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A. A business license fee shall not be imposed on any person:
1. Engaged in business solely for religious, charitable, or other types of strictly nonprofit purpose which is tax exempt under the laws of the United States and the State of Utah; or
2. For any business specifically exempted from Municipal taxation and fees by the laws of the United States or the State of Utah.
B. Any person exempt from paying the licensing fees shall still comply with all other requirements of this chapter. Upon receipt of an application, the City License Administrator shall process the application as required under section 5.04.050 of this chapter, and upon determining legal compliance with all requirements, issue, without charge, a license stating that the applicant is an exempt business, charity, or other exempt entity. The applicant shall post such license in a conspicuous place. (Ord. 17-18)
A. As a condition to the issuance of a license, a licensee shall allow the City to enter, without charge, during business hours, the licensee's place of business and to demand the exhibition of current licenses from any person or persons engaged or employed in the transaction of the business.
B. Refusal to display, for inspection, the business licenses, on request of the City, constitutes a Class B misdemeanor. (Ord. 17-18)
Upon receipt of a business license application, the applicant's business premises shall be subject to any inspections reasonably required by the City. The application, with recommendations from City departments based on the inspections, shall be returned to the City License Administrator's Office as soon as reasonably practicable. The City License Administrator shall approve or deny the application within a reasonable time after receipt of an application for a license from an applicant, based upon the circumstances and the nature of the business being inspected. (Ord. 17-18)
A. The City Police Department shall investigate each applicant intending to conduct any of the business activities identified under subsection B of this section and shall return to the City License Administrator its recommendation to approve or disapprove of the application as soon as is reasonably practicable following such investigation.
B. The following business activities shall be investigated by the City Police Department:
1. Pawnbrokers, secondhand dealers, swap meets, flea markets;
2. Private investigators and detectives;
3. Gun shops;
4. Businesses conducting any alcohol product sales;
5. Sexually oriented businesses;
6. Coin dealers;
7. Massage establishments, including owner, operator, manager, managing employee or any other employee who is not, and who is not required to be, licensed by the State Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing as a massage therapist or apprentice;
8. Arcades;
9. Establishments which restrict admittance based solely on age;
10. Preschools, daycares or other childcare businesses;
11. Ice cream vendors;
12. Reiki massage establishments;
13. Swimming lessons;
14. Any other business or activity identified under State law as requiring investigations; and
15. Any other business where an individual has direct access to children or vulnerable adults. (Ord. 17-18)
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