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<br /> ~t.\ i tll :l"Ut.RSu\ fK\.\l BERGlt.-\.\ : 3- 9-96 16:04 :fETERSO\ fRA~ BERG)L-\~ 612 633 i639 = 4/10 <br /> 1.08 There is a need for a study to be conducted so that the <br /> . City can adopt a set of comprehensive plans and land use zoning <br /> regulations pertaining to adult establishment uses. Such a study <br /> will address the land use and zoning issues, including chose <br /> referenced above. <br /> 1.09 There is a need for an interim ordinance to be adopted <br /> for the purpose of protecting the planning process and the health, <br /> safety, and welfare of the citizens of the City and to ensure that <br /> the City and its citizens retain the benefits of the City's <br /> comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance until such a study has been <br /> completed. There is a need to restrict such uses until such a <br /> study has been completed and any modifications to the City's zoning <br /> and land use regulations are accomplished. <br /> 1.10 The City Council has directed that such a study be <br /> undertaken. <br /> 1.11 Minnesota Statutes, Seccion 462.355, Subd. 4 permits the <br /> adoption of interim zoning ordinances during the planning process. <br /> Ssction 2. <br /> Definitions. <br /> For the purposes of this ordinance, the following terms shall <br /> mean: <br /> 2.01 Adult Establishment. Adult Establishment means: <br /> . a. Any business that is conducted exclusively for the <br /> patronage of adults and that excludes minors from <br /> patronage, either by operation of law or by the owners of <br /> the business; <br /> b. Any business that (i) derives 25% or more of its gross <br /> receipts during any calendar month from, or (ii) devotes <br /> 25\ or more of its floor area (not including storerooms, <br /> stock areas, bathrooms, basements, or any portion of the <br /> business not open to the public) to, items, merchandiser <br /> devices or other materials distinguiShed or characterized <br /> by an emphasis on material depicting, exposing, <br /> describing, discussing, or relating to Specified Sexual <br /> Activities or Specified Anatomical Areas; or <br /> c. Any business that engages in any Adult Use. <br /> 2.02 Adult Usss, Generally. Adult uses include adult book <br /> stores, adult motion picture theaters, adult mini-motion picture <br /> theaters, adult massage parlors, adult steam room/bathhouse/sauna <br /> facilities, adult companionship parlors, adult health/sport clubs, <br /> adult cabarets, adult novelty businesses, adult motion picture <br /> arcades, adult modeling studios, adult hotels/motels, adult body <br /> 3 <br /> . <br />