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Ms. Sangeeta Kurupillai I � April 29, 1997 Page 3 All of these localities, after completing their own independent study of the issue, and reviewing the work of the others, decided to enact conh�ols on SOBs which would prohibit them, from concentrating in one area in the community and limit the areas in which they could locate to those away from residentiaf, religious, educational and recreational uses. In most cases, the localities limited SOBs from locating in all but a few zoning districts. They set minimum distaaces between other SOBs as well as residential, religious, educational and recreational uses. These distances were generally 500 or1,000 feet. Most localities established amortization periods after the enactment of the ordinance in which SOBs became non- conforming, Generally, local authorities could grandfather certain SOBs through a public hearing process. Most of the clubs that were gra�dfathered were isolated establishments which advertised discretely and were buffered from residential uses. In severai instances, State and Federal Courts have found that legislation controlling SOBs was constitutional and did not abridge First Amendment rights. As long as the locality provided for a suf}icient number of relocation sites, these restrictions were found to be constitutional. We reviewed these studies to determine whether the other cities used sound principles in reaching their conclusions. After reviewing the studies completed by New York, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Austin and Los Angeles, we determined that their methodology was appropriate and their conclusions were sound. We have no reason to believe that these findings would be any difference in Dallas. These studies in the `bther localities found that adult entertainment uses have negative secondary impacts such as increased crime retes, depreciation of property values, deterioration of community chazacter and the quality of urban life."Z In other cities' studies, as well as the study that we completed in Dallas, "Where respondents indicated that their businesses or neighborhoods had not yet been adversely affected by adult uses, this typically occurred in Study Areas with isolated adult uses. Moreover, these same respondents typically stated that an increase in such uses would negatively impact them. Community residents fear the consequences of potential proliferation and concentration of adult uses in traditionally neighborhood-oriented shopping areas and view the appearance of one or more of these uses as a deterioration in the quality of urban life."3 ZIBID. p. vii 3IBID. p. viii . 06/12/97 1530 TX/RX N0.5591 P. 4 e