[CC 1979 §15-16; Ord. No. 87-13, 6-16-1987; Ord. No. 519-2024, 6-4-2024; Ord. No. 561-2024, 10-15-2024]
A. 
Every person engaged in any business, occupation, pursuit, profession or trade, or in the keeping or maintaining of any institution, establishment, article, utility or commodity as specified by this Article shall procure and pay for a license therefor from the City except those excluded by Section 71.620, RSMo., and/or the provisions for merchants temporary under Chapter 615 of the City Code.
B. 
A business is any activity engaged in by any person as defined by Section 144.010, RSMo.
C. 
Failure to comply with any of the requirements of this Section at any time during the term of the license shall result in immediate forfeiture of such license, pursuant to Sections 605.160 through 605.170.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 605.020, Form — Validation, was repealed 6-4-2024 by Ord. No. 519-2024. Prior history includes: CC 1979 § 15-17; and Ord. No. 87-13.
[CC 1979 §15-18; Ord. No. 87-13, 6-16-1987; Ord. No. 519-2024, 6-4-2024]
No license provided for or required under any of the provisions of this Code or other ordinances of the City shall be issued by the City Collector or agent or any other department thereof to any person if the business is indebted to the City for non-payment of any fees for licenses, permits, utility bills, or any other debts of the City.
[CC 1979 §15-19; Ord. No. 87-13, 6-16-1987; Ord. No. 358-2022, 12-6-2022; Ord. No. 511-2012 §1, 8-7-2012; Ord. No. 519-2024, 6-4-2024; Ord. No. 532-2024, 7-2-2024]
A. 
In addition to payment of the license fees required of plumbers, electricians and general and special contractors and subcontractors in Section 605.010, before a plumber's, electrician's or general or special subcontractor's license may be issued to any applicant, each applicant shall produce for the inspection and approval of the City Collector the following policies of insurance together with receipts showing the premiums fully paid for the period for which the license is sought:
1. 
Bodily injury liability insurance providing for a limit of not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) for all damages arising out of bodily injuries to or for the death of one (1) person and subject to the limit for each person, a total limit of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for all damages arising out of bodily injuries to or death of two (2) or more persons in any one (1) accident.
2. 
Comprehensive general contractor's property damage liability insurance providing for a limit of not less than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) for all damages arising out of injury to or destruction of property in any one (1) accident and subject to that limit per accident, a total aggregate limit of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00) for all damages arising out of injury to or destruction of property during the policy period.
3. 
All insurance required herein must cover below-grade damage to be in full force during the entire construction process; and further be with a company approved by the City of Neosho; and such insurance shall cover the licensee and all employees of the licensee who may perform work in the City of Neosho, under the provisions of this Article.
4. 
Each contractor shall file a certificate showing that he/she has Workers' Compensation insurance if, under the laws of the State, he/she is required to carry such insurance.
5. 
Failure to comply with any of the requirements of this Section at any time during the term of the license shall result in immediate forfeiture of such license.
6. 
Bonding Requirements. Unless otherwise provided, if a contractor performs work for the City of Neosho, the cost of which is estimated to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), a performance bond running to the City, to the contract amount. Refer to Section 107.170, RSMo.
B. 
In addition to the requirements set forth above by this Section and the license fees required to be paid, each applicant for a plumber's license shall comply with all provisions of the Plumbing Code of the City.
[CC 1979 §15-20; Ord. No. 87-13, 6-16-1987; Ord. No. 519-2024, 6-4-2024]
A license may be issued to any corporation, association or partnership, or to two (2) or more persons engaged in any joint enterprise, the same as to a single person and for the same charge, except where otherwise specifically provided; provided, that, no license or permit issued shall be assignable unless specifically provided for by the provisions of this Code or other ordinances.
[CC 1979 §15-21; Ord. No. 87-13, 6-16-1987; Ord. No. 519-2024, 6-4-2024]
A separate license shall be obtained for each place of business conducted, operated, maintained or carried on by every person engaged in any occupation, calling, trade or enterprise for which a license is required by this Article and for each location of the same business, occupation or calling. Every merchant or corporation who is engaged in more than one (1) of the businesses, trades or occupations named in this Article for which a license is required shall be required to obtain a separate license for each business, whether the business be conducted in the same place or not. This provision shall not apply to a business who is licensed under Section 605.010 and in good standing seeking a temporary 3-day relocation from a permanent business address.
[CC 1979 §15-22; Ord. No. 87-13, 6-16-1987; Ord. No. 519-2024, 6-4-2024]
All licenses granted by the City pursuant to this Article shall be carefully preserved and shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the places of business authorized to be conducted by such licenses. Failure to display a license in said manner shall be prima facie evidence of doing business without a license, punishable under Section 605.130.
[CC 1979 §15-23; Ord. No. 87-13, 6-16-1987; Ord. No. 283-2022, 3-1-2022; Ord. No. 519-2024, 6-4-2024]
All licenses pursuant to this Article shall be issued by the City Collector for a period of one (1) year, unless otherwise specified by this Article, and shall expire on the next following thirtieth (30th) day of September and all fees for licenses issued pursuant to this Article shall become delinquent on the next succeeding October first (1st) after issuance.
[CC 1979 §15-24; Ord. No. 87-13, 6-16-1987; Ord. No. 408-2023, 6-16-2023; Ord. No. 519-2024, 6-4-2024]
All businesses with a permanent business address shall pay the following fees, based upon gross sales:
Fee
From $0 to $100,000.00 gross sales
$25.00
Sales Exceed $100,001.00
$50.00
Sales Exceed $300,001.00
$75.00
Sales Exceed $500,001.00
$100.00
For each additional $1,000,000.00 in taxable gross sales
$25.00
All Manufacturers/Wholesale/Banking Institutions
Flat Rate
$150.00
[CC 1979 §15-25; Ord. No. 87-13, 6-16-1987; Ord. No. 519-2024, 6-4-2024]
Every person whose residence or situs is outside the corporate limits of the City, applying for a license as an electrician, general contractor, special contractor, subcontractor or plumber shall be entitled to the issuance of the license applied for at the annual fee of:
Fee
Resident City limits of Neosho
$25.00
Resident Newton County
$50.00
Outside Newton County
$100.00
[CC 1979 §15-27; Ord. No. 87-13, 6-16-1987; Ord. No. 284-2022, 3-1-2022; Ord. No. 519-2024, 6-4-2024]
For each month or fraction thereof, except the month of October, that any license tax remains unpaid, after the same becomes due and payable, there shall be added to such license a penalty of five percent (5%) per month of the amount of license tax. The penalty herein provided shall be in addition to all other penalties elsewhere provided for the violation of the provisions of this Article.
[CC 1979 §15-28; Ord. No. 87-13, 6-16-1987; Ord. No. 519-2024, 6-4-2024]
Any person who engages in any business, occupation, pursuit, profession or trade or in keeping or maintaining any institution, establishment, article, utility or commodity, without first procuring and paying for a license to do so, or who knowingly makes a false statement in his/her application for an occupation license as to conditions or factors on which the license fee is or shall be based shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
[CC 1979 §15-29; Ord. No. 87-13, 6-16-1987; Ord. No. 519-2024, 6-4-2024]
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police to prevent any person commencing, carrying on or conducting any business, trade, calling, amusement, entertainment or other thing for which a license is required without first procuring from the City a license therefor. It is hereby made the duty of the Chief of Police to report to the proper authorities of the City all violations therefore, to make arrests and to cooperate with the City Collector and other officials of the City in a strict enforcement of the provisions of this Chapter and all other license laws and ordinances.
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Cross Reference — Chief of police, ch. 200, art. III.