3-1-5: POINT COMPUTATION:
   A.   Points Determinative Of Annual License: The unit of point value is hereby fixed at 8.572 cents, subject to revision or modification by the city council by resolution, which, multiplied by the total number of points applied, will give the annual license rate. (Ord. 623, 2-14-2008)
   B.   Application:
      1.   Various Business: Businesses, trades, professions or callings, and the license points attributable thereto, are hereby classified as follows:
 
Class A, professional
 
1,000 points
Class B, wholesalers
 
750 points
Class C, retailers
 
500 points
Class D, service and entertainment
 
250 points
 
(Prior code § 13-7)
      2.   Foot Frontage: Further points shall be applied according to foot frontage of the business establishment proper, exclusive of storage space, on the following basis:
14 feet or less
 
50 points
15 feet to 24 feet
 
125 points
25 feet to 35 feet
 
200 points
36 feet to 49 feet
 
1,000 points
50 feet to 75 feet
 
1,500 points
76 feet to 100 feet
 
2,000 points
101 feet to 500 feet
 
3,000 points
 
 
 
Minimum frontage for:
Motels, hotels, trailer courts, rooming houses, rental houses, apartments, etc.
 
50 points
 
(Prior code § 13-8)
      3.   Number Of Employees: Further points shall be applied according to the average number of persons employed, which shall include the proprietor, on the following basis:
 
1 to 2 employees
 
200 points
3 to 4 employees
 
1,000 points
5 to 7 employees
 
2,000 points
8 to 10 employees
 
3,000 points
11 to 14 employees
 
4,000 points
15 employees or more
 
5,000 points
 
For the purpose of the above computation, each part time employee shall be counted at one-half (1/2) the points of a full time employee, or one hundred (100) points. (Prior code § 13-9)
      4.   Hours Of Operation: Further points shall be applied according to the average number of hours per week of operation of the business, on the following basis:
 
54 hours or less
 
200 points
55 hours to 90 hours
 
300 points
91 hours to 125 hours
 
400 points
126 hours to 168 hours
 
500 points
 
(Prior code § 13-10)
      5.   Months During Which Business Is Operated: Further points shall be applied according to the number of months per year of operation of the business, in reverse order, on the following basis:
 
1 month to 9 months
 
3,000 points
 
(Prior code § 13-11)
      6.   Zone Within City: For the purpose of this chapter, the city is divided into one zone, and for any business operated there shall be applied five hundred (500) points. (Prior code § 13-12)
      7.   Business Classifications: If the business falls within one of the following classifications, additional points shall be applied on the following basis:
 
Contractor, nonresident
 
1,000 points
Department store
 
500 points
Fortune teller, astrologer, clairvoyant, medium,
palmist, phrenologist, etc.
 
10,000 points
Hotels and motels per room or rental unit
 
25 points
Peddler or traveling merchant
 
5,000 points
Trailer units
 
25 points
 
(Prior code § 13-13; amd. Ord. 625, 2-14-2008; Ord. 671, 8-13-2015)