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Sec. 12-4. - Police chief's certification; investigation of applicant's character.
   (a)   In all cases where the certification of the police chief is required prior to the issuance of any license by the city clerk, such certification shall be based upon a finding that the person making application for such license is of good moral character.
   (b)   The phrase "good moral character," when used in this chapter for the purpose of licensing, shall be construed to mean the propensity on the part of the person to serve the public in the licensed area in a fair, honest and open manner.
   (c)   A judgment of guilt in a criminal prosecution or a judgment in a civil action shall not be used, in and of itself, as proof of a person's lack of good moral character. It may be used as evidence in the determination, and, when so used, the person shall be notified and shall be permitted to rebut the evidence by showing that at the current time he has the ability and is likely to serve the public in a fair, honest and open manner, that he is rehabilitated, or that the substance of the former offense is not reasonably related to the occupation or profession for which he seeks to be licensed.
   (d)   The following criminal records shall not be used, examined or requested by the city in a determination of good moral character:
      (1)   Records of an arrest not followed by a conviction.
      (2)   Records of a conviction which has been reversed or vacated, including the arrest records relevant to that conviction.
      (3)   Records of an arrest or conviction for a misdemeanor or a felony unrelated to the person's likelihood to serve the public in a fair, honest and open manner.
      (4)   Records of an arrest or conviction for a misdemeanor for the conviction of which a person may not be incarcerated in a jail or prison.
   (e)   When a person is found to be unqualified for a license because of a lack of good moral character, or similar criteria, the person shall be furnished by the city clerk with a statement to that effect. The statement shall contain a complete record of the evidence upon which the determination was based. The person shall be entitled, as of right, to a rehearing on the issue before the council if he has relevant evidence not previously considered regarding his qualifications.
   This section shall not bar the use by the city in its determination of a person's fitness, of any other public record, not related to arrest or prosecution, or of any other source of unbiased and accurate information.
State Law reference— Similar provisions, MCL 338.41 et seq., MSA 18.1208(1) et seq.
Sec. 12-5. - License year; renewal.
   (a)   Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, every license issued by the clerk shall be for a period of one full year commencing with the date of issuance of the first license.
   (b)   Renewal notices will be mailed to all licensees by the city clerk prior to the expiration of the license. The licensee must enclose payment with his renewal notice and return it to the city clerk prior to the expiration date in order to have his license renewed for another year. License renewals may be effected by mail up to the expiration date of the license; after that date the licensee must renew in person. Licensees who renew more than seven days late will be assessed a ten percent penalty on the total cost of the license.
   (c)   The following licenses will expire on December 1 annually: distributor, distributor equipment, hauling vehicle, junk dealer vehicle, motor bus, exhibitors, moving van, fuel oil truck, and vendor vehicle. Dog licenses shall expire on March 1 annually unless otherwise stated in this chapter or the Code (See sections 4-23 and 12-6 specifically). The following licenses shall expire on December 31 annually: building contractor, building contractor registration, building subcontractor registration, concrete contractor, electrical contractor registration, excavating contractor and equipment, tank installer, fire repair contractor, mechanical contractor registration (heating, cooling, ventilation, refrigeration), plumbing contractor registration, sign/awning erector contractor, tent erector contractor, and drainlayer contractor. Registration of reciprocal licenses will expire at the time the original license expires.
(Ord. No. 81-25, § 4, 6-2-81; Ord. No. 84-308, 7-3-84; Ord. No. 05-1040, 6-6-05; Ord. No. 23-1803, 10-10-23; Ord. No. 24-1827, 10-22-24)
Sec. 12-6. - License fees.
   The various businesses, trades, occupations or professions enumerated in this section shall pay a license fee as established in this schedule. Unless otherwise specified, the fee shall be on an annual basis. The fee for replacement of lost or duplicate licenses shall be half the annual fee, or$40.00, whichever is less, unless otherwise indicated in this schedule.
Amusement    
$50.00
Apartment (ten or less units)    
100.00
Apartment (more than ten units), per unit    
10.00
Athletic club    
100.00
Auctioneer (single-day)    
25.00
Auctioneer (annual)   
   100.00
Automobile parts and accessories (new or used)    
50.00
Awning erector    
50.00
Bed and breakfast    
300.00
Billiard room (each table)    
10.00
Block party
   25.00
Boiler operator, high-pressure    
   50.00
Boiler operator, low-pressure   
   40.00
Bowling alley    
100.00
Building contractor    
40.00
Building contractor registration    
40.00
Building subcontractor registration    
 
40.00
Card or game room    
   50.00
Carnival    
300.00
Carnival deposit (for grounds cleanup)   
 
1,500.00
Concrete contractor    
50.00
Chief powerhouse stationary engineer   
 
100.00
Christmas trees    
150.00
Circus    
300.00
Circus deposit (for grounds cleanup)    
 
1,500.00
Coffeehouse    
50.00
Concrete supplier    
250.00
Distributor, vending machine    
40.00
Distributor equipment, each machine; not amusement devices    
 
20.00
Distributor, amusement device only   
 
300.00
Dog, (1-year license, expires March 1)
   The following fees take effect March 1, 2025:
 
$20.00 for unsterilized dog with no microchip, or $10.00 for spayed or neutered dogs
$15.00 for unsterilized dog with a microchip
$10.00 for sterilized dog with or without microchip
Dog (3-year license, expires March 1)
   The following fees take effect March 1, 2025:
$60.00 for unsterilized dog with no microchip
$45.00 for unsterilized dog with a microchip
$30.00 for sterilized dog with or without microchip
Dog [license with automatic renewal (no additional fee)]
   The following fee takes effect March 1, 2025:
$100.00 for sterilized dog with microchip
 
