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To:Mayor Jabbour and Council Members Ron Moorse, City Administrator Greg Gappa, Public Services Director Mike Gaffron, Senior Planning Coordinator Paul Weinberger, Assistant City Planner/Zoning Administrator From:Liz Van Zomeren, City Planner/Zoning Administrator Date: RE: Exhibits: January 19,1999 Adult Use Study A B C D Moratorium Ordinances #158,174,177 Map of Commercial and Industrial Areas Court of Appeals decision re: Fantasy House in Crystal, MN Summary of Wayzata and Minnetonka ordinances Background In May 1997, the City of Orono adopted Ordinance #158 establishing a moratorium on adult uses in all commercial and industrial districts, including planned developments. (See Exhibit A). The moratorium expires on March 15,1999. The purpose of the moratorium was to determine how adult uses should be regulated within the City of Orono. The City's Zoning Code does not specifically mention adult uses. Uses that are not specifically listed in the Zoning Code are considered prohibited by the ordinance. The problem that this creates for Orono is that a conununity cannot entirely exclude all opportunities for a sexually oriented business to locate and operate within its boimdaries. During tlie period of the moratorium staff has collected copies of adult use ordinances fi’om Wayzata, Long Lake, Minnetonka, Minneapolis and Plymouth, Minnesota. Staff also obtained a task force report from the Attorney General’s office and a joint report from the communities of Shakopee, St. Louis Park, and Minnetonka, Minnesota. Study Findings The Attorney General’s study made several significant findings: 1.The effects of sexually oriented businesses on the crime rate index is positive and significant regardless of which control variable is used. 2. Sexually oriented businesses continue to be associated with higher crime rates, even when Adult Uses—Work Session 1/21/99 page-1