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HomeMy WebLinkAbout320 City Licenses and License Taxes Regulating License Requirements �i, 3 ` 9' i Q.> ORDINANCE NO . 320 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS GOVERN- ING CITY LICENSES AND LICENSE TAXES ; REGULATING LICENSE REQUIREMENTS ; SPECIFYING TERM OF 111 LICENSURE AND TRANSFER OF SAME ; PROHIBITING III PRORATED FEES ; GOVERNING DISPLAY OF LICENSE ; BONDING REQUIREMENTS ; PROVIDING FOR REVOCATION OF LICENSE; PROVIDING FOR EXEMPTIONS ; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR DELINQUENCY AND/OR FAILURE TO OBTAIN PROPER LICENSE PROVIDING A SCHEDULE OF LICENSE TAX AMOUNTS ; REQUIRING REGISTRATION OF THOSE LICENSED ELSEWHERE BUT OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS ; REQUIRING ADHERENCE TO BUILDING AND ZONING REQUIREMENTS; REPEAL OF ALL ORDINANCES INCONSISTENT WITH THESE PROVISIONS. NH AD CD c� -n 1. License Required. _ u. -4 c 0 C7 47 \ '. Z.41 No person shall engage in or manage within the City ' pe+ a profession, business or occupation unless a city licen ' s c") r\,) shall be procured from the city manager for each such prcg.---- > c3 fession, business or occupation so engaged in, which license shall be issued to each person on receipt of the amount stated in the license schedule , and the same shall be signed by the City manager, and have the seal of the City affixed. Those persons required to procure a City license are as follows , to-wit : k. (a) Any person who maintains a permanent business location or branch office within the City for the privilege of engaging in or managing any business within city jurisdiction; and (b) ' Any person who maintains a permanent business location or branch office within the city for the privileges of engaging in or managing any RECORD VERIFIED profession or occupation within city jurisdiction; JED PITTMAN s Ier' ircuit court, PErSCO C ad.57 ` and s1f.p,. OA c Any person who does not qualify under the provision of subsections (a) and (b) above and who transacts any interestate commerce where such license tax is not prohibited by Section 8 Article 1 of the United States III Constitution. 2 . Term of License ; Transfer of Same . All license taxes imposed, shall. be due and payable on the first day of October of each year shall expire on the thirtieth day of September of the succeeding year. All licenses may be r,„ Please return this to Vct City of Zephyrhills, 603 8th St, O.R. 1150 pC Zephyrhills, Fla, 33599 • p1 16 4 transferred to a new owner when there is a bona fide sale of the business upon payment of a transfer fee of three dollars ($3. 00) and presentation of evidence of the sale and the original license . Upon written request and pre- sentation of the original license , any license may be transferred from one location to another location within the City upon payment of a transfer fee of three dollars ($3 . 00) . 3 . Part year licenses . Licenses will not be prorated. 4 . When Certificate Required. No license shall be issued to any person otherwise required by ordinance of the City or by state law to have a certificate of competency or to have passed an examination before engaging in a business or profession in the City, until such person shall have exhibited to the City Manager proof of having a __ - valid certificate or of having passed said examination. 