(A) Any person or business entity engaged in any franchise, trade, occupation profession or other business in the city shall file an Occupational/Business Regulatory License Application with the city Clerk-Treasurer and must first obtain an annual license before commencing or continuing business in the city.
(B) This section shall be administered by the City Clerk/Treasurer, under the direction of the Mayor. The City Clerk/Treasurer with the approval of the Mayor shall have authority to issue and promulgate such regulations as he or she may consider necessary for the administration of this chapter, provided such regulations are not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter; and provided further that such regulations when promulgated are approved by the City Council. No license shall be issued for any unlawful activity, or for any business that the City Clerk/Treasurer with the approval of the Mayor, shall consider to be detrimental to the public welfare, or contrary to the public interest, but any such decision to refuse to issue a license may be appealed to the City Council.
(C) If any business entity, person, association, firm or corporation should fail to comply this chapter, the City Clerk/Treasurer shall report in writing the names, address and nature of the trade, profession, occupation or business being carried on by such delinquents to the Mayor.
(D) Provided that an applicant is not in violation of any city ordinance and not otherwise operating in violation of any law, a license certificate shall be issued to each person or business entity filing a business license application and paying all fees and occupational license fees due under this or any other city ordinance. Such certificate shall show the year for which issued, the name of the person to whom issued and the address or location of the place of business being licensed. A license may be transferred from one person to another if the kind of business is not materially changed and may be transferred to cover another location if a taxpayer moves his or her place of business. Each taxpayer shall display the license certificate in a conspicuous place in each licensed place of business. The licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be for the same license year provided for under § 110.10.
(Ord. 2007-12-01, passed 12-19-07)