[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council (now City Council) of the Town (now City) of Glenarden 10-12-1976 as Secs. 11-1 through 11-6 of the 1976 Code; amended in its entirety 5-11-1992 by Ord. No. O-4-92. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
A. 
No person shall engage in or carry on any business, trade or profession or calling in the City for which a license fee is imposed by the terms of this chapter without having first obtained a license to do so.
B. 
Applications for licenses shall be made to the Code Enforcement Officer, and no license shall be granted until payment of the fee shall have been made.
C. 
Every license shall specify by name the person to which it shall be issued, the business, trade, profession or calling for which it is granted and the location at which such business, trade, profession or calling is to be carried on.
D. 
Licenses granted under the terms of this chapter may be assigned or transferred on application upon the conditions applicable to granting the original license, and the Code Enforcement Officer shall issue a certificate of such assignment or transfer upon the payment to the City of a fee as set forth from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
[Amended 11-9-1998 by Ord. No. O-17-98]
A. 
The license year shall begin July 1 and extend to and include June 30. Accordingly, all businesses shall receive notice that business licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall terminate on June 30 of each year.
B. 
The fee in each case shall be set forth from time to time by ordinance of the City Council and made a part of this section.
C. 
The licenses fee schedules shall be as follows:
[Amended 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. O-30-2005]
Type of Business
Fee
Barber shops/beauty salons
$250
Cleaners/laundromats
$300
Carry-out restaurants
$300
Liquor stores
$1,000
Bars/restaurants
$500
Grocery stores
$300
Repair businesses (auto)
$500
Communications/telecommunications
$500
Gaming businesses/
vending units
$100 unit
$50 unit
All others
$200
One day private yard sale
$25
Educational/day-care centers
$250
Auto parts sale and distribution
$250
Auto sales
$500
Environmental services
$400
Medical facilities
$150
Single-family/townhome rental
$100 per dwelling
Apartment complex
$10 per unit
Strip mall
$150 per unit
Independent retail stores
$250
Convenience store/quick mart
$500
Bail bond
$250
Car wash
$250
Security/law enforcement
$250
Janitorial/maintenance services
$250
Real estate
$250
D. 
Proration of fees. The fee for any business begun after the first quarter of the license year shall be prorated on a quarterly basis, with fees to be paid as follows:
(1) 
July 1 through September 30: 100% of the annual fee.
(2) 
October 1 through December 31: 75% of the annual fee.
(3) 
January 1 though March 31: 50% of the annual fee.
(4) 
April 1 though June 30: 25% of the annual fee.
A. 
All licenses for the conduct of any business shall be subject to revocation by the Mayor and City Council after a public hearing if it is shown that the license was erroneously issued or was obtained by fraud, misrepresentation or concealment of material facts or that the business or the manner in which such business is conducted is obnoxious to the public or constitutes a nuisance or if such business is being conducted in violation of any law or ordinance of the United States, the state or any subdivision thereof, including the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission and the District Council created in connection therewith, as well as the City, or if such place of business is being used for any illegal purpose.
B. 
Before any license shall be revoked, a notice shall be served on the holder of such license by first-class mail. The licensee shall have 15 days within which to file an appeal before the Mayor and to show cause why such license should not be revoked.
C. 
If such license is revoked, it shall thereafter be unlawful for any person to engage in or be employed in any business at such location until a license shall again be obtained. Violation of this subsection shall be deemed a municipal infraction and shall be punishable as provided in § 1-20B of this Code.
D. 
All licenses shall contain the following sentence: "This license is subject to revocation by the Mayor and City Council."
Owners or managers of establishments where billiard or pool tables or pinball or video games or any table or board upon which legitimate games are played shall, when they are operated or conducted for public use or for profit or gain, pay a license fee as set forth from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
Licenses are required of businesses and professionals engaging in or carrying on any business, trade, profession or calling in the City, including but not limited to owners or managers of laundries (other than by hand power), delicatessens, bakeries and grocery stores; persons dealing in real estate or insurance with offices located in the City; owners or managers of barbershops, beauty shops or cleaning, dyeing, pressing and tailoring establishments or newspaper distributing agencies; hawkers and peddlers who sell goods of any nature for profit; and merchants who transact business in the City, including products of bakeries, dairies, coal and ice, vegetables (other than homegrown by the vendor) and publications; persons operating professional offices in the City, including public accountants; and persons who operate nursery schools and package stores. Licensees shall pay a fee as set forth from time to time by resolution of the City Council.
A. 
There is hereby levied a license fee as set forth from time to time by resolution of the City Council for holding public dances, socials or other public entertainments, except where they are held solely for civic, charitable or benevolent purposes, in which cases the license shall be issued without charge. Also, a license fee as set forth from time to time by resolution of the City Council shall be levied for the operation of music or cigarette or other vending machines. All licenses shall be for the fiscal year of July 1 to the following June 30.
B. 
As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
CIVIC, CHARITABLE OR BENEVOLENT PURPOSES
Any philanthropic, patriotic, not-for-profit or eleemosynary purposes.
[Amended 11-9-1998 by Ord. No. O-17-98]
A. 
Failure to obtain a license or permit required by this chapter shall be cited as a municipal infraction, subject to a fine of $100 payable to the municipality by the person charged in the citation within 20 calendar days of the summons. Each day in which a business continues to operate without a license, after notice is given of the need for a license, shall be deemed a separate offense.
B. 
In addition, any business or profession operating in the City without having first obtained a license shall, upon discovery, be required to pay the full fee required, regardless of the time the operation began.
C. 
Failure to pay the applicable business license fees and/or fines shall result in the issuance of a stop-work order requiring that the business cease operations immediately.