5 . Display of License . Every person required to have a city license shall at all times from the issuance of said license by the City con- spicuously display said license in his place of business , and where the licensee does not have a place of business , he shall be prepared at all times while engaged: in his occupation to present his license for inspection by any official of the city when requested to do so . 6 . Circuses , carnivals and tent shows-Permit and Bond Required. It shall be unlawful for any person to set upon or operate any circus , carnivals , tent or attraction, or any amusement with temporary structure or tent within the corporate limits of the City until a permit has been issued by said City, and the sum of Two Hundred Fifty Dollars O�i.1150 PG 0117 5 ($250 . 00) shall have been deposited with the City Manager to insure the City against loss in cleaning the premises to be occupied and used by said entertainment . Before any permit shall be issued, the applicant shall IIIfirst present bona fide evidence of financial responsibility and insurance coverage acceptable to the City and compliance with the laws of the state . The said deposit shall be credited by the City Manager to the sanitary department of the City and so much of said deposit as shall be necessary to defray the expenses of cleaning said premises shall be retained by COCO the City and the balance thereof, if any, shall be returned to c the person depositing same . If the person shall clean said 00 Q premises in a manner satisfactory to the City, the manner of cleaning and the result thereof to be determined by said City, the entire deposit shall be returned by the City Manager. 7 . Revocation .of License . The right to revoke any license issued under the provisions of this chapter for cause is reserved to the City and said revocation shall be made at the direction of the City Council . 8 . Exemption from Provisions . The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the sale of farm products or dairy products grown or raised by the seller. The provisions of this chapter shall further not apply to any vehicles used by any person licensed under this chapter for the sale and delivery of tangible personal property on which a license is paid. Such vehicles shall not be con- ; strued to be separate places of business , and no licensemay be levied on such vehicles or the operators thereof as salesmen or otherwise . 9 . Delinquent License Taxes ; Failure to Obtain License . All licenses shall be sold by the City Manager beginning September each year and shall be due and payable on October 1 of each year and shall expire on September 30 of the succeeding OIL 1150PG 0118 V' r, year . Licenses not renewed by October 1 shall be considered delinquent and subject to a delinquency penalty of ten percent (10%) for the month of October plus an additional five per cent (5%) penalty for each month of delinquency thereof until paid; provided, however, that the total delinquency penalty shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the occupational license fee . Any person engaging in or managing any business , occupa- tion or profession within the City without first obtaining a City occupational license , if required hereunder , shall be subject to a penalty of twenty-five percent (25%) of the license determined to be due , in addition to any other penalty provided by law or ordinance . It shall be the duty of the City Manager to make an affidavit for the arrest of any person failing or refusing to obtain and p--rocure ,any occupational license required hereunder 11/ and to cause the said person to be brought before Court of applicable jurisdiction for trial . - 10 . Schedule of License Taxes . There is hereby assessed, levied and imposed upon every business , trade:.or profession an assessment of licenses per annum as follows : A. ABSENT TREATMENT HEALER $ 500 . 