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PRINTER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION <br /> <br /> ORDINANCE A~90-8 <br /> <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA COUNTY <br /> STATE OF MI NNESOTA <br /> AN ORDINANCE PLACING A <br />MORATORIUM ON THE SITING' OF ADULT <br />BOOKSTORES AS DEFINED HEREIN <br />WITHIN ANY ZONING DISTRICT OF THE <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY ORDAINS: <br />SECTIONI-,:PREAMEL!~. ~: · _~ ' <br />Wbereas,,,the Council: ~inds that a busin.e,~s <br />advertisihg itself as an "Adult Bookstore", is ," <br />confemplanng doing business in the City o! <br />Ramsay in the City's B-I Business District <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Council finds that proper <br />planning for the siting of Adult Bookstores <br />within the City is necessary in order to protect <br />the City's planning process and the health, safe- <br />ty end welfare of its citizens; and . <br /> WHEREAS, the Council finds that an interim <br />ordinance placing a moratorium on the siting <br />and/or use of any property within the City as an <br />Adult Bookstore is necessary in order to permil <br /> the planning process to take place; and <br /> SECTION 2. AUTHORITY <br /> This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to that <br />authority granted the City in MSA 462.355 Subd. <br />4 entitled "Interim Ordinance". <br /> SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS <br /> a. ADULT BOOKSTORE: A business engag- <br /> lng In the barter, rental, or sale of items con- <br /> sisting of printed matter, pictures, slides, re- <br /> cords, audiotapes, videotapes or motion picture <br /> film, if such shop is not open to the public gen- <br /> erally but only to one or more classes of the <br /> public, excluding any minor by reason of age, <br /> ~ e substantial or significant portion of such <br /> ; are distinguished or characterized by an <br /> on the depiction or description of <br /> sexual activities" or "specified <br /> <br /> b. SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS: <br /> 1. Less than completely and opaquely covered <br />human genitals, pubic region, buttock, anus, or <br />female breast(s) below a point immediately <br />above the top of the areola; and, <br /> 2. Human male genitals in a discernably <br />turgid ~ate, even if completely and opaquely <br />covered. <br /> c. SPECIFIED SEXUAL AcTIvITIES: ' <br /> 1. Actual or simulated sexual intercourse, <br />oral copulation, anal intercourse, oral-anal <br />,~opulation, bestiality, direct physical stimula- <br />tion of unclothed genitals, flagellation or tortur~ <br />In the context of a sexual relationship, or the <br />use of excretory functions in the context of a <br />sexual relationship, and any Of the following <br />seXually-oriented acts or conduct: anilingus, <br />buggery, coprophagy, coprophilia, cunnilingus, <br />feUatio, necrophilia, pederasty, pedophilia, pi- <br />querism, sapphism, zooerasty; or <br /> 2. Clearly depicted human genitals in the <br /> state of : sexual stimulation, arousal or <br />tumescence; or . <br /> 3. Use of human or animal eiaculation, <br />sodomy, oral copulation, coitus, or masturba- <br />fi0n; or <br />· 4. Fondling or touching of nude human <br />genttals, pubic region, buttocks, or female' <br />breast~ or <br /> 5. Situatiobs invoIving.a person or persons, <br />afWiof. Whom are nude, clad in Undergarments <br />orin sexually revealing costumes, and who are <br />engaged in activities involving the flagqllation, <br />torture, fettering, binding or other physical <br />restraint of any such persons; or <br /> 6. Erotic or lewd touching, fondling Or other <br />sexually-oriented contact with an anJmaJ by a <br /> an being; or <br /> Human excretion, urination, menstruation, <br /> hal or anal irrigation. <br /> SECTION 4; PUBLIC HEARING AND <br />STUDY <br /> · The City Council hereby directs City Staff to <br />:study the siting of Adult Bookstores as above <br />defined and schedule a public hearing for May <br />29, 199Oat which time public comment will be <br />;accepted and received regarding the placement <br /> and location of Adult Bookstores within the Ci- <br /> ty. <br /> SECTION 5. PROHIBITION <br /> During the term of this Ordinance no Adult <br />Bookstore shall be sited, operated or maintain- <br />ed or otherwise do business within the City of <br />. Ramsay. <br />g TION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE <br />Ordinance become effective upon its <br />e and shall be in effect for a period of 180 <br />days from the date hereof. <br />SECTION 7. VIOLATION <br /> A violation of any portion of this Ordinance <br />shall be considered a misdemea"or punishable <br />by imprisonment for up to 90 days and a fine of <br />$700.00, or both. Each day that e violation oc- <br />curs shaU be considered a separate offense. <br /> PASSED by the City Council of the City of <br />Ramsay, Minnesota, the 8th day of May, 1990. <br />Gary Reiman <br />Mayor <br />ATTEST <br />David Hartley <br /> City Administrator/Clerk <br /> ai~cdefghi klmnopqrstuvwxyz <br /> PubUshed in Anoka Co. Union <br /> A4ey It, 1990 <br /> <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />County of Anoka <br /> <br /> ) <br /> )ss HAY l 1990 <br /> <br /> Peter G. 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