[CC 2010 § 8.010; Ord. No. 264, 8-24-1964; Ord. No.
417, 2-23-1981; Ord. No. 683, 8-25-2008]
A. A merchant or business license shall not be issued to any person
under the age of eighteen (18) years, except that such a license may
be issued to a corporation authorized to do business in the State
of Missouri regardless of his or her age.
B. A merchant or business must be located within the City Limits of
Sturgeon, Missouri, or a merchant or business must provide a service
within the City limits of Sturgeon.
[CC 2010 § 8.020; Ord. No. 264, 8-24-1964; Ord. No.
417, 2-23-1981; Ord. No. 6838-25-2008]
A. A merchant or business license may only be issued upon written application
made by a qualified person or corporation to the City Clerk and payment
of the established license fee to said Clerk. The application shall
request the following information:
2.
Physical location of business.
3.
Business telephone number.
4.
Business owner's home telephone number and/or cellular
phone number.
5.
Nature of business in specific detail.
6.
Full name of applicant(s).
7.
Applicant's date of birth.
8.
Indicate if applicant is a United States citizen.
9.
Applicant's drivers license number.
10.
Applicant's home address.
12.
Indicate whether or not the applicant has been convicted of
any violation of laws or codes other than minor traffic violations
in this or any other State and provide details.
13.
Indicate whether or not this business will discharge any wastewater
into the City sewer other than from restrooms and describe if the
answer is yes.
14.
Indicate whether or not they are in debt or obligated except
for current City taxes.
15.
Indicate if they are registered with the Missouri Secretary
of State under Fictitious Law Indicate if they have been issued a
Missouri Retail Sales Tax Identification Number.
B. A merchant or business license application indicating a new business
to be started within the City limits of Sturgeon must be approved
by the Sturgeon Board of Aldermen.
[CC 2010 §§ 8.030, 25.280; Ord. No. 264, 8-24-1964; Ord. No. 417, 2-23-1981; Ord. No. 683, 8-25-2008; Ord. No. 759, 1-23-2012; Ord. No. 860, 5-23-2016]
A. For each classification or type of business that is listed in "specific
detail" on the application submitted they shall be required to pay
the license fee or fees that are applicable according to the License
Fee Schedule.
Antique shop
|
$25.00
|
Auctioneer (no license required)
|
$00.00
|
Auto repair and garage
|
$25.00
|
Auto repair
|
$25.00
|
Auto salvage and junk dealer (with fence enclosed)
|
$25.00
|
Automobile agency and sales
|
$25.00
|
Bank
|
$50.00
|
Barber
|
$25.00
|
Beauty shop
|
$25.00
|
Bowling alley
|
$25.00
|
Cabinetmaker
|
$25.00
|
Circus, dog and pony show
|
$25.00
|
Clothing store
|
$25.00
|
Drug store
|
$25.00
|
Dry goods and merchandise store
|
$25.00
|
Farm implements and equipment dealer
|
$25.00
|
Feed and produce store
|
$25.00
|
Flower shop
|
$25.00
|
Furniture or appliance store
|
$25.00
|
Gasoline bulk dealer
|
$25.00
|
Gasoline filling station
|
$25.00
|
Gift and sundry shop
|
$25.00
|
Grain elevator
|
$25.00
|
Grocery store
|
$25.00
|
Hardware store
|
$25.00
|
Hawker (per week)
|
$5.00
|
Hawker (per year)
|
$25.00
|
Hotel
|
$25.00
|
Insulation sales
|
$25.00
|
Insurance agency/company (office in City required)
|
$25.00
|
Locker plant
|
$25.00
|
Lumberyard
|
$25.00
|
Manufacturing
|
$25.00
|
Motel
|
$25.00
|
Newspaper
|
$25.00
|
Other businesses not otherwise listed (and authorized by State
law to be licensed by a Fourth Class City)
|
$25.00
|
Peddler (per week)
|
$5.00
|
Photographer (per week)
|
$5.00
|
Photographer (per year)
|
$25.00
|
Plumber
|
$25.00
|
Pool and billiard hall
|
$25.00
|
Printer (including printing office)
|
$25.00
|
Real estate broker (office in City required)
|
$25.00
|
Restaurant
|
$25.00
|
Secondhand store
|
$25.00
|
Shoe store and/or shoe repair shop
|
$25.00
|
Television, radio and appliance repair shop
|
$25.00
|
Tent show and carnival
|
$25.00
|
Tobacco, wholesale
|
$25.00
|
Undertaking parlor (funeral home)
|
$25.00
|
Variety store
|
$25.00
|
[CC 2010 § 8.040; Ord. No. 264, 8-24-1964; Ord. No.
417, 2-23-1981; Ord. No. 683, 8-25-2008]
A. All
merchants, business owners, or corporations conducting or operating
a business within the City limits of Sturgeon, Missouri shall be responsible
for acquiring and maintaining any County or State licenses if so required
by the issuing authority and provide such copies to the City Clerk
to be retained by the City of Sturgeon.
B. Each
applicant for a business license under this Chapter shall submit a
statement from the Missouri Department of Revenue pursuant to Section
144.083.4, RSMo., stating no tax is due, which statement is a prerequisite
to the issuance or renewal of a City business license. The statement
required by this Section shall be dated within ninety (90) days of
submission of the business license application or renewal application.
[CC 2010 § 8.050; Ord. No. 264, 8-24-1964; Ord. No.
417, 2-23-1981; Ord. No. 683, 8-25-2008]
All licenses issued by the City of Sturgeon shall indicate the
name of the business followed with the applicant's name and address,
indicate the amount paid, the type of business or businesses that
are authorized, the beginning and ending date of the license, the
date of payment and shall be signed by the City Clerk, City Collector
and Mayor with the City seal affixed. The license shall also bear
in the lower-left corner the receipt number followed with the date
of payment.
[CC 2010 § 8.060; Ord. No. 264, 8-24-1964; Ord. No.
417, 2-23-1981; Ord. No. 683, 8-25-2008]
All licenses issued by the City to any merchant, business or
corporation shall be posted in a conspicuous place in their business.
[CC 2010 § 8.070; Ord. No. 264, 8-24-1964; Ord. No.
417, 2-23-1981; Ord. No. 683, 8-25-2008; Ord. No. 759, 1-23-2012]
Each business license shall be issued for one (1) calendar year, except for those particular one-day licenses or one-week licenses set forth in Section
605.030. Each annual renewal business license applicant shall apply for and shall pay for the required license in January of each year, and such business license shall be delinquent in February. Each new business license applicant shall apply for, pay for and receive the required business license before doing any business in the City, and shall receive any required approval from the Board of Aldermen before doing any business in the City. All annual business licenses shall be issued for the calendar year, are non-transferable and shall not be prorated on application for a partial year or upon cancellation.
[CC 2010 § 8.080; Ord. No. 264, 8-24-1964; Ord. No.
417, 2-23-1981; Ord. No. 683, 8-25-2008]
It shall be unlawful for any person, co-partnerships, corporations
or associations to exercise carry on or engage in any of the foregoing
occupations, trades business or agencies within the City Limits of
Sturgeon, Missouri, without having first obtained a license as provided
herein. Anyone violating the provisions of this Chapter shall be guilty
of an ordinance violation, fined and punished accordingly.