[CC 1984 §54.010; Ord. No. 1994-3 §54.010, 8-8-1994]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any business, trade or profession listed in Section 94.270, RSMo., as amended in the City by Section
605.090 of this Code, without first obtaining a license therefore. It is the intention of the City to exercise the fullest extent of its licensing power and to require a license from any and all businesses, trades, or professions that can be legally required to obtain a license. Each renewal license shall be issued for a term beginning July first (1st), and ending June thirtieth (30th) of each and every year, and if not paid for before August first (1st) of each and every year, said license shall be declared delinquent. Each new license applicant shall apply for, pay for, and receive the required license before doing any business in the City. Any and all new licenses obtained shall be for a term beginning on the date the license is paid for and ending on June thirtieth (30th) of the year in which said license is paid for. All new licenses shall be prorated by months, for the remaining term of the calendar year in which the license is paid for. All licenses are non-transferable. The holder of any license which is canceled, shall not be entitled to a refund of any portion of the application or renewal fee.
[CC 1984 §54.020]
It shall be unlawful for any person, either directly or indirectly,
to conduct any business, or to use in connection therewith any vehicle,
premises, machine or device for which a license or permit is required
by this Chapter without the license or permit so required having been
first obtained and thereafter kept in effect at all such times as
required by this Chapter.
[CC 1984 §54.030]
For each business required by this Chapter to be licensed, a
separate license shall be obtained. A person engaged in two (2) or
more businesses at the same location shall not be required to obtain
a separate license for each business but, when eligible, shall be
issued one (1) license, which shall specify on its face all such businesses.
[CC 1984 §54.040]
When any person engages in two (2) or more businesses at the
same location under one (1) license, he/she shall pay a license fee
equal to the sum of all the fees for each business so licensed.
[CC 1984 §54.050]
Except as may be provided otherwise in this Chapter, a person
shall be deemed to be in business within the meaning of this Chapter
when he/she is selling any goods or service, soliciting business,
or offering goods or service for sale or hire, or using any vehicle
or premises in the City for business purposes.
[CC 1984 §54.060]
The City License Officer shall make initial determination whether
any other particular business, activity, occupation, vocation or service
shall be covered within the provisions of this Chapter. Such determination
shall be reasonably made, based upon the generally accepted concept
of each such activity, occupation, vocation or service, and with regard
for the intention of the legislature in the enactment of Section 94.270,
RSMo., and other applicable Sections of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.
Such determination by the City License Officer shall be final and
binding on persons affected thereby, unless and until such determination
is held unreasonable or invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction.
[CC 1984 §54.070]
The local agencies or other representatives of non-residents
who are doing business in this City shall be personally responsible
for the compliance of their principals and of the businesses and enterprises
they represent with all applicable provisions of this Chapter.
[CC 1984 §54.080]
Except as may be provided otherwise by this Chapter, no license
shall be required of any person for any mere delivery in the City
of any property purchased or acquired in good faith from such person
at his/her regular place of business outside the City where no intent
by such person is shown to exist to evade the provisions of this Chapter.
[CC 1984 §54.100]
The following trades, professions, occupations, vocations or
businesses shall not be operated, practiced, engaged in or otherwise
conducted in the City, unless and until the owner, operator, manager,
proprietor or practitioner thereof shall have applied for and obtained
a license to operate, practice, engage in or otherwise conduct same
from the City License Officer and shall have paid to the City the
license tax hereinafter set forth, such license and tax therefor to
be issued and paid on an annual basis, except where otherwise herein
specifically provided:
All other stores: $20.00.
Antique shops: $20.00.
Appliance stores: $32.50.
Auto dealers and repair shops: $45.00.
Auto repair shops: $20.00.
Automobile accessories and hardware: $45.00.
Banks and loan companies: $32.50.
Barber shops: $20.00.
Beauty shops: $20.00.
Book shops: $20.00.
Building materials: $32.50.
Car wash: $32.50.
Contractor, electrical: $15.00.
Contractor, general: $25.00.
Contractor, heating and refrigeration: $15.00.
Contractor, other: $10.00.
Contractor, plumbing: $15.00.
Drug stores: $32.50.
Dry cleaners: $20.00.
Dry goods and ready to wear: $32.50.
Eating establishments not providing take-out service: $20.00.
Eating establishments providing take-out or curb service: $32.50.
Farm supply stores: $20.00.
Feed mills: $20.00.
Feed stores: $20.00.
Flower shops: $20.00.
Furniture stores: $45.00.
Gift stores: $20.00.
Grocery stores, five (5) or more employees: $45.00.
