7-46-4: FEES:
The specific enumerated commercial establishments, business and/or commercial enterprises or activities, except as specifically excluded in this chapter, shall pay a yearly minimum fee for license as follows:
ADVERTISING
 
 
Bench advertising (public) (each sign)
$ 25.00
 
Billposting-handbills, circular cards, etc.
25.00
 
Sign painting (business license)
25.00
 
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE
 
 
Class A
750.00
2:00 A.M. closing
Class B package
750.00
per package
Class C
500.00
 
Class D
500.00
 
Special event
50.00
for residents
75.00
for non-residents
AMUSEMENTS
 
 
Billiards and pool halls
15.00
each table
Carnivals
100.00
per day
Circuses
100.00
per day
Coin operated machines
20.00
 
Coin operated music boxes (juke)
50.00
 
Jukeboxes with tavern license
25.00
 
Exhibitions of animated objects
100.00
per day
Menageries
100.00
per day
Public dances
100.00
per day
Other amusements
50.00
per day
ANIMALS
 
 
Dogs/cats
10.00
 
Pet shops, kennels and dealers in animals
150.00
 
AUCTIONS AND AUCTIONEERS
500.00
each location
Auction clerks
100.00
 
AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINES
25.00
 
AUTOMOBILES
 
 
Auto parts
50.00
 
Car wash
50.00
 
Paint shops
50.00
 
Parking lot
5.00
per day
Repair shop
50.00
 
Salesroom
35.00
 
Used car dealer's lot per each location
100.00
 
Used car lots
100.00
 
Wreckers
150.00
 
BAKERIES
 
 
Baker's license
125.00
 
Bakery store license
35.00
 
Bakery trucks (food - sanitation delivery)
25.00
per truck
BARBER AND BEAUTY SHOPS
10.00
per chair including beauty parlor
BEVERAGE DEALER
25.00
 
BROKERS
 
 
General
50.00
 
Insurance
25.00
 
Real estate
100.00
 
CANNABIS ORGANIZATION
10,000.00
 
CARTERS
 
 
All truck deliveries
35.00
 
CELLULAR TOWERS
10.00
per linear foot of height with a $750.00 per year maximum
CONTRACTORS
 
 
Board Up
50,000.00
bond
Carpenter
50.00
plus $10,000.00 bond
Cement or concrete
50.00
plus $10,000.00 bond
Drain layer/sewer builder
50.00
plus $10,000.00 bond
Drywall/plasterer
50.00
plus $5,000.00 bond
Electrical
50.00
plus $10,000.00 bond
Excavating
50.00
plus $5,000.00 bond
General
150.00
plus $10,000.00 bond
Glazing
50.00
plus $5,000.00 bond
HVAC refrigeration
50.00
plus $10,000.00 bond
Masonry
50.00
plus $10,000.00 bond
Painting/decorating
50.00
plus $5,000.00 bond
Plumbing
50.00
plus $10,000.00 bond
Roofing/insulation
50.00
plus $5,000.00 bond
Sewer/rodding/repair
50.00
plus $10,000.00 bond
Sheet metal
50.00
plus $10,000.00 bond
Structural iron
50.00
plus $10,000.00 bond
Tuck pointing/chimney cleaning
50.00
plus $5,000.00 bond
DANCING SCHOOLS
50.00
 
DEPARTMENT STORE
100.00
 
DRY GOODS STORE
 
 
Wearing apparel
50.00
 
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE, RADIO AND TV
50.00
 
FILLING STATIONS
75.00
per year plus $10.00 per pump
FLORIST
25.00
 
FOOD DELIVERY (SANITARY)
25.00
per truck
FOOD DISPENSERS
 
 
Bakery goods
50.00
year
Cafeterias
50.00
year
Caterers
50.00
year
Coffeehouses
50.00
year
Confectionery store
50.00
year
Delicatessen stores
50.00
 
Fish market
50.00
year
Fruit store
50.00
year
Grocery stores
50.00
 
Ice cream parlors
50.00
year
Industrial plants serving food
50.00
year
Lunch stands
50.00
year
Lunchrooms
50.00
year
Meat markets
50.00
 
Restaurants
50.00
 
Retail beverage store
50.00
year
Retail drugstores serving lunch
50.00
year
FUEL OIL STORAGE STATION
100.00
year
FURNITURE
125.00
year
GARAGES
 
 
Parking lots, repair shop, paint shop, private, public
50.00
year
GREENHOUSES - NURSERIES
50.00
year
HARDWARE STORE AND PAINT
50.00
year
JUNK RECYCLE
100.00
per year
JUNKYARD (Only) (1 limit)
200.00
year
LANDSCAPING
50.00
per year
LAUNDRIES
 
