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<br />a) adult or sexually oriented uses have an impact on the neighborhoods <br />surrounding them which is distinct Ii-om the impact caused by other <br />commercial uses; <br /> <br />b) residential neighborhoods located within close proximity to adult or <br />sexuallv oriented theaters. bookstores. and other adult or sexuallv <br />..r - / .; <br /> <br />oriented uses experience increased crime rates (sex-related crimes in <br />particular), lowered property values, increased transiency, and <br />decreased stability of ownership; <br /> <br />c) the adverse impacts which adult or sexually oriented uses have on <br />surrounding areas diminish as the distance Ii-om the adult or sexually <br />oriented uses increases; <br /> <br />d) studies of other cities have shown that among the crimes which tend to <br />increase either within or in the near vicinity of adult or sexually <br />oriented uses are rapes, prostitution, child molestation, indecent <br />exposure, and other lewd and lascivious behavior; <br /> <br />e) the City of Phoenix, Arizona study confirmed that the sex crime rate <br />was on the average 500 percent higher in areas with sexually oriented <br />businesses; <br /> <br />f) many members of the public perceive areas within which adult or <br />sexually oriented uses arc located as less safe than other areas which <br />do not have such uses; <br /> <br />g) studies of other cities have shown that the values of both cOlmnercial <br />and residential properties either are diminished or fail to appreciate at <br />the rate of other comparable properties when located in proximity to <br />adult or sexually oriented uses; and <br /> <br />h) the Indianapolis, Indiana study established that professional real estate <br />appraisers believe that an adult or sexually oriented bookstore would <br />have a negative effect on the value of both residential and commercial <br />properties within a one to three block area of the store. <br /> <br />2.03. The Roseville City Council tinds that characteristics of Rosevil1e are <br />similar to those of the cities cited by the Reports when considering the affects of adult or <br />sexually oriented uses. <br /> <br />73355 <br /> <br />7 <br />