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j. The risk of criminal activity and/or public health problems can be minimized <br />through a licensing and regulatory scheme as prescribed herein. <br />i <br />Subd. 2. PURPOSE: It is the purpose of this Ordinance to regulate Adult <br />Establishments to promote the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the citizens of <br />the City and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to: <br />a. Prevent additional criminal activity within the City; <br />b. Prevent deterioration of neighborhoods and its consequent adverse effect on <br />real estate values of properties within the neighborhood; <br />c. Locate adult establishments away from residential areas, schools, churches, <br />libraries, parks and playgrounds; and <br />d. Prevent concentration of Adult Establishments within certain areas of the City. <br />Subd. 3. CONTENT-NEUTRAL REGULATION: The provisions of this <br />Ordinance have neither the purpose nor effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on the <br />content of any communicative materials, including adult oriented materials. Similarly, it is <br />neither the intent nor effect of this Ordinance to restrict or deny access by adults to adult- <br />oriented materials protected by the First Amendment or to deny access by distributors and <br />• exhibitors of adult-oriented entertainment to their intended market. <br />513.02 DEFINITIONS: <br />Subd. 1. The following terms have the meanings given them below. <br />Subd. 2. Adult Establishment. A business engaged in any of the following activities or <br />which utilizes any of the following business procedures or practices: <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />#~ a. Any business that has (1) at least 30% of its inventory, stock and trade or <br />publicly displayed merchandise, or (2) at least 30% of the floor area of the business <br />(not including storerooms, stock areas, bathrooms, basements or any portion of the <br />business not open to the public) devoted to items, merchandise or other materials <br />distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on material depicting, exposing, <br />describing, discussing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified <br />anatomical areas; or <br />• s- b. Any adult use as defined in subdivision 3 of this section. <br />Page 3 <br />