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e e e ARDEN HILLS PLANNING COMMISSION - FEBRUARY 3, 1999 DRAEL research that these uses should be in specific zone(s) and that they should be a certain distance (ie., 1,000 feet) away from sensitive land uses such as single family homes, parks, schools, churches, etc. 8. Review of Financial Records. The Planning Commission asked if the City could require businesses that it thought required a license to do so and should this be a requirement in the Ordinance. The Staff would conclude that the City would, assuming reasonable evidence, get a court order to obtain these documents. Whether it was or was not in the Code, if a business decided not to cooperate, the City would still be going to court to get the documents. 9. Leasing and Ownership Information on License Application. The Planning Cornmission had asked if the leasing and ownership information would be required as part of the license application. If the Planning Commission believes that this would be useful information, then it could be added to Section 3.05, c, of the Ordinance. Mr. Ringwald stated that the Staff finds the characteristics of Arden Hills are substantially similar to those of the cities cited by the Report when considering the affects of adult uses. The Staff finds, based upon the Report and the studies cited therein, that adult uses may have adverse secondary affects upon certain pre-existing land uses within the City, and that the public health, safety, and general welfare will be promoted if the City adopts regulations regarding adult uses. The adverse secondary affects tend to diminish if adult uses in the City are regulated by locational and licensing requirements. It is not the intent of the Staff to prohibit adult uses from having a reasonable opportunity to locate within the City; The City's current Zoning Ordinance does not address such adult uses, which have been found by other municipalities to cause similar adverse secondary affects. Specifically, the City Council is concerned that the City's Zoning Ordinance may be inadequate in its scope and in its restrictions to accomplish the purpose for which it was intended. In addition to the proper zoning classifications of such uses, there is a number of significant planning and land use issues pertaining to the regulation of such uses, including but not limited to: 1. The particular Zoning Districts in which such uses should be allowed as either permitted or conditional uses. 2. The concentration and density of such uses in the City and its neighborhoods. 3. The affects of such uses on other uses in the surrounding area. Mr. Ringwald advised that, based on the evidence and findings in this and other previously supplied reports related to the effects that Sexually Oriented Businesses would have on the City of Arden Hills, the Staff recommends approval of the Ordinance #311. If the Planning Commission makes a recommendation on this Planning Case, it would be heard at the Monday, February 22,1999, regular meeting of the City Council.