[R.O. 1985 § 13-16; Code 1965, § 31.01]
No person shall engage in any trade, profession, business or
privilege in the City for which a license or permit is required by
any provision of this Code without first obtaining such license or
permit from the City in the manner provided in this Chapter, unless
otherwise specifically provided.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-17; Code 1965, § 31.02]
Unless otherwise provided, application for a license or permit
shall be made, in writing, to the City Clerk upon forms provided by
the City, and the applicant shall state the location of the proposed
activity and such other facts as may be required for or be applicable
to the granting of such a license or permit.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-18; Ord. No. 748, §§ 1 – 3, 10-9-1962; Code 1965, § 31.03]
(a)
The fees required for any license or permit shall be paid at the
office of the City Clerk before the granting of the license or permit.
The City Clerk shall issue a receipt for the fee, and upon compliance
with the conditions of the license or permit, the City Clerk, or such
other person as the Board of Aldermen may by order designate, shall
issue the license or permit to the applicant. Unless otherwise provided,
no fee paid shall be refunded, unless the license or permit is denied.
(b)
Unless otherwise provided, an annual license fee shall become due
and payable on June 1 of each year and shall become delinquent on
July 1 of the same year.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsections (c), pertaining to proration
of license fees, and (d), pertaining to delinquent annual license
fees, which immediately followed this Subsection, were repealed 1-26-2021 by Ord. No. 5127.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-19; Ord. No. 424, § 1, 3-11-1958; Code 1965,
§ 31.05; Ord. No. 3279, § 1, 8-24-1993]
(a)
Where the approval of any City official or State officer, including,
but not limited to, the Missouri Department of Revenue, or any licensing
board of the State of Missouri, is required prior to the issuance
of any license or permit, such approval must be presented to the City
Clerk/Collector before any license or permit is issued.
[Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021]
(b)
No license or permit shall be approved by any City official or issued
by the City Clerk if it appears that the conduct of the activity for
which a license or permit is sought will be contrary to the health,
safety or welfare of the public or any regulation, law or ordinance
applicable to such activity.
[Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021]
(c)
Where not otherwise provided, the Board of Aldermen shall approve
the issuance of any license or permit.
(d)
No license required under the provisions of this Chapter shall be
issued to an applicant until such applicant produces a copy of a certificate
of insurance for worker's compensation coverage if such applicant
is required to cover his, her or its liability under Chapter 287,
RSMo. It shall be unlawful for any applicant to provide fraudulent
information hereunder.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-20; Code 1965, § 31.06]
License or permit certificates shall show the name of the licensee
or permittee, the date of issue, the activity licensed and the term
of the license or permit, and shall be signed in the name of the City
by the City Clerk, and be impressed with the City seal. The City Clerk
shall keep a record of all licenses and permits issued.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-21; Code 1965, § 31.08; Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021]
Every licensee or permittee shall carry his/her license or permit
certificate upon his/her person at all times when engaged in the activity
for which the license or permit was granted; except that where such
activity is conducted at a fixed place or establishment, the license
or permit certificate shall be exhibited at all times in some conspicuous
place in his/her place of business, such as the front door of the
business, or some other location readily visible to the public. The
licensee or permittee shall exhibit the license certificate when applying
for a renewal and upon demand of any Police Officer or person representing
the issuing authority.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-22; Code 1965, § 31.11]
City officials may enter upon the premises where any licensed
or permitted activity is being conducted for the purpose of inspection.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-23; Code 1965, § 31.09]
Unless otherwise provided, no license or permit shall be transferable
or assignable.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-24; Code 1965, § 31.12]
Licenses and permits may be revoked as may be provided by this
Code or by law.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-25; Code 1965, § 31.07]
(a)
Unless otherwise provided, the term of the license year shall begin
on June 1 and end on May 31 of the following year.
(b)
Where the issuance of licenses for a period of less than one (1)
year is permitted, the effective date of such license shall commence
with the date of issuance.
