2005/06/15 Council Agenda Packet

9 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE LOCATION OF ADULT RETAIL BUSINESS USES, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1671-89 (AS AMENDED), TITLE 19 EMC WHEREAS, the City Council does find: 1. A variety of cities, counties and states have conducted studies and received evidence relating to the adverse impacts of the distribution of adult-oriented merchandise by adult retail businesses. These studies include information related solely to establishments that engage in retail -only sales of such merchandise for off -premises viewing, as well as studies that relate to businesses which engage in both retail sales of adult-oriented merchandise and other adult entertainment activities; 2. The City has considered such studies and evidence as compiled in a legislative record for this ordinance. In addition, the City has considered a variety of other evidence in the record, including court cases, police records, memoranda and other information related to the distribution of adult-oriented merchandise; 3. The City finds that such information about adult retail businesses that distribute adult-oriented merchandise, and engage in no other adult entertainment activities (i.e., "retail -only" businesses) indicates that they create adverse secondary effects, including health, safety, economic, and aesthetic impacts, upon neighboring properties and the community as a whole, and that they have adverse impacts upon minors; 4. The City finds that such information about adult retail businesses that distribute adult-oriented merchandise in addition to other adult entertainment activities (i.e., not "retail -only" businesses) is reasonably related to the regulation of retail -only establishments, and that such information also indicates that all of these establishments cause or tend to cause the same or similar adverse secondary effects;