Charlie Elliott wants to hold biker rallies off Route 66 near Depew, Okla., but Creek County won’t let him because Elliott’s property is not zoned properly for such events.

Elliott tells the Sapulpa Daily Herald that “I am being discriminated against.”

Elliott formed a Route 66 Biker Church and has held toy rallies for charity.

However, other things have happened that would make me question whether Elliott is serious about forming a church and other philanthropy. I’ll let these excerpts from the story explain:

“The unincorporated town of Milfay objected to the events and complained to the county,” Elliott said.

“I had put up pictures of some of the women topless at our events and they didn’t like that. They said they didn’t want adult entertainment in their community.” [...]

Elliott said that some of the typical events that can be found at his biker rallies are “Girls Girls Girls,” “Wet (No)T-Shirt Contest,” “Mud Wrestling,” “Lingerie Sale” and “Topless Karaoke.”

I think Creek County is within its rights to regulate large gatherings. And to its credit, it’s going by the book in regard to Elliott:

“It’s a simple matter of zoning compliance,” said District No. 1 County Commissioner Dana Hudgins.

“If he got zoned he could hold the rallies. There is no personal or moral issues directing our decisions. Elliott doesn’t want to do this in a professional manner.”

According to Hudgins, the claim that the county is blocking Elliott’s applications for zoning because of the adult nature of the biker events is untrue.

Hudgins said that a housing development across the road from Elliott’s property is proof of that.

“Oaklake Trails is a small nudist housing development that has been started recently,” said Hudgins.

“They have done everything by the book and they are considered a successful venture. Our decisions regarding who gets zoned are made based on sound, legal judgement and not based on personal preference.”

We already reported about the dispute about six months ago here (check out the comments, too). Our view remains the same — Elliott has a big credibility problem when he’s holding church services one week and nude karaoke the next.