(A) Contents of license. Upon proper application for a city business license and payment of the prescribed business license fee, the city shall issue a license containing the following information:
(1) The name of the person to whom the license is issued;
(2) The business licensed;
(3) The place where such business is to be transacted and carried on;
(4) The date of the expiration of such license; and
(5) Such other information as may be necessary for the enforcement of this chapter.
(B) Posting of license required.
(1) Every license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises where the business is conducted, pending special circumstances which prevent the display of the license. In such special circumstances, it is acceptable that the license be kept in a file safe from damage, as long as it is easily accessible for viewing.
(2) Any license for a business without a fixed place of business shall be carried upon the person of the licensee and shall be shown to any law enforcement officer, city representative or resident of the city upon request.
(C) Conflicts with federal or state law. This chapter shall not be construed to require any person to obtain a license prior to engaging in business within the city if such requirement conflicts with applicable statutes of the United States or of the state.
(D) Separate license for branch establishment.
(1) A license shall be obtained in the manner provided in this chapter for each branch establishment or location of a business, as if such branch establishment or location were a separate business.
(2) Each license shall authorize the licensee to engage in the business licensed at the location or in the manner designated in such license.
(3) Warehouses and distributing plants used in connection with and incidental to a licensed business where no sales are made shall not be deemed to be a branch establishment.
(E) Change of location. A licensee shall have the right to change the location of the licensed business; provided the new location complies with the requirements of the official code of the city. The licensee shall provide written notice of the change of location to the city in a timely manner.
(F) Unlawful business not to be licensed. The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to grant permission to carry on or conduct any unlawful business, or to conduct any business in an unlawful manner, or to grant immunity to any business from lawful regulation and control.
(G) License transferable at city’s discretion.
(1) No license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be transferable, however, the city may, upon timely written application, authorize the licensee to engage in business under the same license at another location to which the business is to be moved.
(2) Also, if the business transfer, whether by sale or otherwise, is to another person and the business will be continued in a manner substantially similar to the business as licensed, the license may be transferred to the new person as well as the new location.
(3) Written request in a timely manner shall be made to the city and such a license transfer will be at the sole discretion of the city.
(H) Duplicate licenses. A duplicate license may be issued by the city to replace any license previously issued which has been lost or destroyed, upon the licensee filing a written statement of such fact and paying to the city a duplicate license fee as set by the City Council by resolution of the City Council in the business license fee schedule.
(Prior Code, § 5.02.060) (Ord. 128, passed 9-8-2009)