File #: O-2013-0022    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/7/2013 In control: Safety and Development Committee (INACTIVE)
On agenda: 5/7/2013 Final action: 5/7/2013
Title: 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.
Sponsors: Safety and Development Committee (INACTIVE)
Attachments: 1. O-2013-0022
Title
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 ...

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