34-14 Repeal Chapter 737 Pawnbrokers

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Placed on first reading and referred to the Rules and Ordinances Committee October 6, 2014, second reading October 20, 2014. Recommended for adoption October 27, 2014. Please substitute for the original. ORDINANCE NO. 34 -14 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Suris, Madigan, Marx, Nowlin, O'Leary. AN ORDINANCE repealing Chapter 737, Pawnbrokers, and replacing it with Chapter 737, Secondhand Dealers, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, in order to discard outmoded provisions and institute timely regulations within the Code. WHEREAS, Chapter 737 of the Code, which governs pawnbrokers and dates in part to 1961, no longer applies to any businesses operating in the City; and WHEREAS, Chapter 737 does not regulate secondhand dealers; and WHEREAS, it is important that during police investigations the secondhand deal- ers comply with the Ohio Revised Code Section 4737.01, as well as the local regulations, by maintaining records necessary to identify the seller of any stolen items; and WHEREAS, Council finds that secondhand dealers may provide a means of dis- posing of stolen goods; that investigation by police agencies reveals that new, used and stolen property are acquired and sold by secondhand businesses; and because secondhand businesses can be ready vehicles for the disposal of stolen goods, such businesses should be subject to controls used to decrease the potential trafficking in such items; and WHEREAS, the City's regulations must be amended to reflect the present -day needs for proper administration; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Re- vised Code, municipalities have the power of local self - government; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Ohio and the Ohio Re- vised Code, municipalities have the power to enact laws that are for the health, safety, welfare, comfort and peace of the citizens of the municipality; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. New Chapter 737, Secondhand Dealers, of the Lakewood Codified Or- dinances, shall be and hereby is enacted to read as follows: CIiAPTER 737 Secondhand Dealers 737.01 DEFINITIONS; SCOPE OF PROVISIONS. (a) As used in this chapter: