(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to commence or conduct, or propose to commence or conduct, either directly or indirectly, a business within the city and identified by the provisions of this chapter, unless a license therefor, expiring on April 30 annually, has been issued by the City Clerk upon payment of the fee prescribed by the provisions of this chapter. A business or business activity required to file under this chapter shall include: common victualers; dealers in and keepers of shops for the purchase, sale or barter of junk, old metals or second-hand articles; pawnbrokers; hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts; high- impact retail stores; tattoo and body piercing establishments; farmer’s markets; food-service establishments; taxicab companies; transportation network companies, companies engaged in towing motor vehicles without the consent or authorization of the owner or operator; employment offices; circuses; carnivals; performers and exhibitors; arcades; dances, dance halls or entertainment places of assembly; peddlers; fairs; and such other activities, devices, or vehicles that may be cited by this chapter.
(B) A business required to file under this title shall comply with all applicable municipal rules, regulations, and ordinances including, but not limited to, those issued by the Planning and Community Development, Zoning, Health, Police and Fire Departments and the applicable statutes, rules and regulations of the state or its agencies.
(C) As a condition of licensure, and at any time during the license period, a business required to file under this chapter may be subject to additional restrictions or conditions ordered by the Planning and Community Development, Health, Police or Fire Departments as may be warranted by any circumstances pertaining to a specific establishment or to prevent any nuisance related to or caused by the licensed activity. A nuisance, in addition to its common law meaning, is anything that endangers life, health or safety, gives offense to senses, violates common standards of decency or obstructs reasonable and comfortable use of any property.
(Ord. passed 3-7-95; Am. Ord. passed 6-4-96; Am. Ord. passed 11-19-96; Am. Ord. passed 2-4-97; Am. Ord. passed 7-1-97; Am. Ord. passed 1-19-99; Am. Ord. passed 2-7-09; Am. Ord. passed 5-3-16; Am. Ord. passed 4-18-17) Penalty, see § 110.99