00 ABSTRACT TITLE COMPANIES 50 . 00 ACCOUNTANTS AND AUDITORS 50 . 00 ADVERTISING or trade document : Agency 50 . 00 Billposters 50 . 00 AGENCIES : (a) Agency or any other business not specifi- cally mentioned 50 . 00 O.R. 1150PC 0119 ' 7 (b) For collection of rents or accounts , paying neither lawyer ' s nor other license tax to City --- $ 50 . 00 APPLIANCES, or sales and repair except when sold 111 with general merchandise (see : Merchandise) each store 50 . 00 ARCHITECTS 50 . 00 ARTIFICIAL STONE MANUFACTURERS or sales (See : Stone) 50 . 00 ASTROLOGERS , fortunetellers , palmists , clairvoyants card readers , phrenologists , spiritual readers and advisors , whether making charge or accepting donations per month - - 500 . 00 CO ATTORNEYS 50 . 00 CO itt AUCTIONEERS 50 . 00 O • AUTO LOANS or finance companies 50 . 00 AUTOMOBILES : (a) Dealers in new or used cars 50 . 00 (b) Body shop or paint shop 40 . 00 (c) Garage , repair, storage , laundry, etc. 40 . 00 (d) Accessories , parts and supplies , retail . III See : Merchandise (e) Accessories , parts and supplies , wholesale50 . 00 AWNINGS, sales and service 50 . 00 B BAKERIES 20 . 00 BANKRUPT AND FIRE SALES 50 . 00 BANKS, bankers or trust companies 150 . 00 BARBERSHOPS : (a) Two chairs or less 40 . 00 (b) Each Additional chair 10 . 00 BEAUTY PARLORS : (a) Two operators or less 40. 00 (b) Each additional chair, 10 . 00 BEER AND WINE E Alcoholic Beverages , 500 of State and County License • BICYCLES : (a) Sales only 25 . 00 (b) For hire or shop repair, or both, including sales 50 . 00 OA 1150 PG 0120 BILLIARDS or pool tables ; for public use for profit ; (a) Four tables or less 100 . 00 (b) Each additional table 20 . 00 BILLPOSTERS. See : Advertising BOARDINGHOUSES, lodginghouses , hotels and motels (a) Four rooms or rental units or less 40 . 00 (b) Each room or rental unit over four 10 . 00 BONDING COMPANIES 40 . 00 BOOK AGENTS 60 . 00 BOOKSTORES 50 . 00 BOOTBLACKS : (a) One to two seats 25 . 00 (b) Three to five seats 50 . 00 BOTTLING COMPANY, with place of business in city 100 . 00 BOWLING ALLEY 60 . 00 BROKERS : (a) Stocks and bonds 50 . 00 (b) Real estate. See : Real Estate (c) Merchandise , wholesale 50 . 00 BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS 150 . 00 BUILDING CONTRACTORS and subcontractors 50 . 00 BUILDING MATERIALS : (a) Sand, brick, lime , cement , lumber and other building materials , including cabinet and shop work 50 . 00 BUS COMPANIES 50 . 00 BUTCHER SHOPS 50 . 00 C CABLEVISION COMPANIES 200 . 00 CANNING FACTORIES 50 . 00 CARD READERS. See : Astrologers CASH REGISTERS : agents for sale , or dealers in 50 . 00 CEMENT AND CONCRETE PRODUCTS 50 . 00 CHIROPODISTS 50 . 00 CHIROPRACTORS 50 . 00 O.R. 1150 PG 0121 29 CIGARETTE See : Tobacco Dealers CIRCUSES, each day, upon approval of City Council 100 . 00 CIVIL ENGINEERS AND SURVEYORS 50 . 00 CLAIRVOYANTS See : Astrologers CLEANERS See : Dry Cleaners COLD STORAGE PLANTS 50 . 