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I 35/ Sb , I. e A. Supreme Court Decisions I - The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the validity of municipal adult entertainment I zoning regulations in Younq v. American Mini Theaters, Inc., 427 U.S. 50, 96 S.Ct. 2440 (1976), and City of Renton v. Playtime Theaters, Inc., 475 U.S. 41,106 S.Ct. 926 (1986H!/ I In Younq, the Court upheld the validity of Detroit ordinances prohibiting the operation of theaters showing sexually explicit "adult movies." within 1,000 feet of any I two other adult establishments.g/ The ordinances authorized a waiver of the 1,000-foot restriction if a proposed use would not be contrary .to the public interest and/or other I factors were satisfied. Younq, supra, 427 U.S. at 54 n.7, 96 S.Ct. at 2444 n.7. The ordinances were supported by urban planners and real estate experts who testified that I concentration of adult-type establishments "tends to attract an undesirable quantity and quality of transients, adversely affects property values, causes an increase in crime, especially prostitution, and encourages residents and businesses to move I elsewhere." Id. at 55, 96 S.C!. at 2445. A "myriad" of locations were left available for I- adult establishments outside the forbidden 1,000-foot distance zone, and no existing establishments were affected. Id. at 71 n.35, 96 S.C!. at 2453 n.35. I Writing for a plurality of four, Justice Stevens upheld the zoning ordinance as a reasonable regulation of the place where adult films may be shown because (1) there I was a factual basis for the city's conclusion that the ordinance would prevent blight; (2) the ordinance was directed at preventing "secondary effects" of adult-establishment concentration rather than protecting citizens from unwanted "offensive" speech; (3) the I ordinance did not greatly restrict access to lawful speech, and (4) "the city must be allowed a reasonable opportunity to experiment with solutions to admittedly serious I problems." Id. at 63 n.18, 71 nn.34, 35, 96 S. Ct. at 2448-49 n.18, 2452-53 nn.34, 35. I ~/ The only reported Minnesota court case reviewing an .adult entertainrnent zoning ordinance is Ci of St. Paul v. Carlone, 419 N.w.2d 129 (Minn. Ct. App. 1988) I (upholding faCia constltutlona Ity 0 t. aulordinance). . g/ The ordinances also prohibited the location of an adult theaters within 500 feet of a residential area, but this provision was invalidated by the district court, and that I decision was not appealed. Younq v. American Mini Theaters, Inc., 427 U.S. 50, 52 n.2, 96 S.C!. 2440, 2444 n.2 (1976). I- -31- I