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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE 90-21 <br /> <br />AN INTERIM ORDINANCE IMPOSING A MORATORIUM <br />ON ADULT ORIENTED LAND USES ON CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED <br />WITHIN THE CITY OF ELK RIVER <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Elk River does ordain as <br />follows: <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Elk River does ordain as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Section 1. Purpose. The City of Elk River is presently <br />conducting a planning study, identified as: "A Study for the <br />Location of Adult Oriented Land Uses" (the Study), for the <br />purpose of considering adoption and/or amendment of official <br />controls, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, Section 462.352, <br />Subd. 15, including Chapters IX (the Zoning Ordinance) and X <br />(Building and Land Development) of the Elk River City Code. In <br />recognition of the documented secondary impacts "Adult Oriented <br />Land Uses" pose to the property values, minors, and nearby <br />sensitive land uses the City Council of the City of Elk River <br />does determine that prior to the completion and implementation <br />of the Study, interim regulations are necessary. The official <br />controls and amendments will consider, among other things, <br />appropriate land use regulations relating to "Adult Oriented <br />Land Uses" as defined below. The Study will consider <br />regulations of zoning districts for the property identified as <br />"Zoning Districts Al, Rla, Rlb, Rlc, R2, R3, R4, PUD, Cl, C2, <br />C3, 11 and 12" as shown on the City of Elk River Zoning Map, <br />attached as Exhibit A to this Ordinance. Therefore, in order <br />to protect the planning process and the health, safety and <br />welfare of the citizens of the City of Elk River, it is <br />necessary and desirable to impose the following moratorium <br />pursuant to the authority granted by Minnesota Statutes Section <br />462.355, Subd. 4. <br /> <br />Section 2. Definitions. <br /> <br />a. Adult Book Store - Any building or structure which <br />contains or is used for the display or sale of books, <br />magazines, movie films, still pictures and any and all other <br />written materials, photographic material, novelties, devices <br />and related sundry items, which are distinguished or <br />characterized by their emphasis on matters depicting, <br />describing or relating to "Specified Sexual Activities" or <br />"specified Anatomical Areas", or an establishment with a <br />segment or section devoted to the sale or display of such <br />material. <br /> <br />b. Specified Sexual Activities - Specified Sexual <br />Activities shall mean: <br />