96-014 ORD ORDINANCE 96- 14
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN INTERIM ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PAWN SHOPS OR THE LICENSING OF
PAWNBROKERS WITHIN THE CITY OF ELK RIYER
The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Purposes. The City Council has determined that it is
necessary for the City to update its Code of Ordinances with respect to pawn
shops and pawnbrokers. The purpose of this Ordinance is to maintain the
status quo for a limited period of time until the Code of Ordinances can be
revised as necessary to regulate these uses. It is anticipated that this process
will take approximately one (1) year.
Section 2. Findings. The City Council of the City of Elk River
finds that it is necessary, in order to protect the health, safety and welfare of
the citizens of Elk River, to declare a moratorium on the establishment of
pawn shops and hcensing of pawnbrokers within the City of Elk River until
the City has completed the process of updating the City of Elk River Code of
Ordinance provisions related to pawn shops and pawnbrokers, including the
appropriate official controls to regulate these uses.
Section 3. Moratorium Declared. During the term of this
Ordinance and any extension thereof, a moratorium is hereby imposed
within the City of Elk River on the estabhshment of pawn shops and the
hcensing of pawnbrokers as defined in the City of Elk River Code of
Ordinances. During the terms of this moratorium, the City will not accept an
apphcation for or consider any approval required by the Code of Ordinances
for the establishment of a pawn shop or licensing of a pawnbroker and will
not accept an application for or issue any building permit for construction of
a pawn shop.
Section 4. Term. This Ordinance shall be effective upon
pubhcation as provided by law, and shall terminate 365 days thereafter
unless earher terminated or extended by action of the City Council. It is the
intent of the City Council that this Ordinance shall be in effect only until the
City has completed the process of updating its Code of Ordinances with
respect to pawn shops and pawnbrokers and has adopted the appropriate
official controls to implement the updated Ordinances.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River, this
18th day of March, 19916. /~/ ~z/~~,
//~en~j A. Du~tsman, Mayor
ATTEST:
· S'andra A. Th~ackeray, City Cler-k~/
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Mfidavit of Publication
STATE OF MINNESOTA )
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COUNTY OF SHERBURNE)
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SHOPS OR",l.ftE LICENSING OF
PAWNBROKERS Wl'IHIN nIE
, ,'~CI'lYOF ELK RIVER _ -,' .
:r'he .City Council oBhe City of Elk
River does hereby ordain as follows:
Se~oD. 1. Purposes;, The - 'City
Council has determined that itis-D..e.p-
eesaryfor'the City to update its Code'
of Ordh,,",1"ces with respect to pawn
shop~.and pawnbroki!rB. The purpose
of thilf :.Ordinance is to maintain the
status quo for a limited period of time
untilJthe Code of Ordinances can be
revised as necessary to regulate these
~ee.lI.t is antici~ated that this process
will take approxunately one (1) year.
'.-:8ecti~n 2. :Filllh1p1::IlIbe. City !
rroUncilbf~otm~
that it'iBn~ ;:n"Orde1"1io'protect-
the health, 'safety and welfare of 'the
citizens of Elk River, to declare a
moratorium on the establishment of
pawn>shops and licensing ofpawnbro-
kers within the City of Elk River until
the City-has completed the process of
updatingihe City of Elk River Code of
Ordinan~ provisio~ .related to paWn
shops ~d pawnbrokers, .including the
appropnate ~fficial controls toregu-
late these usee. . ,', , .
Section 3. ,Moratorium DeclMed.
During the term of this Ordinance and
any extension thereof, a' moratorium
is hereby imposed within the City ,of
Elk River on the ,establishment of
pawn shops and-the1ieensingofpawn-
b~okers as defined in the City of Elk
River Code of Ordinances~ J;luring the
~, of, this moratQrium, the City
will not accept an application for or
consider anJ:approvatrequired by the
Code of Ordinances for the establish-
ment cif a pawn shop or liceJising of a
pawnbroker and will not accept an
application lot .or issue any building
permit for construction of a, pawn
shop. '.' " " " ,
Section 4. TenIi.. This' Ordiriance
shall be effective uponpublieation as
pro . ' . by law, and shalltem1inate
365 thereafter unless earlier ter-
extended by action of the
cil. It ls' the intent of the
. that this Or&ance shall
, _ owy ~til the City ,has
compl the' procesll of updating its
Code o~ Or . anceewithrespect to
pawn s - dpawnbrokers and has
adopted 'Propriate official con.
troIs t lement the updated
Ordin . "
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authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspa-
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constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided
by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable
laws, as amended.
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