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Any license under this chapter may be denied, suspended or revoked for one or more of the following reasons:
(A) The proposed use does not comply with any applicable zoning code.
(B) The proposed use does not comply with any health, building, building maintenance or other provisions of this code of ordinances or state law.
(C) The applicant or licensee or any of its employees has failed to comply with one or more provisions of this chapter.
(D) The applicant is not a citizen of the United States or a resident alien, or is an individual upon whom it is impractical or impossible to conduct a background or financial investigation due to the unavailability of information.
(E) Fraud, misrepresentation or bribery in securing or renewing a license.
(F) Fraud, misrepresentation or false statements made in the application and investigation for, or in the course of, the applicant's business.
(G) Violation, within the preceding five years, of any law relating to theft, damage or trespass to property, sale of a controlled substance, or operation of a business.
(H) The owner of the premises licensed or to be licensed would not qualify for a license under the terms of this chapter.
(I) The attempted assignment of the license by the licensee.
(Ord. 201414420-01, passed 11-20-14) Penalty, see § 116.99
(A) A license under this chapter authorizes the licensee to carry on its business only at the permanent place of business designated in the license. However, upon written request, the Police License Inspector may approve an off-site locked and secured storage facility. The licensee shall permit inspection of the facility in accordance with § 116.13. All provisions of this chapter regarding record keeping and reporting apply to the facility and its contents. Property shall be stored in compliance with all provisions of the city code. The licensee must either own the building in which the business is conducted, and any approved offsite storage facility, or have a lease on the business premise that extends for more than six months.
(B) Any change, directly or beneficially, in the ownership of any licensed pawnshop shall require the application for a new license, and the new owner must satisfy all current eligibility requirements.
(Ord. 201414420-01, passed 11-20-14) Penalty, see § 116.99
The provisions of this chapter are not intended and should not be construed as restricting the applicability of any other ordinance, state or federal laws, including without limitation, state or federal laws regulating the purchase, storage and sale of firearms. To the extent that such ordinances and laws cannot be applied consistently with this chapter, the most restrictive ordinance or law shall be applied.
(Ord. 201414420-01, passed 11-20-14)
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment of not more than 90 days, or both, plus costs of prosecution in either case. This penalty is in addition to, but not in limitation of, the potential suspension or revocation of the license granted hereunder.
(Ord. 201414420-01, passed 11-20-14)