Land Use Committee Amendment
January 9, 2012
IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE amending subsection 24002.2 and repealing subsections 24004.8 and 24004.9, Jackson County Code, 1984, relating to land use in the unincorporated County, and enacting, in lieu thereof, three new subsections relating to the same subject, with a transition provision.
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ORDINANCE #4378, January 3, 2012
INTRODUCED BY Crystal Williams, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County that the Legislature adopt standards relating to the location of new pawnshops and short-term loan establishments in the unincorporated County; and,
WHEREAS, at its meeting of November 17, 2011, the Plan Commission unanimously recommended the adoption of the standards in this regard that are embodied in this Ordinance; now therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Subsection 24002.3, Jackson County Code, 1984, is hereby amended to add the following definitions to that subsection, with existing definitions to be renumbered accordingly:
Pawnshop. A business that lends money on the security of pledged goods or that is engaged in the business of purchasing tangible personal property on condition that it may be redeemed or repurchased by the seller for a fixed price within a fixed period of time. Pawnshops and pawnbrokers are further governed by chapter 367, RSMo.
Short-term loan establishment. An establishment which (a) engages in the business of loaning money to customers on a temporary basis, wherein such loans are secured by post-dated check, paycheck, or car title, or (b) is registered as a lender under state or federal law. This classification does not include a state or federally chartered bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or mortgage broker or origin...
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