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Ordinance to amend Section 12.41(2) of the Revised Municipal Code relative to permitting secondhand article stores as a special use and to amend Section 12.43(2) relative to including pawn shops and secondhand jewelry dealers as a special use subject to a 3,500-ft separation clause.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Subsection 12.06 Definitions of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby created to read:
12.06 Definitions
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Antique means an old collectable item regarded as being of value or interest to a collector. It is collected or desirable because of its age/vintage, beauty, rarity, condition, utility, personal emotional connection, and/or other unique features. It is an object that represents a previous era or time period in human society. Antiques are usually objects which show some degree of craftsmanship, or a certain attention to design. For the purposes of this ordinance, antique dealers are subject to the licensing requirements provided in section 9.15 of the Revised Municipal Code.
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PART II. Subsection 12.41(2)(dd) of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby created to read:
12.41 C-2 Neighborhood Commercial District
(2) Special Uses.
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(dd) Secondhand article stores as defined in Section 9.15 of the Revised Municipal Code.
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PART III. Subsection 12.43(2)(n) Pawn shops, secondhand stores and secondhand jewelry dealers of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby amended to read:
12.43 C-4 Regional Commercial District.
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(2) Special Uses.
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(n) Pawn shops, and secondhand jewelry dealers as defined in Section 9.15 of the Revised Municipal Code and provided that no other similar establishment is located within 3,500 feet and conditioned upon the following clarifications:
1. Secondhand jewelry dealers primarily engaged, meaning when either 20% or more of the floor area for display space, or business operations is devoted, to secondhand transactions and/or the buying of jewelry or precious metals.
2. General retail establishments, with less than the above-referenced 20% threshold, are considered permitted uses.
PART IV. Subsection 12.43(5) Off-street Parking and Loading of the Revised Municipal Code of the City of West Allis is hereby amended to read:
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(5) Off-Street Parking and Loading Facilities. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with Section 12.19 of this Subchapter.
PART V. All ordinances or parts of ordinance contravening the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.
PART VI. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication.
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