A. Every person engaged, or hereafter engaged, in carrying on, maintaining, pursuing, conducting or transacting in the city a trade, business, occupation, calling or pursuit shall obtain from the city the license herein specified and in the manner as provided in this chapter. The foregoing notwithstanding, a business license is not required for providing childcare in a residence in a residential zone unless a conditional use permit is required for that use pursuant to title 8 of this code. (Ord. 01-02, 2-20-2001)
B. Any person opening, engaging in, carrying on or pursuing any business, trade, occupation, calling or pursuit without first having obtained from the city the required license shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to penalty, and in addition thereto shall pay the entire fee for the required license retroactive to January 1 of the year such business, trade, occupation, calling or pursuit was established, together with a penalty payment equal to the total sum of one year's fee for the license required.
C. Any person or business who has obtained the required business license and is delinquent in the payment of his quarterly license fee for a period greater than fifteen (15) days shall, in addition to the payment of the quarterly fee, pay a penalty fine equal to one-half (1/2) of the assessed quarterly fee.
D. The licenses required by this chapter shall be as herein provided, and shall be procured from the clerk and paid for as hereinafter provided. (Ord. 91-15, 6-4-1991)