(A) Business license application required. All persons proposing to engage in business within the city limits shall apply for and pay a business license fee to the city business office for each outlet, branch, location or place of business prior to engaging in business. The license authorizes the party to transact the business described on the license in the city.
(B) Application form. A business application form may be obtained from the City Clerk/Treasurer and must include the following information:
(1) The exact nature or kind of business for which a license is requested;
(2) The permanent place of business where such business is to be carried on or, if there is no permanent place of business, the place of residence of the business owner;
(3) In the event that application is made for the issuance of a license to a person doing business under a fictitious name, the application shall set forth the names and places of residences of those owning said business;
(4) In the event that the application is made for the issuance of a license to a corporation or a partnership, the application shall include the names and places of residences of the officers or partners of the corporation or partnership; and
(5) Any further information which the city may require to enable the issuance of the applied for license.
(C) Compliance with state and city laws. The applicant may be required to furnish evidence of compliance with all applicable state and city laws, rules, and regulations prior to issuance of a business license.
(D) Fee to be paid. The required business license fee must be paid before a business license will be issued, and the city will not issue a person another license for the same or any other business until the current business license fee is paid as required by this chapter.
(E) Evidence of business being conducted. When any person shall, by use of signs, circulars, cards, telephone books, newspapers, social media, or other formats, advertise, hold out, or represent being engaged in an ongoing basis as organized commerce in the city, or when any person holds an active license or permit issued by a governmental agency for conducting business in the city, these facts shall be considered prima facie evidence that business is being conducted in the city, requiring a business license.
(Prior Code, § 5.02.040) (Ord. 128, passed 9-8-2009)