"We've got that exclusive and sultry vibe with the hottest live female entertainers," says the homepage of The Bunny Room.

Phyllis Turnage said she learned of the business from her church. Because there are several child- and family-oriented businesses already located on Technology Drive, and it's also the site of the community's Strawberry Festival, she said the proposed site is inappropriate.

She contacted each of the Johnston County Commissioners and voiced her opposition to The Bunny Room. She said she supports small businesses and feels that all businesses have a responsibility to continually evaluate the overall impact that their business activities have on employees, patrons and the community as a whole.

Johnston County Planning Director Berry Gray said the county's zoning rules don't like the location either. Restrictions won't allow adult-entertainment businesses to even apply for permits near day-care centers, he said.

In Johnston, adult-entertainment businesses must seek a special-use permit, which goes before the planning board and County Commissioners for approval. Gray said the last such application was for a swinger's club at McGee's Crossroads, but the planning board voted against the permit, and the business owner withdrew his application before it went to commissioners.

But if dancers at a nightclub like The Bunny Room keep their clothes on, Gray said, the establishment would not be considered adult entertainment. Nightclubs that don't offer adult entertainment don't need special-use permits, Gray said.

After the planning department told The Bunny Room it could not host adult entertainment, the owner promised Gray there would be no nudity. He has since told the county that plans for the club are on hold and that he might seek another location.

A man answering the phone number listed for The Bunny Room wouldn't identify himself, but he said he has "no plans for anything" after receiving complaint calls from neighbors.