00 CRATES, Vegetables or fruit, Manufacturers 50 . 00 DANCE HALLS (Operating for profit) 100 . 00 CO CO DELIVERY SERVICE, operating as a separate business 50 . 00 CO DENTISTS 50 . 00 CI: - DETECTIVE .50 . 00 DOCTORS 50 . 00 DRUG STORES 50 . 00 DRY CLEANERS AND LAUNDRY 50 . 00 ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANIES 200 . 00 ELECTRIC MACHINERY or supplies , dealers 50 . 00 ELECTRICIANS, master or employing 50 . 00 EMBALMERS 50 . 00 ENGINEERS 50 . 00 ENGRAVERS AND LITHOGRAPHERS 20 . 00 EXHIBITIONS, freak or other curiosity, for profit , per week (Upon approval of council only) 50 . 00 EXPRESS COMPANIES 100 . 00 EXTERMINATORS of insects , rodents or pets 50 . 00 F FBO, at airport 50 . 00 FACTORIES : (a) One to five employees 20 . 00 (b) Each additional employee 2 . 00 011150PG 0122 30 FEEDS, HAY AND GRAIN, dealers or agents : (a) Wholesale 50 . 00 (b) Retail 50 . 00 FERTILIZERS : (a) Dealers or agents 50 . 00 (b) Soil conditioners (peat moss , etc. ) 50 . 00 FILLING STATIONS 40 . 00 FINANCE COMPANIES 150 . 00 FISH See : Butcher Shop FLEA MARKETS : (a) 1 - 50 stalls 300 . 00 (b) 50 - 100 stalls 400 . 00 (c) over 100 stalls 800 . 00 FLORISTS 50 . 00 FORTUNETELLERS . See : Astrologers FOUNDRIES See : Machine Shops FREIGHT HAULING See : Trucks for Hire FRUIT, wholesale or retail 50 . 00 FUNERAL DIRECTORS See : Undertakers FURNITURE (See : Storekeepers) G GAMES, Automatic See : Vending Machines GARAGES See : Automobile GAS COMPANIES, bottled gas 50 . 00 GASOLINE AND OIL, wholesale dealers or distributors100 . 00 GENERAL CONTRACTORS 70 . 00 GRAIN See : Feeders , hay and grain GRAVEL AND SAND, dealers (See : building materials) 50 . 00 GREEN GROWERS AND DEALERS, vegetables , fresh fruits and nuts (wholesale) 50 . 00 GREETING CARDS AND STATIONARY 50 . 00 GUNS , dealers , pistols , bowie knives or other deadly weapons , when no other stock is carried 50 . 00 H HATS , cleaning and blocking not in connection with dry cleaners 50 . 00 HAY See : Feeds , hay and grain HIDES dealers , other than junk dealers 50 . 00 011150 PG 0123 11 HOUSE MOVERS 50 . 00 ICE CREAM:, (a) Parlors or stores (not including soda fountains) 20 . 00 (b) Manufacturers (wholesale) 60 . 00 (c) Soda fountains i Alone 10 . 00 ii With sandwiches , cakes , pies , etc. 20 . 00 ICE MANUFACTURERS 20 . 00 INSURANCE AGENTS of accident, health, burglary casualty, damage , fire , and any other CO kinds , classes or forms of insurance : CO ICE (a) For one company represented 50. 00 CD (b) Each additional company 10 . 00 iCE J JEWELERS 30 . 00 JOB PRINTERS 50 . 00 JUNK DEALERS 100 . 00 K KEY SHOPS and lock repair 20 . 00 L LABOR SOLICITORS 50 . 00 " LANDSCAPING See : Nursery Stock LAUNDROMATS 50 . 00 LAWYERS 50 . 00 LETTER SERVICE , Multigraphing or mimeographing 50 . 00 LINEN SUPPLY 50 . 00 LITHOGRAPHERS See : Engravers and lithographers LOAN COMPANIES 150 . 00 LOCKSMITHS See : Key shops LUMBER, retail dealers See : Building materials 50 . 00 LUNCH STANDS AND ROOMS See : Restaurant O.R. 1150 PG 0124 12 M MACHINE SHOPS. and FOUNDRIES 50 . 00 MACHINERY OR IMPLEMENTS, dealers or agents 50 . 00 MAGAZINE AND BOOK AGENTS, local 50 . 00 MANICURISTS 25 . 00 MARBLE WORKS See : Monuments MARKETS vegetable , independently operated 50 . 00 MATTRESS COMPANIES, sale and or repair 50 . 00 MEAT MARKETS See : Butcher shop MEDICINE SHOWS per day 50 . 00 METAL SHOPS 50 . 