(c)
Permits shall be issued for the term set forth in the permit.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-26; Code 1965, § 31.10]
License or permit renewals shall be issued in the same manner
and be subject to the same conditions as original licenses or permits.
Ord. No. 5401, 10-24-2023]
(a)
CANVASSER
PRIVATE RESIDENCE
SOLICITOR
(1)
(2)
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following words shall have
the meanings as set forth herein:
Any individual who attempts, for non-commercial purposes,
to make personal contact with a resident by going from house to house,
or place to place, for the primary purpose of either acquiring information
from or disseminating information to the occupant(s) of the premises.
The term "canvasser" includes non-commercial solicitation, such as
religious and political contacts, tax-exempt organizations and "charitable
organizations," "educational institutions," and "religious organizations,"
as defined in Section 407.453, RSMo.
An apartment building, condominium building, cooperative
housing structure, as well as all single- and multiple-family dwelling
units and the real estate upon which such residential units may be
situated.
Any individual traveling by foot, wagon, automobile, motor
truck or any type of conveyance from house to house, or place to place
for any commercial purpose. The term "solicitor" shall include a "peddler,"
"hawker," and "salesman." The term "solicitor" shall not include a
"canvasser," as defined herein.
Any candidate that has filed for election to a public office;
or
A volunteer solicitor that is also a member of such organization,
conducting such activities for a nonprofit or charitable organization
recognized as such by the Internal Revenue Service, the Better Business
Bureau of St. Louis, or any other recognized charitable screening
organization, or those required by law to canvas.
(b)
"Visit" list.
(1)
The City Administrator shall maintain a list of persons within
the City who wish to be visited by solicitors. The City Administrator
will provide a form to allow residents to be included on the list.
The City's form may allow a resident to select certain types of visits
that the resident finds acceptable while refusing permission to others.
The City shall use reasonable efforts to notify residents at least
once every two (2) years of the existence of the list and provide
instructions to be added to or removed from the list.
(2)
The "Visit" list shall be a public document, reproduced on the
City's website, and available for public inspection and copying. Names
of homeowners/residents may be redacted on the public list.
(3)
A
copy of the "Visit" list shall be provided to each recipient of a
solicitation permit, including canvassers willing to obtain a permit.
(c)
Private Property Restrictions.
(1)
No
canvasser or solicitor shall fail or refuse to leave any private residence,
building or any enclosed or improved real estate lot or other parcel
of ground in the City when requested to leave by the owner or occupant
of such private residence.
(2)
No
canvasser or solicitor shall go upon private property for the purpose
of solicitation and canvassing between the hours of 8:00 p.m., or
thirty (30) minutes before sunset, whichever is earlier, and 8:00
a.m.
(3)
No
canvasser or solicitor shall go upon private property where a sign
visible from the right-of-way or from the doorstep indicates "No Trespassing,"
"No Solicitation" or "No Canvassing."
(4)
No
solicitor shall go upon private property to solicit at any property
not listed on the "Visit" list, regardless of whether a sign is posted.
(d)
Solicitation Permit. No person shall engage in solicitation within
the City without first having obtained a permit in accordance with
this Chapter. A canvasser may, but is not required, to obtain a permit
prior to canvassing within the City.
