(A) Ineligible persons. No license shall be issued to any person who:
(1) Is not a citizen of the United States or a resident alien;
(2) Is a minor at the time the application is filed;
(3) Has been convicted of any crime directly related to the licensed occupation and has not shown competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties of pawnbroker or precious metal dealer under M.S. § 364.03(3), as it may be amended from time to time, or a person not of good moral character and repute;
(4) Holds a liquor license under Ch. 111 of this code of ordinances);
(5) In the judgment of the City Council is not the real party in interest or beneficial owner of the business operated under the license;
(6) Has had a pawnbroker or precious metal dealer’s license revoked anywhere within five years of the license application;
(7) In the case of an individual, is not a resident of the city; in the case of a partnership, the managing partner is not a resident of the city; or in the case of a corporation, the manager is not a resident of the city. The required residency must be established by the time the license is issued and maintained throughout the existence of the license and all renewals. The time for establishing residency within the city may, for good cause, be extended by the Council. For the purposes of this division (A)(7), RESIDENT OF THE CITY shall mean within 25 miles of the city.
(B) Ineligible places.
(1) No license shall be issued for any place or any business ineligible for a license under city ordinance or code provision or state law.
(2) No license shall be issued for operation in a residential zoning district.
(3) No license shall be issued for a place or business which holds a liquor license.
(4) No license shall be granted for operation on any premises on which taxes, assessments or other financial claims of the city or other government agency are delinquent and unpaid.
(Prior Code, § 112.16) (Ord. 583, passed 11-6-1996)