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Page 2 3. That based upon all the evidence in the record, it is clear that a portion of the proposed business of the applicant regularly involves the purchase and sale of used goods on the premises. 4. That the city administrator is charged under city code Section 9- 15.01, Subd. 3, with interpreting the zoning code and has found that the applicant's use is a secondhand goods store and is not a use which is specifically listed as a permitted use in the B -2 zoning district. 5. That the city administrator's interpretation of the code is reasonable and in accordance with the city council's intent. In addition, the city administrator's interpretation is in accord with the city's purpose in adopting the moratorium, i.e., to protect and preserve the status quo during the pendency of the planning study. 6. That the applicant's proposed business is a secondhand goods store within the meaning of Minn. Stat. §471.925 and is not a permitted use in the B -2 zoning district. 7. That the operation of the proposed business does not comply with the city's zoning code as required by Section 5 -1.02 for the issuance of a business license. 8. That secondhand goods stores are one of the uses specifically being studied in the city's planning study to determine whether and under what conditions, if any, secondhand goods stores may be permitted in the city. 9. That the city's zoning study is proceeding promptly and the moratorium will be lifted as soon as possible. 10. That secondhand goods stores possibly have different impacts on the city and surrounding neighborhood than the uses which are specifically listed as permitted uses in the B -2 zoning district, including such impacts as increased need and costs for additional police services because of the increased possibility of customers bringing stolen merchandise to the store and other issues which are being studied in the ongoing planning study.