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-12- (4) Businesses in St. Anthony generally close at conventional hours (before 1:00 .A.M. ), and no adverse business impact has been demonstrated, either generally or specifically , within the City . (5) There are studies which show increased crime, reduction in property values and other negative impacts resulting from the operation of- all-hours establishments in- nearby communities . (6) Other municipalities , such as Eagan, have ordinances similar to this ordinance. (7) As a general rule, the businesses which are open to the public are under continuous public scrutiny , that therefore, the public, in a sense , serves as their own police, and react to potential offensive conduct. ORDINANCE 1982-006 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO. BUSINESS REGULATIONS; LIMITING THE HOURS OF OPERATIO14 OF CERTAIN BUSINESSES ; AMENDING THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES BY ADDING A SECTION Motion. carried unanimously. P4otion- by Councilman Ranallo and seconded by Councilman Enrooth to approve .the first reading of the ordinance which would transfer cer- tain uses within. the Commercial (C) zoning district from Permitted to Conditionally. Permitted Uses after changing the number of amuse- ment devices in #14 of Section 3 from six (6) to three (3) devices , finding, as did the Planning Commission, that: (_1) There was ample written and verbal testimony by the public, the proponents , and the opponents to support the passage of the ordinance. (2) The City will have greater control of these types of businesses whose primary purposes are to allow the consumption of their product or deliverance of: a service on the ,premises , thereby better controlling potentiallyadverse concentrations of people . (.3)-,; . St.. Anthony is a small community with a small police department and may be adversely affected by the -necessity to increase staffing if this ordinance is .not adopted. (.4) There are studies which show increased crime, reduction in property values , - and other negative impacts resulting from re- creational .establishments in. nearby communities . Other municipalities such as Eagan, have ordinances similar to this ordinance. (`6) As a general rule , the businesses which are open to the public are under .continuous public scrutiny . and, therefore, the public, • in a sense , are their own police, and react to potential offensive conduct.