Cross Reference — As to contractor's license, §500.130 et seq.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in any business or occupation in the City of Goodman without having first applied for and obtained a license to conduct such business or occupation from the City Clerk and without paying the license fee therefor, all as provided for in this Chapter.
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All applications for the licenses required herein shall be made to the City Clerk on appropriate forms provided for that purpose by the City. All licenses issued by the City Clerk shall be in such form as is provided by the Board of Aldermen; provided however, that such license shall bear the signature of the Mayor of the Board of Aldermen and the City Clerk, the date of issuance thereof and the date of expiration, as well as any additional information that may be required by the Board of Aldermen.
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.
[Ord. No. I Art. XXI, 11-6-1956; Ord. No. 180 §1, 12-2-1980]
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There is hereby levied and imposed the following merchants or business tax upon the merchants and business house within the City of Goodman.
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Fifty dollars ($50.00) per year on all places of business selling beer or intoxicating liquor by the drink.
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Twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per year on all package liquor stores.
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Ten dollars ($10.00) per year on all pool, billiard or recreation halls.
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Five dollars ($5.00) per year for any other businesses operating within the City of Goodman.
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Five dollars ($5.00) per day for any itinerant peddler doing business within the City of Goodman exempting therefrom any farmer selling his/her own produce.
No license issued under the provisions of this Chapter shall be assignable or transferable but shall apply only to the person to whom same is issued. In the event any licensee, as provided for herein, shall move his/her place of business from one location to another location within the City, said licensee shall submit a statement of the fact of such change to the City Clerk who may transfer such license as to location only. In no event, however, shall such license be transferred from one person to another or from the kind of business or occupation originally licensed to another type of business or occupation.
The term of the licenses issued pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be from January first (1st) of one year to December thirty-first (31st) of the same year.
All applications for renewal of a license provided for herein shall be filed no later than January first (1st) of each year.
Each license issued by the City under the provisions of this Chapter shall be carefully preserved and shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the place of business authorized to be conducted by said license. If there is no place of business, said license shall be carried on the licensee's person.
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No person following for a livelihood the profession or calling of minister of the gospel, duly accredited Christian Science practitioner, teacher, professor in a college, priest, lawyer, certified public accountant, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, chiropodist, or physician or surgeon in this City shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation tax or license fee of any description whatever for the privilege of following or carrying on such profession or calling, and after December 31, 2003, no investment funds service corporation as defined in Section 143.451, RSMo., may be required to pay any such license fee in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) annually, any law, ordinance or Charter to the contrary notwithstanding.
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No person following for a livelihood the profession of insurance agent or broker, veterinarian, architect, professional engineer, land surveyor, auctioneer, or real estate broker or salesman in this City shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation tax or license fee for the privilege of following or carrying on his/her profession unless that person maintains a business office within the City of Goodman.
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Any license issued by the City pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter may be revoked by the Board of Aldermen for any of the following reasons, as well as for any other reasons specified in this Chapter:
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Any failure to comply with or any violation of any provisions of this Chapter, or any other ordinance of the City regulating the business, occupation or activity licensed, or the Statutes of the State of Missouri by any licensee.
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Violation of the terms and conditions upon which the license was issued.
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Failure of the licensee to pay any tax or obligation due to the City.
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Any misrepresentation or false statement in the application for a license required herein.
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Failure to display the license required herein.
Revocation of any license shall be in addition to any other penalty or penalties which may be imposed pursuant to these provisions.
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In any case in which a complaint has been made to the Board of Aldermen, or in which the Board of Aldermen have on their own determined that cause may exist for the revocation of a license under the provisions of this Chapter, the following procedures shall be followed:
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The Board of Aldermen shall set a date for a hearing to consider the question of revocation.
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At least ten (10) days prior to said hearing, written notice shall be mailed to the licensee, by registered mail, return receipt requested, to his/her last known address as shown in the records of the City Clerk advising the licensee of the time, date and place of hearing and of the reason for considering the revocation of his/her license.
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During the pendency of this hearing before the Board of Aldermen, the licensee shall be permitted to continue the operation of his/her business.
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At the hearing set by the Board of Aldermen, the Board of Aldermen shall hear all relevant and material evidence justifying the retention of the license.
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The licensee may be present in person and/or by his/her attorney and may present evidence.
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After hearing the evidence presented, the Board of Aldermen shall vote on the issue of whether the subject license shall be revoked.
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The affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Aldermen shall be necessary to revoke any license.
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All license fees not paid to the City by the person required to remit the same on the date when the same becomes due and payable to the Director of Revenue shall bear interest at the rate determined by Section 32.065, RSMo., from and after such date until paid.
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In case of failure to apply for any license fee required by this Chapter on or before the date prescribed therefor, determined with regard to any extension of time for making an application, unless it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause and not the result of willful neglect, evasion or fraudulent intent, there shall be added to the amount required to be shown as tax on such return five percent (5%) of the amount of such tax if the failure is not for more than one (1) month, with an additional five percent (5%) for each additional month or fraction thereof during which such failure continues, not exceeding twenty-five percent (25%) in the aggregate.
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In case of failure to pay the full amount of any license fee due hereunder on or before the date prescribed therefor, determined with regard to any extension of time for payment, unless it is shown, by the applicant, that such failure is due to reasonable cause and not the result of willful neglect, evasion or fraudulent intent, there shall be added to the tax an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the deficiency. The City shall, upon request by a taxpayer, apprise the taxpayer of the factual basis for the finding of negligence, or the specific rules or regulations disregarded if the City assesses a penalty under this Subsection.
[Ord. No. 2019-512, 5-21-2019]
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Intent Of Section. It is the purpose and intent of this Section 605.115 to provide regulations for the lawful operation of mobile food trucks, mobile food trailers and pushcarts within the City of Goodman, Missouri.
