(A) A business license must be obtained by any business, unless explicitly exempt in this chapter, before commencing business in the city.
(B) The first business license obtained by a business shall be valid through December 31 of that year no matter what date it was obtained.
(C) Thereafter, business license shall be valid from January 1 or the date of renewal issuance, whichever is last, through December 31 of each year.
(D) The business license shall be renewed annually by the filing of a renewal application on a form provided by the city, accompanied by payment of the appropriate fee, if applicable, not more than 60 calendar days prior to the expiration of the current license. The renewal application and fee shall be delinquent after December 31 of each year. Any license fee that becomes delinquent for more than 60 calendar days will automatically be subject to applicable penalties.
(E) The city may send a courtesy notice of renewal to each person holding a business license approximately 60 days before December 31 of each year (i.e., by the beginning of November of each year). Any notice shall be mailed to the business mailing address set out in the application and shall remind the person of the requirement to renew their business license and how to do so. Failure of the city to send or the person to receive a renewal notice does not waive the renewal requirement.
(F) A business license will close and renewals on said account will no longer be accepted on or after June 1 of the year following the expiration date, if renewal application and payment is not received. A license may be subject to the reinstatement process, which requires payment of any reinstatement fees, if applicable.
(G) All business license renewal applications submitted after the effective date of this chapter shall comply with all requirements in this chapter unless otherwise exempted.
(Ord. 2022-343, passed 6-1-2022)