1991-005
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CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 91-05
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON ADULT-ORIENTED
BUSINESSES
WHEREAS, the city of Hopkins has adopted Ordinance No. 515-
570 approving a zoning ordinance.
WHEREAS, the City Council has concerns regarding the ability
for the City's existing code to adequately regulate the locations
of adult-oriented businesses in the City of Hopkins and protect
the public health, safety and welfare; an~
WHEREAS, it has been determined that it is necessary for the
health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the City of
Hopkins to study and consider an amendment to this ordinance
regarding adult-oriented businesses; and
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a moratorium prohibiting
adult-orientedbusinesses.in the City of. Hopkins, Minnesota, is
approved. An adult-oriented business is defined as the
following: a business which offers its patrons services or
entertainment characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting,
exposing, describing, discussing or relating to specified sexual
activities' or specified anatomical areas. The fOllowing uses
apply to this moratorium: adult bookstores, adult motion
pictures theaters and arcades, adult massage parlors, adult
saunas , adult companionship establishments , adult health clubs,
adult cabarets, adult novelty business, adult modeling studios,
adul t hotels or motels, adul t body painting studios, and other
adult establishment.
Said moratorium shall extend until February 18, 1992 or upon
the enactment of a zoning amendment concerning this matter,
whichever comes first.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the City Council adopts an interim
Ordinance 91-671 conforming in all respects to the moratorium
adopted by this resolution.
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AMES A. GENELLIE
City Clerk
by the Council of the
meeting ~5th
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NELSON W. BERG
Mayor
Passed and adopted
Minnesota at a regular
1991.