Club Helios received a liquor license in January from the city, but that license was revoked in September after discovering the church had a day-care center less then 300 feet away from the club, which is against a city ordinance. The owners of Club Helios said they asked three times to postpone the liquor license issue, as they prepared for their day before City Council. The third time, the City Council wouldn't wait anymore.

"I'm ready to decide on this issue today. If this, these applicants are going to continue to postpone this, and jerk the neighborhood around, this is the third time these folks have taken time off of work to come down to City Council meeting only to be told it's going to be postponed," said Beto O'Rourke, a council member.

So the city heard from St. Clements and the neighborhood.

"Kids need as much protection as they can get, particularly close to their schools," said Nick Cobos, the head of St. Clements School.

"What hurts one school sets in practice a pattern that could hurt all schools, public and private," said Sam Govea, the Principal of Cathedral High School.

"The neighborhood has been in opposition to this, and I think we have to respect that," said Trisha Gilbert, who opposes the liquor license.

After a vote to postpone the meeting failed five-to-three, the liquor license was denied with six in favor, and two abstaining.

Dale McNutt, who owns Club Helios with his brother, thought he had postponed the issue and wasn't at the meeting Tuesday.

"That's our right to do, it was about my business, and what we're doing, if we're not ready for it, we shouldn't have to be railroaded into doing it," said McNutt.

He said measuring the 300 feet from the sanctuary property line to his property line isn't fair.

"The sanctuary is strictly supposed to be for either a sanctuary, or a day-care, it can't be used for both simultaneously, it's all in the code books," McNutt told KFOX.

And his brother believes the issue has gone way beyond just a simple liquor license.

"Our civil rights are trampled on, we've had death threats against us, on the phone, we are against an evil entity here," said David McNutt.

Club Helios currently does not have a certificate of occupancy, so they cannot open with or without a liquor license.