(A) To be eligible for a pawnbroker’s license issued by the city, an applicant must:
(1) Be of good moral character; and
(2) Not have been convicted of a felony within the last 10 years.
(B) Every person, firm, or corporation desiring to engage in the business of pawnbroker within the corporate limits of the City of Asheboro shall submit a petition to the city clerk for a license to conduct such business. In addition to a nonrefundable processing fee of $20, such petitions shall provide the following information and documentation in a form approved by the city manager:
(1) The name and address of the person, and, in case of a firm or corporation, the names and addresses of the persons composing such firm or of the officers, directors, and stockholders of such corporation, excluding shareholders of publicly traded companies;
(2) The name of the business and the street and mailing address where the business is to be operated;
(3) A statement indicating the amount of net assets or capital proposed to be used by the petitioner in operation of the business; this statement shall be accompanied by an unaudited statement from an accountant or certified public accountant verifying the information contained in the accompanying statement;
(4) An affidavit by the petitioner that he has not been convicted of a felony; and
(5) A certificate from the chief of police, or sheriff of the county, or the State Bureau of Investigation that the petitioner has not been convicted of a felony.
(C) Upon receipt of the processing fee and the information/documentation specified in division (B) of this section, the city clerk shall transmit a copy of the application to (i) the police department for an investigative report and (ii) the community development division for a report on whether the proposed pawnbroker business is compliant with all of the applicable zoning, building code, and fire prevention code regulations. These units of the city government shall report the results of their reviews of the application to the city clerk within a reasonable period of time not to exceed 30 days.
(D) An application in proper form shall be placed on the printed agenda of the first regular Council meeting after completion of the reports referenced above in division (C) and for which the normal agenda deadline can be met.
(E) The provisions of this section shall apply to pawnbroker licenses pending on July 1, 2015, and to applications for such licenses filed after that date.
(Ord. 19 ORD 6-15, passed 6-29-15)