 
A $3.00 processing fee will be added for mailing any dog license and tag.
Drain layer contractor    
50.00
Drive-in theater    
600.00
Electrical contractor registration   
40.00
Escrow license, type    
40.00
Exhibitor (expires December 1)   
75.00
Exhibitor equipment (each amusement device, expires December 1)   
 
50.00
Explosives contractor    
35.00
Fire repair contractor    
50.00
Fire sale (30 days only)   
75.00
Fire sale renewal (maximum of 2)   
75.00
Flea market   
250.00
Food establishment    
140.00
   31-50 seats    
192.00
   51-100 seats    
237.00
   101-150 seats    
280.00
   More than 150 seats    
315.00
   Satellites (each satellite)    
85.00
   Catering kitchen and/or commissary food    
 
315.00
Food truck   
   200.00
Fuel oil truck    
40.00
Garage sale    
10.00
Garage sale (second sale)    
15.00
Garage sale (third sale)    
20.00
Garage sale (fourth sale)    
25.00
Garage sale advertisement fee   
   10.00
Going-out-of-business sale (30 days only)    
 
65.00
Going-out-of-business sale renewal (maximum of 2)    
 
65.00
Golf course    
500.00
Hauling vehicle, each vehicle    
40.00
Hotel, per room    
10.00
Junk dealer vehicle, each vehicle    
40.00
Junkyard    
200.00
Lodging or rooming house    
35.00
Manager, motel, hotel, apartment, rooming house, coffee house, athletic club    
 
50.00
Mechanical contractor registration (heating, cooling, ventilation, refrigeration)    
 
15.00
Mechanical excavating and grading    
 
50.00
Mechanical excavating and grading equipment, each    
 
30.00
Motel, per room    
5.00
Motor bus, 1 to 300 each    
50.00
Motor bus, over 300, no further charge    
 
n/c
Motor supply station    
75.00
Motor vehicle for hire    
50.00
Motor vehicle parts recycling    
100.00
Moving contractor    
200.00
Moving van, each vehicle    
30.00
Nightclub and nightclub promoter   
   200.00
Plumbing contractor registration    
40.00
Refrigeration contractor registration    
40.00
Refrigeration operator, first class    
60.00
Refrigeration operator, second class    
50.00
Secondhand dealer
75.00
Sidewalk sale    
35.00
Sign erector    
50.00
Solicitor or vendor    
50.00
Stationary engineer, first class    
95.00
Stationary engineer, second class    
85.00
Stationary engineer, third class    
75.00
Stationary engineer/facilities engineer    
100.00
Tank installer    
50.00
Taxicab, expires June 30    
100.00
Taxicab driver    
25.00
Tent erector    
50.00
Theatre   
150.00
Tobacco   
500.00
Transient merchant, first 30 days or less    
250.00
Transient merchant renewal, each additional 30 days in one year    
100.00
Tree removal   
   50.00
Turbine and reciprocating engineer operator    
50.00
Used motor vehicle lot    
200.00
Valet parking   
   300.00
Vendor vehicle    
150.00
Welder    
30.00
 
(Ord. No. 81-25, § 5, 6-2-81; Ord. No. 81-192, 12-1-81; Ord. No. 81-192, 12-1-81; Ord. No. 82-214, 3-16-82; Ord. No. 82-214, 3-16-82; Ord. No. 82-233, 6-15-82; Ord. No. 84-308, 7-3-84; Ord. No. 85-333, 8-6-85; Ord. No. 85-337, 9-17-85; Ord. No. 89-441, 2-21-89; Ord. No. 90-479, 2-6-90; Ord. No. 95-633, 4-18-95; Ord. No. 96-670, 5-21-96; Ord. No. 96-685, 10-10-96; Ord. No. 98-741, 10-20-98; Ord. No. 05-1040, 6-6-05; Ord. No. 06-1113, 12-18-06; Ord. No. 10-1280, 6-21-10; Ord. No. 11-1323, 5-16-11; Ord. No. 17-1590, 8-15-17; Ord. No. 19-1641, 1-29-19; Ord. No. 19-1650, 5-21-19; Ord. No. 22-1724, 2-8-22; Ord. No. 22-1725, 1-25-22; Ord. No. 23-1803, 10-10-23; Ord. No. 24-1824, 10-8-24)
Sec. 12-7. - Referrals.
   Applications for all licenses must be referred to the police department and fire department, for approval, with the exception of the following, auctioneer, dog, garage sale, going-out-of-business sale, hauling vehicle, junk dealer vehicle, manager, motor vehicle for hire, moving van, solicitor, tobacco. Vendor vehicles must be referred to the police department for approval. Taxicabs and taxicab drivers must be referred to the police department only for approval. Motor buses must be referred to the police department. The applicant shall not be in default under the provisions of this chapter or indebted or obligated for personal property taxes to the city, and all businesses shall have received a tax clearance from the city treasurer before a license can be issued. If no disapproval is received by the city clerk within one month, she/he is then authorized to issue the license.
(Ord. No. 81-25, § 6, 6-2-81; Ord. No. 83-282, 9-6-83; Ord. No. 05-1040, 6-6-05)
Sec. 12-8. - Council approval of licenses.
   Arcade, carnival, circus and motor bus licenses must be approved by the city council.
(Ord. No. 81-25, § 7, 6-2-81)
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