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Home My Public Portal AboutOrd. 739 - General Business LicenseORDINANCE NO. 739 GENERAL BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MCCALL, IDAHO, REQUIRING ALL BUSINESSES OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS TO OBTAIN A BUSINESS LICENSE; REQUIRING THE PAYMENT OF A LICENSING FEE ESTABLISHED BY RESOLUTION; REQUIRING ANNUAL RENEWAL OF SUCH LICENSES BY NOTICE TO THE CITY CLERK BEFORE THE END OF THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR; ESTABLISHING THE PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO OBTAIN A LICENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SECTION l: Chapter 3, Title 4, McCall City Code shall be amended to include a new section as follows: 4-3-24 GENERAL BUSINESS LICENSE-- PURPOSE: The purpose of this Section is to maintain an accurate listing of the trades, businesses, and professions located in the City in order to: 1) further the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of McCall so that the City, especially the police, paramedics, and firefighters, have knowledge of the materials and activities present within such businesses in the event of emergencies; and, 2) allow the City and other interested parties to better communicate with the McCall business community and comprehend the business categories that may be over or under -served in the area. (A) `TRADE", "BUSINESS", AND "PROFESSION", DEFINED: As used in this Section "trade", "business" and "profession" shall be defined as those persons, entities, or activities, excluding hawkers, peddlers, or street carnivals as defined in Chapter 3 of Title 4, McCall City Code, which hold themselves out to the public as businesses, trades or professions regardless of size unless such trades, businesses or professions constitute home occupations as defined in Title 3, McCall City Code. (B) LICENSES REQUIRED: No person shall engage in, prosecute or carry on any trade, business or profession within the limits of the City until such person or entity has obtained a license as described in this chapter. Page 1 of 3 Ordinance No. 739 Adopted by Council April 27, 2000 (C) PAYMENT OF FEES, APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, ISSUANCE: Every business, trade or profession shall pay in advance to the City Clerk the required fees as adopted by resolution of the City Council. With the receipt of such fee, the City Clerk shall issue a license to the parties applying therefor. (D) CONTENTS AND AUTHORITY OF LICENSES: Every license issued pursuant to this chapter shall contain and set forth the name, location, and type of each trade, business or profession for which such license is granted. Said license shall authorize the continuance of the business named therein for the term of such license, unless the place licensed shall be closed, in which case the City Clerk shall be notified of the change and shall note the same in the register of licenses. (E) TERM OF LICENSE'; RENEWAL: All licenses shall expire the last day of each year, and shall be dated from the first day issued until the last day of the current year. Each such general business license may be renewed before the end of each calendar year by notice to the City Clerk in writing, but after payment of the first year's fees, no further fees shall be required. (F) MORE THAN ONE BUSINESS AT ONE LOCATION: In every case where more than one business, trade, or profession shall be pursued or carried on in the same place by the same person at the same time, license may be taken out for each according to the rate severally described. (G) VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES: If any person, persons, or entities exercise or carry on any trade, business or profession without first taking out such license as required by this section, or violate any of the provisions of this Chapter, he, she, or they shall be guilty of an infraction punishable by collection of a fine of $50.00; provided further, however, that such person's or persons' failure to pay such a fine within thirty (30) days of notice of such infraction shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable as set forth in McCall City Code, Section 1-3- 1, as such section shall be amended from time to time. Section 2: This Ordinance shall be published once in the official newspaper of the City and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval, and publication. Page 2 of 3 Ordinance No. 739 Adopted by Council April 27, 2000 CITY OF McCALL Valley County, Idaho By AT T: Cathleen A. loch Acting City Clerk lan Muller Mayor Page 3 of 3 Ordinance No. 739 Adopted by Council April 27, 2000 City of McCall Certificate of Recording Officer STATE OF IDAHO} } County of Valley } I, the undersigned, the duly appointed, qualified, City Clerk of the City of McCall, Idaho, do hereby certify the following: 1. That pursuant to the provisions of Section 50-207, Idaho Code, I keep a correct journal of the proceedings of the Council of the City of McCall, Idaho, and that I am statutory custodian of all laws, ordinances and resolutions of said City. 2. That the attached Ordinance No. 739 is a true and correct copy of an ordinance passed at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of McCall held on April 27, 2000 and duly recorded in my office; and 3. That said regular meeting was duly convened and held in all respects in accordance with law and to the extent required by law, due and proper notice of such meeting and that a legally sufficient number of members of the Council voted in the proper manner and for the passage of said ordinance; and that all other requirements and proceedings incident to the proper adoption and passage of said ordinance have been duly fulfilled, carried out and observed; and that I am authorized to execute this certificate. