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11.02 Regulations Applying to All Licenses and Permits

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Chapter 11.02

REGULATIONS APPLYING TO ALL LICENSES AND PERMITS

Sections:

11.02.010 Applications.

11.02.020 Person Subject to License.

11.02.030 Forms.

11.02.040 Signatures.

11.02.050 Investigations.

11.02.060 Fees.

11.02.070 Termination of Licenses.

11.02.080 Building and Premises.

11.02.090 Change of Location.

11.02.100 Nuisances.

11.02.110 Inspections.

11.02.120 Revocations.

11.02.130 Posting License.

11.02.010 Applications. Applications for licenses and permits required by ordinance shall be made in writing to the City Clerk in the absence of provision to the contrary. Each application shall state the name of the applicant, the permit or license desired, the location to be used if any, the time covered and the fee to be paid; and each application shall contain such additional information as may be needed for the proper guidance of the City officials, in the issuing of the permit or license applied for.

11.02.020 Person Subject to License. Whenever in this code a license is required for the maintenance, operation or conduct of any business or establishment, or for doing business or engaging in any activity or occupation, any person or corporation shall be subject to the requirement if by himself or though an agent, employee or partner, he holds himself forth as being engaged in the business or occupation; or solicits patronage therefor, actively or passively; or performs or attempts to perform any part of such business or occupation in the City.

11.02.030 Forms. Forms for licenses and permits, and applications there for, shall be prepared and kept in file by the City Clerk.

11.02.040 Signatures. Each license or permit issued shall bear the signatures of the Mayor and the City Clerk in the absence of any provision to the contrary.

11.02.050 Investigations. Upon the receipt of an application for a license or permit where ordinances of the City necessitate an inspection or investigation before the issuance of such permit or permits, the City Clerk shall refer such application to the proper officer for making such investigation within 48 hours of the time of such receipt. The officer charged with the duty of making the investigation shall make a report thereon, favorable or otherwise, within ten days after receiving the application of copy thereof. All investigations except where otherwise provided, shall be made by the Chief of Police or by some other officer designated by the Mayor.

11.02.060 Fees. In the absence of provision to the contrary, all fees and charges for licenses or permits shall be paid in advance at the time application therefor is made to the City Clerk. When an applicant has not engaged in the business until after the expiration of part of the current license year the license fee shall be prorated by quarters and the fee paid for each quarter of fraction thereof during which the business has been or will be conducted. Except as otherwise provided, all license fees shall become a part of the corporate fund.

11.02.070 Termination of Licenses. All annual licenses shall terminate on the last day of the fiscal year of the City where they are issued, where no provision to the contrary is made. The City Clerk shall mail to all licensees of the City a statement of the time of expiration of the license held by the licensee, if an annual, one month prior to the date of such expiration. Provided, that a failure to send out such notice, or the failure of the licensee to receive it shall not excuse the licensee from a failure to obtain a new license, or a renewal thereof, nor shall it be a defense in an action for operation without a license.

11.02.080 Building and Premises. No license shall be issued for the conduct of any business, and no permit shall be issued for anything, or act, if the premises and building to be used for the purpose do not fully comply with the requirements of the City. No such license or permit shall be issued for the conduct of any business or performance of any act which would involve a violation of the zoning requirements of the City.

11.02.090 Change of Location. The location of any licensed business or occupation, or of any permitted act, may be changed, provided, ten days notice thereof is given to the City Clerk, in the absence of any provision to the contrary; provided, that the building and zoning requirements of the City are complied with.

11.02.100 Nuisances. No business, licensed or not, shall be so conducted or operated as to amount to a nuisance in fact.

11.02.110 Inspections. Whenever inspections of the premises used for or in connection with the operation of a licensed business or occupation are provided for or required by this code, or are reasonably necessary to secure compliance with any code provision or to detect violations thereof, it shall be the duty of the licensee, or the person in charge of the premises to be inspected, to admit thereto for the purpose of making inspection any officer or employee of the City who is authorized or directed to make such inspection at any reasonable time that admission is requested.

Whenever an analysis of any commodity or material is reasonably necessary to secure conformance with any code provision or to detect violations thereof, it shall be the duty of the licensee of the municipality whose business is governed by such provision to give to any authorized officer or employee of the City requesting the same sufficient samples of such material or commodity for such analysis upon request.

In addition to any other penalty which may be provided, the mayor may evoke the license of any licensed proprietor of any licensed business in the City who refuses to permit any such officer or employee who is authorized to make such inspection or take such sample to make the inspection, or take an adequate sample of the said commodity, or who interferes with such officer or employee while in the performance of his duty in making such inspection. Provided, that no license shall be revoked for such cause unless written demand is made upon the licensee or person in charge of the premises, in the name of the City, stating that such inspection or sample is desired and the time it thought to make the inspection or obtain the sample.

11.02.120 Revocations. Any license or permit for a limited time may be revoked by the Mayor at any time during the life of such license or permit for any violation by the licensee or permittee of the code provisions relating to the license or permit, the subject matter of the license or permit, or the premises occupied; such revocation may be in addition to any fine imposed.

11.02.130 Posting License. It shall be the duty of any person conducting a licensed business in the City to keep his license posted in a prominent place on the premises used for such business at all times.