For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this section, unless the context requires otherwise:
Business Tax Receipt Administrator. The employee of the city designated by the City Manager as the person responsible for the operations of the division of the city which processes the issuance of Business Tax Receipts.
Certificate of Use and Occupancy. An inspection method by which the city documents the existing conditions of a property; identifies any non- conformities to be addressed by occupant/owner; establishes current land use and zoning; and grants approval to occupy a given location for specified uses.
City. The City of Boynton Beach Florida, its City Manager, or such officers, employees or departments designated by the City Manager to act on behalf of the city.
City Manager. The term City Manager shall mean that person holding the position of City Manager of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida or his/her designee.
Classification. Classification means the method by which a business or group of businesses is identified by size or type, or both.
Contractor. A contractor shall mean any person whose work is defined in F.S. 489.105(a) through (p), plus those exceptions as specified in Chapter 13, Boynton Beach Code of Ordinances.
Fiscal year. Fiscal year means October 1 of a calendar year to September 30 of the following calendar year.
Inventory. Inventory shall mean those items commonly referred to as goods, wares and merchandise which are held for sale, rental, or lease to others in the ordinary course of business.
Local responsible party. The property owner of any property being offered for rent or rented shall be the local responsible party. The property owner may designate a licensed property management company or other individual to act on the property owner’s behalf,
but the property owner shall remain responsible for the actions or omissions of its designee. The local responsible party, if an individual, shall reside in Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin or Indian River County.
Number of workers. The number of workers shall be determined by the total number of paychecks
issued for all full time and part time workers, nonprofessionals, subcontractors, contract workers, consultants, principals, and partners who worked for the business, occupation or profession during the previous calendar year. A new business shall be based on the number of workers as of opening day who are entitled to receive paychecks. All principals and partners in the business shall be deemed as workers and be included in the calculations.
Person. Person shall mean an individual, firm, partnership, joint adventure, syndicate, or other group or combination acting as a unit, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, trustee, executor, administrator, receiver, or other fiduciary, and includes the plural as well as the singular.
Professional. A professional shall mean any person engaged in any business, occupation or profession who is required to maintain an active and valid State of Florida license, permit, or certificate from any of the state agencies or the Florida Bar.
Special Magistrate. Special Magistrate shall mean any of the city’s Special Magistrates appointed by the City Commission to conduct hearings pursuant to the City Code and Florida Statutes. Except for Board voting requirements, any reference in the City Code to “Code Enforcement Board” shall include Special Magistrate(s).
Specialty contractor. A specialty contractor shall mean any person whose work is limited to a particular phase of construction, and whose scope is limited to a subset of the activities in F.S. 489.105(a) through (p), plus those exceptions as specified in Chapter 13, Boynton Beach Code of Ordinances.
Used car lot. Any business location within the municipal limits of the city engaged in the wholesale or retail sale of secondhand or used automobiles or other type of used motor vehicles.
Vending or other coin-operated machines. Vending machines shall be classified as follows:
(1) Amusement vending machines: Machines such as pinball and video games, pool tables, amusement rides, and the like.
(2) Product vending machines: Machines vending merchandise of any kind including, but not limited to, soft drinks, journals, food products, and the like.
(3) Service vending machines: Devices such as lockers, copiers, heart and/or blood pressure machines, laundry washers/dryers, and the like.
(Ord. No. 94-15, § 1, 6-21-94; Ord. No. 95-22, § 2, 7-5-95; Ord. No. 06-096, § 2, 1-2-07; Ord. No. 12-012, § 2, 7-3-12; Ord. No. 14-018, § 2, 9-3-14)