[Code 1979, § 7.1]
No person shall engage or be engaged in the operation, conduct
or carrying on of any trade, profession, business or privilege for
which any license is required by any provision of this Code without
first obtaining a license from the City in the manner provided for
in this chapter.
[Code 1979, § 7.2]
The granting of a license or permit to any person operating,
conducting or carrying on any trade, profession, business or privilege
which contains within itself or is composed of trades, professions,
businesses or privileges which are required to be licensed by this
Code, shall not relieve the person to whom such license or permit
is granted from the necessity of securing individual licenses or permits
for each such trade, profession, business or privilege, except as
specifically provided elsewhere in this Code.
[Code 1979, § 7.3]
The fact that a license or permit has been granted to any person
by the state to engage in the operation, conduct or carrying on of
any trade, profession, business or privilege shall not exempt such
person from the necessity of securing a license or permit from the
City if such license or permit is required by this Code.
[Code 1979, § 7.4]
Unless otherwise provided in this Code, every person required
to obtain a license from the City to engage in the operation, conduct
or carrying on of any trade, profession, business or privilege shall
make application for the license to the City Clerk upon forms provided
by the City Clerk and shall state under oath or affirmation such facts
as may be required for, or applicable to, the granting of the license.
No person shall make false statement or representation in connection
with any application for a license under this Code.
[Code 1979, § 7.5]
Except as otherwise provided as to certain license, the license
year shall begin July 1 of each year and shall terminate at midnight
on June 30 of the following year. Original licenses shall be issued
for the balance of the license year at the full license fee except
that after January 1, the fee for any license shall be 1/2 the full
amount, if the full fee is $10 or more. License applications for license
renewals shall be accepted and licenses issued for a period of 15
days prior to the annual expiration date. In all cases where the provisions
of this Code permit the issuance of licenses for periods of less than
one year, the effective date of such licenses shall commence with
the date of issuance.
[Code 1979, § 7.6]
No license or permit required by this Code shall be issued to
any person who is required to have a license or permit from the state,
until such person shall submit evidence of such state license or permit
and proof that all fees appertaining thereto have been paid. No license
shall be granted to any applicant until the applicant has complied
with all of the provisions of this Code applicable to the trade, profession,
business or privilege for which application for license is made, nor
unless the applicant agrees in writing to permit inspection of the
licensed premises at reasonable hours by authorized officers of the
City.
[Code 1979, § 7.7]
No license shall be granted where the certification of any officer
of the City is required prior to the issuance thereof until such certification
is made.
[Code 1979, § 7.8]
In all cases where the certification of the health officer is
required prior to the issuance of any license by the City Clerk, such
certification shall be based upon an actual inspection and a finding
that the person making application and the premises in which he proposes
to conduct or is conducting the trade, profession, business or privilege
comply with all the sanitary requirements of the state and of the
City.
[Code 1979, § 7.9]
In all cases where the certification of the Fire Chief is required
prior to the issuance of any license by the City Clerk, such certification
shall be based upon an actual inspection and a finding that the premises
in which the person making application for the license proposes to
conduct or is conducting the trade, profession, business or privilege
comply with all the fire regulations of the state and of the City.
[Code 1979, § 7.10]
In all cases where the certification of the Chief of Police
is required prior to the issuance of any license by the City Clerk,
such certification shall be based upon a finding that the person making
application for the license is of good moral character.
[Code 1979, § 7.11]
In all cases where the carrying on of the trade, profession, business or privilege involves the use of any structure or land, a license therefor shall not be issued until the building inspector shall certify that the proposed use is not prohibited by Chapter 86 of this Code or other zoning regulations of the City.
[Code 1979, § 7.12]
Where the provisions of this Code require that the applicant for any license or permit furnish a bond, the bond shall be furnished in an amount deemed adequate by the proper City officer, or, where the amount thereof is specified in the schedule of fees and bonds set out in Chapter 38 or elsewhere in this Code, in the amount so required; the form of such bond shall be acceptable to the City Attorney. In lieu of a bond, an applicant for a license or permit may furnish one or more policies of insurance in the same amounts and providing the same protection as called for in any such bond. Any such policies of insurance shall be approved as to substance by the City official issuing the license or permit and as to form by the City Attorney.
