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Home My WebLink About2000-05 04-05 APSTATE OF MINNESOTA) SS. newspapers AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) Frank Chilinski, being duly sworn on an oath states or affirms, that he is the publisher of the newspaper known as Sun -Post or the president's designated agent, and has full knowledge of the facts stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minn. Stat. §331A.02, §331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended. (B) The printed public notice that is attached was published in the newspaper once each week, for one successive weeks; it was first published on Wednesday, the 5 day of April 2000, and was thereafter printed and published on every Wednesday to and including Wednesday, the day of 2000; and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being e size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice: Subscribed and sworn to or affirme before me on this 1/45 day of l Notary Publ rnr_PirEL M. HEDE:LOM PUSLIC- t'IPPJF.SOT4 dY Os a' 1 ;;F.Xt,ic51 abcdefghij klm nopgrstuvwx Pulisher 000. n J RATE INFORMATION (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space (2) Maximum rate allowed by law Rate actually charged 2.85 per line 6.20 per line 1.40 per line City of Brooklyn Center (Official Publication) CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the 24th day of April, 2000, at 7 p.m. or as soon there- after as the matter may be heard at City Hall, 6301 Shin- gle Creek Parkway, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, to con- sider an ordinance relating to the location of secondhand goods dealers, pawnshops, currency exchanges, tattoo and body piercing establishments, and massage parlors. Auxiliary aids for handicapped persons are available upon request at least 96 hours in advance. Please notify the City Clerk at 763- 569 -3306 to make arrangements. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE LOCATION OF SECONDHAND GOODS DEALERS, PAWNSHOPS, CURRENCY EXCHANGES, TATTOO AND BODY PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS, AND MASSAGE PAR- LORS; AMENDING BROOKLYN CENTER CITY CODE SECTIONS 23 -610, 23 -661, 23 -2309, 23 -2203, AND 23- 1706 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Brooklyn Center City Code Section 23 -610 (pawnbrokers) is amended as follows: Section 23 -510. PLACES INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSES. A license will not be issued or renewed under this section for any place or for any business: a. If taxes, assessments or other financial claims of the City or the State of Minnesota on the licensee's business premise are delinquent and unpaid; b. If the premise is located within 300 feet of. or in the same building as. or on the same legally subdivided- lot piece. or parcel of land as anv of the following uses: a school, day care center, church, hospital, on -sale liquor es- tablishment, halfway house, currency exchange operation, theater, residence, secondhand goods dealer, tattoo estab- lishment, body piercing establishment, for] massage par- lor or another pawnshop: provided however. that apawn shop and a secondhand goods dealer may occupy a single licensed premises in common if both activities are licensed for that premises' c. Where operation of a licensed premise would violate zoning ordinances; d. Where the applicant's present license was issued con- ditioned upon the applicant making specified improve- ments to the licensed premise or the property of the li- censed premise which improvements have not been com- pleted or; e: Establi hed as a pawnshop after April 2, 1996, which is within, ten(10) driving miles of any gambling casino. .Section 2. Brooklyn Center City Code Section 23-661 (secondhand goods dealers) is amended as follows: Section 23.661. PLACES INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSES.: A license will not be issued or renewed under this section for any place or for any business: a. If taxes, assessments or other financial claims of the City or the State of Minnesota on the licensee's business premise are delinquent and unpaid; b. Within 300 feet of or in the same building as or on the b iv' of the following uses; a school or day care center if the sec- ondhaid goods dealer will receive firearms or if located within 000 feet: of a pawnshop, tattoo establishment, cur- rency exchange operation, massage parlor, [or] body pierc ing establishment or another secondhand goods dealer provided however. that a pawnshop and a secondhand mon if both activities are licensed for that premises; c. Where operation of a licensed premise would violate zoning ordinances; or d. Where the applicant's present license was issued con ditioned upon the applicant making specified improve- ments to the licensed premise or the property of the li- censed premise which improvements have not been com- pleted. Section 3. Brooklyn Center City Code Section 23 -2309 (tattoo and body piercing establishments) is amended as follows: b. No license shall be granted or renewed if the property is not properly zoned or does not qualify as a legal non- conforming use for tattooing and/or body piercing estab- lishments. c. Premises Licensed For Alcoholic Beverages. No license shall be granted or renewed if the premises is licensed for the furnishing of alcoholic beverages or is an adult estab- lishment pursuant to Section 35 -2182. d. No license shall be granted if the premises is within 300 feet of or in the same hniltlinv as or on the same legal- ly subdivided lot. piece. or parcel of land as any of the fol- )owinvuses' a church, school, day