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PART I CITY CHARTER
PART II CITY CODE
CHAPTER 1: INTERPRETATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE CITY CODE
CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION
CHAPTER 3: ELECTIONS
CHAPTER 4: TAXES
CHAPTER 5: PUBLIC FACILITIES AND PROPERTY
CHAPTER 6: FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 7: EMERGENCY PLANNING AND OPERATIONS
CHAPTER 8: TRAFFIC, VEHICLES AND PARKING
CHAPTER 9: HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND PRESERVATION
CHAPTER 10: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
CHAPTER 11: WATER, WASTEWATER, SOLID WASTE AND REFUSE UTILITY SERVICES
CHAPTER 12: PUBLIC PEACE AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 13: ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL
CHAPTER 14: LICENSES AND PERMITS
ARTICLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
ARTICLE II: PUBLIC ENTERTAINMENT LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
ARTICLE III: ANIMAL LICENSES
ARTICLE IV: BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
DIVISION A: ALARM SYSTEMS
DIVISION B: COURTESY BENCHES AND NEWSPAPER RACKS
DIVISION C: CURRENCY EXCHANGE BUSINESSES
DIVISION D: ESCORT SERVICES AND ESCORTS
DIVISION E: HAWKERS, PEDDLERS AND TRANSIENT MERCHANTS
DIVISION F: MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS
DIVISION G: RESERVED
DIVISION H: INSTALLERS OF TANKS CONTAINING FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUID OR GAS
DIVISION I: LAUNDROMATS
DIVISION J: TEMPORARY RECYCLING EVENTS
DIVISION K: MASSAGE
DIVISION L: CANNABIS BUSINESSES AND LOWER-POTENCY HEMP BUSINESSES REGISTRATION
DIVISION M: PAWNBROKERS
DIVISION N: RESERVED
DIVISION O: SEASONAL SALES/CHRISTMAS TREE SALES
DIVISION P: SERVICE STATIONS/BULK OIL AND GASOLINE STORAGE PLANTS
DIVISION Q: SEXUALLY-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
DIVISION R: SOLICITORS
DIVISION S: TANNING FACILITIES
DIVISION T: BODY ART ESTABLISHMENTS
DIVISION U: RESERVED
DIVISION V: TEMPORARY PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS
DIVISION W: SALE OF TOBACCO-RELATED PRODUCTS
DIVISION X: PRECIOUS METAL DEALERS
DIVISION Y: SALE OF PERMITTED CONSUMER FIREWORKS
DIVISION Z: SECONDHAND GOODS DEALERS
DIVISION AA: RESERVED
ARTICLE V. FOOD ESTABLISHMENT, LODGING ESTABLISHMENT AND PUBLIC POOL REGULATIONS
ARTICLE VI: TIME-OF-SALE HOUSING EVALUATIONS AND MANUFACTURED HOME PARK REGULATIONS
ARTICLE VII: SIGN PERMITS AND LICENSES
ARTICLE VIII: RENTAL HOUSING CODE
ARTICLE IX. FARMERS MARKETS
ARTICLE X: ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL
CHAPTER 15: BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
CHAPTER 16: STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, STORM UTILITY, AND WETLANDS
CHAPTER 17: STREETS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY
CHAPTER 18: TREES
CHAPTER 19: RESERVED
CHAPTER 20: FRANCHISES
CHAPTER 21: ZONING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 22: SUBDIVISION AND PLATTING
CHAPTER 23: LABOR
APPENDIX A: ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF AND FEE SCHEDULE
APPENDIX B: FEES AND SERVICE CHARGES SCHEDULE (ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION)
APPENDIX C: FINE SCHEDULE (ADOPTED BY RESOLUTION)
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§ 14.263 EXCEPTIONS.
