[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]
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Type of Business
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Fee
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Barber shops/beauty salons
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$250
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Cleaners/laundromats
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$300
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Carry-out restaurants
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$300
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Liquor stores
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$1,000
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Bars/restaurants
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$500
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Grocery stores
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$300
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Repair businesses (auto)
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$500
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Communications/telecommunications
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$500
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Gaming businesses/
vending units
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$100 unit
$50 unit
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All others
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$200
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One day private yard sale
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$25
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Educational/day-care centers
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$250
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Auto parts sale and distribution
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$250
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Auto sales
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$500
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Environmental services
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$400
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Medical facilities
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$150
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Single-family/townhome rental
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$100 per dwelling
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Apartment complex
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$10 per unit
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Strip mall
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$150 per unit
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Independent retail stores
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$250
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Convenience store/quick mart
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$500
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Bail bond
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$250
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Car wash
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$250
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Security/law enforcement
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$250
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Janitorial/maintenance services
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$250
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Real estate
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$250
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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.
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.
[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.