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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 574 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE REGULATING ADULT ESTABLISHMENTS, <br />PREMISES, CONDUCIVE TO HIGH RISK SEXUAL CONDUCT, <br />ADDING CHAPTERS 5t2 513 AND 6f}7 608 AND AMENDING <br />CHAPTERS 1113 AND 1116 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY <br />CODE. <br /> <br />THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: <br /> <br />Section 1. Title 500 of the Mounds View City Code is amended by adding a new chapter <br />to read: <br /> <br />(;h::lpter:'H-9; ~11 - Adult RstRhlishments <br /> <br />512.01 513.01 Findines ::Ind Purpose. Studies conducted by the Minnesota <br />attorney general, the American Planning Association and cities such as St. Paul; <br />Indianapolis; Alexandria, Minnesota; Rochester, Minnesota; Phoenix, Arizona; <br />Los Angeles, California; Seattle, Washington; have studied the impacts that adult <br />establishment have in those communities. These studies have concluded that adult <br />establishments have adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhoods. Those <br />impacts include increased crime rates, lower property values, increased transiency, <br />neighborhood blight and potential health risks. Based on these studies and <br />findings, the city council concludes: <br /> <br />(a) Adult establishments have adverse secondary impacts of the types set forth <br />above. <br /> <br />(b) The adverse impacts caused by adult establishments tend to diminish if <br />adult establishments are governed by locational requirements, licensing <br />requirements and health requirements. <br /> <br />(c) It is not the intent of the city council to prohibit adult establishments from <br />having a reasonable opportunity to locate in the city. <br /> <br />(d) Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.357, allows the city to adopt regulations <br />to promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare. <br /> <br />(e) The public health, safety, morals and general welfare will be promoted by <br />the city adopting regulations governing adult establishments. <br /> <br />512.03 513.03 Definitions. Subdivision 1. The following terms have the <br />meanings given them below. <br /> <br />RLD83713 <br />MU125-25 <br /> <br />1 <br />