1995-041
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CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO: 95-41
RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT AND
APPROVING AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 515, 520, 535, AND 540 OF THE ZONING
ORDINANCE AND SECTION 1165 OF THE CITY CODE
WHEREAS, an application for an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, ZN95-5, has been made
by the City of Hopkins; and
WHEREAS, the procedural history of the application is as follows.
1. That an application for Ordinance Amendment ZN95-5 was made by the City of Hopkins
on February 24, 1995.
2. That the Hopkins Planning Commission, pursuant to published notice, held a public
hearing on the application and reviewed such application on March 28, 1995, and April
25, 1995: all persons present were given an opportunity to be heard.
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That the written comments and analysis of the City Staff were considered.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOL VED that the application for Ordinance Amendment
ZN95-5 is hereby approved based on the following Findings of Fact.
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Studies conducted by the Minnesota attorney general, and cities such as St. Paul,
Minnesota; Indianapolis, Indiana; Rochester, Minnesota; Phoenix, Arizona; Los Angeles,
California; have studied the impacts that adult-oriented businesses have in those
communities.
That the City Council has reviewed summaries of the aforementioned studies.
These studies have concluded that adult-oriented businesses have adverse impacts on the
surrounding neighborhoods.
That the adverse impacts include increased crime rates, lower property values, increased
transiency, neighborhood blight and potential health risks.
That adult-oriented businesses have adverse secondary impacts of the types as set forth
above.
The adverse impacts caused by adult-oriented businesses tends to diminish if
adult-oriented businesses are governed by locational requirements, licensing requirements,
and health requirements.
It is not the intent of the City of Hopkins to prohibit adult-oriented businesses from having
a reasonable opportunity to locate in the city.
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Minnesota Statues, Section 462.357, allows the City to adopt regulations to promote the
public health, safety, morals, and general welfare.
The public health, safety, morals, and general welfare will be promoted by the City
adopting regulations governing adult-oriented businesses.
In determining the location of adult oriented businesses as detailed in Section 1165.09, the
M.B. Hagen Little League Field west of 11th Avenue and south of the Soo Line railroad
tracks shall not be considered either a park or youth facility for the following reasons:
o The Hopkins Little League Association is marketing this property for
redevelopment in accordance with the zoning of 1-1, Industrial.
o The Hopkins Little League Association has a purchase agreement to sell the
property.
o The majority of the Hopkins Little League activities have been relocated from this
site to Maetzold Field.
o This property is not part of the Hopkins park system.
Adopted this 6th day of June, 1995.
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