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The remaining adult uses, 21, or, approximately 12 percent of the total number, ; re located <br />in residence districts which do not permit commercial uses. These uses may be legal non- <br />conforming commercial usesin residential districts, or the locations may be classified as <br />within residence districts, because of the primary characteristic of the tax lot.47 <br />All commercial districts except C8 permit residential use.48 Many light manufacturing/ <br />mixed use zones permit residential uses in certain circumstances. More than 75 percent of the <br />adult entertainment establishments are located in those commercial or manufacturing zonincyg <br />districts that also permit residential uses. <br />Industry Views <br />Members of the adult entertainment industry met with city planners to discuss industry issues <br />and needs. Those responding to the DCP invitation represented topless and nude clubs, triple - <br />,X video/bookstores/peep shows, live theaters, and suppliers. Some represented the Adult <br />Industry Trade Association (AITA) as well as their own individual establishments. The <br />i <br />meeting was designed to familiarize the representatives with the study and obtain specific <br />information about location decisions, employment and revenues, tourism and industry changes <br />and trends. <br />Industry representatives argued that there are a number of positive impacts directly <br />attributable to adult businesses. For example, it was stated that "safer sex," due to the change <br />in sexual mores caused by AIDS, has been promoted by the increase in triple -X video stores <br />and the corresponding decrease in live sex clubs. Others noted that adult businesses provided <br />safe places on otherwise dark streets because these businesses traditionally stay open very <br />late. Also, late night uses on a street have encouraged other businesses to stay open later to <br />cater to the customers drawn to adult businesses in the evening. Adult businesses often <br />provide important rental revenues to landlords because they are willing to occupy vacant <br />storefronts on a short-term basis. The manager of a triple -X video store in the East 50's in <br />Manhattan observed 11 new businesses had since opened after his store opened in December <br />1992, observing that the presence of an adult business on the block is not a deterrent to new <br />businesses. Industry representatives maintained that adult entertainment businesses earn <br />" Due to limitations in technology, different computer systems were used to cross-reference street address and <br />zoning distract. The predominant zoning classification of a tax lot was used to classify zoning districts. <br />�8 i <br />Residential uses are also not permitted in C7 districts. C7 districts, which accommodate large, open <br />amusement uses, are not widely mapped. <br />I <br />25 EVER00124 <br />