(A) Any person, agent, firm or corporation that meets one or more of the following conditions will be considered to be operating a business in the City of Hamtramck and will be required to obtain a business license from the City Clerk. The business license is in addition to the required a certificate of compliance:
(1) Any non-owner occupied dwelling or unit(s) that are registered in the name of a corporation, incorporation, limited liability company, or other business entity, and evidenced by deed, land contract, property transfer affidavit or other documentation showing legal interest and ownership.
(2) Any person, agent, firm or corporation, identified by name, corporation, incorporation, limited liability company or any combination thereof, having ownership in three or more non-owner occupied dwelling units.
(B) Any entity that is required under this section to obtain a business license must include with application a list of all properties owned in the City of Hamtramck, and provide proof that said properties have been registered with the City of Hamtramck Assessors’ Office, the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Department of Public Services.
(C) Any entity that is required under this section to obtain a business license and has properties registered under two or more names, need only obtain one business license, but must include with application a list of all properties owned, the name under which each property is registered, and provide proof that said properties have been registered with the City of Hamtramck Assessors’ Office, the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Department of Public Services.
(D) Business licenses for non-owner occupied properties are non-transferrable. Upon changes in ownership, the new owner, if required by this section, must submit application for a new business license.
(E) Fees for non-owner occupied dwellings business licenses shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
(Ord. , passed - -2013; Am. Ord. 2016-06, passed 9-6-2016
; Am. Ord., passed 11-22-2022)
Penalty, see § 150.999