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-� <br />. <br />Ms. Sangeeta Kurupillai <br />Apri129,1997 <br />Page 4 <br />� <br />In Dallas, we interviewed a number of real estate brokers active in an area punctuated by SOB's <br />who reported that SOBs "are perceived to negatively af%ct nearby property values and decrease <br />mazket values." Eighty percent of the brokers responding to a NYC survey i�dicated that an <br />adult use would have a negative impact on neazby property values. This is consistent with the <br />responses from a similaz national survey of real estate appraisers"4 completed by Indianapolis <br />and a survey completed in Los Angeles of real estate professionals. <br />"Adult use accessory business signs aze generally lazger, more oRen illuminated, and graphic <br />(sexually-oriented) compazed with the signs of other nearby commercial uses. Community <br />residents view this signage as out of keeping with neighborhood character and are concemed <br />about the exposure of minors to sexual images.i5 This was a major complaint in our interviews <br />in Dallas and the findings of the New York City report as well as the other localities. <br />We have prepared a video tape to accompany this report that shows typical SOB signage in <br />Dallas. The newer clubs that stand-alone and meet the requirements of Chapter 14 Section 41A <br />of the Dallas zoning code, generally have more discrete on-site signage while those that must <br />compete for customers from neazby or adjacent Sobs have more obvious on-site signage intended <br />to draw the public's attention. <br />SUMMARY <br />We found from our study of three Dallas neighborhoods and the findings of numerous other <br />localities, that one isolated SOB has much less direct impact on the neighborhood than a <br />concentration of SOBs. It does, however, impact the properties immediately surrounding it. The <br />more visible it is, the more impact it has. <br />Concentration Effect <br />Our study shows that the location of multiple SOBs in one neighborhood can have a major <br />impact on the neighborhood by contributing to crime, driving away family-oriented businesses <br />°IBID. p. viii <br />SIBID. p. viii <br />06/12/97 1530 TX/RX N0.5591 P. 5 <br />