Chapter 5.05
BUSINESS REGISTRATION

Sections:

5.05.010    Business defined.

5.05.020    Registration required – Fee.

5.05.030    Fee set by resolution – Expiration.

5.05.040    Forms – Contents.

5.05.050    Applicability.

5.05.060    Violation – Penalty.

5.05.010 Business defined.

The term “business,” as used in this chapter, shall mean and include any trade, occupation, profession, pursuit or business, whether or not carried on or engaged in for profit. (Ord. 430 § 1, 2002)

5.05.020 Registration required – Fee.

No person, partnership or corporation shall engage in or carry on any business within the limits of the city without registering said business with the city and paying the registration fee. (Ord. 430 § 2, 2002)

5.05.030 Fee set by resolution – Expiration.

The registration fee shall be established by resolution, and shall register said business through December 31st of that year, at which time said registration shall expire and a new registration fee shall be payable. Any business which registers after June 30th of any year shall pay one-half the registration fee, which shall register such business for the remainder of that calendar year. In addition to the business registration fee, each business shall be required to reimburse the city in full for any and all administrative overhead and enforcement expenses incurred by city, including court costs and attorneys’ fees, to obtain that business’s compliance with this chapter. (Ord. 430 § 3, 2002)

5.05.040 Forms – Contents.

Registration forms shall contain the name of the business, the names of its owners, its street location, its mailing address and the nature of such business. (Ord. 430 § 4, 2002)

5.05.050 Applicability.

This chapter shall not apply to insurers, their agents and other representatives, churches and nonprofit organizations, pari-mutuel betting establishments, or to businesses located outside the city. Any such businesses which desire to register under this chapter may do so upon payment of the registration fee. (Ord. 430 § 5, 2002)

5.05.060 Violation – Penalty.

Violation of this chapter is a violation as defined in Chapter 1.10 VMC. (Ord. 486 § 11, 2009; Ord. 430 § 6, 2002)