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<br />Item No: 7 <br />Meeting Date: May 7, 2003 <br />Type of Business: Action <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Mounds View Planning Commission <br />From: James Ericson, Interim City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Resolution 724-03, a Resolution <br />Recommending Approval of Two Ordinances Related to <br />Pawnshops, Zoning and Licensing in Mounds View; <br />Special Planning Case No. SP-114-03 <br /> <br />History: <br /> <br />The City is in the process of amending its Zoning and Business Codes to allow for the <br />regulation of Pawnshops in Mounds View. The City Council adopted an Interim ordinance on <br />February 27, 2003, which directs the Planning Commission to review the zoning implications <br />and to recommend applicable provisions. The Planning Commission has discussed this <br />issue at their March 5th, March 19th and April 2nd meetings. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />At the Commission’s meeting on April 16, 2003, the latest versions of both the zoning <br />ordinance and the licensing ordinance, respectively entitled Ordinances 711 and 712, were <br />reviewed. The only changes to proposed Ordinance 712 (Licensing) from the version last <br />reviewed are as follows: <br /> <br />1. Manager. A definition for “Manager” was added in response to comments raised at the <br />last Planning Commission meeting. In addition, a requirement was added that the <br />designated Manager would need to be on site on average a minimum of 80 hours per <br />month. Multiple “Managers” are permissible so long as the appropriate police <br />investigation has been completed. <br /> <br />2. Holding Period. As discussed by the Commission on April 16, the ordinance has been <br />changed to reflect a 90-day pawn hold and a 30-day purchase hold. <br /> <br />3. Disposition of Articles. The dollar threshold for requiring name and address of purchaser <br />was increased from $50 to $100. <br /> <br />4. Refusal to Disclose. The provision that required the Pawnbroker to disclose the name <br />and address (and phone number!) of the purchaser to the original pledger was removed. <br />All parties agreed that such a provision would be inappropriate. <br /> <br />5. Oral Information. The language requiring the Pawnbroker to orally inform the person <br />pawning or selling an item that they are being videotaped has been deleted. The <br />signage requirement remains. <br /> <br />No changes were made to draft Ordinance 711 regarding the zoning provisions.