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<br />. ORDINANCE NO. 311 <br /> AN ORDINANCE REGARDING THE SITING OF ADULT ESTABLISHMENTS <br /> WITHIN ANY ZONING DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> THE ARDEN HILLS CITY COUNCIL ORDAINS THAT CHAPTER 13.6 AND ITS <br /> SUBDIVISIONS IS HEREBY ADDED TO THE ARDEN HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE <br /> TO READ AS FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 13.6-1 <br /> Findings and Recitals. <br /> 1.01 On March 9,1998, the City Council enacted an interim ordinance (Ordinance <br /> #305) creating a moratorium on the establishment of adult uses within the City and <br /> directing the City Staff to conduct a study to determine how best to regulate such uses. <br /> The scope of the study was to include, but not be limited to, the following: <br /> a. The particular zoning districts in which adult establishments should be allowed as <br /> either permitted or conditional uses; <br /> b. The density and concentration of adult uses; and, <br />. c, The effect of adult uses on other uses in the surrounding area. <br /> Upon completion of the study, the matter was to be considered by the Plarming <br /> Commission for its review and recommendation to the City Council. <br /> The study has been completed and the Planning Commission has reviewed the study and <br /> has passed its recommendation to the City Council for review. The City Council has also <br /> reviewed the staffs study and duly considered the recommendation of the Planning <br /> Commission. <br /> 1.02 The staffs study contained copies of certain reports specifically including a report <br /> which was prepared by the State Attorney General entitled "Report of the Attorney <br /> General's Working Group on Regulation of Sexually Oriented Businesses", dated June 6, <br /> 1989 (the "Report"). The Report considered evidence from studies conducted in <br /> Minneapolis, St. Paul, and many other cities throughout the country relating to sexually <br /> oriented businesses. The City Staff, Planning Commission, and City Council have <br /> reviewed the Report. <br /> 1.03 The Report, based upon the above referenced studies and the testimony and <br />. evidence it concluded, among other things, " . . . that sexually oriented businesses are <br /> associated with high crime rates and depression of property values. . . ." Prior to the <br /> issuance of the Report, the State Attorney General's Working Group also heard testimony <br />