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Uses might be disturbed by quarry operations. Could require no adult use be within 500 feet of a residence. Warehouse District (Storage LanelWashington Street) Would have access form Route 29 (Washington Street) and maybe Route 9N (Church Street) in the future. Could require no adult uses be within 250 feet of a residence. Weibel Avenue Area: Would have access from Route 29 (lake Avenue) and Route 50. Could require no adult use within 500 feet of a residence/cemetery or within 1,500 feet of a recreation area. Route 9 (lower South Broadway) Area: Area is designated entranceway to the City and has been identified as a sensitive site. Area is an along a designated entranceway to the City. Could require no adult use within 500 feet of a residence/cemetery or within 1,500 feet of a recreation area. Driscoll Road Area: Area is not currently zoned for commercial uses and it has no water or sanitary sewer services. A zoning change would also require an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan. The area is also adjacent to the passive use areas of the Saratoga Spa State Park. Racino Area (Crescent Avenue): This are has a lot out out-of-town visitors. This area is relatively self contained. Areas is a designated tourist site Could require no adult use within 500 feet of a residence/cemetery or within 1,500 feet of a recreation area. RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS FOR ORDINANCE CHANGES: The Planning Board makes the following recommendations to the City Council: The Planning Board makes the following recommendations to the City Council: 1. It is a constitutional requirement for the City has to provide for adult uses somewhere within the community. . City can't flatly prohibit all adult uses. · City can regulate adult uses to mitigate secondary impacts. · City is required to undertake a planing analysi~ to evaluate secondary impacts. 2. The existing regulations for controlling adult uses are not appropriate and should be abandoned for the following reasons: · The definitions are old and not inclusive. Since the ordinance was originally adopted in 1990, the adult use industry has changed. · The existing regulations relating to adult uses permit the uses to be dispersed in numerous commercial districts thorough the City provide they are not within 2,500 feet of a school, library, park, playground or place of worship. This has pc l.(-~ntial adverse imp<Jcts on other sensitive land uses such as residential areas, daycare centers, entranceways, cemeteries, community centers, etc. · The three geographic areas that currently meet the requires are: 12