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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MOUNDS VIEW PLANNING COMMISSION <br />RESOLUTION NO. 445-96 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 574, AN ORDINANCE <br />REGULATING ADULT ESTABLISHMENTS, PREMISES CONDUCIVE TO HIGH RISK <br />SEXUAL CONDUCT, ADDING CHAPTERS 512 AND 607 AND AMENDING <br />CHAPTERS 1113 AND 1116 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has reviewed studies on the impacts of <br />adult establishments in communities; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, those impacts include increased crime rates, lower property values, <br />increased transiency, neighborhood blight and potential health risks; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, based on studies and findings, the Planning Commission <br />concludes; <br />adult establishments have adverse secondary impacts of the types set forth; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the adverse impacts caused by adult establishments tends to <br />diminish if adult establishments are governed by locational requirements, licensing <br />requirements and health requirements; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, it is not the intent to prohibit adult establishments from having a <br />reasonable opportunity to locate in the City; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.357, allows the City to adopt <br />regulations to promote the public health, safety, morals and general welfare; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the public health, safety, morals and general welfare will be <br />promoted by the City adopting regulations governing adult establishments. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mounds View Planning <br />Commission recommends to the City Council the adoption of Ordinance No. 574, an <br />ordinance regulating Adult Establishments, Premises Conducive to High Risk Sexual <br />Conduct, a draft of which is being attached to this resolution, contingent upon the <br />following: <br /> <br />1, The City Attorney and City Council address the following three concerns <br />raised by the Planning Commission with Ordinance No. 574: <br /> <br />a. <br /> <br />Studies have shown that absentee landlords have been linked to <br />