00 MIMEOGRAPHING See : Letter Service MOBILE HOME PARKS : (a) 10 or less 50 . 00 (b) Each additional 2 . 00 MOBILE HOME SALES 50 . 00 MORTGAGE COMPANIES 150 . 00 MONUMENTS , tombstones , or marble works 50 . 00 MOTELS See : Boardinghouses MOVERS See : Trucks for hire MOVING PICTURE SHOWS and drive-in theaters 50 . 00 MULTIGRAPHING See : Letter Service N NATUROPATHS 50 . 00 NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS See : Publishers NEWSSTANDS,when not included in merchant ' s license- 25 . 00 NOVELTY WORKS 50 . 00 NURSERY STOCK of forest trees , agents or dealers including landscaping and floral gardens 50 . 00 0 OCULISTS 50 . 00 OFFICE SUPPLIES AND FURNITURE , agents 50 . 00 OIL wholesale dealers 100 . 00 retail .. 50 . 00 O.R. 1150 PG 0125 13 OPTICIANS 50 . 00 OPTOMETRISTS 50 . 00 ORGAN GRINDERS or street musicians , per week 10 . 00 ORIENTAL GOODS , dealers 50 . 00 OSTEOPATHS 50 . 00 OYSTERS. See : Butcher Shops P 1-1 CO PACKING HOUSES 100 . 00 CO PAINTING 50 . 00 m PALMISTS. See : Astrologers PAPERHANGING 50 . 00 PARKING LOTS, operated as separate business 50 . 00 PATENT MEDICINES or medical ointment , manu- facturer, not to include drugstore paying tax as licensed merchant 50 . 00 PAWNBROKERS 100 . 00 PEAT MOSS . See : Fertilizers PHOTOGRAPHER or studio , with permanent place of business in city 50 . 00 PHRENOLOGISTS . See : Astrologers PHYSICIANS 50 . 00 PIANO TUNERS 20 . 00 PISTOLS . See : Guns PLUMBERS, contractors , masters and employing 50 . 00 POOL TABLES . See : Billiards POULTRY. See : Butcher Shops PRINTING. See : Job Printers PROFESSIONS , not otherwise specified - 50 . 00 PUBLIC STENOGRAPHERS 10 . 00. PUBLISHERS AND PRINTERS 50 . 00 R RADIO, repair when not connected with other merchandise 20 . 00 RAILROAD COMPANIES 100 . 00 O.R. 1150 PG 0126 14 REAL ESTATE : (a) Agents or rental agents (Salesmen who sell real estate for a dealer , broker or agency) 20 . 00 (b) Dealers or brokers 50 . 00 REFRIGERATION, sales and service 50 . 00 RENTAL AGENTS. See : Real Estate REPAIR SHOPS , local , not otherwise enumerated 50 . 00 RESTAURANTS : (a) Seating for 0 to 15 persons 40 . 00 (b) Seating for 15 or more 60 . 00 (c) Drive in 100 . 00 ROOMING HOUSES . See : Boardinghouse S SANDWICH STANDS. See : Restaurants SASHES , DOORS AND BLINDS , manufacturers 40 . 00 SEAFOOD. See : Restaurants SECOND HAND DEALERS 50 . 00 SERVICE STATIONS . See: Filling Stations SEWING MACHINES, repairs and sales 50 . 00 SHEET METAL SHOPS 50 . 00 SHOE REPAIR SHOPS, not including merchandise 20 . 00 SHOWS* of all kinds , except local nonprofit organizations , except circuses and carnivals , including vaudeville , minstrels , theatrical or any other exhibition giving performances under tent or temporary structures , covered or uncovered, each day (with approval of city) - - - 50 . 00 SHUFFLE BOARDS and all devices used by persons for profit to themselves , such as throwing at wooden figures , or any other objects , with rings or any other device of like nature and striking an object to test strength, lung testers , etc. , each 50 . 00 SIGN COMPANIES . See : Advertising SIGN PAINTERS, as separate business 50 . 00 SKATING RINKS 50 . 00 SODA FOUNTAIN. See : . Ice Cream SPIRITUAL READERS AND ADVISORS. See : Astrologers r. OIL 1150PG 0127 25 STEAM CLEANERS AND DYE WORKS . See : Dry Cleaners STORAGE. See : Warehouses STOREKEEPERS 50 . 00 STREET MUSICIANS . See : Organ Grinders SURGEONS 50 . 