(A) Businesses excepted from license. The following businesses shall not be required to obtain a county business license under this chapter:
(1) Temporary seasonal businesses engaged in the retail sale of agricultural products through roadside stands or directly from fields, orchards or gardens, not to exceed 90 days in any calendar year;
(2) Agricultural businesses consisting of farming upon premises leased or owned by the business; and
(3) A business that is operated only occasionally and by an individual who is under 18 years of age.
(B) Application for licenses and renewals.
(1) Each person operating a business must submit an application for the issuance or renewal of licenses.
(2) All applications for licenses shall include the following information:
(a) The name of person applying for the license and the name of the business;
(b) The type and nature of the business, calling, trade or profession to be performed, practiced or carried on pursuant to said license;
(c) The place where such business is to be carried on, giving the street address of the business to be carried on in any building, and a legal description of the premises;
(d) Any other information required by the County Clerk;
(e) Name, address and telephone numbers of those persons needing notification of an emergency at this business;
(f) A copy of the approved zoning compliance application;
(g) If the business for which a license is applied is regulated by the state and requires a state license, the applicant must produce that state license, or evidence thereof, and must keep it current; and
(h) A criminal background check will be required for all applicants dealing with child daycare, housekeepers and solicitors. A current background check must be attached to all applications. Please visit the Bureau of Criminal Identification at http://www.bci.utah.gov.
(3) Upon receipt of the completed application and the required fee, the office of the County Clerk shall review such for compliance with this chapter. Should the application be deemed incomplete or the required fee not be included, said application will be returned to the applicant with an explanation as to its deficiencies. Once an application is found to be complete, the County Clerk may submit such to other county departments for review as deemed appropriate by the County Clerk. Should any one or more of these departments find sufficient evidence from the application that a license should not be issued, an explanation for the recommended denial will be forwarded to the County Clerk. The County Clerk shall provide the applicant with a copy of the explanation for denial.
(4) The business license shall be renewed by February 1 of each year. A penalty will be assessed to the business if renewal is received after February 1 of each year.
(5) The license may be denied if:
(a) The applicant has been convicted of a fraud or felony by any state or federal court within the past five years or now has a criminal proceedings pending against him or her in any state or federal court for fraud or felony;
(b) The applicant has obtained a license by fraud or deceit;
(c) The applicant has failed to pay personal property taxes or other required taxes or fees imposed by the county unless a deferral of such taxes has been approved by the County Commission in accordance with state law;
(d) Real property taxes are delinquent for any real property and improvements used by applicant to conduct its business unless a deferral of such taxes has been approved by the County Commission in accordance with state law; or
(e) The applicant has violated the laws of the state, the United States or the ordinances of the county governing the operation of the business for which the applicant is applying for the license.
(Prior Code, § 3-1-2) (Ord. 17-35, passed 12-5-2017)