(A) No person, firm or corporation shall operate as a used car dealer or engage in a used car business within the city without a used car sales license as herein provided.
(B) A separate used car sales license shall be required for each established used car lot.
(C) The City Clerk is hereby authorized to issue a used car sales license upon submission by the applicant of a written application on forms to be provided by the City Clerk and upon compliance by the applicant with the following requirements:
(1) The applicant shall submit to the Residential and Commercial Development Services of the City of Belleville written detailed plans showing the layout of land to be used, the portion thereof to be improved as required herein, method proposed for improvement, drainage, driveways for ingress and egress, and buildings to be built or existing buildings to be used in the operation of the established used car lot. The application shall also be accompanied by written evidence that he/she has obtained all applicable zoning, use, or site plan approvals/permits required to be obtained prior to operating a used car lot or business in the proposed location in the city. The granting of a used car sales license shall be contingent on obtaining all applicable zoning, use, or site plan approvals/permits.
(2) The applicant must furnish evidence that he/she possesses a valid State of Illinois used vehicle dealer's license for the proposed location.
(3) Payment of an annual City of Belleville used car sales license fee of $50.
(D) All city used car sales licenses issued under this chapter shall be for a period of one year expiring on April 30 of each year. The City Clerk is hereby authorized to issue a renewal city used car license upon expiration of the initial license upon written application on forms to be provided by the City Clerk accompanied by the required renewal city used car sales license fee and a determination by the City Clerk that the applicant is complying with all of the provisions of this chapter.
(E) This chapter shall comply with Chapter 110 (General Licensing Provisions); provided, however, that, in the event of conflicting provisions, this Chapter 124 shall govern and control.
(Ord. 8410-2020, passed 1-21-2020)