Ann Burkhart John Laux
Associate Professor Minneapolis Chief of Police
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Law School
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honorable Kathleen A. Blatz Sharon Sayles-Belton
Minnesota House of Representatives Councilwoman
IR/Bloomington, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Honorable Terry M. Dempsey Honorable Kathleen Vellenga
Minnesota House of Representatives Minnesota House of Representatives
IR/New Ulm, Minnesota DFL/St. Paul, Minnesota
Thomas L. Fabel William Wilson
Lindquist & Vennum Councilman
Minneapolis, Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 1
SUMMARY 3
IMPACTS OF SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES 6
Minneapolis Study 6
St. Paul 7
Indianapolis 8
Phoenix 9
Los Angeles 10
Concentration of Sexually Oriented Businesses Neighborhood Case Study 10
Testimony 12
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZED CRIME 14
PROSECUTORIAL AND REGULATORY ALTERNATIVES 20
OBSCENITY PROSECUTION 21
RECOMMENDATIONS 24
OTHER LEGAL REMEDIES 25
RICO/FORFEITURE 25
RECOMMENDATIONS 28
NUISANCE INJUNCTIONS 28
RECOMMENDATIONS 30
ZONING 30
Supreme Court Decisions 31
Standards and Need for Legal Zoning 35
Documentation to Support Zoning Ordinances 36
Availability of Locations for Sexually Oriented Businesses 37
Distance Requirements 39
Requiring Existing Businesses to Comply with New Zoning 40
RECOMMENDATIONS 41
LICENSING AND OTHER REGULATIONS 41
RECOMMENDATIONS 44
CONCLUSION 45