(a) Required; application.
The owner or operator of each
business or commercial venture doing business within the corporate
limits of the city is hereby required to procure a permit to operate
from the city secretary. A permit may be procured by making application
in writing on a form designated by the city council. Such application
shall give the following information:
(1) The name of the business or commercial venture;
(2) The type of business or commercial venture to be conducted on the
premises;
(3) The location or address of the business or commercial venture;
(4) The name of the owner or owners;
(5) The address of the owner or owners;
(6) The signature of the applicant.
(b) Existing permits.
All persons engaged in a business
or commercial venture within the corporate limits of the city at the
time of the passage of this section shall be permitted to operate
under their existing permit, however, at the time of renewal shall
be required to comply with the provisions of this section.
(c) Conformance with application.
It shall be unlawful for
any person or persons to operate any business or commercial venture
of a type not specified on the application.
(d) Approval by city officials.
No permit shall be issued
unless the premises have been inspected and approved by the building
inspector, electrical inspector, plumbing inspector, and fire marshal,
and the application endorsed by each inspector and the chief of police.
(e) Suspension.
In the interests of public health and safety,
the building inspector, the chief of police, the fire marshal or their
officers or deputies may suspend the permit of any business or commercial
venture within the corporate limits of the city if there occurs on
the premises covered by the permit any violation of the provisions
of this section or any violation of the fire or building codes, or
any occurrence which creates an immediate threat to the health, safety
and well-being of the person or persons occupying said premises.
(f) Reinstatement after suspension.
In the event a permit has been suspended for cause as specified in subsection
(e) of this section, the permit shall not be reinstated until the applicant appears before the city council either in person or by attorney and requests the reinstatement of the permit, and the city council is satisfied that the situation which caused the suspension no longer exists.
(g) Permit to be obtained prior to commencing business.
Any person, firm or corporation wishing to open a business or commercial
venture within the corporate limits of the city shall make application
for and receive a permit prior to the time that the actual operation
of the business or commercial venture is commenced.
(h) Fee; expiration date.
A fee set by the city council
shall be collected for each new permit or permit renewal issued. Said
fees shall be set or changed by resolution, and shall not require
an amendment to this section. The expiration dates of said permits
shall also be set by resolution.
(i) Penalty.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this section shall be found guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $20.00 nor more
than $2,000.00, and each day that a violation exists constitutes a
separate offense.
(Ordinance 216 adopted 2/14/85; Ordinance 275, sec. I, adopted 7/26/90; Ordinance 275, sec. II, adopted 7/26/90)