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SECTION 2. Chapter 513 of the Mounds View City Code pertaining to "Adult Establishments" is hereby amended with the proposed additions underlined and deletions • ~t~: 513.01 Subd. 1. FINDINGS win o~ ~QOnc~: Studies conducted by the Minnesota attorney general, the American Planning Association and cities such as St. Paul; Indianapolis; Alexandria, Minnesota; Rochester, Minnesota; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles, California; Seattle, WashingtonLSt. Croix County, Wisconsin; have studied the impacts that adult establishments have in those communities. These studies have concluded that adult establishments have adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhoods. Those impacts include increased crime rates, lower property values, increased transiency, neighborhood blight and potential health risks. Based on these studies and findings, the city council concludes: a. Adult establishments have adverse secondary impacts of the types set forth above. b. The adverse impacts caused by adult establishments tend to diminish if adult establishments are governed by locational requirements, licensing requirements and health requirements. c. It is not the intent of the city council to prohibit adult establishments from having a reasonable opportunity to locate in the city. • d. Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.357, allows the city to adopt regulations to promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare. e. The public health, safety, morals and general welfare will be promoted by the city adopting regulations governing adult establishments. f. Adult establishments can contribute to an increase in criminal activity in the area in which such businesses are located, taxing city crime-prevention programs and law enforcement services. g. Adult establishments can be used as fronts for prostitution and other criminal activity. The experience of other cities indicates that the proper management and operation of such businesses can, however, minimize this risk, provided the owners and operators of such facilities are regulated by licensing or other procedures. h. Adult establishments can increase the risk of exposure to communicable diseases including but not limited to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) for which current~r there is no cure. Experiences of other cities indicate that such businesses can facilitate the spread of communicable diseases by virtue of the design and use of the premises, thereby endangering not only the patrons of such establishments but also the general public. • i. Adult establishments can cause or contribute to public health problems by the presence of live adult entertainment in conjunction with food and/or drink on the same premises. Page 2