A. License Required: Each commercial establishment in the village shall, before first commencing business in the village, file with the community and economic development department an application for a license. All commercial establishments in the village shall, before December 1 of each year, file applications for annual licenses for the following year.
Upon the filing of an application and the payment of the required fee as hereafter provided, the village shall cause to be issued a license to permit the operation of the commercial establishment for one license year commencing January 1 and terminating on December 31, subject to the following:
No license shall be issued on an application until an investigation of the commercial establishment has been made by the community and economic development department, public works department, and police department, and each department has certified to the community and economic development department that the commercial establishment and its owner are then in compliance with the ordinances of the village and the laws of the state.
B. Change Of Business Name: When the name of a business changes, a new application must be completed and filed with the community and economic development department's office to update the records. Notice shall be given within forty eight (48) hours of such change.
C. Transfer: Business licenses are not transferable from one owner to another, one business to another, or from one location to another. A new application must be submitted to the community and economic development department.
D. Provisional Licenses: If the community and economic development department determines that the applicant's proposed use is an office, commercial, or industrial use, and that the proposed use is an allowed use in the district in which said use will occur, the community and economic development department shall issue a provisional license without regard to whether the use or structure involved is otherwise in full compliance with all other provisions of the zoning ordinance. A provisional license shall otherwise be subject to the requirements and limitations of this section.
The issuance of a provisional business license shall not constitute an admission and/or certification of compliance with the zoning ordinance.
No commercial establishment shall receive a provisional business license for more than two (2) consecutive years. (Ord. 66-2011, 11-22-2011)