§ 4.24.01. Activities declared privilege; payment of privilege or occupation fee.

A.

Any business, profession, or occupation of whatever kind or nature physically located within the corporate limits of the city is hereby declared to be a privilege, and from and after the effective date of this ordinance any person, firm, or corporation engaged in any business, profession or occupation of whatever kind or nature within the city shall pay an annual privilege or occupation license fee (hereafter referred to as "business privilege license").

B.

Reciprocity will be extended to businesses, professions, or occupations which are not physically located within the corporate limits of the city and which possess a current privilege or business license issued by another jurisdiction. Verification of active, current licensure must be provided before reciprocity for a privilege or business license issued by another jurisdiction will be extended.

C.

No person, firm or corporation shall be permitted to operate nor shall a business privilege license fee be issued to any business, person, profession or occupation of whatever kind or nature within the city if said person, firm or corporation is in any way indebted to the city or any of its political subdivisions. Upon application for a business privilege license, all businesses required to collect sales and use taxes under the state gross receipts act and/or advertising and promotion sales taxes shall provide proof of registration with the applicable authority for the collection of said taxes.

D.

No license shall be issued to any person, firm, or corporation engaging in a business, profession or occupation if said business, profession or occupation is required to be operated in an area of the city zoned for that particular business, profession or occupation and said business, profession or occupation is not being operated in an area of the city properly zoned for that particular business, profession, or occupation.

E.

The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply to governmental entities, schools, civic groups, community and church groups.

( Ord. No. 2007-43, § 1.1 ; Ord. No. 2008-5, § 1 )