 
Laundry license
50.00
 
Cleaners and dyers
5.00
per machine
Launderettes (self-service)
 
 
Dry cleaning agency, dry cleaning on premises
 
 
LAWN CARE SERVICES
50.00
per year
MANUFACTURER'S MACHINE SHOPS
75.00
 
MILK
 
 
Distributor plant or receiving station
75.00
 
Trucks (see Trucks)
65.00
 
MOTOR REPAIR SHOP
50.00
per year
MOTOR VEHICLES
 
 
(A) For each motorcycle, motor bicycle, motor scooter, motor tricycle or other self-propelled three (3) or less wheeled vehicle containing in the tanks thereof volatile inflammable liquid for fuel and power used for driving upon the thoroughfares of the Village, the sum of fifteen dollars ($15.00), provided said license fee is paid on or before May 1 of the calendar year for which the aforesaid license is required.
However, in the event the payment is remitted after May 1, the license fee aforesaid shall be forty five dollars ($45.00).
(B) For each motor vehicle which is designed and used for the carrying of not more than seven (7) persons, provided said license fee is paid on or before May 1 of the calendar year for which the aforesaid license is required, the sum of thirty dollars ($30.00).
However, in the event the payment is remitted after May 1, the license fee aforesaid shall be sixty dollars ($60.00).
However, in the event the applicant for a license to operate a motor vehicle which is designed for the carrying of not more than seven (7) persons shall have attained the age of sixty five (65) years on or before January 1 in the calendar year for which the aforesaid license is required, the cost for such license shall be the sum of two dollars ($2.00); provided, said two dollar ($2.00) payment is remitted prior to May 1 of said calendar year. There shall be a limit of one (1) senior vehicle per household/family. The license shall be issued to any applicant or his or her spouse. In the event payment of said license fee is remitted after May 1, the license fee shall be thirty two dollars ($32.00).
(C) For each motor vehicle which is designed and used for pulling and carrying freight and each motor vehicle which is designed and used for carrying more than seven (7) persons:
1. Having a gross weight of eight thousand (8,000) pounds or less, including the weight of the vehicle and maximum load, provided said license fee is paid on or before May 1 of the calendar year for which the aforesaid license is required, the sum of forty dollars ($40.00).
However, in the event the payment is remitted after May 1, the license fee aforesaid shall be seventy dollars ($70.00).
2. Having a gross weight, including the vehicle and maximum load of eight thousand one (8,001) to twelve thousand (12,000) pounds, provided said license fee is paid on or before May 1 of the calendar year for which the aforesaid license is required, the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00).
However, in the event the payment is remitted after May 1, the license fee aforesaid shall be eighty dollars ($80.00).
3. Having a gross weight, including the vehicle and maximum load of twelve thousand one (12,001) to twenty four thousand (24,000) pounds, provided said license fee is paid on or before May 1 of the calendar year for which the aforesaid license is required, the sum of sixty dollars ($60.00).
However, in the event the payment is remitted after May 1, the license fee aforesaid shall be ninety dollars ($90.00).
4. Having a gross weight, including the vehicle and maximum load of over twenty four thousand (24,000) pounds, provided said license fee is paid on or before May 1 of the calendar year for which the aforesaid license is required, the sum of seventy dollars ($70.00).
However, in the event the payment is remitted after May 1, the license fee aforesaid shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(D) For each motor vehicle licensed by a new car dealer, as defined in chapter 8A of this title, the sum of:
1. For the first vehicle
$20.00
 
2. For each additional vehicle
10.00
 
MUSIC STORE
50.00
per year
NOVELTY AND GIFT SHOPS
50.00
per year
OPTICAL STORE
50.00
per year
PAINT STORES (SEPARATE)
50.00
per year
PHOTOGRAPHERS
 
 
Studio
50.00
per year
PLUMBING AND SUPPLY HOUSES
50.00
 
PRINTING SHOPS
50.00
per year plus square footage
RAILROAD YARD WITH OFFICE
75.00
per year
SCAVENGER (PRIVATE)
50.00
per year
SECONDHAND DEALERS
250.00
per year
SIGNS AND AWNINGS
 
 
100 square feet both sides, no lights, 100 square feet both sides, lights; with business, with lights, more than 100 feet both sides, canopies, canopies with signs attached, flexible awnings
See section 6-7-4 of this code for fees
STORAGE PLANTS OR STORAGE BUILDINGS
50.00
per year
TAVERNS
 
