4-1-3: LICENSE FEES; CLASSIFICATION OF BUSINESSES:

The license fees established for the various trades, businesses, occupations, and employments, shall be as follows:

   A.   Fee Based On Number Of Employees: Where five (5) or more employees are employed, where indicated by an asterisk (*), an additional fee of five dollars ($5.00) per person employed in excess of five (5) shall be added to the annual, weekly, or daily license fee, as the case may be.

   B.   Licensing Of Individual Machines: Where there are individual machines that are required to be licensed, the additional fee shall be as indicated in subsection E of this section. (1965 Code § 4-1-2)

   C.   Fees For Various Classes Of Licenses: The license fees shall be divided into classes and the annual fees for each class shall be as follows:

Class	License Fee
A	$ 10.00
B	25.00
C	75.00
D	150.00
E	250.00
F	500.00
G	2,500.00
H	1,000.00

 

(1965 Code § 4-1-2; amd. 2009 Code)

   D.   Special License Fee Class: There shall be a special license fee class for the following trades, businesses or occupations:

      1.   Filling stations 1 .

      2.   Flammable liquids storage 2 . The license fees shall be as follows:

         a.   For container or containers, tank or tanks in one and the same premises from which liquids listed in section 4-14-5 and/or section 4-14A-1 of this title shall be drawn directly upon the making of such sales of such liquid to purchasers at such filling stations or the storage thereof: Twenty five dollars ($25.00).

         b.   For each portable wheel tank: Twenty five dollars (25.00).

         c.   For each location having a total capacity of tanks or containers not exceeding five thousand (5,000) gallons: Fifty dollars ($50.00).

         d.   For each location having a total capacity of tanks or containers of more than five thousand (5,000) gallons and not exceeding ten thousand (10,000) gallons: Ninety dollars ($90.00).

         e.   For each location having a total capacity of tanks or containers of more than ten thousand (10,000) gallons and not exceeding fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons: One hundred thirty dollars ($130.00).

         f.   For each location having a total capacity of more than fifteen thousand (15,000), at the rate of:

Each one thousand (1,000) gallons, or fraction thereof, in excess of fifteen thousand (15,000) gallons: Fifteen dollars ($15.00).

         g.   License fees shall be paid for total capacity of tanks or containers which shall be used at any time during said year to contain any of the liquids mentioned in section 4-13-5 and/or section 4-13A-1 of this title.

      3.   Food and beverage permit.

         a.   Any trade, business or occupation involving the manufacture, storage, distribution, transportation, or sale of food or beverage will be required to have inspections per the following schedule:

               Class 1. Business in which food is prepared or handled on premises shall be inspected three (3) times per year.

               Class 2. Business in which food is not handled directly, such as gas stations, vending machines, etc., shall be inspected twice per year.

               Class 3. Special events of short duration such as carnivals, festivals and fairs shall be inspected prior to operations. (1965 Code § 4-1-2)

         b.   The cost per each inspection shall be seventy five dollars ($75.00), which will be charged as part of the annual license fee of the business. Any additional follow up inspections as a result of problems with the original inspections or because of customer complaints shall be billed separately at seventy five dollars ($75.00) per inspection.

   E.   Fees For Specific Trades, Businesses And Occupations: The trades, businesses, occupations or employment for which a license and fee are required are as follows:

