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the control variables' impacts are considered simultaneously. 3.There is a statistically significant correlation between the location of adult businesses and neighborhood deterioration. In the City of Minnetonka's adult use ordinance, the following findings were made: 1. 2. Sexually-oriented businesses have an impact on the neighborhoods surrounding them which is distinct from the impact caused by other uses. Residential and commercial neighborhoods located within close proximity to sexually- oriented businesses experience the following negative impacts: Increased crime rates, particularly in sex-related crimes such as rapes, prostitution, indecent exposure, and other lewd and lascivious behavior; b.Property values which are either diminished or fail to appreciate at the rate of other comparable properties not located in proximity to sexually-oriented businesses; c. Increased transiency and decreased stability of ownership; d. Deteriorated neighborhood appearance from litter and graffiti; e. Sex-rebtcd harassment of residents and customers by motorists and pedestrians; f. A perception that the area is "unsafe"; and g. Difficulty in attracting and retaining customers, employees, and desirable tenants. h.The adverse impacts which sexually-oriented businesses have on surrourding areas diminish as the distance from the sexually-oriented business increases. 1.The adverse impacts of sexually-oriented businesses are exacerbated when the uses are located near each other. J The presence of liquor establishments in the immediate vicinity of sexually- oriented businesses also compounds the adverse impacts on the neighborhood. Sexually-oriented businesses can exert a dehumanizing influence on persons attending places of worship, children attending day care centers or schools, and people using public parks and libraries. Adult Uses—Work Session 1/21/99 page^2 I I