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(3) A person who has been convicted of any state or federal law relating to receiving stolen property, sale of stolen property or controlled substance, burglary, robbery, theft, damage or trespass to property, operation of a business, crimes of violence or any law or ordinance regulating the business of pawnbroker, secondhand goods dealers or precious metal dealers or any other conviction relating in a sentence of 1 year or greater; (4) A person who is not of good moral character or repute; (5) When the City Council determines, after investigation and public hearing, that issuance or renewal of the license would adversely affect the public health, safety or welfare; (6) A person who holds an intoxicating liquor license under city ordinance; or (7) A person who within the preceding five years of the license application date had a pawnbroker or secondhand goods dealer license revoked. (B) Places. A license will not be issued or renewed under this section for any place or for any business: (1) If taxes, assessments or other financial claims of the city or the state on the licenseeÓs business premises are delinquent and unpaid; (2) During the term of this chapter, no pawn shop business shall be located less than 500 feet from any residential zoning district boundary or site used for residential purposes, and less than 500 feet from any church site, from any school site, from any daycare facility or from any park which is adjacent to property zoned residential. For purposes of this chapter, this distance shall be a horizontal measurement from the nearest existing residential district boundary or site used for residential purposes, church site, school site, daycare site or a park site to the nearest boundary of the proposed pawn shop business site; (3) Where operation of a licensed premises would violate zoning ordinances; or (4) Where the applicantÓs present license was issued conditioned upon the applicant making specific improvements to the licensed premises or the property of the licensed premises, which improvements have not been completed. Ord. #64, adopted 08/13/1997 § 112.08 CONDITIONAL LICENSES. (A) The City Council may grant an application for a new or renewed pawnbroker or secondhand goods dealer license conditioned upon the applicant making reasonable improvements to the proposed business premises or the property upon which the business premises is situated. (B) The City Council, in granting a conditional license, will specify when the modifications must be completed. Failure to comply with the conditions of the license is grounds for the City Council to refuse to renew the license. 174΋tğŭĻ