For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
BRANCH. A separate establishment or location of a business (which may or may not have a separate type of business activity) not including a warehouse or distributing plant used in connection with and incidental to the business.
BUSINESS. Professions, arts, trades and occupations and all and every kind of calling whether or not carried on for profit.
CODE COMPLIANCE FEE. Those fees paid by an applicant to reimburse the city the costs of having city departments checking the applicant's compliance with applicable sections of the Municipal, County and/or State Code.
COMPLIANCE OFFICER. Any employee or agent of the City so designated by the City Manager, Building Official or Police Chief and charged with enforcing the Municipal Code of the city or applicable state code.
CONTRACTOR. A builder or any person who undertakes to, or submits a bid to, or does himself or through others, construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or demolish any building, highway, road, parking facility, railroad, excavation or other structure, project, development or improvement, or to do any part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding or other structures or works in connection therewith. CONTRACTOR includes subcontractor, specialty contractor and owner/builder when the definition of owner/builder hereunder does not apply.
DOING BUSINESS ON AN UNAPPROVED APPLICATION. Engaging in a business trade or occupation after submitting an application for a business license but prior to receiving approval of such application.
EMPLOYER. A person who is or should be registered with the state and federal government as an employer and subject to several obligations including state and federal income tax withholding, federal social security taxes, workers' compensation insurance, disability insurance costs and unemployment compensation contributions.
FINANCE DIRECTOR. The FINANCE DIRECTOR of the city or his/her designee.
GROSS RECEIPTS. The total amount of the sale price of all sales and the total amount charged or received for the performance of any act or service, of whatever nature it may be, for which a charge is made or credit allowed, whether or not such act or service is done as a part of or in connection with the sale of materials, goods, wares or merchandise. Included in GROSS RECEIPTS shall be all receipts, cash, credits and property of any kind or nature, without any deduction there from on account of the cost of the property sold, the cost of the materials
used, labor or service costs, interest paid or payable, or losses or other expenses. Excluded from gross receipts shall be cash discounts allowed and taken on sales; credit allowed on property accepted as part of the purchase price and which property may later be sold; any tax required by law to be included in or added to the purchase price and collected from the consumer or purchaser, such part of the sale price of property returned by purchasers upon rescission of the contract of sale as is refunded either in cash or by credit; amounts collected for others where the business is acting as an agent or trustee to the extent that such amounts are paid to those for whom collected; that portion of the receipts of a general contractor which represent payments to subcontractors, provided that such subcontractors are licensed under this chapter, and provided the general contractor furnishes the collector with the names and addresses of the subcontractors and the amounts paid each subcontractor.
OPERATE. To manage, control or carry on.
OWNER-BUILDER. An individual authorized by this code to do construction or install equipment in or on buildings on premises used exclusively for a single-family residence, of which the individual is the legal owner and in which residence he resides or intends to reside. He shall pay fees herein the same as a general contractor if the residence is offered for sale within one year after the date of completion of the same.
PERSON. All domestic and foreign corporations, associations, syndicates, joint stock corporations, partnerships of every kind, clubs, or common law trusts, societies, and individuals transacting and carrying on any business in the city other than as an employee.
PUBLIC CONCERT. Any type of live or recorded entertainment held in a public or private place, for free or fee, open to the public in general.
(Ord. 1374, passed 6-2-04; Am. Ord. 1767, passed 12-15-21)