(e)
Solicitation Permit Application. Each applicant for a solicitation
permit shall make application to the City Administrator on application
forms supplied by the City Administrator. All applications shall be
made at least thirty (30) days prior to the date an organization or
a person desires to commence soliciting. Applications shall contain
the following information:
(1)
The name, address and telephone number of the applicant and
the name of the person to whom correspondence should be addressed;
(2)
The names and addresses of its principal officers and management,
if applicable;
(3)
The proposed use or disposition to be made of any receipts therefrom;
(4)
The name of the person or persons by whom the receipts of such
solicitation shall be disbursed;
(5)
The name and address of the person or persons who will be in
direct charge of conducting the solicitation;
(6)
An outline of the methods to be used in conducting the solicitations;
(7)
The length of time for which the permit is desired;
(8)
The number of agents and solicitors;
(9)
A copy of the solicitor's Articles of Organization, Articles
of Incorporation or similar document, if applicable;
(10)
A copy of the solicitor's valid business license from the City,
if a license is required by this Code;
(11)
An attestation that the solicitor has filed all registrations
and reports required by Sections 407.450 through 407.478, RSMo., if
applicable;
(12)
The amount of any wages, fees, commissions, expenses or emoluments
to be expended or paid to anyone in connection with such solicitation,
together with the manner in which such wages, fees, expenses, commissions
or emoluments are to be expended, to whom and the amount thereof;
(13)
A financial statement for the last preceding fiscal year of
any funds collected by means of solicitation by the organization or
person seeking a permit to solicit, if applicable, and such statement
giving the amount of money so raised, together with the cost of raising
it and the financial distribution thereof;
(14)
A statement that no person or entity soliciting on behalf of
the applicant has within the last five (5) years pleaded guilty to,
been found guilty or, or been convicted of a felony, misdemeanor or
other violation of the laws of the United States or any state or city
of the United States where such conviction was for an offense involving
force or threat of force, theft, dishonesty, fraud, or sexual misconduct,
or has, within the twelve (12) months preceding the date of filing
an application for a solicitation permit, been convicted of a violation
of this Section, or a solicitation ordinance of any other city; and
(15)
A statement as to whether or not the applicant has applied for
a solicitation permit within the previous year. If so, the date of
such application and the action taken on the application.
(f)
Issuance Of A Solicitation Permit.
(1)
The City Administrator shall approve such permit unless the
activity proposed is unlawful, if any of the requirements of this
Section have not been met, or if there is a false statement in the
application. The City Administrator shall make available to the applicant
a permit upon the payment of a twenty-five-dollar fee by the applicant.
The permit shall designate the total number of solicitors licensed
to solicit as declared in the application for the solicitation permit.
Such permit shall be nontransferable and shall not run for more than
three (3) months.
(2)
The City Administrator may, upon request, renew a solicitation
permit once annually for no additional permit charge and without requiring
the filing of a new permit form. Extensions of time may be granted
by the City Administrator to the three-month limit not to exceed an
additional three (3) months.
(g)
Expiration Of A Solicitation Permit. A solicitation permit expires
ninety (90) days after such permit is issued.
(h)
Solicitor Credentials.
(1)
Solicitors, engaging in the activity of soliciting conducted
pursuant to a solicitation permit, shall carry an identification card
or a registration number furnished by the City Administrator while
engaged in such solicitation activity. A charge of one dollar ($1.00)
shall be made for each identification card issued.
(2)
The identification card shall contain such information as is
deemed pertinent by the City Administrator.
(i)
Permit Not An Endorsement. No person holding a solicitation permit
or any agent, member or representative thereof shall advertise, represent
or hold out in any manner that such permit is an endorsement of the
holder by the City or by any member thereof, or by any organization
which such member may represent.
(j)
Revocation Of Permit. A permit issued under this Section may be revoked
by the City Administrator upon the recommendation of the Chief of
Police for violations by the holder thereof of any of the provisions
of this Code or other ordinances of the City or any State or Federal
law, or whenever the holder of such permit shall in the judgment of
the Chief of Police cease to possess the qualifications required by
this Section for the issuance of such permit. The recommendation of
the Chief of Police shall be in writing and shall express the nature
in which the holder of the permit has ceased to possess the qualifications
required by this Section.
(k)
Home Solicitation Sales. For any "home solicitation sale," as defined
by Section 407.710, RSMo, except as provided in Subsection 3 of Section
407.705, RSMo, in addition to any right otherwise to revoke an offer,
the buyer has the right to cancel a home solicitation sale until midnight
of the tenth business day after the day on which the buyer signs an
agreement or offer to purchase which complies with Sections 407.700
to 407.720, RSMo., and the purchase agreement shall notify the purchaser
of the right to cancel through the tenth business day after the sale.
