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neighborhood reported frequent sex-related harassment by motorists and <br />• pedestrians in the neighborhood. <br />The report also included the findings from a research firm's survey of residents <br />perceptions of the safety in the area. The survey, which was done for Western <br />State Bank to determine customers' perception of different locations for a bank, <br />asked residents to respond how safe they felt each of these hypothetical bank <br />locations, 36% of the respondents stated that they would feel unsafe at the <br />University and Dale intersection whereas only 1 % to 4% of the respondents stated <br />that they would feel unsafe at the other four locations listed. <br />RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SECONDARY IMPACTS FROM ADULT USES AND THE <br />CITY'S AUTHORITY TO CONTROL ADULT USES <br />Since cities are charged with the responsibility of protecting the health, safety and <br />welfare of the community, many cities use the information on the negative <br />secondary impacts gained from these studies on adult uses as a reason to_ control <br />the location and operation of adult uses. Typically this is done through a <br />combination of zoning and licensing controls. <br />PROPOSED FINDINGS <br />The above reports document that there are negative secondary impacts on <br />adjacent properties from adult uses. Staff has carefully reviewed these studies and <br />believes that the finding of negative secondary impacts from these studies is <br />applicable to Falcon Heights. Therefore, staff recommends that the city council <br />adopt the following findings related to adult uses in Falcon Heights. <br />• 4 <br />