Indio, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Pawnbrokers (2026)
Key Facts
- Spacing
- 1,000 ft from another pawnshop
- Buffer uses
- 500 ft from schools, parks, libraries
- Hours
- 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily
- Extra check
- Police background investigation, § 110.28
Summary
Indio's Unified Development Code keeps new pawnshops at least 1,000 feet from each other and 500 feet from schools, parks, and libraries, and limits operating hours to 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
All new pawnshops shall be located consistent with the following standards: Located a minimum of 1,000 feet from another pawnshop. Located a minimum of 500 feet from all of the following uses: Schools; Parks and recreation facilities; Community centers; Libraries; or Youth organizations.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4796010; v13 updated 2026-02-04; through 02-04-2026).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 4.21 of the Unified Development Code defines a pawnshop as a business that loans money secured by pledged property and incidentally resells it. Section 4.21.02 requires every new pawnshop to locate at least 1,000 feet from another pawnshop and 500 feet from schools, parks and recreation facilities, community centers, libraries, and youth organizations. Section 4.21.03 limits daily operation to 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Municipal Code § 110.28(B)(5) separately subjects pawnshop business-license applicants in this Riverside County city to a police background investigation before the City issues or renews their license.
Violations & Fines
Operating outside the permitted hours or location standards is a zoning violation; misrepresenting information in a license or background-investigation application under § 110.28 is a separate misdemeanor.
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