The purchase agreement shall also include a copy of this Section in
a form provided by the City. Notice of cancellation shall be made
in the manner provided by Section 407.705.2, RSMo., as amended.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-28; Ord. No. 661, §§ 1, 9, 5-16-1961; Ord. No. 680, § 1, 10-10-1961; Code 1965, § 32.10]
(a)
Defined. As used in this Section, "automobile sales rooms" means
businesses where the primary activity is the sale of new automobiles.
(b)
Arrangement. The front of buildings used for automobile sales rooms
shall be used only for office purposes and display of a limited number
of vehicles. The front wall of the building shall be parallel with
the adjacent street, or one (1) of them if it is a corner lot. The
repair and servicing department and storage space shall be separated
from the offices and new car display area by a fireproof wall which
shall be at least twenty-five (25) feet further from the street than
the front wall of the office and display room.
(c)
Display Of Vehicles. No motor vehicle or equipment therefor may be
displayed outside of the building, except behind a line parallel with
the street and extending along the rear wall of the building from one
(1) side of the lot to the other. If the business is on a corner lot,
no cars may be displayed closer to the side street than the building
or setback line applying further. By special permit granted in accordance
with the procedure set forth in Section 26-11, the Board of Aldermen
may authorize a limited number of automobiles to be displayed in front
or on the side of the main building, and may, to avoid hardship, modify
or vary other provisions of this Section to permit reasonable use
of the property and at the same time preserve the purpose and intent
of this provision.
(d)
Tractors; Boats; Trailers. The regulations pertaining to automobile
sales rooms shall apply to the sale of tractors, grading and road
machinery and other equipment, and to boats and trailers.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-29; Ord. No. 661, § 2, 5-16-1961; Code 1965,
§ 32.11]
(a)
Defined. "Used car lots" as used in this Section means lots or tracts
of land where the principal business is the sale of used cars, even
though some portion of the business activities consists of the sale
of new cars or equipment.
(b)
Building. A building containing a sales room and offices may be maintained,
but no servicing, repairing or storage within a building shall be
permitted on the premises.
(c)
Display Of Vehicles. Vehicles on display must be kept in orderly
rows and none may be displayed nearer than fifty (50) feet to the
adjacent street pavement curb. The word "pavement" shall include surfaced
shoulders of roads and streets, whether surfaced with the same material
as the principal portion of the roadway or not. No wrecked or obviously
damaged or dismantled automobiles or other vehicles shall be permitted
or kept on the premises for more than twelve (12) hours.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-30; Ord. No. 661, § 7, 5-16-1961; Code 1965,
§ 32.16]
No new or used automobiles may be displayed or offered for sale
on any vacant lot or on the premises of any filling station, garage,
repair shop or upon any other premises unless a license for the operation
of an automobile sales room or a used car lot has been issued under
special permit from the Board of Aldermen in the manner provided in
the zoning regulations.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-31; Ord. No. 661, § 6, 5-16-1961; Code 1965,
§ 32.15; Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021]
No auto wrecking yard or place where automobiles are dismantled,
or portion thereof, shall be established, maintained or operated within
two hundred (200) feet of any street within the City unless it is
screened from the street by tight board or other screen fence of sufficient
height to screen all the wrecked, disabled or dismantled automobiles
or parts thereof kept therein, from the view of persons using such
road on foot or in vehicles in the ordinary manner.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-32; Ord. No. 601, § 3, 5-16-1961; Code 1965,
§ 32.12]
(a)
No tires, equipment, appliances, fixtures or other merchandise may
be kept, maintained or displayed for sale outside of the building
in which the proprietor conducts his/her business and in which the
principal portion of his/her stock of merchandise is kept and sold;
provided, that these regulations shall not apply in the following
cases:
(1)
Automobile
sales rooms, used car lots, other vehicle sales and businesses where
the nature of the commodity is such that the principal portion of
the merchandise or commodities for sale must be and usually are kept
outside;
(2)
Shopping
centers where the management provides areas for such displays;
