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Jan Bentley of Kansas City is fed up. She is one of dozens of residents who live in the neighborhoods surrounding the controversial Bob’s N Motion bar at East 57th Street and Troost Avenue. That’s where, according to Bentley and the notarized complaints of 28 other residents, 15 people have been shot and at least two killed since 2008. The bar has been the subject of multiple city investigations in the past 15 years that include repeated assaults, shootings, problems with sanitation, noise and most recently, a lack of off-street parking. This latest problem, which led to an early March zoning violation, has prevented the venue from renewing its liquor license. City documents revealed the business has not provided appropriate off-street parking, despite city zoning ordinances that require 20 parking spots per 1,000 square feet for similarly situated bars and taverns. In order to reopen, Bob’s N Motion must provide 84 parking spots. Since then, Bob’s N Motion’s doors have been pad...

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