[Amended 8-19-1998 by Ord. No. 365]
A. No person shall engage in a temporary business of selling goods,
wares or merchandise at retail in the City from any lot, premises,
building, room or structure, including railroad cars, without first
obtaining a license therefor. No such license shall be granted except
upon certification of the City Administrator.
B. The fee for such license shall be set from time to time by resolution
of the City Council.
Every person engaged in the retail sale and delivery of goods,
wares or merchandise shall be deemed to be engaged in carrying on
a temporary business, unless his or her goods, wares or merchandise
have been assessed for taxation in the City during the current year.
No license shall be granted to any person owing any personal
property taxes or other indebtedness to the city, or who contemplates
using any personal property, on which personal property taxes are
owing, in the operation of such business.
Any person selling or offering for sale any goods, wares or
merchandise on behalf of and solely for the benefit of any recognized
charitable or religious purpose shall, after meeting all other requirements,
be granted a license without payment of the fee required by §
166-17B.
Persons conducting a business licensed under another provision
of this chapter; Chapter
95, Franchises, Article
I, Cable Communications
Franchise; Chapter
126, Licensing of Businesses; Chapter
194, Secondhand
and Junk Dealers; Chapter
267, Yard Sales, shall be exempt from this
article.
A violation of any provision of this article shall be a misdemeanor,
punishable as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article
II.