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ORDINANCE 96- CITY OF ELK RIVER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 900.08 AND 900.12 OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER CODES OF ORDINANCE RELATING TO DEFINITIONS AND CONDITIONAL USES IN THE C3 ZONING DISTRICT CASE NO. OA 96-8 The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows: Section 1. The City Council finds that pawnbrokers potentially provide an opportunity for the commission of crimes and their concealment because such businesses have the ability to receive and transfer stolen property easily and quickly. The Council also finds that by allowing pawn shops as a conditional use it provides additional time for public comment, provides the city with an opportunity to address site plan issues and a forum to correct areas of the site that are not in compliance with the zoning code. Section 2. Section 900.08 of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinance titled, "Definitions" is hereby amended by adding the following 2 definitions: Pawnbroker: A person engaged in whole or in part in the business of lending money on the security of pledged goods left in pawn, or in the business of purchasing tangible personal property to be left in pawn on the condition that it may be redeemed or repurchased by the seller for a fixed price within a fixed period of time. Pawnshop: The location at which or premises in which a pawnbroker regularly conducts business. Section 3. Section 900.12 (12) of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinance titled "Permitted, Accessory, and Conditional Uses" is hereby amended to add the following conditional use: 12. C-3 Highway Commercial District C. Conditional Uses xxi. Pawnshops (250 foot setback from any residential zone and 500 foot setback from schools, parks, daycare centers, churches and other pawnshops, measured from the property line). Section 4. That this Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after the date of its publication. s:\planning\scott\oa968ord.doc