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<br />I"J(l~!T. A" <br />(Jw m r <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> <br />ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. [i .. 't( I <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ADDING CHAPTER <br />18.114 AND AMENDING CHAPTER 10.16 AND SECTION 18.44.090 <br />CONCERNING ADULT ENTERTAINMENT ESTABLISHMENTS <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the following studies that substantiate the adverse, <br />secondary effects of Adult Entertainment Establishments <br />were reviewed by the City of Pleasanton: <br /> <br />Austin, Texas: 1986 <br />Indianapolis, Indiana: 1984 <br />Los Angeles, California: 1977 <br />Phoenix, Arizona: 1979 <br />st. Paul, Minnesota: 1989 <br />Garden Grove, California: 1991 <br /> <br />These studies are on file with the Clerk of the City of <br />Pleasanton; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, based on the foregoing studies and the other evidence <br />presented, the City of Pleasanton finds that: <br /> <br />. Adult Entertainment Establishments are linked to <br />increases in the crime rates of those areas in <br />which they are located and that surround them; and <br /> <br />. Both the proximity of Adult Entertainment <br />Establishments to sensitive land uses and the <br />concentration of Adult Entertainment Establishments <br />tend to result in the blighting and downgrading of <br />the areas in which they are located. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the studies conducted in various communities in other <br />jurisdictions have demonstrated that the proximity and <br />concentration of Adult Entertainment Establishments <br />adjacent to residential, recreational, religious, <br />educational, or other Adult Entertainment Establishments <br />can cause other businesses and residents to move <br />elsewhere; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the studies conducted in various communities in other <br />jurisdictions have demonstrated that Adult Entertainment <br />Establishments are linked to increases in the crime rates <br />and blighting of those areas in which they are located <br />and that surround them; and <br /> <br />1 <br />