Moe hates the resale shops that proliferate the city. As the town struggles to attract businesses to downtown, there is a moratorium of certain types of commerce.
Art galleries that are open maybe 14 hours a week are welcome. All the rest of you stay in New Monterey:
The Community Development Department received a letter from the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce (Attachment 3) requesting a moratorium on the allowance of future benefit/consignment and resale shops. This is but one example of incompatible (but currently allowed) uses allowed in the Commercial Downtown (C-D) Zoning District
- Pawn Shops
- Electronic Cigarette (Vapor/Vape) Shops
- Check Cashing Stores
- Bail Bonds
- Storefront Churches (religious assembly)
- Gold and Silver Exchange Stores
- Auction Houses (existing may remain)
- Automobile Rental
- Recreational Vehicle Sales (including boats)
- Tire Sales and Repair
- Blood, Plasma Sale Centers
- Kennels or Pet Boarding (when not associated with an animal hospital)
- Body Piercing and Tattoo Shops (on Ground Floor, only)