4.60.050 Fee required.

   (a)   Every person engaging in business in the city shall pay a business registration fee as prescribed by resolution adopted by the city council.

   (b)   The business registration fee is not a revenue raising device, but shall bear a reasonable relationship to the service to be performed by the city and the costs incurred by the city in reviewing, processing and acting upon the application.

   (c)   The city council shall, from time to time, review the resolution fixing the business registration fee and may revoke, modify, adjust, add or determine any amount or rate of such business registration fee.

(Ord. 5279 § 1 (part), 2014)

4.60.060 Application procedures.

   Every person operating a business in the city shall apply to obtain a business registration certificate on a form prescribed by the city. Upon receipt of a completed application and any fee required, the city shall process the application and issue a business registration certificate. The application may be reviewed by other city departments or governmental agencies to determine if the business premises to be occupied meet the requirements of federal, state, and local laws.

(Ord. 5279 § 1 (part), 2014)

4.60.070 Contents of business registration certificate.

   (a)   Upon receipt of a completed application and payment of the prescribed business registration fee, the city shall issue to the applicant a business registration certificate which shall contain the following:

   (1)   Name of business;

   (2)   Business location;

   (3)   Expiration date;

   (4)   Certificate Number; and

   (5)   Such other information as deemed necessary by the city.

   (b)   A separate certificate may be obtained for each and every branch establishment or separate place of business in which a business is carried on.

(Ord. 5279 § 1 (part), 2014)