Editor's Note — Ord. no. 11-023 §1, adopted August
15, 2011, repealed ch. 605 "business licenses" and enacted new provisions
set out herein. Former ch. 605 derived from R.O. 2006 §§605.010
— 605.120; CC 1992 §§605.010 — 605.120; CC 1974
§§54.010 — 54.110; ord. no. 734, 2-3-1977; ord. no.
831 §1, 9-2-1982; ord. no. 93-48 §1, 11-1-1993; ord. no.
07-063 §1, 12-27-2007. The provisions regarding pawnbrokers can
now be found at ch. 610.
[Ord. No. 11-023 §1, 8-15-2011]
A.
Registration Required. It shall be a violation of this Chapter
for any person, sole proprietor, partnership, corporation or other
business organization to carry on a business at a physical location
within the City of Ozark or to conduct a business which requires the
issuance of a permit by the City under this Code without first registering
said business with the Planning and Development Department of the
City. The requirement to register shall not apply to participants
in a Farmer's Market or an itinerant merchant participating in a City,
County or charitable organization's sponsored event for seventy-two
(72) consecutive hours or less. The Planning and Development Department
shall establish and provide forms for such registration.
B.
Term Of Registration. All business registrations shall commence
on January first (1st) each year and expire December thirty-first
(31st). All registrants must comply with the Statutes of the State
of Missouri and the ordinances of the City of Ozark.
C.
Registration Certificate, Display Of. The Planning and Development
Department shall issue a certificate of registration which the business
shall prominently display and produce if requested by a duly authorized
agent for the City.
D.
Assignability. No certificate of registration shall be assignable
or transferable.
E.
Enforcement. Whenever the City Official charged with enforcement
of this Chapter determines that there are grounds to believe that
there has been a violation of this Chapter, the official shall provide
the business with ten (10) calendar days' written notice to come into
compliance prior to the issuance of any summons to the City Municipal
Court. The foregoing notice may be served by personal delivery, first
class mail to the address of the location of the business or by posting
on the premises or vehicle used to conduct the business.
[Ord. No. 11-023 §1, 8-15-2011; Ord. No. 18-064, 11-19-2018]
Every business required to register under this Chapter shall
pay a registration fee, said fee shall be as set forth or as established
from time to time by ordinance of the Board of Aldermen and on file
in the office of the City Clerk. This registration fee shall cover
the costs of administration, maintenance, collation and dissemination
of the information obtained through the registration process.
