In a unanimous vote, the Common Council approved a last-minute amendment on Monday to exempt The Sound Garden from restrictions targeted toward pawn shops.

The Sound Garden owner Bryan Burkert had been locked in disagreement for the past several months with the Common Council concerning compromises to the second-hand dealer’s ordinance, a local law the council revised in June 2011 to prevent sales of stolen goods.

The ordinance required The Sound Garden to close by 8 p.m., register its purchased items regardless of the quantity and wait a week before reselling its items. Burkert felt that many of these rules jeopardized his business and suggested closing up shop if a proper compromise was not reached.

On Friday, two days after Burkert voiced his decision, District Councilor Khalid Bey and Mayor Stephanie Miner announced at a press conference that a new compromise had been reached between the city administration and the record store owner.

The last-minute compromise was created once the chairman of the council’s Public Safety Committee, District Councilor Jake Barrett, allowed Bey to take over the amendment since the business is located in his district, said District Councilor Bob Dougherty, who also sits on the Public Safety Committee.

“It looked like the whole thing was dead in the water,” Dougherty said. “But I don’t think anybody on the council was against The Sound Garden staying in business. Once the police was on board and The Sound Garden was on board, there was no reason for us to get in the way of it.”