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§ 60.401 DEFINITIONS
   For purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
   "AUTOMOBILE DEALER." Any person, partnership, corporation or other legal entity engaged in selling, offering to sell, trading, soliciting or advertising the sale of new or used motor vehicles or possessing motor vehicles for the purposes of resale or trade either on his own account or on behalf of another either as his primary business or incidental thereto. "AUTOMOBILE DEALER" shall not include any private citizen or person not engaged in the business of selling, offering to sell, soliciting or advertising the sale of new or used motor vehicles privately unless that person is selling vehicles as a business interest; nor shall this article apply to banks, lending institutions or financial institutions conducting a private or public sale of repossessed motor vehicles or motor vehicles sold under court order or through foreclosure proceedings.
(Ord. No. 16-2002, 8-20-02)
§ 60.402 LOCATION REQUIREMENTS
   (A)   Every automobile dealer desiring to sell or trade or conduct a sale of new or used automobiles within the city limits must maintain an established place of business within the city which is easily accessible and open for business at all reasonable business hours.
   (B)   An established place of business must include both an office and a vehicle storage/display lot at a location which is properly zoned for such use and must have its own mailing address.
      (1)   The office must be in a permanent, enclosed, commercial (not residential) structure on or adjoining the storage/display lot. The office must have at least one hundred (100) square feet of floor space, electricity and a business telephone. The office must be set up in such a way that it is not used for any other purpose other than the sale of vehicles.
      (2)   The vehicle storage/display lot must have at least two thousand (2,000) square feet and have an impermeable dust-free covering consisting of either asphalt or concrete and must be set up in such a manner that it may not be used for any other purpose other than display or storage of vehicles for sale or dealer customer parking. All storage/display lots must comply with city development regulations as established. All development must comply with the city development regulations.
   (C)   Unless an automobile dealer otherwise meets the requirements above, the sale, transfer, displaying or trading of vehicles shall not be allowed on a temporary location with in the city limits.
(Ord. No. 16-2002, 8-20-02)
§ 60.403 SIGNAGE REQUIRED  
   Every automobile dealer must have a sign which identifies the dealer business by name and which is placed on the premises so that it is clearly visible and can easily be read from the nearest roadway with lettering of at least nine (9) inches in height. All other sign provisions of city development regulations must be followed.
(Ord. No. 16-2002, 8-20-02)
§ 60.404 LICENSING REQUIRED
   (A)   Any automobile dealer conducting business within the city must have a valid license certificate as required by KRS Chapter 190 et seq. and the regulations of the Kentucky Motor Vehicle Commission. The dealer license certificate, one (1) copy of all sales person's licenses and a city business license must be conspicuously displayed in the automobile dealer's office.
   (B)   Prior to the conduction of any business by an automobile dealer within the city, the dealer shall apply for all business licenses and pay the license fees required under the city occupational license regulations and amendments thereof.
(Ord. No. 16-2002, 8-20-02)
ARTICLE IV. INSURANCE LICENSES
§ 60.500 INSURANCE LICENSE FEE.
   (A)   There is hereby imposed on each insurance company a license fee for the privilege of engaging in the business of insurance within the corporate limits of the city.
   (B)   The license fee imposed upon each insurance company which issues life insurance policies on the lives of persons residing within the corporate limits of the city shall be six (6) percent of the first year’s premium actually collected within each calendar quarter by reason of the issuance of such policies.
   (C)   The license fee imposed upon each insurance company which issues any insurance policy which is not a life insurance policy shall be six (6) percent of the premiums actually collected within each calendar quarter by reason of the issuance of such policies on risks located within the corporate limits of the city on those classes of business which such company is authorized to transact, less all premiums returned to policyholders; however, any license fee or tax imposed upon premium receipts shall not include premiums received for insuring employers against liability for personal injuries to their employees, or death caused thereby, under the provisions of the Worker’s Compensation Act; nor for premiums received on policies of group health insurance provided for state employees under KRS 18A.225(2); nor for premiums of medical or health insurance policies.
   (D)   All license fees imposed by this section shall be due no later than thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter. License fees which are not paid on or before the due date shall bear interest at the tax interest rate as defined in KRS 131.183.
   (E)   Every insurance company subject to the license fees imposed by this section shall annually, by March 31, furnish the city with a written breakdown of all collections in the preceding calendar year for the following categories of insurance:
      (1)   Casualty;
      (2)   Automobile;
      (3)   Inland marine;
      (4)   Fire and allied perils; and
      (5)   Life.
(Ord. No. 04-07, 3-12-07)
ARTICLE V. PAWNSHOPS, JUNK, SCRAP METAL, SECOND HAND STORES, AND SECOND HAND DEALERS.
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