TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) -
A city zoning board has voted to pull the plug on Tampa's Internet "Voyeur Dorm," which offers around-the-clock live television pictures of six young women, officials said.
The college students, identified on the Web site (http://www.voyeurdorm.com) as Alex, Amber, Milla, Robyn, Tamara and Trixie, live in a house in Tampa equipped with 34 TV cameras.
For a $34 monthly fee subscribers to the site have 24-hour access to live TV pictures from every room of the house and its pool.
"Nothing is off limits," the Web site promises on a preview page.
After complaints from some neighbors, the Tampa Variance Review Board ruled the operators of the Web site were violating a city regulation prohibiting adult entertainment businesses in residential neighborhoods.
"These women are basically taking off their clothes for profit," board member Ana Wallrapp said. The women, aged 19 to 22, get tuition, a small salary and free room and board for living in the house.
The Voyeur Dorm owners said they were not in violation of zoning regulations because all business was done over the Internet and no customers came to the house.
The Web site will continue to operate while the owners appeal to the Tampa City Council and to court if necessary.
