London’s summer strip club saga may finally be coming to a close.

The city’s bylaw boss rejected an application for a controversial strip club planned for the former Famous Flesh Gordon’s site because of issues with its inspection.

“A joint inspection with fire prevention, health unit, municipal law enforcement services and property standards…was undertaken last week,” said Orest Katolyk, chief bylaw officer for the city.

“I received those reports earlier this week, and as a result of non-compliance in those reports, as the licence manager, the decision was made not to issue the licence.”

The applicant, Touche Spa owner George Nikopoulos, has until Sept. 13 to appeal the decision.

He has already appealed the city’s decision not to issue a body rub parlour licence for the same location, 2190 Dundas St.

Katolyk couldn’t comment on the problems uncovered by the joint inspection, because those issues could become part of the appeal process, he said.

Coun. Bill Armstrong, an outspoken critic of the business, could not be reached for comment Friday. But he told the Free Press earlier this week that he would continue his efforts to have the open strip club licence “deleted” from the city register, so that it could not be issued to any applicant.

A public meeting is set for Sept. 12 to discuss the city’s business licensing bylaw, including live entertainment licences for strip clubs and body rub parlours, Katolyk said.

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