A person who conducts an applicable business in the town shall register the business with the town before beginning the conducting of the business. A business shall be registered by submitting a form provided by the Town Clerk which shall provide all of the following information:
(A) The name of the applicant and whether the applicant is an individual, a partnership, a corporation or some other entity.
(B) The nature of the business.
(C) Where the business is conducted.
(D) An address to which may be mailed notices and statements required by this chapter.
(E) For any corporation or other entity registered with the North Carolina Secretary of State, the name and address of their registered agent.
(F) A certificate of insurance from an insurance company, licensed to do business in the State of North Carolina and acceptable to the town, which confirms the existence of commercial general liability insurance coverage with a minimum limit of $1,000,000 general aggregate, products/completed operations aggregate, personal and advertising injury and each occurrence including premises and operations, naming the applicant as the insured and the town as an additional named insured on such policy. The certificate shall provide for 60 days advance notice to the town in the event of termination or cancellation of coverage. The applicant shall submit a certificate of insurance to the town within 10 days after the town’s issuance of the business license to the applicant.
(G) A certificate of insurance from an insurance company, licensed to do business in the State of North Carolina and acceptable to the town, which confirms the existence of worker’s compensation insurance, valid in the state, in the minimum amount of the statutory limit for worker’s compensation, naming the applicant as the insured and the town as an additional insured on such policy. The certificate shall provide for 60 days advance notice to the town in the event of termination or cancellation of coverage. The applicant shall submit a certificate of insurance to the town within 10 days after the town’s issuance of the business license to the applicant.
(Ord. 23-16, passed 1-3-2024)