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<br /> - ------ <br /> 38/~ I <br /> .1 <br /> , <br /> allows for reasonable avenues of cornmunication," Rehnquist wrote for the Court. Id. at <br /> 50, 106 S.Ct. at 930. I <br /> - <br /> The Supreme Court found that Renton's "interest in preserving the quality of urban I <br /> life" is a "vital" governrnental interest. The substantiality of that interest was in no way <br /> diminished by the fact that Renton "relied heavily" on studies of the secondary effects I <br /> of adult entertainment establishments by Seattle and the experiences of other cities, <br /> Rehnquist added. Id. at 51,106 S.Ct. at 930-31. I <br /> The First Amendment does not require a city, before enacting such an <br /> ordinance, to conduct new studies or produce evidence independent of that I <br /> already generated by other cities, so long as whatever evidence the city relies <br /> upon is reasonably believed to be relevant to the problem that the city <br /> addresses. That was the case here. Nor is our holding affected by the fact I <br /> that Seattle ultimately chose a different method of adult theater zoning than <br /> that chosen by Renton, since Seattle's choice of a different remedy to . <br /> combat the secondary effects of adult theaters does not call into question <br /> either Seattle's identification of those secondary effects or the relevance of <br /> Seattle's experience to Renton. -. <br /> Id. at 51-52, 106 S.Ct. at 931. <br /> . <br /> Rehnquist's inquiry then addressed the means chosen to further Renton's I <br /> substantial interest and inquired into whether the Renton ordinance was sufficiently <br /> "narrowly tailored." I <br /> His comrnents on Renton's means to further its substantial interest suggest that I <br /> muniCipalities have a wide latitude in enacting content-neutral ordinances aimed at the <br /> secondary effects of adult-entertainment establishments. He quoted the YounQ I <br /> plurality for the Proposition that: <br /> It is not our function to appraise the wisdom of [the city's] decision to require I <br /> adult theaters to be separated rather than concentrated in the same <br /> areas. . . . [TJhe city rnust be allowed a reasonable opportunity to . <br /> experiment with solutions to admittedly serious problems. <br /> Id. at 52, 106 S.Ct. at 931 (quoting YounQ, supra, 427 U.S. at 71,96 S.Ct. at 2453). I <br /> -34- .'1 <br /> I <br /> - .. <br /> - - <br />