1991-671
CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
ORDINANCE NO. 91-671
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
WHEREAS, the City of Hopkins has adopted Ordinance No. 515-570
approving a zoning ordinance.
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
WHEREAS, Minnesota State Statute 462.355 subd, 4 allows a city to
adopt an interim ordinance when undertaking a study to revise the zoning
ordinance by amendment.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City of Hopkins, Minnesota,
Effective upon adoption of this ordinance, a moratorium shall be
imposed upon the approval of all adult-oriented businesses. An adult-
oriented businesses 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, adult hotels or motels,
adult body painting studios, and other adult establishments.
This moratorium shall be for the purpose of allowing the city of
Hopkins to study and consider an amendment to the zoning ordinance
regarding adult-oriented businesses and shall expire on March 17, 1992
or upon the enactment of a zoning amendment concerning this matter,
whichever comes first.
First Reading:
January 15, 1991
Second Reading:
February 5, 1991
Date of Publication:
February 20, 1991
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Date Ordinance is Effective:
March
1991