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Subd. 5. In addition to the proper zoning classification of such uses, there are a number <br /> of significant planning and land use issues pertaining to the regulation of such uses, <br /> including the following: <br /> A. The particular zoning districts in which such uses should be allowed as either <br /> permitted <br /> or conditional uses. <br /> B. The concentration and density of such uses in the City and its neighborhoods. <br /> C. The effect of such uses on other uses in the surrounding area. <br /> 329.02 Definitions <br /> For the purposes of this ordinance, the following terms shall be defined as set forth <br /> below: <br /> Subd. 1. Adult Establishment. Adult Establishment means: <br /> A. Adult Patronage. Any business that is conducted exclusively for the patronage <br /> of adults and that excludes minors from patronage, either by operation of law or <br /> by the owners of the business; <br /> B. Receipts, Floor Area; Types of Merchandise. Any business that (i) derives <br /> 25% or more of its gross receipts during any calendar month from, or(ii) devotes <br /> 25% or more of its floor area(not including storerooms, stock areas,bathrooms, <br /> basements, or any portion of the business not open to the public) to, items, <br /> merchandise, devices or other materials distinguished or characterized by an <br /> emphasis on material depicting, exposing, describing, discussing, or relating to <br /> Specified Sexual Activities or Specified Anatomical Areas; or <br /> C. Adult Usage. Any business that engages in any Adult Use. <br /> Subd. 2. Adult Uses, Generally. "Adult Uses" include adult book stores, adult motion <br /> picture theaters, adult mini-motion picture theaters, adult massage parlors, adult steam <br /> room/bathhouse/sauna facilities, adult companionship parlors, adult health/sport clubs, <br /> adult cabarets, adult novelty businesses, adult motion picture arcades, adult modeling <br /> studios, adult hotels/motels, adult body painting studios, and other premises, enterprises, <br /> or establishments, businesses or places open to some or all members of the public at or <br /> in which there is an emphasis on the presentation, display, depiction or description of <br /> Specified Sexual Activities or Specified Anatomical Areas which are capable of being <br /> seen,heard, or smelled by members of the public. Activities and matters classified as <br /> obscene as defined by Minnesota Statutes 617.241 are not included as an Adult Use and <br /> are prohibited in the City of Arden Hills. Adult Uses include but are not limited to the <br /> following: <br /> A. Adult Body Painting Studio. An establishment or business which provides the <br /> service of applying paint or other substance, whether transparent or non- <br /> transparent, to or on the body of a patron when such body is wholly or partially <br /> nude in terms of"Specified Anatomical Areas." <br /> 329 -3 <br />