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Definitions. For the purposes of this Section 605.115, the following words and phrases shall mean:
CITY
The City of Goodman, Missouri.
MAYOR
The Mayor of the City or his/her designee, City Clerk.
FIRE CHIEF
The director of the fire prevention within the Fire District.
HEALTH DEPARTMENT
The Health Department of McDonald County, Missouri.
MOBILE FOOD TRAILER
A self-contained unit that stores and prepares fresh food and drinks that attaches to and is pulled by a separate vehicle.
MOBILE FOOD TRUCK
A vehicle, capable of being driven, that contains equipment to store and produce fresh food and drinks and permanently affixed to the vehicle frame.
PUSHCART
A manually propelled mobile food trailer.
C. 
Licensing Requirements.
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All operators of mobile food trucks, mobile food trailers and pushcarts shall apply for and obtain a business license from the City of Goodman City Hall as required by Chapter 605 of the Code of Laws before operating within the City. Failure to obtain a business license shall constitute a violation of this Section 605.020 and make the operator subject to the enforcement and penalties as provided for in Chapter 605.
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All operators of mobile food trucks, mobile food trailers and pushcarts shall apply for and obtain a sales tax identification number from the State of Missouri and shall remit all sales tax collected to the appropriate authorities.
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All operators of mobile food trucks, mobile food trailers and pushcarts shall obtain all required permits and/or inspections from the Fire Chief of the Goodman Area Fire Protection District. Annual fire inspection by the Fire Chief of the Goodman Area Fire Protection District is required.
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All operators of mobile food trucks, mobile food trailers and pushcarts shall obtain all required permits and/or inspections from the McDonald County, Missouri Health Department. In lieu of permits and/or inspections by the McDonald County, Missouri Health Department, the Mayor or designee will accept documentation of permits and/or inspections performed by the City or of McDonald County, Missouri Health Department.
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If propane is used as a fuel source for cooking appliances, provide a copy of the LP Gas System Annual Leak Test as performed by an approved inspection agency, a company registered with the U.S. Department of Transportation or a contractor registered with the Missouri Propane Safety Commission.
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The Vehicle shall have a Class K and 101b ABC extinguishers installed and be serviced annually.
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Licensing And Registration Fees.
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The provisions of Chapter 605 of the Code of Laws notwithstanding, the business license fee for mobile food trucks, mobile food trailers and pushcarts, for both new and renewal applications shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) without regard to annual gross receipts and shall be paid with the initial business license application or annual renewal.
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Throughout the year, the City will be the sponsor and operator of certain community events. These events may include the participation of mobile food trucks, mobile food trailers and pushcarts and will, in most cases, take place on City-owned property. Each event will have a registration fee for participation. The registration fees for each event will be determined during the planning for each event. Mobile food trucks, mobile food trailers and pushcarts participating in a City-sponsored event will be exempt from the business license requirement. All other requirements, such as Health Department inspections and Fire Department inspections and fire extinguisher inspections, listed in this Section shall remain in full force and effect.
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Operating Regulations. All mobile food trucks, mobile food trailers and pushcarts shall adhere to the following operating regulations, except when participating in a City-sponsored event or another privately sponsored event:
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If the mobile food truck, mobile food trailer or pushcart is to be located on private property, the operator shall obtain written permission from the property owner prior to locating and operating.
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If the mobile food truck, mobile food trailer or pushcart is to be located on public property or public right-of-way, it must be parked in such a manner that it complies with all other provisions of the Code of Laws, which includes, but is not limited to, the following:
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The mobile truck/trailer/pushcart is wholly contained within designated on-street and off-street parking spaces. Parking in accessible parking spaces is expressly prohibited.
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The mobile truck/trailer/pushcart must be attended at all times during hours of operation.
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The mobile food truck/trailer/pushcart shall not obstruct the flow or vehicular or pedestrian traffic.
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The mobile food truck/trailer/pushcart shall not block any street, alley, accessible parking space or loading zone.
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The mobile food truck/trailer/pushcart shall operate only on only level surfaces and must be at least ten (10) feet from buildings, other vehicles and combustibles and shall not leak oil or grease on parking lots or paved surfaces.
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A mobile food vendor shall sell only food and beverages and the vendor is prohibited from selling alcohol and/or beer. Beverages shall be dispensed in cans or paper/plastic cups only (no glass). All Federal, State and local government regulations pertaining to the quality of food products offered for sale shall be met.
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The mobile food vendor, at termination of operation of each business day, shall remove all items, containers, debris, etc. The vendor shall collect and dispose of all litter and garbage incidental to the operation of his/her vending business. The cleanliness of the specific area of operation shall be the sole responsibility of the vendor. Licensed vendors shall not place refuse from their operations in or beside any public trash container or in any drain along the streets or sidewalks. Prior to the permit being issued, vendors shall also submit a trash disposal plan with the application.
h. 
The mobile food truck/trailer/pushcart shall be allowed to operate between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., Sunday through Thursday and the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m., Friday and Saturday only.
3. 
No mobile food vehicle shall make or cause to be made any unreasonable or excessive noise. The operation of all mobile food vehicles shall meet the City noise article, including generators. No loud music, other high decibel sounds, horns, or amplified announcements are allowed.
4. 
When a City-sponsored and operated event is occurring, any mobile food truck, mobile food trailer or pushcart that is not a part of said event, must locate their operation at least one thousand (1,000) feet away from the nearest participating mobile food truck, mobile food trailer or pushcart.
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No form of intimidation, disorderly behavior or misconduct shall be tolerated.
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The City Clerk may revoke any mobile food vendor's license issued by the City Clerk if the vendor violates any provisions of this Section listed above or any license rules or regulations promulgated by the City.