It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
engage in any business or occupation in the City of Versailles without
having first applied for and obtained a license to conduct such business
or occupation from the City Clerk and without paying the license fee
therefor and any taxes due the City, all as provided for in this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 20-004, 2-11-2020]
Medical marijuana businesses shall be required to have a City
business license but shall not be required to have any other City
issued license.
[Ord. No. 22-013, 8-9-2022]
All applications for the licenses required herein shall be made
to the City Clerk on appropriate forms provided for that purpose by
the City. All licenses issued by the City Clerk shall be in such form
as is provided by the Board of Aldermen; provided, however, that such
license shall bear the signature of the Mayor and the City Clerk,
the date of issuance thereof and the date of expiration, as well as
any additional information that may be required by the Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1974 §§605.030; 610.010; 610.030; Ord. No. 605 §6, 7-1951; Ord. No. 605A §§1, 3, 7-1951; Ord. No.
605B §§1, 3, 7-1951; Ord. No. 819 §§5
— 6, 12-1968; Ord. No. 22-013, 8-9-2022]
A.
All
applicants for the licenses required herein shall pay an annual license
tax of thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
B.
Taxicabs,
Auto Liveries And Jitneys.
1.
Insurance Required. No person or firm or corporation shall engage
in the business of transporting passengers for hire within the corporate
limits of the said City without first obtaining and leaving a memorandum
by the applicant that said applicant has in force and in operation
sufficient insurance with a reliable firm or firms licensed to do
business in Missouri providing for liability against damage to property
and person for the protection of the passengers and the general public
in the amount of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00)
for each person injured or killed, and in the amount of not less than
two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($250,000.00) in the event of injury
or death of two (2) or more persons in any single accident, and in
an amount of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for
damage to property. No license permit shall be granted until this
insurance is supplied and in force and in effect at time of granting
of license.
Each license issued by the City under the provisions of this
Chapter shall be carefully preserved and shall be displayed in a conspicuous
place in the place of business authorized to be conducted by said
license. If there is no place of business, said license shall be carried
on the licensee's person.
[Ord. No. 22-002, 2-8-2022]
A.
Any
business that provides services or products to the public without
an on-site representative shall prominently display a sign in a conspicuous
place on the exterior of the building with the name, telephone number,
and address of the business.
B.
Violation/Penalties.
Any business that violates this Section shall be subject to a one
hundred dollar ($100.00) fine for each violation. Each day such violation
continues shall be considered a separate offense. Failure to pay fines
shall result in the revocation of license of the business.
[Ord. No. 22-013, 8-9-2022]
A.
No
person following for a livelihood the profession or calling of minister
of the gospel, duly accredited Christian Science practitioner, teacher,
professor in a college, priest, lawyer, certified public accountant,
dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, chiropodist, or physician or surgeon
in this City shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or
other corporation tax or license fee of any description whatever for
the privilege of following or carrying on such profession or calling,
and after December 31, 2003, no investment funds service corporation
as defined in Section 143.451, RSMo., may be required to pay any such
license fee in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)
annually, any law, ordinance or Charter to the contrary notwithstanding.
B.
No
person following for a livelihood the profession of insurance agent
or broker, veterinarian, architect, professional engineer, land surveyor,
auctioneer, or real estate broker or salesman in this City shall be
taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation tax
or license fee for the privilege of following or carrying on his/her
profession unless that person maintains a business office within the
City of Versailles.
C.
No
participants that participate exclusively at special events, flea
markets, farmers markets, or yard sales.
[Ord. No. 23-001, 1-10-2023]
A.
A contractor
is defines any person, firm, partnership, corporation, association,
or other organization, or a combination of them, which undertakes
to or offers to undertake to, or submits a bid to, or does himself/herself
or by or through others, construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract
from, improve, move, wreck, or demolish any building, highway, road,
railroad, excavation, or other structure, project, development or
improvement, or perform any work to build, erect, construct, improve,
repair, remodel, expand or otherwise construct, reconstruct, alter
any structure or permanent physical improvement on real property,
or to do any part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding or
other structure or works in connection therewith and includes subcontractor,
electrical contractor, plumbing contractor, and special trade contractor,
including acoustical, air conditioning, and heating insulation.
B.
All
applicants for a contractor license shall pay an annual license tax
of thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
C.
No
contractor license shall be issued to any firm, person or corporation
without proof of general liability insurance in the form of a certificate
of insurance providing for minimum limit of one million dollars ($1,000,000.00)
combined single limit for bodily injury and property damage. The certificate
of insurance shall be dated within ninety (90) days of submission
of the contractor license application or renewal application. Said
coverage shall be kept in full force and effect for the duration of
the contractor license.
D.
No
contractor license required under the provision of this Section shall
be issued by the City Clerk to any person until such contractor produces
a copy of a certificate of insurance for Workers' Compensation coverage
if the applicant for the license is required to cover liability under
Chapter 287, RSMo. This requirement may be waived if the contractor
is a member of a recognized religious sect or division thereof and
is an adherent of established tenets and teachings that the firm,
person or corporation is conscientiously opposed to, and the acquisition
of insurance benefits, qualifies under Section 287.804, RSMo., for
a Waiver of Workers' Compensation, and has filed an Application of
Religious Exemption from the provision of the Missouri Workers' Compensation
Law pursuant to 8-CSR 50-2.020(1)(D)1.A and an Employer's Affidavit
of Exemption for Workers' Compensation Benefits pursuant to 8-CSR
50-2.010(1)(D)1.C, and received the divisions approval thereof.
A.
Any
license issued by the City pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter
may be revoked by the Board of Aldermen for any of the following reasons,
as well as for any other reasons specified in this Chapter:
1.
Any failure to comply with or any violation of any provisions of
this Chapter, or any other ordinance of the City regulating the business,
occupation or activity licensed, or the Statutes of the State of Missouri
by any licensee.
2.
Violation of the terms and conditions upon which the license was
issued.
3.
Failure of the licensee to pay any tax or obligation due to the City.
4.
Any misrepresentation or false statement in the application for a
license required herein.
5.
Failure to display the license required herein.
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Revocation of any license shall be in addition to any other
penalty or penalties which may be imposed pursuant to these provisions.
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A.
In
any case in which a complaint has been made to the Board of Aldermen,
or in which the Board of Aldermen have on their own determined that
cause may exist for the revocation of a license under the provisions
of this Chapter, the following procedures shall be followed:
1.
The Board of Aldermen shall set a date for a hearing to consider
the question of revocation.
2.
At least ten (10) days prior to said hearing, written notice shall
be mailed to the licensee, by registered mail, return receipt requested,
to his/her last known address as shown in the records of the City
Clerk advising the licensee of the time, date and place of hearing
and of the reason for considering the revocation of his/her license.
3.
During the pendency of this hearing before the Board of Aldermen,
the licensee shall be permitted to continue the operation of his/her
business.
4.
At the hearing set by the Board of Aldermen, the Board of Aldermen
shall hear all relevant and material evidence justifying the retention
of the license.
5.
The licensee may be present in person and/or by his/her attorney
and may present evidence.
6.
After hearing the evidence presented, the Board of Aldermen shall
vote on the issue of whether the subject license shall be revoked.
7.
The affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Aldermen shall
be necessary to revoke any license.