 
See Alcoholic Beverage
 
 
TAXICABS
 
 
See Motor Vehicles
100.00
per year
TIRE REPAIR SHOP
50.00
per year plus square footage
TOBACCO DEALERS
 
 
Each establishment or machine
50.00
each machine
Wholesale
 
 
TRUCKS
 
 
Wholesale
50.00
per year
Oil delivery (out of town trucks)
25.00
per year
Sanitary deliveries
25.00
per truck
Milk
25.00
per year
Bakery (out of town)
25.00
per year
UNDERTAKERS
50.00
per year
VIDEO GAMING MACHINES
 
 
As defined by 230 ILCS 40/1 et seq.
500.00
per year for each machine
VIDEO GAMING TERMINAL OPERATOR’S FEES
1,000.00
per year
WHOLESALES
 
 
Fruits and vegetables
50.00
per year
 
The above enumerated minimum license fee schedule as it relates and pertains to commercial establishments having floor area as herein defined, shall be applicable only to those commercial establishments, business and/or commercial enterprises or activities having a floor area of zero to one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet, and the above enumerated commercial establishments, business and/or commercial establishments, business and/or commercial enterprises or activities having a floor area in excess of one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet shall be determined in accordance with the license fee schedule hereinafter set forth.
The above enumerated minimum license fee schedule shall not be construed to be all inclusive, and all other commercial establishments, business and/or commercial enterprises not specifically enumerated herein, and having floor area as herein defined shall pay a yearly license fee in accordance with the schedule hereinafter set forth:
Classification
Step
Floor In Square Feet
Yearly License Fee
Classification
Step
Floor In Square Feet
Yearly License Fee
Food, service or sales establishments
1
0 to 1,500
 
$50.00
 
2
1,501 to 3,000
 
55.00
 
3
3,001 to 6,000
 
65.00
 
4
6,001 to 9,000
 
80.00
 
5
9,001 to 12,000
 
95.00
 
6
12,001 to 15,000
 
110.00
 
7
15,001 to 20,000
 
135.00
 
8
20,001 to 30,000
 
160.00
 
9
30,001 to 40,000
 
185.00
 
10
Over 40,000
 
250.00
 
   Floor area shall be calculated as herein defined. Total floor area applicable for the determination of the yearly license fee shall include the sum total of all the floor area in use or reserved for or retained for the use of the commercial establishment, including, but not restricted to, principal and accessory floor area, cellars and basements, even though any such floor area may be temporarily vacant or not in use.
   Should the operation and management of a commercial establishment in one location by the same owner or person involve the operation of two (2) or more connected commercial establishment classifications as herein defined either by principal or accessory use, then and in that event a yearly license fee shall be required as follows:
   (A)   For commercial establishments with a total floor area under three thousand (3,000) square feet:
      1.   The commercial establishment classification which occupies the greatest floor area shall be the classification under which the yearly license fee shall be determined and required based on the total floor area of the commercial establishment.
      2.   If two (2) or more commercial establishment classifications are determined to be the classifications occupying the greatest floor area with equal floor areas, the classification under which the yearly license fee shall be determined and required based on the total floor area of the commercial establishment shall be as follows:
         (a)   If the aforesaid and described classifications include a food establishment then the food establishment fees shall apply for the total floor area.
         (b)   If the aforesaid and described classifications include a service establishment but not a food establishment, then the service establishment fee shall apply for the total floor area.
   (B)   For commercial establishments with a total floor area of three thousand (3,000) square feet or more, each commercial establishment classification occupying one thousand five hundred (1,500) or more square feet shall be required to purchase a separate yearly license in accordance with the schedule of yearly license fees as set forth herein for the total floor area specifically occupied by the particular commercial establishment classification; provided, however, as follows:
      1.   If one of the aforesaid and described classifications is a service establishment with the food establishment total floor area, if any, under one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet then the service establishment fees shall apply for the total floor area of the service establishment and to include the total remaining floor area of all other commercial establishment classifications and accessory uses occupying individually less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) square feet of total floor area. (Ord. 86-6, 4-8-1986; amd. Ord. 93-15, 7-14-1993; Ord. 2002-16, 9-24-2002; Ord. 2009-14, 9-7-2009; Ord. 2012-08, 5-22-2012; Ord. 2012-09, 6-12-2012; Ord. 2014-02, 1-14-2014; Ord. 2014-03, 2-11-2014; Ord. 2017-01, 2-14-2017; Ord. 2017-08, 7-11-2017; Ord. 2017-19, 10-10-2017; Ord. 2018-12, 7-24-2018; Ord. 2020-07, 2-25-2020 ; Ord. 2020-06, 3-10-2020 )