It shall be unlawful for any person, either as principal or agent or employee, to conduct, pursue, carry on, or operate any calling, trade, profession, or occupation in the city if the person’s principal place of business is within the city without first paying the license fee of $25.00, prescribed and procuring such a license from the city clerk whenever the procuring of the license is required by the city.  The requirement for a city license shall also apply to any in-house business as defined in Zoning Regulations #17. 

(Code 2007)

No license granted by the city shall be assignable or transferable; nor shall such license authorize any person to do business or act under it but the person named therein, nor at more than one place.  There shall be no refunds except as specifically provided. 

(Code 2007)

Unless otherwise provided, licenses shall commence and endure from their date of issuance, until the 31st day of December in the year in which the license was issued. 

(Code 2007)

All license feeds shall be due and payable before the commencement of a trade, occupation, business or profession for which license fees are required.  No license shall be issued until the fee is paid.  The amount of the fee per year shall be set by fee schedule ordinance.  There shall be no prorating of the fee.

(Code 2007)

The city clerk shall, upon payment of any license fee specified, give as receipt therefore stating the amount paid, the nature of the license issued, the kind of business, to whom issued, and, if possible, the exact location where the business is to be carried on. 

(Code 2007)

 Unless otherwise provided, all licenses shall be dated on the date of their issue, and shall state the name of the licensee, the kind of business he or she desires to engage in and the location thereof, the amount paid, and time the license shall expire; and the person having such license shall be authorized to carry on the business therein named. 

(Code 2007)

The city clerk shall keep a book in which shall be entered the name of each person licensed, his or her address, the date of the license, the purpose for which it is granted, the amount paid therefore. 

(Code 2007)

All persons doing business in a permanent location are required to have their license conspicuously displayed in their place of business, and all persons to whom licenses are issued not having a permanent place of business are required to carry their licenses with them and any licensee shall present the license for inspection when requested to do so by any citizen or officer of the city when lawfully discharging the duties of his or her office. 

(Code 2007)

Where any permit is required by this code as a condition precedent to doing any work or beginning any undertaking is begun prior to obtaining a permit, the permit fee shall be doubled. 

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