Houston City Council approved a measure in a 15-1 vote Wednesday requiring bars and nightclubs to install security cameras outside of their buildings within 90 days, in effort to diminish violent crime in high-risk areas. Via Houstonchron.
Exterior of Spivey nightclub at 3000 Blodgett Street in Third Ward on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022 in Houston. The city of Houston filed a nuisance lawsuit Tuesday against the club where five people were shot earlier this year. City Council on Wednesday approved an ordinance that would require bars, night clubs, convenience stores, game rooms and sexually oriented businesses to install exterior security cameras to help fight crime.
City Council approved the measure in a 15-1 vote Wednesday after a lengthy discussion on the merits of cameras as a deterrent to robberies, shootings and other criminal activity officials say is concentrated at the nighttime businesses. The ordinance also applies to game rooms and sexually oriented businesses., which will funnel more than $44 million in federal relief funds to mental health and crisis intervention services over the next three years.
The ordinance, which also requires convenience stores to install enhanced lighting at their entrances, overcame skepticism from council members who worried it would penalize business owners and overburden police. Businesses could face a $500 citation if they fail to provide police with surveillance footage within three days of a crime.
The prospect of $500 fines drew pushback ahead of the vote from some bar owners and industry lawyers, who worried the ordinance would punish reputable business owners while failing to address extreme criminal activity clustered at select establishments. Turner on Wednesday sought to quell those fears, calling it a “finely tuned” law designed with industry support.
“I don’t want to see any more carnage on our streets or in front of these businesses,” the mayor said. “If a camera can deter or find someone and get them off the street, I am for it.”
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