(A) No person shall engage in the business of the following without first obtaining a license therefrom from the City Administrator for a designated specific location and all articles shall be held there and such business shall be carried on under the regulations hereinafter set forth.
(B) Application shall be made in writing including the name and address of every owner, partner or corporate officer and director:
(1) Buying, selling or dealing in secondhand merchandise, including dealing in such merchandise on consignment; provided, however, that this section shall apply only to persons who are principally engaged in the business of buying, selling or dealing in secondhand merchandise. Such persons shall be those who deal in such merchandise to a degree that 50% or more of the gross income of the business is derived from buying, selling or dealing secondhand merchandise; or, those businesses that devote more than 50% of their retail floor space to selling or dealing in secondhand merchandise or articles. However, nothing herein shall be construed to require a secondhand dealer’s license from persons engaged in the selling of used vehicles; or
(2) Pawnbroking or taking or making loans or mortgages on articles or dealing in pledging the same.
(Ord. 157, passed 5-13-1991)