discuss the case either, referring any comment to his lawyer, Stephen Coffey. Coffey did not return repeated calls for comment.
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