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• 4110. • . . EVERETT ORDINANCE NO. 1911-92 AN ORDINANCE extending the interim zoning regulations for adult bookstores, adult retail stores and adult video stores, and amending Section 2 of Ordinance No. 1860-92 . WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1860-92 establishing interim zoning regulations for adult bookstores, adult retail stores and adult video stores providing the City an opportunity to review its adult use business regulations relative to these businesses; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1860-92 expires on December 31, 1992 , absent an extension; and WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1860-92 needs to be extended in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: SECTION 1: The City Council makes the following findings of fact: A. World Wide Video v. Tukwila, 117 Wn. 2d 382 (1991) found that Tukwila improperly regulated adult use businesses with predominantly take-home merchandise; B. Ordinance No. 1860-92 established interim zoning regulations for adult bookstores, adult retail stores and adult video stores to provide the City with an opportunity to evaluate their secondary adverse impacts; C. The City's Police Department and Department of Planning and Community Development have developed a work plan to conduct research to make this evaluation, which research is not complete as of this time; D. It is anticipated that legislation will be introduced in the 1993 Legislature concerning the zoning of adult use businesses which might effect the City's adult use zoning regulations; and E. The City Council held a public hearing to consider the extension of the interim regulations set forth in Ordinance No. 1860-92 .