[Code 1979, § 7.13]
All fees for the renewal of any license which are not paid at the time the fees shall be due shall be paid as late fees with an additional 25% of the license fee required for such licenses under the provisions of Chapter 38, for the first 15 days that the license fee remains unpaid, and thereafter the license fee shall be that stipulated for such licenses under Chapter 38, plus 50% of the fee.
[Code 1979, § 7.14]
If the application for any license is approved by the proper
officers of the City as provided in this Code, the license shall be
granted and shall serve as a receipt for payment of the fee prescribed
for such license.
[Code 1979, § 7.15]
The fee required by this Code for any license or permit shall
be paid at the office of the issuing authority prescribed in this
Code upon or before the granting of the license or permit.
[Code 1979, § 7.16]
No license fee shall be required from any person exempt from
such fee by state or federal law. Such persons shall comply with all
other provisions of this chapter. The City Clerk shall, in all such
cases, issue to such persons licenses which are clearly marked as
to the exemption and the reason therefor.
[Code 1979, § 7.17]
Any license issued by the City may be suspended by the City
Manager for cause, and any permit issued by the City may be suspended
or revoked by the issuing authority for cause. The licensee shall
have the right to a hearing before the Council on any such action
of the City Manager, provided a written request therefor is filed
with the City Clerk within five days after receipt of the notice of
suspension. The Council may confirm the suspension or revoke or reinstate
the license. The action taken by the Council shall be final. Upon
suspension or revocation of any license or permit, the fee therefor
shall not be refunded.
[Code 1979, § 7.18]
The term "cause," as used in this chapter, shall include the
doing or omitting of any act, or permitting any condition to exist
in connection with any trade, profession, business or privilege for
which a license or permit is granted under the provisions of this
Code, or upon any premises or facilities used in connection therewith,
which act, omission or condition is:
(1)
Contrary to the health, morals, safety or welfare of
the public.
(2)
Unlawful, irregular or fraudulent in nature.
(3)
Unauthorized or beyond the scope of the license or
permit granted.
(4)
Forbidden by the provisions of this Code or any duly
established rule or regulation of the City applicable to the trade,
profession, business or privilege for which the license or permit
has been granted.
[Code 1979, § 7.19]
Unless otherwise provided in this Code, an application for renewal
of a license shall be considered in the same manner as an original
application.
[Code 1979, § 7.20]
No licensee shall fail to carry any license issued in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter upon his person at all times when
engaged in the operation, conduct or carrying on of any trade, profession,
business or privilege for which the license was granted; except that
where such trade, profession, business or privilege is operated, conducted
or carried on at a fixed place or establishment, the license shall
be exhibited at all times in some conspicuous place in his place of
business. Every licensee shall produce his license for examination
when applying for a renewal or when requested to do so by any City
police officer or by any person representing the issuing authority.
[Code 1979, § 7.21]
No licensee shall fail to display conspicuously on each vehicle
or mechanical device or machine required to be licensed by this Code
such tags or stickers as are furnished by the City Clerk.
[Code 1979, § 7.22]
No person shall display any expired license or any license for
which a duplicate has been issued.
[Code 1979, § 7.23]
No license or permit issued under the provisions of this Code
shall be transferable unless specifically authorized by the provisions
of this Code. No licensee or permittee shall, unless specifically
authorized by the provisions of this Code, transfer or attempt to
transfer his license or permit to another nor shall be make any improper
use of the license or permit.
[Code 1979, § 7.24]
In addition to the general penalty provision for violation of
this chapter, any attempt by a licensee or permittee to transfer his
license or permit to another, unless specifically authorized by the
provisions of this Code, or to use it improperly shall be void and
result in the automatic revocation of the license or permit.
