MINOT (AP) - Minot residents who want a tougher city ordinance regulating strip clubs have formed a group.

The Cleaner Minot Committee hopes to encourage residents to speak out at upcoming city meetings.

The group formed in response to concerns over a new downtown strip club. The club, called One01, recently received approval from the city to transfer its liquor license to a new name, Envy. It withdrew its request for a name change to Sin Gentlemen's Club last year after encountering community opposition.

Club officials have said that the business aims to provide another entertainment option for area residents.

Strip club opponents are seeking an ordinance that would require Minot's two downtown strip clubs to move out of their commercial locations and into an industrial zone. The second business, Chicago Club, is owned by Minot Councilman Chuck Barney.

The city currently regulates strip clubs as cabarets. The ordinance does not allow for total nudity. The Cleaner Minot Committee would like to see strip clubs more heavily regulated as adult entertainment.

The committee says it will encourage city officials to consider model ordinances through the National Alliance Defense Fund and from other cities in North Dakota. A Mandan ordinance already has withstood a court challenge.

The Minot City Council's Liquor and Gambling Control Committee is to meet Jan. 30, and the City Council next meets Feb. 4. Council members are not expected to act on an ordinance at those meetings, but the matter is likely to be discussed, said Mark Frueh, chairman of the citizens' group.

In addition to pushing for an ordinance, the group also plans to work on community education and organizing a "Day of Decency" rally for families.

Minot is not the only North Dakota city dealing with the issue. City officials in Grafton also are considering regulating strippers, after a local bar hired two topless dancers.

The proposed ordinance in Grafton is patterned after those in Grand Forks and Mandan. It bans topless dancing in a business if alcohol is served.