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cases f:o:n \finrzsc;a and ctler s:i:es are ilar in t: eir posit'on as :c''2:;�2:�• small suburbs to major rnet:opolitan areas. Ater careful cor,siderat:on of these materia:s and other materials, includi,.� t„e Re ort of the Attorney Ceneral's ��'orkinJ Grouo on the Re a}ation of S2Nua'. �•- Oriented Businesses Uminneso;a Arorney General's Office, June 6, 1°S%), a-: d order to pre\•ent the prob'.ems that cities a.our.d the nation ha\•e encoun'E:ed N%.th the unregulated !ocat:on of adult uses and sexually-or:en;ed businesses .n t:z:r communities, the St. Anthony City Council has arrived at the fol':o�:ina and conclusions: (a) The Council finds that sexua]1),-oriented businesses have adverse secondary characteristics, particularly when they may be accessible to minors or are located near residential properties or schools, churches, temples, synagogues, day care 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.