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KEY FEATURES OF THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT <br /> 111/ Background <br /> This section discusses nine key features of the substitute amendment and <br /> explains the rationale for each. The features are as follows: <br /> 1. Areas where adult uses are permitted. <br /> 2. Treatment of various types of adult uses. <br /> 3. Spacing between adult uses. <br /> 4. Distance from adult uses to residential zones. <br /> 5. Distance from adult uses to "protected uses". <br /> 6. Limit to one type of adult use per building. <br /> 7. Amount of land available for new adult uses. <br /> 8. Review of the Special Condition Use Permit. <br /> 9. Prohibition of obscene works and illegal activities. <br /> Discussion of Substitute Amendment <br /> 1. Areas Where Adult Uses Are Permitted <br /> EXPLANATION: The substitute amendment permits adult uses both outside of <br /> downtown (B-3, I-1 and I-2 zones) and downtown (B-4 and B-5 zones) . <br /> RATIONALE: This requirement is the same as in the current Zoning Code. <br /> 111/ It is based on findings that adult uses are harmful to surrounding <br /> commercial establishments but that significant spacing requirements <br /> between adult uses can minimize the harm in zoning districts which are <br /> reserved for the most intensive commercial activity. It is further <br /> based on a decision that there should be an increase in the spacing <br /> between individual adult uses to minimize the danger that a cluster of <br /> adult uses could develop in a single part of the city. <br /> 2. Treatment of Various Types of Adult Uses <br /> EXPLANATION: The substitute amendment treats all types of adult uses <br /> equally. <br /> RATIONALE: The current Zoning Code treats all types of adult uses <br /> equally. In contrast, the original proposal applied more stringent <br /> zoning requirements to adult bookstores, motion picture theatres, mini- <br /> motion picture theatres and cabarets than to adult massage parlors, <br /> health clubs, steam baths (saunas) and conversation/rap parlors. The <br /> earlier recommendation relied on evidence that in Saint Paul, a greater <br /> negative land use impact was associated with adult bookstores, motion <br /> picture theatres, mini-motion picture theatres and cabarets. However, <br /> most, if not all, existing statistical studies of the impact of adult <br /> entertainment do not differentiate between different types of adult uses . <br /> and do not recognize that the land use impact of various types of adult <br /> . uses is significantly different. Moreover, equal treatment of all types <br /> of adult uses is consistent with the emphasis on deconcentration in the <br /> 3 <br />