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Consultants' Final Report - Page 36 <br />se. The density impacts on property value are large and significant nevertheless <br />and support a density regulation. <br />For location and density alike, the overall pattern is clear. The vast <br />majority of real estate professionals associate location of an adult business with <br />decreased property values for single-family residential, multiple -family residential <br />and commercial property. Clearly, these data indicate the presence of an adult <br />business creates the secondary effect of decreased property values. <br />A second .set of items elicited opinions on the impact of adult businesses on <br />residential neighborhood qualities. A majority of respondents felt that locating an <br />adult business within 200 feet of a residential area would result in increased crime, <br />traffic, litter, loitering and noise; and decreased safety for women and children, <br />quality of life, and rents. Specific responses were: <br />Increase No Effect Decrease <br />Crime <br />93.1% <br />6.0% <br />0.9% <br />Traffic <br />97.4% <br />1.7% <br />0.9% <br />Litter <br />86.2% <br />12.1% <br />1.8% <br />Noise <br />72.4% <br />24.1% <br />3.6% <br />Safety <br />27.4% <br />10.6% <br />61.9% <br />Quality of Life <br />18.4% <br />6.1% <br />75.4% <br />Rents <br />8.0% <br />10.6% <br />81.4% <br />Loitering <br />85.5% <br />5.1% <br />9.4% <br />When asked about problems in relation to commercial properties, the vast majority <br />of respondents blamed adult businesses for the same problems cited for residential <br />EVER00382 <br />