(3)
Christmas
trees, during the usual season;
(4)
Balled
trees and shrubs and large potted plants from a nursery stock;
(5)
Automobile
or other vehicle tires maintained in racks or display stands behind
the front line of a main building; and
(6)
Samples,
not for sale, of merchandise which may be purchased within the building;
or when permitted, behind the front line of the building; provided,
that such samples must be displayed within ten (10) feet of the building
and must be placed on a pedestal, table, stand or in a display case
reserved for such purpose and located and maintained in such manner
as not to endanger any persons or property. In any case where a building
in which sales are made is of sufficient distance behind the building
or setback line to permit the display and sale of commodities between
the building and the building or setback line, the Board of Aldermen
may by special permit, granted in the manner provided for in the zoning
regulation, authorize the display and sale of merchandise outdoors
between the setback or building line and the front of the building.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-33; Ord. No. 661, § 4, 5-16-1961; Code 1965,
§ 32.13]
No loud speaker, playing of records or noises of any kind may
be employed to attract attention to businesses, but this shall not
be construed to prevent shopping centers and other businesses or groups
thereof from playing recorded music after business hours which does
not disturb nearby residential areas, when used as a safety medium
for the protection from thieves or prowlers. No solicitations shall
be made by persons beckoning or calling to passers-by, whether done
by persons on the streets, sidewalks or on the premises of the business
for which the solicitation is made, or any nearby place.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-34; Ord. No. 661, § 5, 5-16-1961; Code 1965,
§ 32.14; Ord. No. 1275, § 1, 6-22-1971]
(a)
All parking lots and drive-ins as defined in Section 14-164,
and all driveways of tourist courts, motels, hotels and multiple-family
dwellings and entrance drives into garages, repair shops and other
mercantile businesses and commercial and industrial establishments
shall be paved with concrete or black top according to the specifications
of the Public Works Department of the City, or, if none, then according
to the minimum standards provided by the Highway Department of the
county for county streets. No chat, gravel, rock or dirt surfaces
shall be permitted for such surfacing, excepting that in the case
of new construction the Director of Public Works may, by permit, authorize
rock and chat surfaces during a reasonable settling period not to
exceed four (4) months.
(b)
The surface of all parking lots and drive-ins shall be maintained
in a safe manner. All holes or cracks that develop in said surface
shall be filled with the appropriate materials surrounding said hole
or crack or that approved by the Director of Public Works. All holes
or cracks of a sufficient size to cause a threat of possible injury
to the public shall be barricaded until such time as said holes or
cracks can be filled and the surface returned to its normal condition.
(c)
The Director of Public Works shall cause periodic inspections to
be made of all said parking lots and drive-ins in the City. On finding
a violation of this Section, the owners and lessees of said premises
shall be given thirty (30) days' written notice to correct said violation.
Said owners and lessees allowing said premises to remain in violation
of this Section after thirty (30) days' written notice shall be prosecuted
as provided by this Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: R.O. 1985 § 13-34.5, Drive-in theaters,
adopted by Ord. No. 2053, was repealed by the City during the 2024
recodification project.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-35; Code 1965, § 32.175; Ord. No. 1429, § 1, 3-13-1973]
No lights or light standards shall be erected or maintained
within any buffer zone established on any business or industrial property
as a screen between the business or industrial uses and residential
districts, except by special permit from the Board of Aldermen after
a hearing. Any special permit granted hereunder shall be subject to
such conditions and restrictions as the Board may determine necessary
for the welfare of the City and its inhabitants.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-36; Code 1965, § 32.176; Ord. No. 1398, §§ 1, 2, 11-21-1972]
(a)
All property owners of real property located in the "C-1" Local Business
and "PD-C" Commercial and "M-1" Light Industrial Districts shall on
January 2 and June 1 of each year provide the City Clerk with the
names and addresses of all persons, firms or corporations that are
tenants, sub-tenants or renters of their property.
