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<br />, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />FEB-28-:&l1ll2 13: 19 <br /> <br />LEAGLE CF ~1-1 C I II ES <br /> <br />P.24<l4 <br /> <br />,iMe <br />I r-"~~;-~ <br />0.. prowwl!/I(/-n- <br /> <br />ClasJifi.cation ,2, f- ~ <br />ManiclpaUty ~ <br />Date f,:2,}i.6"I.:/ <br /> <br />Rl8l1ll1'ch aM Info,matJon Sentell <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 91 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE PROVIDINQ FDA THE RI!GULATlON OF ADULT ORIENTED BUSINESSES IN <br />THE CITY 01' COSMOS: Pl'lOVIOING FOR THE I$GUANCE OF UeeNSES AND COLLECTION <br />OF FEES THI!AI!FOAE; PItOVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE! VIOLATION THEREOF. <br /> <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CliY Of COSMOS OOES OROAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />AOULT ESTABLISHMENTS 1fJt;> <br /> <br />SECTlOti 1. l'urllOu ilnd InIMlI <br /> <br />FlndlnCjS 01 th& CItY Council. Sludlee conducted l)y 1I1e MinNlsota Allomey General. the <br />American Planning Assoclatloll and cllleS such as St Paul, Minnasols. Indianapolis, Indiana, <br />Alexandra, Minnesota: Roc:h~r, Minnesota. Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angelea. Calnornla: alld <br />SealUe. Wl$hll'lgtan hev. s1udllld IT\e Impads tIlat adult Qlltabl~hmenla he"" in 11109 com- <br />munltfes. Tl1eee studies haw ooni:luded lhat adult eslabUahmlllrtll have ~ impac:t on the <br />ilUl'l'OUlldlng nlli(lhbQrhoods. Those Impacllllncluds lne""ated crime rate., Iow..,r property ...., <br />ues. lne,.aSQd trarllll'ncy n.lghborhcOd blight alld pOlentlal health risks. Ba8ed on these .'lud <br />iee alld findings, the oity council conctlld...; . <br /> <br />(a, Adull etitabllshmonts -ha~ adwrse secondary Impacts 01 the types set tom above. <br /> <br />(b) . The ad\Ierse impa<;ta GB,use<i by Mull estab'iahmen~ titnd 10 diminish If adult estab <br />li..,rrnmts are gov&rnlld by locaUonaJ requlrSm9llls, Ilc9nslnQ requifltm9ll!ll and <br />health requlrem9nl.s. <br /> <br />(c) Ills /'lot lI1e Inlenl Of trle oily ool.RlClllo prohibit adult establlahmenlll from having a <br />rHBCnablo opporl1Jni!y 1c locate in the city. <br /> <br />(a) Mi'1nesola SlaIuee. 6eat1Ol'1 462.367. aHows th.. city 10 adopt regulaUons 10 promole <br />the public health. sarety, morals and ggr,.ral welfare. <br /> <br />(e) The publlo health. salety, motals and general welfare wUl be promoted by the city <br />adopting rElgulallOl\S gcvemll'lg adUll establishments, . <br /> <br />The City CounoB ot tna CiIy ot Cosmos mak.. the follow.ng fti'ldlnQll ~ardirlg the nsed to <br />Ilc:ense sexuslly-oti6nted buainlSstll, The flnclif1O$ ara basecl upen the eXP'flances 0\ Cll1er <br />clift where such buslqesses haVe located, as s1UC1IIC1l)y City staff. <br /> <br />(8) SexuBlly-orlented businesses oan contribute 10 an increase In climinlll activity In the <br />afta In whloh suoh bua"",. wa locatsd, tsxingcity crlme-prevenllon programs <br />and 11lw enfll'9-menl S8l11ioes. . <br /> <br />(b) SexUlllly-oriented busin_e can be used as fronts lor prOsUlu1lon and other crimi <br />nal actMty The elqlerfenoa of other aiti.a indfcaws that tile proper management and <br />operation Qt suell butin.....,s can, however, minimize this risk, prov/<led the ownsr <br />and operatln of such fac/lltit$ are regUlated Ily IiC<<1Sing Or oII1at proaeduflts. <br /> <br />(c) S..uaJly-orien\ed businesses can Increase !II. rilll< o/9xposllre 10 oommuniceble <br />"'_s.. includIng IlUII'JOI Ilmilad 10 Al:Quir&d Immune OeIiolency Syndrome (AIDS) <br />lor which ourrendy there is no cure, Experi&nce$ 01 other olti.s Indlcllte Ihllt SUCh <br />bU$lnesses can Iacllltat. !he 81'/.-d of oommUl'licable db..... by vj,,~ d tho. <br />de$lgn ana use of 1h. pramiles, !.hereby endangering not oolyl)>e patrons at such <br />88tablilthmenlS Ilut also the PMeral (lutJllO.,..". <br />