   A or therapist license is not required for the following and places:
   (1)    duly licensed as a doctor by this state to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy or podiatry, provided the is administered in the regular course of the medical business as it prepares the patient for a medical procedure or complements a medical procedure previously performed on the patient and not provided as part of a separate and distinct business. Any duly licensed doctor that offers any form of without a direct link to a medical procedure must obtain a license;
   (2)    duly licensed by this state as beauty culturists or barbers, provided such do not hold themselves out as giving treatments and provided the by beauty culturists is limited to the head, hand, neck and feet and the by barbers is limited to the head and neck;
   (3)    working solely under the direction and control of a duly licensed doctor by this state to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy, podiatry, dentistry or a medical professional licensed under M.S. Chapters 147 and 148, as they may be amended from time to time, provided the is administered on the premises of the medical business;
   (4)   Places duly licensed or operating as a hospital, nursing home, hospice, sanitarium or group home established for the hospitalization or care of human beings provided the is administered only to the residents or patients of the facility as part of their care and not provided as a part of a separate service;
   (5)   Students of an who are performing services in the course of a clinical component of an of study, provided that the students are performing the services at the location of the and provided the students are identified to the public as students of therapy;
   (6)   Students of an may perform services at a location other than the , provided the has formed a partnership with the location. Students must be under direct supervision of the faculty of the institution. The student must be identified to the public as students of therapy. Students may only perform such services for no more than 12 calendar days a year, and no more than two consecutive days; and
   (7)   Students of an who are performing services in the course of a clinical component of an of study at clinics or other facilities located outside the , and without direct faculty supervision, must have earned at least 400 hours of certified therapeutic training at an prior to performing the therapy outside the institution. This work may be performed only as a specific class or internship. Students may work no more than 20 hours a week. Students must be identified to the public as a student of therapy. A letter from the with proof of certified training hours, authenticated through a certified copy of a transcript from the issuing the training, a description of the course and the expected hours to be worked must be submitted to the with a letter of sponsorship from the clinic or licensed facility explaining the schedule the student will be working prior to the student beginning any service.
(1958 Code, § 150.25) (Ord. 112, passed 9-16-1947; Ord. 137, passed 12-7-1948; Ord. 148, passed 8-15-1950; repealed and new Division added by Ord. 171, passed 12-4-1951; Ord. 75-3, passed 1-13-1975, renumbered to § 150.23; recodified by Ord. 95-13, passed 8-7-1995; Ord. 99-23, passed 9-7-1999; Ord. 2012-6, passed 2-6-2012; Ord. 2012-16, passed 8-6-2012)
§ 14.264 LICENSE APPLICATION.
   (a)    license application. An application for a license shall be made on a form supplied by the and shall request the following information:
      (1)   All applicants. For all applicants:
         (A)   Whether the applicant is an individual, corporation, partnership or other form of organization;
         (B)   The legal description of the premises to be licensed together with a plan of the area showing dimensions, location of buildings, street access and parking facilities;
         (C)   The floor number, street number and rooms where the services are to be conducted;
         (D)   Whether all real estate and personal property taxes that are due and payable for the premises to be licensed have been paid, and if not paid, the years and amounts that are unpaid;
         (E)   Whenever the application is for premises either planned or under construction or undergoing substantial alteration, the application shall be accompanied by a set of preliminary plans showing the design of the proposed premises to be licensed. If the plans for design are on file with the Building and Inspection Division, no plans need be submitted to the ;
         (F)   The name and street address of the business if it is to be conducted under a designation, name or style other than the name of the applicant, and a certified copy of the certificate as required by M.S. § 333.02, as it may be amended from time to time;
         (G)   The amount of the investment that the applicant has in the business, buildings, premises, fixtures, furniture and equipment, and proof of the source of such investment. The identity of all other investing in the business, building, premises, fixture, furniture and equipment, the amount of their investment and proof of the source of such investment; and
         (H)   Such other information as the City Council or shall require.
      (2)   Individuals. For applicants who are individuals:
         (A)   The name, place and date of birth, and street residence address of the applicant;
         (B)   Whether the applicant has ever used or been known by a name other than the applicant’s name, and if so, the name or names and information concerning dates and places where used;
         (C)   Whether the applicant is a citizen of the United States or a resident alien or has the legal authority to work in the United States;
         (D)   Street addresses at which the applicant has lived during the preceding five years;
         (E)   The type, name and location of every business or occupation the applicant has been engaged in during the preceding five years;
         (F)   Names and addresses of the applicant’s employers for the preceding five years;
         (G)   Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of any felony, crime or violation of any ordinance other than a minor traffic offense. If so, the applicant shall furnish information as to the time, place and offense for which convictions were had;
         (H)   Whether the applicant has had an interest in, as an individual or as part of a corporation, partnership, association, enterprise, business or firm, a license that was revoked or suspended within the last five years of the date the license application is submitted to the ; and
         (I)   Whether the applicant has ever been engaged in the operation of services. If so, applicant shall furnish information as to the name, place and length of time of the involvement in such an establishment.