00 SURVEYORS. See : Civil Engineers - - T —1 CO TAILOR 50 . 00 CO TAXIDERMISTS 50 . 00 OD TAXICABS , per vehicle 40 . 00 TELEGRAPH COMPANIES 200 . 00 TELEPHONE COMPANIES 100 . 00 TERMITE EXTERMINATORS 50 . 00 THEATERS. See : Moving Picture Shows ; Shows TIN SHOPS 50 . 00 TOBACCO DEALERS 50 . 00 TOMBSTONE SALESMEN. See : Monuments TRAILER PARKS . See : Mobile Home Parks TRUCKS FOR HIRE, or trucking 50 . 00 TRUNK REPAIR. See : Key Shops TRUST COMPANIES . See : Banks U UNDERTAKERS AND FUNERAL DIRECTORS, each location70 . 00 UPHOLSTERERS 50 . 00 USED CARS . See: Automobiles V VEGETABLE AND FRUIT STANDS , as separate business50 . 00 VENDING MACHINES, owners or operators for profit Music boxes , jukeboxes , pinball , marble , or other games of amusement for profit , each20 . 00 VETERINARY SURGEONS 50 . 00 ' • 0.8. 1150 PG 0128 26 W WAREHOUSES AND STORAGE ROOMS 50 . 00• • WATCH, repairing and sales ' 50 . 00 WATER, mineral or spring water `' 50 . 00 . WEAPONS. See : Guns WELDING SHOPS 50 . 00 WOOD DEALERS - 50 . 00 11 . Registration Required. All those in a..business , professional or occupation within the corporate boundaries of Zephyrhills which are not required to purchase occupational licenses must register their license with the Building Inspectors from the City of Zephyrhills office annually. Dates and penalties will correspond with those of occupational licenses . Annual charge. will be $10 _00 -per registrat, on . - 12 . Adherence to Building and Zoning Requirements . All business applying for a City Occupational .License must be housed in a building that meets current Building Codes and in an area properly zoned for such activity. 13. Repeal of Inconsistent Ordinances and State Imposed Requirements . All ordinance provisions inconsistent with this or- dinance are hereby repealed. Any State imposed prerequisite for occupational licenses and any overriding exemptions from occupational licenses imposed by the State shall be a tt. adhered to. . 14 . EFFECTIVE DATE . . This ordinance shall become effective upon its third reading and signature by the Mayor.. OA. 1150 PG 0129 . 27 • The foregoing Ordinance No . 320 was read and //. 1s •s.ed on its first reading by the City Council of the OE• Hyq a ' '�� .0 ty•. ,E-\Zephyrhills , Florida, on the fir/ day of AZI/J -=•-'-1 -,i .19 81..`x,• (1' a / , , o Q. , _A.� __._ -.. 00 „ 14 : ' fesident of City Co ! it • UNTY:E i : ATTESm1: • 9A (41. 14-0_,0-6----,.. Ci y Manager 71 0) J) The foregoing Ordinance No . 320 was read and CX passed on its second reading by the City Council of the CO • City of Zephyrhills , Florida, on the 2_1 —"day of R ,,4 , 1981 . >, .,.. L(, a... ..4. Q •11.i..,••'..,' � -Vice Presiders o City Council • 6•'� ©f Z•F•pHr'{4"Y''''' , l {--(Acting in absen of Council President). t'. • ATTESiv,•r ,t ;'A.-�Clc1o��� A-- c, \\\ ; ••r •'Ci y..`Manager -a `. t"�'= ._ -Th, roregoing Ordinance No . 320 was read and o 1,,,a-sed:'. ed�4 B its third reading by the City Council of the • • . T u uNgIt '�oCZephyrhills , Florida, on the _� day of S,�t,�( 1981 . ' T ia/".. IC - �' --- - 1 Vice Presid n of City Council Q=�Z.f,P�>y9' ,\ �I� f (Acting • absence of Council President) //.,„•' ATTB E l 1L _ v./ P Cit Manager • -ti • -`1~ - �_. ! �, "- _ ... Tjie,: foregoing Ordinance No . 320 was approved by °0A me."�td4 s I,•`-' • `- ; aday of �4_,...,,,I.A..__ , 1981 . • UHTY.E . ' Mayor zz OJL 1150 PG 013