(A) Form; filing of application. The tour guide business and tour service licenses and the applications therefore shall each be in a form and shall include information such as may be prescribed from time to time by the City Clerk. The appropriate license(s) shall be conspicuously displayed at the established place of business.
(B) License fee. An application for a new license, or for renewal of an existing license, shall be made to the City Clerk, and shall be on a form provided by the City Clerk. Said application shall include the appropriate fee, which shall be paid at the time of application. An application for a tour guide business or tour service business license may be made at any time during the calendar year, provided that the full license fee is paid, and said fee shall not be prorated.
(C) Issuance. A tour guide or tour service business license shall be issued by the City Clerk upon successful completion of all requirements listed in § 114.08, upon full compliance with all application procedures and payment of the full license fee, and upon approval by the City Council.
(D) Tour service specifications.
(1) An application for a tour service business license must include the following:
(a) A list of all vehicles owned by the tour service business and used for tours.
(b) A list of all drivers of those vehicles and all tour guides employed by the tour service business.
(c) A copy of the driver's license and commercial driver's license (CDL) for each driver.
(d) If the vehicle(s) used in the tour service business are rented or leased, a copy of the rental or lease agreement(s). Said lease or rental agreement shall extend throughout the entire licensing period. An applicant must own or possess, by lease for the entire licensing period, at least one tour service vehicle to be eligible for and to receive a tour service license.
(e) A certificate of liability insurance for the tour service business and the insurance identification card for each vehicle.
(f) Current and valid State of Illinois Vehicle Safety Inspection sticker for each vehicle.
(2) In order to maintain a valid tour service business license, a tour service business must provide tours to paying customers without interruption of more than 60 consecutive days in any license year. It shall not be considered an interruption of service if a tour service business closes for up to 120 days during the period December 1 through March 31 and notifies the Galena Police Department of the closure.
(3) All applicants for tour service licenses shall comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.
(4) All applications for tour service licenses and all vehicles used by those tour service businesses shall be subject to City Council approval, on an annual basis, at the first regular City Council meeting in April or the next regular meeting thereafter.
(E) Nontransferability; compliance with state law. No license issued under this chapter shall be transferable or assignable to entities other than the business owners specifically listed on the license application. All businesses shall comply with the State of Illinois Assumed Business Name Act, and all other state laws pertaining the name and operation of the business, partnership, or corporation.
(F) Issuance priority. Annually, licensees shall be granted renewal of their license before application of new licenses are considered; provided that the existing license is otherwise in compliance with this chapter and entitled to a license. No individual or legal entity shall be entitled to more than one such license. Provided that there are additional licenses available after issuance of a license to existing licensees, then applicants for new licenses shall be reviewed in the order they are received.
('69 Code, § 12-117) (Ord. O-88-15, passed 5-9-88; Am. Ord. O-93-45, passed 6-14-93; Am. Ord. O-98-21, passed 10-26-98; Am. Ord. O-04-26, passed 10-25-04; Am. Ord. O-05-12, passed 5-9-05; Am. Ord. O-05-26, passed 7-25-05; Am. Ord. O-06-09, passed 5-24-06; Am. Ord. O-07-10, passed 5-29-07; Am. Ord. O-14-16, passed 11-10- 14) Penalty, see § 110.99