3-2-5: LICENSE REQUIRED:
   A.   Except as otherwise provided herein, no person shall engage in business in the City without first having obtained, and keeping in full force and effect, a valid business license authorizing such person to engage in the business authorized therein.
   B.   It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in a business in the City for which a business license has previously been issued but has expired until such time as that business license has been renewed or a new business license has been issued.
   C.   It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in a business in the City for which a business license has been suspended until such time as the period of suspension has ended.
   D.   It shall be unlawful for a person to engage in a business in the City for which a business license has been revoked until such person is qualified for, and obtains, and keeps in full force and effect, a valid business license authorizing such person to engage in the business authorized therein.
   E.   All business licenses approved for issuance by the City Administrator shall be and are conditioned upon compliance at all times with all ordinances, regulations and laws of the City and the State applicable to the operation of such business or which otherwise bears a direct relationship to the conduct of the business licensed.
   F.   Upon issuance, unless revoked or suspended or relinquished by the licensee, a business license shall be valid until its expiration date, which will be December 31 of any given year, provided that licensee continues in business and pays the license fee due pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. No business license may be issued for a period longer than twelve (12) months. No business license may be issued for multiple years or more than one hundred eighty (180) days in advance of the effective date of said business license.
   G.   Issuance of a business license does not imply compliance with other City codes, regulations or laws, and does not permit business operation unless the business is properly zoned and/or in compliance with all applicable laws/rules.
   H.   Applicants for a special business license shall be required to comply with the additional special business license requirements set forth in this chapter. Upon issuance of a special business license, licensees shall be subject to both the general business license requirements and the applicable special business license requirements of this chapter. In the event of a conflict between the general license provisions and the special business license provisions of this chapter, the special business license provisions shall control to the extent of the conflict. (Ord. 939, 4-30-2014)