Grocery stores, less than five (5) employees: $20.00.
Insurance and real estate offices: $32.50.
Insurance office only: $20.00.
Jewelry stores: $20.00.
Junk yard: $100.00.
L.P. gas sales: $32.50.
L.P. gas sales also selling appliances: $32.50.
Laundromats and laundries: $32.50.
Log and timber dealers: $20.00.
Manufacturers: $45.00.
Meat markets: $20.00.
Mortuary: $32.50.
Motels: $20.00.
Newspaper publishing: $20.00.
Pool halls: $20.00.
Print shops: $20.00.
Real estate offices only: $20.00.
Recreation centers: $32.50.
Seed stores: $20.00.
Service stations: $32.50.
Shoe repair shops: $20.00.
Shoe stores: $20.00.
Taverns and package liquor stores: $45.00.
Theaters: $20.00.
Tire shops: $32.50.
Truck lines: $45.00.
Used furniture stores: $20.00.
Welding shops: $20.00.
[CC 1984 §54.110]
The City Collector shall be the City License Officer and shall
issue in the name of the City all licenses and permits required by
this Chapter to all qualified applicants therefor, when all required
taxes and fees have been paid, in accordance with the provisions of
this Chapter.
[CC 1984 §54.120]
The City License Officer shall adopt and promulgate such rules
and regulations as he/she may consider desirable for the administration
of this Chapter. When approved by the Mayor, such rules and regulations
shall be placed on file in the office of the City License Officer
for inspection and use by the public, and the provisions thereof shall
be enforced by him/her. The City License Officer shall investigate
and determine the eligibility of any applicant for a license or a
renewal, examine the books and records of any applicant when reasonably
necessary to the administration or enforcement, and notify any applicant
of the acceptance or rejection of his/her application and, upon refusal,
state in writing the reasons therefor, and deliver such notice to
the applicant.
[CC 1984 §54.130]
Taxes and fees required by this Chapter to be paid by any person
shall be payable to the City Collector, who shall issue a proper receipt
to each person making any such payment.
[CC 1984 §54.140]
Every person required to have a license shall submit an application
to the City License Officer by a written statement upon forms provided
by the City License Officer, which shall disclose all information
which the City License Officer shall find to be reasonably necessary
to the fair administration of this Chapter, and which shall be accompanied
by a receipt from the City Collector for the full amount of the fees
chargeable for such license, which receipt shall not be construed
as approval for the issuance of a license, nor shall it entitle or
authorize the applicant to open or maintain any business contrary
to this Chapter.
[CC 1984 §54.150]
Any applicant for the renewal of a license under this Chapter
shall submit an application therefor to the City License Officer upon
forms provided by such officer, which shall include such information
which the License Officer shall find to be reasonably necessary to
the fair administration of this Chapter and information as to the
conduct and operation of his/her business during the preceding licensing
period.
[CC 1984 §54.160]
The City License Officer shall, upon disapproving any application,
direct the City Collector to refund all money paid in advance; provided,
the applicant is not otherwise indebted to the City. When the issuance
of license is refused and any action or proceeding is brought by the
applicant to compel its issuance, such applicant shall not engage
in the business for which the license was refused.
[CC 1984 §54.170]
The City License Officer, and all other City Officers and Officials
who may be officially concerned with administering and enforcing this
Chapter, shall keep all information furnished or secured under the
authority of this Chapter in strict confidence. Such information shall
not be subject to public inspection and shall be kept so that the
contents thereof shall not become known, except to the persons charged
with the administration of this Chapter; provided, that this Section
shall not prohibit any City Officer from testifying as to such information
in compliance with a subpoena issued from a court of competent jurisdiction
or from the Board of Aldermen in any proceeding before it.
[CC 1984 §54.180]
Each licensee under this Chapter shall permit all reasonable
inspections of his/her business and examination of his/her books by
the License Officer and refrain from operating the licensed business
after expiration of his/her license and during any period his/her
license may be revoked or suspended.
[CC 1984 §54.190]
Every licensee under this Chapter shall post and maintain his/her
license upon the premises in a place where it may be seen at all times.
Every licensee under this Chapter who does not have licensed business
premises shall carry his/her license on his/her person and shall display
it to City Officers having authority to enforce this Chapter and to
persons with whom he/she transacts business at their request.
[CC 1984 §54.210]
For purposes of enforcing this Chapter, the City License Officer,
the City Administrator and the City Police shall have authority to
inspect and examine businesses to enforce compliance. Such persons
authorized to inspect licenses shall have the authority to enter,
with or without a search warrant, at all reasonable times.