Every person required to have a license under the provisions of this chapter and Chapters
6.04,
6.08 and
6.16 shall make application as prescribed in this chapter for the same to the collector of the city, and upon the payment of the prescribed license tax the collector shall issue to such person a license which shall contain the following information:
A. The
name of the person to whom the license is issued;
C. The
place where such business is to be transacted and carried on;
D. The
date of the expiration of such license;
E. The
number and date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy if applicable;
and
F. Such
other information as may be necessary for the enforcement of the provisions
of this Ordinance.
(Ord. 720 § 3.3, 1976)
A separate license must be obtained for each branch establishment
of a business and for each location of independent business operations
using the same name. A single business that operates from multiple
locations but as a unified entity shall not require a separate business
license for each location..
(Ord. 720 § 3.2, 1976; Ord. 1391.1 § 7, 2008)
It is unlawful for any person to drive or operate, or use or
cause to be driven, operated or used, any vehicle in the conduct of
his business within the city without the vehicle tag attached as required,
or to remove or deface or cover up same, or to place such vehicle
tag upon any vehicle other than a vehicle used by the applicant in
his business, or drive or operate or cause to be driven or operated
any such vehicle more than thirty days after the expiration of the
period for which any license was issued without payment of a new license
fee. Subsequent to the issuance of any business license and prior
to the expiration date, any licensee using any vehicle in his business
for which a tag has not been issued shall procure a tag for such vehicle
from the collector. Upon the payment of a business license fee, the
collector shall deliver to the licensee one suitable tag representing
such business license, which tag shall be securely fastened at a conspicuous
place upon such vehicle.
(Ord. 720 § 3.15, 1976)
No license granted or issued under this chapter or Chapters
6.04,
6.08, or
6.16 shall be in any manner transferred or assigned, or authorize any person other than the person named in the license to carry on the business therein named or to transact such business in any place other than the place or location therein named without the written approval of the collector endorsed thereon. At the time such license is assigned or transferred or the place of location for the carrying on of such business is changed, the person applying for such transfer or change shall pay the collector a fee of ten dollars for each assignment or transfer.
(Ord. 720 § 3.13, 1976)
A duplicate license may be issued by the collector to replace
any license previously issued under this chapter which has been lost
or destroyed upon the licensee submitting proof of such fact, and
at the time of filing such statement paying to the collector a duplicate
license fee of ten dollars.
(Ord. 720 § 3.5, 1976)
In all cases, the applicant for the renewal of a license shall submit to the collector, for his or her guidance in ascertaining the amount of the license tax to be paid by the applicant, a sworn statement, upon a form to be provided by the collector, setting forth such information concerning the applicant’s business during the preceding year as may be required by the collector to enable him or her to ascertain the amount of the license tax to be paid by said applicant pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and Chapters
6.04,
6.08 and
6.16, and a declaration substantially in the following form:
“I declare, under penalty of making a false declaration,
that I am authorized to make this statement, and that to the best
of my knowledge and belief it is a true, correct and complete statement
made in good faith for the period stated.”
Changes in the type of business activity conducted, the number
of employees, or other factors may result in a change of the applicable
business license tax at the time of renewal.
(Ord. 720 § 3.11, 1976; Ord. 1391.1 § 8, 2008)
The police department shall issue an identification card to each person licensed as a solicitor, or door to door peddler, and each employee for use in conducting such business. Street vendors, as defined and regulated in Chapter
6.90 of this title are exempt from this identification card requirement.
(Ord. 720 § 3.8, 1976; Ord. 1028 § 3, 1988)
The collector or any authorized employee is authorized to examine the books, papers and records of any person subject to this chapter and Chapters
6.04,
6.08, and
6.16 for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of any return made or, if no return was made, to ascertain the license fees due. Every person subject to the provisions of this chapter and Chapters
6.04,
6.08, and
6.16 is required to furnish to the collector, or his duly authorized agent or employee, the means, facilities and opportunity for making such examination and investigations. The collector is authorized to examine any person under oath and compel the production of books, papers and records for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of any return made, or if no return was made, to ascertain the license fees due under Chapter
6.16.
(Ord. 720 § 3.6, 1976)
A. Unless otherwise specifically provided, all annual license taxes, under the provisions of this chapter and Chapters
6.04,
6.08, and
6.16, shall be due and payable in advance on the first day of January of each year, provided that license taxes covering new operations, commenced after the first day of January may be prorated as follows:
1. A
business commenced more than three months after the beginning of the
calendar year, and less than six months after the beginning of the
calendar year, three-fourths of the annual license tax shall be paid;
and
2. A
business commenced more than six months after the beginning of the
calendar year, and more than three months before the end of the calendar
year, one-half of the license tax shall be paid; and
3. A
business commenced more than nine months after the beginning of the
calendar year, one-fourth of the license tax shall be paid.
B. If the
amount of the license tax to be paid is measured by gross receipts,
the license tax shall be due and payable quarterly in advance on January
1st, April 1st, July 1st and October 1st of each calendar year. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, licenses issued to businesses paying a tax measured
by gross receipts shall be valid for the entire calendar year and
shall be renewed by said businesses annually on January 1st of each
year.
C. Taxes for other licenses shall be due and payable as set forth in this chapter and Chapters
6.04,
6.08 and
6.16.
(Ord. 720 § 3.12, 1976; Ord. 904 § 2, 1982)