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