Unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the words and phrases used shall have the following meanings:
AMUSEMENT HALL: Any arcade, building or premises having as its primary business the providing of mechanical or electronic amusement devices, including, but not limited to, the following: pinball machines, electronic or video games of skill or chance, claw or scoop machines, jukeboxes, or coin-operated table games. Any establishment having less than three (3) mechanical or electronic amusement devices shall not be defined as "amusement hall" for the purpose of this Chapter.
BUSINESS: Any profession, trade or occupation and all and every thing of calling whether or not carried on for profit, except those organizations exempt from the Federal income tax pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code, as amended or renumbered; provided however, "business" shall include an "unrelated trade or business" of such organizations as the latter terms are defined in section 513 of the City of Sunland Park United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended or renumbered.
BUSINESS LICENSE: The authorization to conduct a business from a permanent physical location, as described in Section 3-1-2 of this Chapter.
CANVASSER, SOLICITOR OR PEDDLER: Persons who sell either goods or services or goods for the purpose of resale without a permanent physical location within the City. This shall include temporary stands and door-to-door sales. This does not include the activities of persons who sell solely to other businesses.
COMMUNITY-WIDE EVENT: A community celebration which, by long standing custom or by mayoral proclamation, is characterized by outdoor and indoor retail special sales throughout the community.
CONDUCT; CARRY ON: Engage in, carry on, own, maintain, manage or operate any business, trade, art, profession, calling, employment, occupation or any commercial, industrial or professional pursuit, vocation or enterprise in this City.
KIDDY RIDE CARNIVAL AND EXHIBITS: Any carnival or exhibits consisting exclusively of rides and exhibits for children with no amusement devices other than such rides, nor games of chance or skill, and not operating past the hour of one o'clock (1:00) A.M.
OUTDOOR SPECIAL EVENT: A temporary sales event of not more than three (3) days by an individual business or group of businesses held outdoors and adjacent to the building or buildings from which the sales are normally conducted.
PLACE OF BUSINESS: Any location, building or portion thereof, or premises in which or from which a business is carried on. The term includes, but is not limited to, an office, warehouse, yard, location where books and records are kept, the location from which business is solicited.
RED TAG: A notice located on a business establishment to notify the general public that the business or building is hazardous to the health, safety and welfare of the occupant or the community. Business may not be conducted until the public hazard is removed from the premises, or a hearing is held to consider revocation of permit.
RUMMAGE SALE: The sale of used goods or hand-crafted goods donated to or by a church, school or fraternal organization or preschool exempt from taxation as nonprofit, conducted on the premises of the entity involved.
SPECIAL EVENT: An event for business or community promotion sponsored by one or more businesses or organizations for a period not to exceed two (2) weeks, where the promoter or promoters provide adequate parking, private patrol officers or police protection, and a list of participants to the City Clerk-Treasurer. The term includes arts and crafts fairs, producers or farmers' markets, animal shows, automobile shows and the like, and outdoor sales at community-wide events.
TEMPORARY OUTSIDE DISPLAYS AND SALES: The display or sale of goods or merchandise not in or from an enclosed permanent building to be conducted for a limited period of time, subject to the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance (Title 10 of this Code). The restricted time period does not apply to fireworks sales during the allowable sales periods. Fireworks are permitted to be sold from temporary outside display and sales areas during the time period defined by the fireworks ordinance (Title 4, Chapter 5 of this Code).
TENT SALES OR ACTIVITIES: "Tent sales" are those under a canopy, temporary structure, enclosure or shelter constructed of fabric or pliable material. Tents, canopies and temporary membrane structures shall not be used for a period of more than one hundred eighty (180) days within a twelve (12) month period on a single premises.
YARD SALES: The sale of household personal property at sales identified as yard sales, garage sales, moving sales, etc. Such sales are permitted no more than five (5) times per year. There is no charge for this type of outdoor sale. (Ord. 1997-06, 12-8-1997; amd. 2000 Code)