(A) Every person, firm, or corporation maintaining, operating, or conducting any business or establishment within the corporate limits of this municipality, not otherwise specifically licensed under this title, and not otherwise preempted from municipal licensing requirements by state statutes, shall be required to have a business license.
(B) Whenever a license or permit is required in this title or in any municipal ordinance for the maintenance, operation, or conduct of any business or establishment, or for doing business or engaging in any activity or occupation, any person, firm, or corporation shall be subject to the requirement if by himself, herself, or itself, or through an agent, employee, or partner, he, she, or it is held forth as being engaged in patronage therefor actively or passively; or if he, she, or it performs or attempts to perform any part of such business, activity, or occupation in this municipality.
(C) Any person, firm, or corporation not subject to licensing under this section, by reason of state statute preemption, shall nevertheless have the opportunity to voluntarily subscribe for a license and voluntarily pay the prescribed business license fee in the same fashion as all other businesses.
(Ord. 2021-02, passed 3-1-2021) Penalty, see § 110.99