2014-12-01 - Ordinance 2014-077 - AMENDING TITLE 17, COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE 11-18-2014
ORDINANCE NO.2014—77
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE
TITLE 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE VILLAGE OF SUFFALO GROVE,
ILLINOIS CONCERNING PAWN SHOPS AND RESALE SHOPS AS SPECIAL USES
IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICT
WHEREAS,the Village of Buffalo Grove is a Home Rule Unit pursuant to the Illinois
Constitution of 1970; and,
WHEREAS, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function
pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety,morals and
welfare; and
WHEREAS, stolen goods are often sold for cash at Pawn Shops and Resale Shops; and
WHEREAS, the Village's Police Department has reported that identifying and retrieving
stolen goods from such businesses and identifying the individuals who sold such stolen goods is
a difficult and labor-intensive task; and
WHEREAS, the goals of deterrence of crime, apprehension of criminals, retrieval of
• stolen goods for return to the lawful owners, and maintenance of public order are served by an
effective and efficient system of recording and reporting such sales and delaying the resale or
destruction of such purchased items; and
WHEREAS, the Village has a significant governmental interest in preventing and
deterring the sale,resale or destruction of stolen goods, and;
WHEREAS, the Village has determined that it is in the best interests of the health, safety,
morals and welfare of the public to limit the number of Pawn Shops and Resale Shops within its
corporate boundaries, and;
WHEREAS, the Village has determined that amendments to the Village Zoning
Ordinance, Title 17 of the Buffalo Grove Municipal Code, are necessary concerning the
reclassification of Pawn Shops from a permitted use to a special use in the B-2 Business District
and the addition of Resale Stores as a special use in B-2 Business District; and,
WHEREAS, the Village Board conducted a public hearing on December 1, 2014
concerning said amendments and determined that the proposed amendments are appropriate to
properly regulate Pawn Shops and Resale Shops.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF
TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BUFFALO GROVE, COOK AND LAKE COUNTIES,
LLINOIS:
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Section 1. Subsection B. of Section 17.44.030, Permitted Uses of the Buffalo Grove
Municipal Code is hereby amended by deleting the following:
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Section 2. Subsection C. of Section 17.44.030, Special Uses of the Buffalo Grove
Municipal Code is hereby amended • adding the following:
21. Pawn Shops or Resale Shops (as defined in Chapter 5.46 of the Buffalo Grove
Municipal Code) shall not • located within 1000 feet of any other Pawn or
Resale Shop as measured in a direct line from the closest point on one lot line to
the closest proximate point on the other lot line.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage,
approval and publication. This ordinance may be published in pamphlet form.
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PASSED: December 1, 2014.
APPROVED: December 1. 2014.
ATTEST: APPROVED:
Vil . Laic Clerk
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BRAIMAN, Village President