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(a) No check cashing or money exchange business may operate within 1500 feet of any residential dwelling. The parking lot and all other exterior areas must be well lit. All business must be conducted within the enclosed structure of the business. No drive-through transactions are permitted unless a valid permit as described in subsection (b) hereof is issued.
Check cashing and money exchange businesses may not operate after 9:00 p.m. nor before 6:00 a.m. unless a valid permit as described in subsection (b) hereof is issued.
(b) Check cashing or money exchange businesses may conduct drive through transactions and/or operate at any hour of the day, provided that a valid permit is issued by the Chief of Police. Said permit shall be issued upon the payment of one hundred dollars ($100.00) and the filing of a written application stating the hours of operation or describing the location of the drive-through window and stating that said activity will not be disruptive to the nearest residential area and will not increase crime. The Chief of Police may revoke the permit if the activity becomes disruptive or if any crime occurs at the drive-through window or during the increased hours of operation. Said permit is valid only for the specific premises for which it is issued and is not transferable.
(Ord. 28-1992. Passed 2-3-92.)
No more than twenty-five percent of the amount of any check or instrument presented may be charged by the check cashing and money exchange business as a fee. The amount charged as a fee must be conspicuously posted where the transaction involving the check or instrument takes place.
(Ord. 144-1990. Passed 5-7-90.)
(a) Whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned not more than sixty days, or both, for each offense. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. (Adopting Ordinance)
(b) In addition to the penalty provided in subsection (a) hereof, whoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter is prohibited from operating a check cashing and money exchange business in the City.
(Ord. 144-1990. Passed 5-7-90.)