(A) Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity operating and having a place of business within the corporate limits of the city shall obtain a license for each place of business. A person, partnership, corporation or other entity operating and having a place of business within the corporate limits of the city shall not be required to have a business license if:
(1) Services are not provided at the residence which would require customers to travel to said residence for business purposes; and
(2) The business does not have any employees other than the owner of said entity, partnership, and/or corporation.
(B) For the purpose of construing this chapter, MORE THAN ONE PLACE OF BUSINESS shall mean any business operations conducted within two or more separate buildings or upon two or more separate tracts of real estate.
(C) Any person, partnership, corporation or other entity operating and having a business operated out of their residence is required to have requested a home occupation permit which will require a fee of $50.
(D) All non-profit organizations, as defined and recognized by the Internal Revenue Service, must apply for a business license and the fee associated with this application shall be $5.
(E) Additionally, every applicant requesting a business license is required to provide evidence of proper zoning for the use and scope of the intended business on the property prior to receiving a business license.
(Ord. 141A, passed 4-4-00; Am. Ord. 2010-10-359, passed 10-5-2010; Am. Ord. 2022-08-997, passed 8-1-22)