[ Ord. No. 5127, 1-26-2021]
(b)
Said list shall be certified to by the owner of said property on
forms provided by the City.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-37; Ord. No. 114, §§ 1 – 6, 10-28-1952; Ord. No. 608, § 1, 9-20-1960; Code 1965, § 32.18; Ord. No. 3009, § 1, 6-23-1987]
(a)
Night Work; Sundays. No industrial plant in the City employing more
than five (5) persons in or about the premises at any time shall operate
more than one (1) regular shift within a twenty-four-hour period,
whichever is the longer, and shall not operate between the hours of
7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., nor on Sundays.
(b)
Noise. No construction or work involving noises, flood lights, loading
or unloading of cars or trucks or operation of machinery or equipment
causing noises, smoke, gas or other objectionable conditions or circumstances
adversely affecting the peace and quiet of the inhabitants of the
community shall be carried on from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., nor on
Sundays.
(c)
Nuisance. All business, commercial and industrial activities shall
at all times, and particularly at night and on Sundays, be conducted
so as to create no nuisance and a minimum disturbance to the community
and its inhabitants. It shall be the duty of the Police Department
to warn the operator, owner, manager or other person in charge, control
or supervision of any such activities of the conditions creating a
disturbance or nuisance to the inhabitants of the City. A continuance
of such conditions after such notice shall constitute a nuisance,
and any person or persons causing or permitting the same shall be
subject to the penalties imposed for a violation of this Code.
(d)
Occupancy Permit; Conditions. The application for occupancy permits
shall require as a consideration for issuance of the permit that the
applicant agree to observe the provisions of this Section and no such
permit shall be issued unless the applicant does so agree.
(e)
Waiver By Special Permit. The provisions of this Section as to night
and Sunday work may be waived or suspended by special permit by the
Board of Aldermen for fixed or indefinite periods, and the special
permit shall set forth the conditions under which the waiver or suspension
is granted, to ensure that the operation of the business beyond the
hours mentioned in this Section does not result in annoyance, inconvenience
or disturbance to residential areas.
(f)
Exceptions. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent watchmen,
custodians or emergency repairmen from performing their duties or
to prohibit office or inventory work after hours or the operation
of automatic or substantially self-operating machinery or equipment
which requires the attention of only a casual attendant and which
cause no noise or other disturbance.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-38; Code 1965, § 32.19; Ord. No. 1121, §§ 1, 2, 5-13-1969]
(a)
Any person conducting a business in and upon the streets, roads and
highways in the City during other than daylight hours shall wear light
reflecting garments or garment so as to warn motorists of their presence
on said streets, roads and highways of the City.
(b)
Any persons conducting a business after regular daylight hours must,
as part of their application for a license to the City Clerk, submit
to exhibit the kind of reflective garment to be used by them or persons
in their employment.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-39; Code 1965, § 32.20; Ord. No. 1119, §§ 1 – 3, 5-13-1969; Ord. No. 1313, §§ 1, 2, 1-25-1972]
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to erect or construct utility
poles or lines for the transmission of electricity, telephone messages
or other public utility transmissions above the surface of the ground
within the confines of the City.
(b)
Nothing contained in this Section shall prevent the maintenance or
repair of existing above ground utility poles and lines, the erection,
construction and maintenance of temporary poles and lines erected
in connection with construction projects in the City or the erection,
construction and maintenance of utility poles and lines above the
surface of the ground in the Kyla Terrace Subdivision and the Grant
Farm Trails Subdivision, Plat I, or the erection of poles and lines
for streetlighting.
(c)
Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be guilty
of an offense, and each day of construction or maintenance shall be
deemed a distinct and separate offense.
(d)
The provisions of this Section shall not be applicable to electric
lines having voltages of thirty-four (34) kilovolts and greater along
the Missouri Pacific right-of-way in the City. This exemption shall
not apply to electric lines having voltages of thirty-four (34) kilovolts
and greater anywhere else within the City.
[R.O. 1985 § 13-40]
Any business or occupation not specifically addressed in this Article shall be the subject of an application for a license under Article III of this Chapter and/or a permit under Section 26-11, dealing with special use permits, where required.
