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Ordinance 1995-005 Page 5 sexually-oriented businesses in-their communities, the St. Anthony City Council has arrived at the following findings and conclusions: (a) The Council finds,that sexually-oriented businesses have adverse secondary characteristics, particularly when they maybe accessible to minors or are located near residential properties or schools, churches, temples, synagogues, daycare centers, libraries, recreational areas and parks, and such businesses can exert a dehumanizing influence on persons attending or using such properties. (b) Sexually-oriented businesses can contribute to an increase in criminal activity in the area in which such businesses are located. (c) . Sexually-oriented businesses can significantly contribute to the deterioration of residential neighborhoods and can impair the character and quality of the residential housing in the area in which such businesses are located, thereby exacerbating the shortage of affordable and habitable housing for City residents. (d) The concentration of sexually-oriented businesses in one area can have a substantially detrimental effect on the area in which such businesses are concentrated and on the overall quality of urban life. A cycle of decay can result from the influx and concentration of sexually-oriented businesses. The presence of such businesses is perceived by others as an indication that the area is deteriorating and the result can be very detrimental. In many cases other businesses move out of the vicinity and residents flee from the area. Declining real estate values, which can result from the concentration of such businesses, erode the City's tax base and contribute to overall urban blight. (e) The regulation of the location and operation of sexually-oriented businesses is warranted to prevent the adverse secondary effects of such businesses on the City's crime rate, its retail trade, its property values, and in general the quality of the City's neighborhoods, commercial and industrial districts, and urban life. 1670 Standards for Sexually-Oriented Businesses. The following standards shall apply to all sexually-oriented businesses in any district or location within the City of St. Anthony: (a) No sexually-oriented business shall be located closer than 400 feet from any other sexually-oriented business, or closer than 400 feet from any day-care facility, church, temple, synagogue, school, library, or publicly-owned park, playground or other recreational,facilities, or any facility selling intoxicating liquor, as defined in Minn. Stat. § 340A.101. Measurements shall be made in a