City of Miami Beach v. Mr. Samuel's, Inc.

PEARSON, Judge.

The City of Miami Beach was the respondent to a petition for mandamus brought by Mr. Samuel’s, Inc., seeking an *48order requiring the City to issue to the petitioner a pawnbroker’s license for the pawning of jewelry. The City appeals a final judgment issuing the peremptory writ. We affirm.

The City provides for pawnbrokers’ licenses and sets the fee for such licenses. The zoning ordinance does not, by its expressed terms, mention pawnbrokers in any zoning classification. Mr, Samuel’s, Inc., applied for the license in a “C-4” zone which is described in the ordinance: “A. DISTRICT…