5.48.040 Limitations on number of licenses.
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A. The number of licenses issued for pawnbrokers shall be limited to a number of such establishments in the City of Vancouver based on a ratio of one pawnbroker establishment per twenty-five thousand inhabitants of the city or fractional part thereof. For such purpose the population of the City of Vancouver shall be reflected in the then most current final population figures available from the Washington State Office of Financial Management or its functional successor. The number of pawnbroker establishments shall include all establishments to which licenses are issued pursuant to subsection (B) of this section.
B. The limitation on number of pawnbroking licenses of subsection (A) of this section shall not prevent the licensing of:
1. Pawnbroker establishments licensed and existing in the City of Vancouver as of the effective date of this amendatory ordinance; and
2. Pawnbroker establishments operating in conformity with Clark County codes and Chapter 19.60 RCW for a period of not less than six months prior to the effective date of annexation(s) into the City of Vancouver, and who apply for the license within thirty days of the effective date of the annexation and otherwise meet the requirements of this chapter. (Ord. M-3728 §3, 2005; Ord. M-3258 §1 (part), 1996)