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<br />(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this definition, the term "pawnbroker" means
<br />a person engaged in whole or in part in the business of lending money on the security of
<br />pledged goods left in pawn, or in the business of purchasing tangible personal property to
<br />be left in pawn on the condition that it may be redeemed or repurchased by the seller for a
<br />fixed price within a fixed period of time.
<br />(2) The following are exempt from the definition of "pawnbroker": any bank regulated
<br />by the state, the comptroller of the currency of the United States, the Federal Deposit
<br />Insurance Corporation, the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System, or any
<br />other federal or state authority and their affiliates; any bank or savings association whose
<br />deposits or accounts are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance
<br />Corporation or any successor to it and all affiliates of those banks and savings
<br />associations; any state or federally chartered credit union; and any industrial loan and
<br />thrift company or regulated lender subject to licensing and regulation by the state
<br />department of commerce.
<br />Pawnshop means the location at which or premises in which a pawnbroker regularly
<br />conducts business.
<br />Pedestrian way means a concrete sidewalk or bituminous trail located within a public
<br />right-of-way or easement across or within a block, to be used by pedestrians.
<br />Permissible occupancy means the maximum number of persons permitted to reside in a
<br />dwelling unit or rooming unit.
<br />Personal service establishment means a place where, for a fee, personal services are
<br />provided to individuals on the premises. Such uses traditionally include beauty parlors,
<br />and tanning salons. Therapeutic massage establishments when operated by a certified,
<br />licensed (by the city) massage therapist shall be considered a personal service
<br />establishment.
<br />Planned unit development means a type of development characterized by a unified site
<br />design for a number of dwelling units or dwelling sites on a parcel, whether for sale, rent,
<br />or lease, and also usually involving clustering of these units or sites to provide areas of
<br />common open space, density increases, and a mix of structure types and land uses. These
<br />developments may be organized and operated as condominiums, timeshare
<br />condominiums, cooperatives, full fee ownership, commercial enterprises, or any
<br />combination of these, or cluster subdivisions of dwelling units, residential
<br />condominiums, townhouses, apartment buildings, campgrounds, recreational vehicle
<br />parks, resorts, hotels, motels, and conversions of structures and land uses to these uses.
<br />Plat means the drawing or map of a subdivision prepared for filing of record pursuant to
<br />Minn. Stats. ch. 505 and containing all elements and requirements set forth in applicable
<br />local regulations adopted pursuant to Minn. Stats. 9462.358 and Minn. Stats. ch. 50.
<br />Platting authority means the city council.
<br />Plumbing means all of the following supplied facilities and equipment in a dwelling: gas
<br />pipes, gas-burning equipment, water pipes, steam pipes, garbage disposal units, waste
<br />pipes, water closets, sinks, installed dishwashers, lavatories, bathtubs, showerbaths,
<br />installed clothes washing machines, catchbasins, drains, vents, and any other similar
<br />fixtures and the installation thereof, together with all connections to water, sewer, and gas
<br />lines.
<br />Police chief means the police chief for the city, or his designated agents.
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