      (3)   Partnerships. For the applicants that are partnerships: the names and addresses of all general and limited partners and all information concerning each general partner as is required in subsection (a)(2) above. The managing partners shall be designated, and the interest of each general and limited partner in the business shall be disclosed. A true copy of the partnership agreement shall be submitted with the application, and if the partnership is required to file a certificate as to a trade name under M.S. § 333.02, as it may be amended from time to time, a certified copy of such certificate shall be submitted. The license shall be issued in the name of the partnership.
      (4)   Corporations and other organizations. For applicants that are corporations or other types of organizations:
         (A)   The name of the organization, and if incorporated, the state of incorporation.
         (B)   A true copy of the certificate of incorporation, and, if a foreign corporation, a certificate of authority as described in M.S. § 303.02, as it may be amended from time to time;
         (C)   The name of the general manager, corporate officers, proprietor and other in charge of the premises to be licensed, and all the information about said as is required in subsection (a)(2) above; and
         (D)   A list of all who own or control an interest in the corporation or organization or who are officers of said corporation or organization, together with their addresses and all the information regarding such as is required in subsection (a)(2) above.
   (b)    license application. An application for a license shall be made on a form supplied by the and shall request the following information:
      (1)   The applicant’s name and current address;
      (2)   The applicant’s current employer;
      (3)   The applicant’s employers for the previous five years, including the employer’s name, address and dates of employment;
      (4)   The applicant’s addresses for the previous five years;
      (5)   The applicant’s date of birth, home telephone number, weight, height, color of eyes and color of hair;
      (6)   Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of any felony, crime or violation of any ordinance other than a minor traffic offense and, if so, the time, place, and offense for which convictions were had;
      (7)   Whether the applicant has had an interest in, as an individual or as part of a corporation, partnership, association, enterprise, business or firm, a license that was revoked or suspended within the last five years of the date the license application is submitted to the ;
      (8)   Whether the applicant is a United States citizen or resident alien or has the legal authority to work in the United States;
      (9)   Whether the applicant has ever used or been known by a name other than the applicant’s name, and if so, the name or names and information concerning dates and places where used;
      (10)   Whether the applicant has met the definition of in § 14.261 of this code; and
      (11)   Such other information as the City Council or shall require.
(1958 Code, § 150.26) (Ord. 112, passed 9-16-1947; Ord. 137, passed 12-7-1948; Ord. 148, passed 8-15-1950; repealed and new Division added by Ord. 171, passed 12-4-1951; Ord. 75-3, passed 1-13-1975, renumbered to § 150.24; recodified by Ord. 95-13, passed 8-7-1995; Ord. 2010-8, passed 4-12-2010)
§ 14.265 LICENSE FEES.
   The fees for a and therapist licenses shall be as set forth in City Code Appendix A. An investigation fee as set forth in City Code Appendix A shall be charged for licenses. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by payment in full of the required license and investigation fees, if applicable.
(1958 Code, § 150.27) (Ord. 112, passed 9-16-1947; Ord. 137, passed 12-7-1948; Ord. 148, passed 8-15-1950; repealed and new Division added by Ord. 171, passed 12-4-1951; Ord. 75-3, passed 1-13-1975, renumbered to § 150.25; Ord. 80-55, passed 12-15-1980; Ord. 90-13, passed 3-26-1990; recodified by Ord. 95-13, passed 8-7-1995; Ord. 2021-39, passed 11-29-2021)
§ 14.266 LICENSE APPLICATION VERIFICATION AND CONSIDERATION.
   (a)   Verification. Applications for licenses and registrations under this Division K shall be submitted to the . The is empowered to conduct any and all investigations to verify the information on the application, including ordering a computerized criminal history inquiry and/or a driver's license history inquiry on the applicant.
   (b)   Consideration. Within a reasonable period of time after the completion of the license or registration verification process by the , the shall accept or deny the license or registration application in accordance with this Division K. If the application is denied, the shall notify the applicant of the determination in writing. The notice shall be mailed by regular mail to the applicant at the address provided in the application and it shall inform the applicant of the applicant's right, within 20 days after receipt of the notice by the applicant to request an appeal of the issuing authority's determination to the City Council. If an appeal to the City Council is timely received by the , the hearing before the City Council shall take place within a reasonable period of receipt of the appeal by the .
