HomeMy Public PortalAbout17/02ORDINANCE NO. 17/02
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COMMISSION
OF THE TOWN OF GULF STREAM, PALM
BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE
TOWN CODE OF ORDINANCES AT CHAPTER
10, BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS AND
OCCUPATIONS, AT ARTICLE I, IN GENERAL,
BY DELETING SECTION 10-1 OCCUPATIONAL
REGISTRATION FEES IN ITS ENTIRETY;
FURTHER AMENDING SECTION 10-2,
REQUIRED REGISTRATION INFORMATION,
TO BE RENAMED OCCUPATIONAL
REGISTRATION AND RENUMBERED 10-1;
ADDING A NEW SECTION 10-2 PENALTIES;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING
FOR REPEAL OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT;
PROVIDING FOR CODIFICATION; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COMMISSION OF THE TOWN OF GULF
STREAM, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS
Section 1. The Code of Ordinances of the Town of Gulf Stream is hereby amended at
Chapter 10, Businesses, Professions and Occupations, Article I, In General, Sections 10-1
Occupational Registration Fees and 10-2 Required Registration Information to read as follows:
See. 10 } Oc;su ationai gistFatie., c e..
A., a el registration fee efc-2e nn is hereby imposedpersonaft),entity who
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Cvetie.b 4 of A..tiele 1 of the Genstitbltien of the IInited States pr.ahabits imposition
of sue -h r gistmtien fee. All gist..etion fees pfe.:.1 d by this eti h 11 alst; h
subjest to the pfovisions of this ehapte« For purposes f thiht
os eaper ' the
r-egistT-atien fee imposed herein shell in ne . be eonsid-efed a ! hilt shall he an
administ..etiye eost to Aeffay expenses in ffed by the town
Sec. 10-21. — Required Occupational registration i
(a) Any persen--or—business entity operating or funetiopfine -b•atha. which
provides or furnishes services within the corporate limits of the town shall submit
the following required registration information simultaneously with filing a
business tax receipt .
(1) Official name of the personi business entity;
(2) The office, place of business, headquarters or usual meeting place
of such persea-er business entity;
(3) The officers, agents, employees or representatives of such person eF
business entity;
(4) The purpose of such business;
(5) A copy of the business tax receipt from the county or municipality
in which they are licensed if applicable;
(6) A copy of the state certification if such applicant is a contractor or
any other business regulated by the state; and
(7) A certificate of insurance for workers' compensation or an
exemption and liability insurance with the town as a certificate holder.
(8) A copy of the business entity's vehicle registration(s).
(b) All information obtained pursuant to this section shall be deemed public and
subject to the inspection of any interested party at all reasonable business hours.
(c) Upon the town's receipt of the required registration information, the town will issue
the business entity an occupational registration and vehicle decal(s) to be displayed on the
vehicle(s) registered to the business entity.
Sec. 10-2. — Penalties.
Failure to obtain an occupational registration properly display a vehicle decal or improper
use of a vehicle decal, such as displaying a vehicle decal on a vehicle not registered to the business
entity, shall subiect the offender to penalties through the town's code compliance procedure in
accordance with the provisions of Florida Statutes Chapter 162 and the town code. In the event of
a violation of this chapter, the town also reserves its rights to pursue any and all other legal
remedies available to the town.
Section 2. Severability.
If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect the other provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect
without the invalid provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are
hereby declared severable.
Section 3. Repeal of Ordinances in Conflict.
All other ordinances of the Town of Gulf Stream, Florida, or parts thereof which conflict
with this or any part of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Codification.
This Ordinance shall be codified and made a part of the official Code of Ordinances of the
Town of Gulf Stream.
Section 5. Effective Date.
bylaw.
This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval, as provided
PASSED AND ADOPTED in a regular, adjourned session on the first reading this 18th
day of Sept. 20 17 , and for a second and final reading on this l a+h day of rj i-�,
20'17
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