care center, hospital, on- sale liquor establishment, haIfvay house, currency ex- change operation, theater, residence, pawnshop, second- hand goods dealer, (o] massage parlor, or another tattoo or body pierci g establishment. Section 4. Brooklyn Center City Code Section 23 -2203 (currency exchanges) is amended as, follows: $action 23 -2203. RESTRICTIONS. All Currency Ex- changes shall be operated and maintained in accordance with the requirements of state law and of this section: A. The business may not be advertised with backlighted signs or awnings, roof signs, portable signs, temporary signs, or freestanding signs. Window signs shall not exceed thirty (30) percent of the window area and shall not block views into the building at eye level. B. The window and door area of any existing first floor fa- cade that faces a public street or sidewalk shall not be re- duced, nor shall changes be made to such windows or doors that block views into the building at eye level. C. For new construction, at least thirty (30) percent of the first floor facade that faces a public street or sidewalk shall be windows or doors of clear or lightly tinted glass that allow views into the building at eye level. D. The use of bars, chains or similar security devices that are visible from a public street or sidewalk shall be pro hibited. E. The premises, all adjacent streets, sidewalks, and al- leys, and all sidewalks and alleys within one hundred (100) feet shall be inspected regularly for purposes of re- moving any litter found thereon. F. The business premises shall not be so equipped as to enable employees to activate remote locking mechanisms to lock in patrons, customers, or others. G. The licensee shall not engage in street solicitation for the business or distribute handbills within three hundred (300) feet of the licensed premises. H. The licensee shall not give away cigarettes or liquor to customers either free or in connection with a check cash- ing transaction. I. The business premises shall not be located within 300 feet of, or in the same building as. or on the same legally subdivided lot. piece. or parcel of land as any of the fol- lowing uses' a school, day care center, church, hospital, on- sale liquor establishment, halfway house, theater, resi- dence, pawnshop, secondhand goods dealer, tattoo estab- lishment, body piercing establishment, [or] massage par- lor or another currency exchange. Section 5. Brooklyn Center City Code Section 23 -1709 (massage parlors) is amended as follows: Section 23- 1709.' CONDITIONS GOVERNING IS- SUANCE OF A LICENSE. 1. No license shall be issued if the applicant or any of its owners, managers, employees, agents or interested parties is a person of had repute. 2. Licenses shall be issued only if the applicant and all of its owners, managers, agents, employees or interested par ties are free of convictions for offenses which involve moral turpitude or which relate directly to such person's ability capacity or fitness to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of the licensed activity. 3. Licenses shall be issued only to applicants who have not, within one year prior to the day of application, have been denied licensure, have had a license revoked or sus pended in or by any community or political subdivision or the State of Minnesota and whose owners, managers, or any interested parties have not been similarly denied, re- voked, or suspended. 4. Licenses shall be issued only to applicants who have answered fully and truthfully all of the information re- quested in the application, who have paid the full license fee and fee for investigation and have cooperated fully and truthfully with the City in the review of application. 5. If applicant is a natural person, a license shall be granted only if such person is 18 years of age or older. 6. Licenses may only be granted when in complete con- formity with the zoning rode of theCity of Cen- ter. No licence shall be granted for any premises which is ill 1 't. Lis il.i h• I same legally subdivided lot piece or narcel of land as a cur- rency exchange operation. secondhand goods dealer. pawn shop tattoo or body piercing establishment another maa- yr 0 I _1, r Sale liquor establishment halfway house theater or resi denre. 7. Licenses shall be granted only to establishments which can meet the safety, sanitary and building code re- quirements of the City. 8. A license shall not be granted if granting the license (a) would be inconsistent with the comprehensive devel- opment plans of the City, or (b) would otherwise have a detrimental effect upon other property or properties in the vicinity.. Section 6. This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and upon thirty (30) days following its legal pub- lication. Adopted this day of 2000. Mayor ATTEST:' City Clerk ,Section 23 -2309 PLACES INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE a. No license shall be granted or renewed for operation on any property on which taxes, assessments, or other fi- nancial claims of the state, county, school district, or city (Strikeout indicates matter to be deleted, underline indi- are due, delinquent, or unpaid. In the event a suit has been cotes new matter.) commenced under Minnesota Statutes, Section 278.0- 278.03, questioning the amount or validity of taxes, the (April 5, 2000)PV Pawnshops City Council may on application waive strict compliance with this provision; no waiver may be granted, however, for taxes or any portion thereof which remain unpaid fora period exceeding one (1) year after becoming due. Date of Publication April 5, 2000 Effective Date