(1958 Code, § 150.28) (Ord. 112, passed 9-16-1947; Ord. 137, passed 12-7-1948; Ord. 148, passed 8-15-1950; repealed and new Division added by Ord. 171, passed 12-4-1951; Ord. 75-3, passed 1-13-1975, renumbered to § 150.26; Ord. 90-13, passed 3-26-1990; recodified by Ord. 95-13, passed 8-7-1995; Ord. 98-7, passed 3-2-1998; Ord. 2008-15, passed 5-5-2008; Ord. 2023-10, passed 5-1-2023)
§ 14.267 PERSONS INELIGIBLE FOR LICENSE.
   (a)    license. No license shall be issued to a who:
      (1)   Is not 18 years of age or older at the time the application is submitted to the ;
      (2)   Has been convicted of any crime directly related to the occupation licensed as prescribed by M.S. § 364.03, subd. 2, as it may be amended from time to time, and who has not shown competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties and responsibilities of a licensee as prescribed by M.S. § 364.03, subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time;
      (3)   Has had an interest in, as an individual or as part of a corporation, partnership, association, enterprise, business or firm, a license that was revoked or suspended within the last five years of the date the license application is submitted to the ;
      (4)   Is not a citizen of the United States or a resident alien, or is legally prohibited from working in the United States;
      (5)   Is not of good moral character or repute;
      (6)   Is not the real party in interest of the enterprise;
      (7)   Has knowingly misrepresented or falsified information on the license application;
      (8)   Cannot meet the definition of in § 14.261 of this code;
      (9)   Owes taxes or assessments to the state, county, school district or city that are due and delinquent; or
      (10)   Is the spouse of a whose -related license has been suspended or revoked in the past five years.
   (b)    license. No license shall be issued to a who:
      (1)   Is not 18 years of age or older at the time the application is submitted to the ;
      (2)   Has been convicted of any crime directly related to the occupation licensed as prescribed by M.S. § 364.03, subd. 2, as it may be amended from time to time, and who has not shown competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties and responsibilities of a licensee as prescribed by M.S. § 364.03, subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time;
      (3)   Whether the applicant has had an interest in, individually or as part of a corporation, partnership, association, enterprise, business or firm, a license that was revoked or suspended within the last five years of the date the license application is submitted to the ;
      (4)   Is not a citizen of the United States or a resident alien, or is legally prohibited from working in the United States;
      (5)   Is not of good moral character or repute;
      (6)   Has knowingly misrepresented or falsified information on the license application;
      (7)   Is not affiliated with, employed by, or does not own a licensed by the city; or
      (8)   Cannot meet the definition of in § 14.261 of this code.
(1958 Code, § 169.01) (Ord. 226, passed 3-7-1960; Ord. 74-119, passed 11-18-1974; Ord. 93-22, passed 4-26-1993; recodified by Ord. 95-13, passed 8-7-1995; amended by Ord. 2010-8, passed 4-12-2010)
§ 14.267.01 RESERVED.
§ 14.268 LOCATIONS INELIGIBLE FOR THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE ENTERPRISE LICENSE.
   (a)   Delinquent taxes. No shall be licensed if such enterprise is located on property on which taxes, assessments or other financial claims to the state, county, school district or city are due and delinquent. In the event a suit has been commenced under M.S. §§ 278.01 through 278.13, as they may be amended from time to time, questioning the amount or validity of taxes, the City Council may on application waive strict compliance with this provision; no waiver may be granted, however, for taxes or any portion thereof, which remain unpaid for a period exceeding one year after becoming due.
   (b)   Improper zoning. No shall be licensed if the location of such enterprise is not in conformance with Chapter 21 of this code unless such enterprise is a legal, nonconforming use.
(1958 Code, § 169.02) (Ord. 226, passed 3-7-1960; Ord. 74-119, passed 11-18-1974; Ord. 80-55, passed 12-15-1980; Ord. 81-58, passed 11-23-1981; Ord. 86-38, passed 6-23-1986; Ord. 93-22, passed 4-26-1993; recodified by Ord. 95-13, passed 8-7-1995; Ord. 2010-1, passed 1-4-2010; Ord. 2024-28, passed 11-18-2024)
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