A. 
It shall be the duty of the Collector to enforce each and all of the provisions of this chapter, and the Chief Building Official, Public Works Director, the Fire Chief, and the City Attorney shall render such assistance in the enforcement hereof as may from time to time by required by the Collector. Each department or division of the City which issues permits or entitlement of use shall require the production of a valid unexpired business license receipt or business license exemption receipt prior to the issuance of such a permit. Provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed to require any person to obtain a license to do business within the City as a prerequisite for the issuance of a City permit or entitlement of use if such requirement conflicts with any applicable statutes of the United States or of the State.
B. 
The Collector in the exercise of the duties imposed upon him or her hereunder, and acting through his or her deputies or duly authorized assistants, shall examine or cause to be examined all places of business in the City to ascertain whether the provisions of this chapter and Chapters 5.08 through 5.32 have been complied with.
C. 
The Collector and each and all of his or her assistants and any police officer shall have the power and authority, upon obtaining an inspection warrant therefor, to enter, free of charge, and at any reasonable time, any place of business required to be licensed under the provisions of Chapters 5.08 through 5.32, and demand an exhibition of its license. Any person having such license heretofore issued, in his or her possession or under his or her control, who willfully fails to exhibit the same on demand, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties provided for by the provisions of Section 1.12.010. It shall be the duty of the Collector and each of his or her assistants to cause a complaint to be filed against any and all persons found to be violating any of said provisions.
(Ord. 428, 1996)
Any person who shall commence, engage, transact and carry on any trade, calling, profession, occupation or business within the City without first having procured a business license from the City to do so, shall be assessed a penalty of 20% of the amount of the license tax owing, which amount shall be calculated for the period beginning with the calendar month in which the commencement of business activity within the City began, and ending with the expiration of the current annual licensing period. Provided, however, that the start of such period shall not exceed three years prior to the date of notification of violation. Such penalty to be collected, and the amount thereof to be enforced, in the same manner as the other business license taxes are collected and the payment thereof enforced.
(Ord. 428, 1996)
The Collector, or designated representative, shall have the power to suspend or revoke any business license whenever it appears to the business license officer that the holder of the license has: (1) violated any of the provisions of this chapter, or any rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto; or (2) committed any act or offense which would have constituted grounds for nonissuance of a business license.
No suspension shall be for a period of more than 180 days. Notice of suspension or revocation shall be given by either personal service to the permittee or by mail to the address on his or her application and to the address of his or her employer. In the event of such revocation or suspension of a business license, said license shall be surrendered to the business license officer, or designated delegate, by the holder thereof.
A second suspension for the same reason or a third suspension of a business license for any reason shall operate as a revocation of such permit.
In the event of suspension or revocation of any business license, said licensee shall have a period of 10 working days to request a hearing for appeal of such suspension and revocation.
If said licensee fails within the allotted 10-working-day period to request a hearing to show cause why his or her license should not be revoked, then and in that event the business license officer shall suspend or revoke said person's license and give notice thereof to said person.
(Ord. 428, 1996)
The amount of any license tax and penalty imposed by the provisions of this chapter and Chapters 5.08 through 5.32 shall be deemed a debt to the City. An action may be commenced in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction, for the amount of any delinquent license tax and penalties.
(Ord. 428, 1996)
All remedies prescribed in this chapter or Chapters 5.08 through 5.32 shall be cumulative and the use of one or more remedies by the City shall not bar the use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter or Chapters 5.08 through 5.32.
(Ord. 428, 1996)
A. 
Neither the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter and in Chapters 5.08 through 5.32, nor its superseding of any portion of any other ordinance of the City shall in any manner be construed to affect prosecution for violation of any other ordinance committed prior to February 21, 1996, the effective date hereof, nor be construed as a waiver of any license or any penal provision applicable to any such violation, nor be construed to affect the validity of any bond or cash deposit required by any ordinance to be posted, filed, or deposited, and all rights and obligations thereunto appertaining shall continue in full force and effect.
B. 
Where a license for revenue purposes has been issued to any person by the City and the tax paid for the business for which the license has been issued under the provisions of any ordinance enacted prior to the enactment of the ordinance codified in this chapter and in Chapters 5.08 through 5.32, and the term of such license has not expired, then the license tax prescribed for the business by Chapter 5.32 shall not be payable until the expiration of the term of such unexpired license.
(Ord. 428, 1996)
Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or of Chapters 5.08 through 5.32, or knowingly or intentionally misrepresenting to any officer or employee of this City any material fact in procuring the license or permit provided for in this chapter and in Chapters 5.08 through 5.32 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punishable as provided for in Section 1.12.010.
(Ord. 428, 1996)