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ORDINANCE NO. 574 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE REGULATING ADULT ESTABLISHMENTS, PREMISES CONDUCIVE TO HIGH RISK SEXUAL CONDUCT, ADDING CHAPTERS 512 AND 607 AND AMENDING CHAPTERS 1113 AND 1116 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE The Council of the City of Mounds View does hereby ordain: SECTION I. Title 500 of the Mounds View City Code is amended by adding a new chapter to read: Chapter 512 - Adult Pstahlishments 512.01. Findings and Purpose. Studies conducted by the Minnesota attorney general, the American Planning Association and cities such as St. Paul, Minnesota; Indianapolis, Indiana; Alexandria, Minnesota; Rochester, Minnesota; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles, California; • Seattle, Washington; have studied the impacts that adult establishments have in those communities. These studies have concluded that adult establishments have adverse impacts 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.