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Director's Report, Adult Entertainment, Department of <br />Construction and Land Use, City of Seattle, Washington, August <br />1989 <br />City of Renton, et al, Appellant V. Playtime Theatre, Inc., et <br />al, [475 US 41] [No. 84-1360] <br />City of Minneapolis City Code <br />The second category of resource of information was from the City <br />of Ramsey itself. This included a public hearing conducted by <br />the Ramsey Mayor, City Council, Planning Commission, and staff <br />which was held on 29 May 1990. Again a transcript of the hearing <br />is on file in the Ramsey City offices. Another local source was <br />Ramsey Police Department complaint records dealing with adult use <br />activities presently existing within the City. These records are <br />also on file at City offices. <br />In summary, these background resources have established the <br />following: <br /> <br />1. -Activities defined as a <br />Amendment to the United States Constitutioprotected by First <br />2• A community must provide reasonable opportunity for adult <br /> <br />' uses to exist. The Renton Washington Supreme Court case <br />provides a guidance i <br />thi <br /> n <br />s regard. <br />3. Adult uses may produce a secondary impact or affect which is <br />judged as <br /> <br />' <br />,~ negative to t e ea t safety, and general <br />welfare of the community and as a result,- these secondary <br />i <br /> mpacts or affects can be controlled. <br />~ 4• <br />,~ A community due to the secondary impact of adult uses can <br />regulate s <br />h <br /> uc <br />activities and restrict their proximity to <br />sensitive activity sites which are typicall <br />orient <br />d <br />d <br /> y <br />e <br />towar <br />minors. <br />I' S. Due also to secondary impacts, a communit can maintain <br />the <br />_ separation of adult uses from one anothery <br />6. A community has the right to police adult uses to insure <br />they are <br /> operating in a fashion where the secondary impacts <br />or affect <br /> s are mitigated to the extent possible. <br />3 <br />