[Ord. No. 5645, 7-8-2019]
Nothing contained in this Article or any license issued hereunder
shall be construed as authorizing any person to sell intoxicating
liquor, tobacco, marijuana or other products and services requiring
any separate licensing or approval from any authority including the
City, St. Louis County, the State of Missouri, or the United States.
Nothing in this Article shall be construed to authorize the conduct
of any business, trade, occupation or activity in any district within
the City unless such business, trade, occupation or activity is authorized
in such district by the zoning ordinances of the City
[R.O. 2008 §15-1; Ord. No. 5006 §1, 10-9-2007]
A.
In addition to all other applicable requirements of this Chapter 605:
1.
The possession of a retail sales license and a statement from the
State Department of Revenue that the licensee owes no tax due under
Sections 143.191 to 143.265, RSMo., or Sections 144.010 to 144.510,
RSMo., as amended from time to time, shall be a prerequisite to the
issuance or renewal of any City license which is required for conducting
any business where goods are sold at retail. The date of issuance
on the statement that the licensee owes no tax due shall be no more
than ninety (90) days before the date of submission for application
or renewal of the City license. The revocation of a retailer's license
by the Director of the State Department of Revenue shall render the
City license null and void. Any home-based business engaged in retail
sales shall provide proof of retail sales license and statement from
the State Department of Revenue of no tax due under the aforesaid
Statutes to the City Director of Department of Finance prior to engaging
in such sales.
[Ord. No. 5810, 10-24-2022]
2.
Any applicant for a City occupational or business license which is
a contractor in the construction industry shall provide with its application
a certificate of insurance for Workers' Compensation coverage or an
affidavit, in the form developed by the State Division of Workers'
Compensation, signed by the applicant attesting that the contractor
is exempt from providing such coverage. The City shall not have any
duty to investigate any such certificate of insurance or affidavit.
A contractor shall be denied such a license until it complies with
this requirement. It is unlawful, pursuant to Sections 287.061 and
287.128, RSMo., for any contractor to provide fraudulent information
pursuant to this Section. Nothing in this Section shall be construed
to create or constitute a liability to or a cause of action against
a City in regard to the issuance of any license.
[R.O. 2008 §15-2; Ord. No. 5058 §6, 9-4-2008]
In addition to all other applicable requirements of this Chapter 605:
In conjunction with the review of any application for a City
occupational or business license, the City shall consult any database
available under Section 285.543, RSMo., regarding suspension of licenses
and permits of businesses that violate State alien employment restrictions.
The City shall abide by directions received from any court or the
Attorney General regarding suspension of such licenses and permits
for such violations.
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State Law References — §§285.525 — 285.550,
RSMo.
[Ord. No. 5115 §1, 11-9-2009]
In connection with efforts to collect unpaid City business license taxes pursuant to Chapter 605 of the City Code of Ordinances, the City Administrator and his designees are hereby authorized to design and implement an amnesty program, which may involve those delinquent taxpayers that come forth voluntarily on initial City request and promptly pay overdue taxes, a release of any obligation as penalties and interest. Such amnesty program may involve such other parameters as may in the judgment of the City Administrator best serve the interests of the City, including less comprehensive releases of obligations for those delinquent taxpayers that do not come forth voluntarily on initial City request but nonetheless respond to subsequent requests or demands prior to entry of any court judgment regarding their unpaid tax obligations. In connection with these collection efforts, the City Administrator and his designees shall also be authorized to make reasonable arrangements for compromise of any legitimately disputed tax obligation. The City Administrator shall regularly report to the City Council regarding the City's efforts to collect unpaid business license taxes through and including March 31, 2010, so that the Council may consider the efficacy of the City's collection efforts and such amnesty program.
