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ORDINANCE N0.709 <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />AN EMERGENCY INTERIM ORDINANCE REGULATING THE PRESENCE AND <br />SITING OF PAWN SHOPS AND RELATED ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THE CITY <br />OF MOUNDS VIEW. <br />WHEREAS, the City Council has considered the issue and continues to consider the issue <br />of whether the City should adopt an ordinance to address the City health, safety and welfare issues <br />caused by pawn shops and related establishments within the City; and <br />WHEREAS, City staff has made an initial review of this matter and recommends that this <br />matter be more fully studied; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council has authority, pursuant to Section 3.06 of the City of <br />Mounds View City Charter and Minnesota Statutes Section 462.355, Subdivision 4, to adopt an <br />emergency interim ordinance during which time the City will conduct a study of the possibility of <br />adopting new or amended controls to fulfill the City's legal obligation to adequately protect the <br />public health, safety and welfare; and <br />WHEREAS, an emergency interim ordinance is necessary to protect the public health, <br />safety and welfare because no land use controls or regulations exist for pawn shops and related <br />establishments within the City; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council authorizes a study as to the possibility of adopting new or <br />amended controls to fulfill the City's legal obligation to adequately protect the public health, safety <br />and welfare; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council makes the following: <br />FINDINGS OF FACT: <br />1. The City Council authorizes a study to be conducted for the purpose of considering the <br />adoption of new or amended land use controls or regulations as defined in Minn. Stat. § <br />462.352, for pawn shops and related establishments within the City of Mounds View. <br />2. The City Council of the City of Mounds View directs the City of Mounds View Planning <br />Commission to conduct a study of this matter and make recommendations as to the adoption <br />of amended official controls or regulations to fulfill the City's legal obligation to adequately <br />protect the public health, safety and welfare. <br />3. This emergency interim ordinance is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the City of <br />Mounds View residents and to protect the planning process, because no land use controls or <br />regulations exist for pawn shops and related establishments within the City, and not to delay <br />or prevent any single project. <br />