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Local zoning. The study also reviewed the zoning requirements that other cities utilize to control the impacts from these uses. The Cities of Minneapolis, Richfield and Bloomington are illustrative. These cities permit pawn shops and High Impact secondhand goods stores in their general business districts rather than in their community or neighborhood business districts. The City of Richfield has a distancing requirement of 250 feet from any residentially zoned district. In the City of Falcon Heights, the commercial districts and the residential districts are adjacent. Most commercial structures are 40 feet to 100 feet from residential structures. The farthest distance that a commercial structure is from a residential structure is 250 feet. Therefore, th residential l struct resi stance requirements between these b usinesses and Availability. The City of Falcon Heights, with limited commercial space and a population of 5,380 people, does not provide commercial services to a regional area. It is located adjacent to the Cities of St. Paul and Roseville, which provide those services within easy access to residents and visitors in the City of Falcon Heights. The city is four miles from downtown Minneapolis. There are currently at least nine pawn shops and High Impact secondhand stores within a five to fifteen minute drive of the City of Falcon Heights (Attachment 2). There is also bus service available for access. (This number is listed in the phone book's yellow pages. Many of these establishments may not advertise or be listed in the yellow pages.) Conclusion As a result of this staff research and the planning commission's consideration of High this research, the planning commissionconcluded of ycle of crime and have adverse Impact secondhand goods stores are p that the distance impacts on the nearby residential property and businesses; requirements used to ameliorate these impacts in other cities aren't feasible in the city; that it is expensive to license and provide adequate police services for these uses; that there is limited commercial area in Falcon Heights, which is used to serve the community needs; that these uses are available within a five to fifteen minute drive from Falcon Heights; and that the location of pawn shops and High Impact secondhand goods stores in Falcon Heights would jeopardize the health, safety and welfare of its citizens.