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of McCall, Idaho this 27th day of April 2000. Cathleen A. Koch, City Clerk Publisher's Affidavit of Publication STATE .OF IDAHO .SS County of.Valley I, Carol J. Wright, being duly sworn and say, I am the receptionist of The Star -News, a weekly newspaper published at McCall, in the County of Valley, State of Idaho; that said newspaper is in general circulation in the county of afore said and is a legal newspaper; that the PUBLIC NOTICE, a copy of which is enclosed hereto and is a part hereof, was published in said newspaper once a week for a period of one week in the regular and entire issue of every number there of during the period of time of publication, and was published in the newspaper proper and not in a supplement; and that publica- tion of such notice began May 4, 2000 and ended May 4, 2000. (,) Subscribed and STATE OF IDAHO COUNTY OF VALLEY rn befor e this the 9th day of May, 2000. On this 9th day of May, in the year of 2000, before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared Carol J. Wright, known or identified to me to be the person whose name subscribed to the within instrument, and being by me first duly sworn, declared that the statements therein are true, and acknowledged to me that she executed the same. Tom Grote Notary Public for Idaho Residing at McCall, Idaho Commission Expires 2/8/06 • ORDINANCE NO.739 GENERAL BUSINESS LICENSE • ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE OF THE •CITY OF • MCCALL, IDAHO, REQUIRING'ALLBUSI • NESSES OPERATING WITHIN THE CITY . • LIMITS TO••OBTAIN A.BUSINESS LI- CENSE; REQUIRING THE PAYMENT OF A'LICENSING FEE ESTABLISHED BY •. RESOLUTION REQUIRING ANNUAL • RENEWAL OF SUCH LICENSES BY NO- „ TICE TO THE CITY CLERK BEFORE THE END OF THE PREVIOUS CALENDAR YEAR; ESTABLISHING. THE PENALTY • FOR FAILURE TO 'OBTAIN A LICENSE; AND PROVIDING.AN EFFECTIVE DATE. • SECTION 1 Chapter 3, Title 4, McCall City Code shall be amended to include.a new section as follows: • 4-3-24 GENERAL BUSINESS t I- CENSE— PURPOSE:' The purpose, of this . Section is to maintain an accurate listing of the trades, businesses, and' professions located in the City in orde;. to: • 1) further the.health, safety, and welfare of the .citizens of McCall so that the City;.espe- cially the police, paramedics, and firefighters; have knowledge of the materials and activities • present within. such businesses in the event of emergencies; and, ' 2) *.allow the City and other interested parties to better communicate with the McCall business community and comprehend thebusi- ness categories that may be over. orunder-served .in the area. • .(A) `.`TRADE",. "BUSINESS", AND ."PROFESSION", DEFINED: As used in this Section "trade", "business" and,"profession" shall be defined as those persons, entities, or activities, excluding hawkers, peddlers, or • • street carnivals as defined ih Chapter 3 of Title 4, McCall City Code, which hold themselves out to the publicei businesses; trades or profes- • sions regardless of size unless such trades, • businesses or professions constitute home oe- cupations as defined in Title 3, McCall City • Code. (B)' LICENSES REQUIRED•, No person shall engage in, prosecute or carry on any trade, business or profession within the limits of the . City until such person or entity has obtained a license as described in this•chapter. •• • (C)PAYMENTOFFEES.;APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, ISSUANCE: Every business, • trade or profession shall pay in advance to the • City Clerk the required fees as adopted by re solution of the City Council: With the receipt -- of such fee, the City Clerk shall issue a license • (D) CONTENTS AND AUTHORITY OF LICENSES: Every license issued pursuant to this chapter shall . contain and set forth' the name,location,andtype of each trade, business - or profession for which such license is.granted. Said license shall authorize. the continuance of the business named therein for the term of such license; unless the place licensedshallbeclosed, : in which ease the City Clerk shall be notiftedof the: change and shall note the same in the register of licenses. • • (E) TERM OF LICENSE; RENEWAL: All licenses shall 'expire the last day of each year, and shall be dated frornthe first day issued Until the last day of the curient year. Each such , general business license may be renewed be- fore the end of each calendar year by notice to the City Clerk in writing, but after payment of the.first year's fees, no further fees shall be . required. .0 MORE THAN ONE BUSINESS AT ONELOCATION: In every -case where more • than one business, trade, or professioriaball be: • pursued or carried on in the same place by the same person at the same time; license may be taken but for each according to the rate sever- ally described. (G) VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES:If any person, persons, or entities exercise or carry on any trade, business orprofession with- . . • out first taking out such licensees required by this section;•or violate any of the provisions of this Chapter, he, she, or they shall be guilty of ` . an infraction punishable by collection of a fine . of$50.00; provided further, however,thetsuch ' person's or persons' failure to pay such a fine within,thiqy,(30) days of notice of such infrac- • tion shell constitute a misdemeanor punishable as set girth in McCall City Code, Section 1-3z 1, as sire)) section shall be amended from time • ' ' to time: • Section 2: This Ordinance shall be pub • - lished once in the official newspaper of the City and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage, approval, and publication. • CITY. OF MCCALL'• . Valley County, Idaho • By:: Allan Muller, Mayor• . • 'ATTEST: Cathleen A. Koch, Acting City. Clerk ltc5/4