§ 4.2.18. Check cashing facilities.  


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  • The following provisions shall apply to all check cashing facilities:

    A.

    Check cashing facilities, either as a primary use on its own lot or as part of a retail shopping center, shall not be permitted within one thousand (1,000) feet of an existing check cashing facility or pawn shop. For the purpose of this section, distance shall be measured by the most direct route of travel on the ground.

    B.

    The window and door area of any existing first floor façade that faces public street or sidewalk shall not be reduced, covered, or otherwise obscured nor shall changes be made to such windows or doors that block views into the building at eye level from the street or sidewalk.

    C.

    For new construction, at least thirty (30) percent of the first floor façade that faces a public street or sidewalk shall be window or doors of clear or lightly tinted glass that allow views into the building at eye level from the street or sidewalk.

    D.

    The use of bars, chains, roll down doors, or similar security devices placed on the outside of the building is prohibited.

    E.

    The use of light emitting diodes, neon lights, and illuminated panels placed around the windows or on the outside of the building are prohibited.

( Ord. No. 15-06 , 8-25-2015; Ord. No. 17-01 , Pt. I, 5-23-2017)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 17-01 , Pt. I, adopted May 23, 2017, changed the title of § 4.2.18 from "Check cashing" to read as herein set out.