Type Of Activity	License Fee Class
Amusements
Amusement device	C
Amusement device - poker machine (per machine)	E
Amusement park	F
Amusement parlor	E
(Plus per machine)	C
Automatic musical instrument (per machine)	C
Automatic vending machines ($0.01)	A
Automatic vending machines ($0.05 and over)	C
Baseball batting machines (per machine)	B
Bowling alleys (per alley)	B
Circuses or tent shows (per day)	F
Gun clubs, shooting range or shooting galleries	D
Miniature golf	C
Roller or ice skating rinks	C
Theaters (not over 500 seats)	D
Auto And Vehicle 1
Auto car wash	C
(Plus per stall)	A
Auto and truck paint shops (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Auto, truck, trailer or motorcycle sales, new or used and repair business (5 or less employees)	D
(More than 5 employees)	E plus *
Auto accessories	C
Auto ignition shop	C
Auto repair shop (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Cartage or trucking (25 or less employees)	D
(More than 25, but less than 100 employees)	E
(More than 100 employees)	F
Vehicle storage lot	C
Vehicle towing	C
Storage garages (25 cars or less)	D
(Over 25 cars, but not more than 100 cars) (5 employees or less)	E
(More than 5 employees)	E plus *
Renting, leasing or lending motorcycles and motor drive cycles	B
Building Contractors
Building moving	E
(Or per job)	D
Carpentry	C
Cement or concrete	C
Demolition	D
(Or per job)	C
Drain and basin	C
Electrical (registration fee) as provided by state statute
Excavator	C
Fencing	C
General (additional bond required; see section 4-7A-3 of this title)	D
Glazing	C
Heating, ventilation and air conditioning	C
Insulation	C
Masonry	D
Painting and decorating	C **
Paving, bituminous or concrete	D
(Or per job)	C
Plastering, lathing, drywall	C
Plumbing	C
Roofing	D
(Or per job)	C
Sheet metal	C
Siding, gutter, fascia, awning	D
(Or per job)	C
Structural iron	D
Tile, marble, mosaic	C **
Truck painting and cleaning	C **
Other Building Activities
Building supply store	C
Catch basin cleaners	C
(Or per day)	B
Contractor's storage yard	D
Electrical supply store	C
Explosives storage (additional bond required; see section 6-6-2 of this code)	D
Lumberyard: new or used (5 or less employees)	D
(More than 5 employees)	D plus *
Material storage	D
Sandstone, cement yards	D
Stone quarrying	G
Surety Bond: All building contractors listed above, except those indicated by a double asterisk (**) shall, before performing any work in the village, provide to the building director a license and permit bond in the sum of $10,000.00 with sureties approved by the corporate authorities, conditioned that the applicant shall well and faithfully observe all the provisions of the building code, zoning regulations and all other codes or regulations of the village relating to the activities engaged in under or by virtue of the authority given in the building permit issued for each job, and that he will pay all costs involved to correct any and all work improperly done to bring it into compliance with all village codes and regulations.
Food And Food Service Establishments
Bakeries (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Catering	C
Confectionery	C
Fish and seafood markets (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Fruit and vegetables	C
Groceries and delicatessens	C
Ice cream dealers	C
Meat markets	C
Milk sales (per vehicle)	C
Restaurants (drive-in)	C
Restaurants (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	D
Vehicles carrying foodstuffs for vending	C
Miscellaneous
All other zoning district B uses	C
All other zoning district I uses	D
Animal grooming	C
Animal kennels (see title 8, chapter 5 of this code)
The annual license fee for each kennel or cattery shall be based on the number of animals which are proposed to be kept in the establishment or premises as follows:
Not to exceed 5 animals	C
6 to 10 animals	D
11 to 20 animals	E
21 to 30 animals	D plus E
Over 30 animals	F
In computing the number of animals, those under 6 months of age shall not be counted. Any person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall be exempt from the payment of the dog or cat registry fee for each and every dog or cat which is kept in any kennel or cattery as defined in title 8, chapter 5 of this code.
Arborist (additional liability insurance required; see subsection 5-7-3B of this code)	C
Auction and auctioneers (surety bond required per day)	D
Barbershops (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Baton school	B
Beauty shop (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Boat sales and accessories	D
Boiler and heating plant dealers (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Camera and photographer supplies	C
Camping equipment sales	C
Canvassers	C
(Or per day)	B
Christmas trees (cut evergreen trees) (additional bond required; see section 4-20-2 of this title)	C
Cobblers	B
Curio shop	C
Day nursery school	C
Discount store	C
Distributor of handbills or advertising media	D
(Or per day)	B
Distributor of products	B
Drugstore	C
Dry cleaning (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Dry goods stores (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Electrical appliance (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Entertainment	C
Feed stores	C
Firearms sales	C
Florists, retail (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
General business	C
General store (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Greenhouses or florists, wholesale (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Hardware stores (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Home occupations	A
Interior decorating	C
Jewelers	C
Junk dealers	(Surety bond required)
Auto wreckers	E
(Per wagon or truck)	C
(Per store or yard)	F
Landscaping	C
Launderettes	C
Laundries	C
Liquor, alcoholic	(See subsection 4-2-5E of this title)
Motels, hotels; motor inns (per rental unit)	A
(Minimum)	D
Music stores (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
News dealers, vendors, newsstands	C
Newspaper dispensing devices	C
Newspapers and magazine companies	C
Outdoor advertising	(See section 12-11A-5 of this code)
Paint stores	C
Pet shops	C
Petroleum products	(See subsection D2 of this section 1 )
Photographers	C
Pool and recreational equipment	C
Poultry sales; live and dressed	C
Printing establishments (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Sales and service	C
Scavengers (additional bond required; see subsection 5-5C-5B of this code)	H
Shoe stores (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Sign shops (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Solicitors	D
(Or per day)	B
Note: The word "solicitor", as referred to in this section, shall not include any other specific business entailing soliciting which is specifically enumerated and contained herein.
Sporting goods stores	C
Stationery and book shops	C
Storage and warehouses (25 or less employees)	C
(More than 25, but less than 50 employees)	D
(More than 50, but less than 100 employees)	E
TV and radio sales and repair	C
Table water distributor	C
Taxicab company (additional bond or insurance required; see subsection 4-15-4C of this title)	D
(Per vehicle)	B
Taxidermist	C
Tobacco dealer, retail	F
Trailer camp; tourist camp (20 or less units or spaces)	F
(Plus per each unit or space over 20)	B
Tree trimming	C
Tropical fish sales	B
Undertakers (each place of business)	D
Upholstering (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 employees)	C plus *
Vehicle storage lot	D
Veterinary hospital	C
Video gaming	(See section 4-2-22 of this title)
Water softener service	C
Workshops; manufacturers (5 or less employees)	C
(More than 5 but less than 25 employees)	D
(More than 25 but less than 100 employees)	E
(More than 100 employees)	F

 

(1965 Code § 4-1-2; amd. 2009 Code; Ord. 03-16-10-03, 3-16-2010; Ord. 07-18-12-O1, 7-18-2012)

 

Notes

1	1. See also subsection 4-13-1C of this title.
2	2. See also subsection 4-13-1C of this title.
1	1. See also subsection 4-13-1C of this title.
1	1. See also subsection 4-13-1C of this title.