The following businesses, ventures or activities are exempt from the licensing and fee requirements of this chapter:
A. Any organization carried on or managed wholly for the benefit of charitable purposes or from which profit is not derived, directly or indirectly, by any person;
B. Any activity the receipts from which are to be appropriated entirely to any church, school, religious or benevolent purpose;
C. Any activity conducted by a religious, charitable, fraternal, educational, military or governmental organization so long as the receipts from such activity are appropriated for the purposes and objects for which such organization is formed and no person directly or indirectly derives a profit therefrom;
D. Any person conducting a business, venture or activity which is exempted from the licensing and fee requirements pursuant to this section shall still be required to pay any fee required to cover the costs of necessary inspection done by the City, which shall include all inspection to determine compliance with applicable codes. The inspection fees shall be in an amount determined by resolution of the City Council;
E. Nothing in this chapter shall apply to any public utility business holding a franchise from the City under which the City is to be paid a franchise fee or tax in lieu of all other license fees or taxes;
F. If any person furnishes such evidence as shall satisfy the City Council that he or she, by reason of their misfortune or physical infirmities, merits exception from the payment of any license fee required in this chapter, the Mayor may remit such license with the consent of the City Council;
G. Any organization conducting a business on behalf or at the request of the City in connection with the promotion of the City sponsored celebrations, pageants, displays, projects or other City sponsored events. (Ord. 91-07)