Fort Walton Beach Ordinance — 1679--Amend Occupational License Provision — reading text

ORDINANCE NO. 1679 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH FLORIDA RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING; REPEALING ARTICLE IV, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, ENTITLED OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX, SECTIONS 81 THROUGH 98; ENACTING A NEW 22.. 22.. CHAPTER OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED; REORGANIZING AND UPDATING PROVISIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR FEES TO BE ESTABLISHED AND AMENDED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WALTON BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. AUTHORITY. The authority for enactment of this Ordinance is Section 166. 021, Florida Statutes ( 2004). SECTION 2. REPEAL OF ARTICLE IV. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX. Article IV, Sections 22- 81 through 22- 98 of the Code of Ordinances, entitled Occupational License Tax, is hereby repealed in its entirety. See. 22 g 1. PeBalty for ~/ielatians. Unless stated otherv:ise, violatiens of this artiele are Bishablle : p1: as pTeYided in seetian 1 g ef the Cede ef OrdiBaBees. The eeftvietioo and pU:BishmeBt of any persen far HansaetiBg any easiBess witheut an aeeupatieBallieease shall net Meuse er M~ t sueh peISen fram the paymeat af aRY lieease fee daa and 1:1Bpaid at the time of sueh emwietion. Ord. I}e. 1291, ~ 2, 9 27 95) See. 22 g2. Seepe. No eeeupati8nallieease shall Be issued ar gFaBted te any applisant t8 eagage iB the Busmess af selliBg aT dispesingef meTehandise ef any kind, at retail eT vlhelesale, eT the praetiee ar pursuit af and subjeet te the any prefession eT eeeupatien, in the eity, aKeapt apen the terms and eeBditieBs provisieas ef this artiele. Orel No. 1291, ~ 3, 9 27 95) See. 22 g3. Lieease requwed; applieatieB. a) N e parsen shall eagage m aT maBage any BusiBess, prefessien ar eeeupatiaR, eT eKeTeise aay a eity eeeupatieaal lieense has beeR privilege ffieatiened and desigaated m this artiele, 1:1Bless obtamed therefe- r HOm. the eity by the paymellt ef the fee set forth m this artiele eppesite the desigaatieB ef the BHSiBess, prafessiea, eeeupatieB er privilege. S1:100 fee shall Be paid By: 1 ) ~'\ ny pefSen whe mamtaiRs a permaneat B1:1smes leeatiaa eT braBeh offiee withiB the eity, fer the privilege ef engaging m eT maaagmg aay business within its jarisdietieR; 2) ...'\ 1iy persen '",he maintains a permanent business loeatieR er braBeh effiee within t-ha eity, for the privilege af eagagmg in or managing any prefessiea er eeeupatiaB 'l:ithm its jurisdietioR; 3) !.. Busmess laeati8R er BraBeh 8ffiee '.vithiB Dy pengen who maintaiBs a telBf' efal)' the eity; for t-he ef pri'/ilege in aT managing any eBgagmg prefe-s ieB or oeGUpatieB v:ithiH its jurisdietieB; aHd this seefieR and who 1) persoB whe dees net qualify 1iHder paragraph ( a)(1) er ( 2) af 4\Hy H8BSaets any busmess ar eBgagas m any eeGupatien or pTefessian in iBterstate eammaree, if sueh fee is Bet pTehibited by ! Jiiele I, SeetiaR g, ef the DRited States Censtimtien. Toni L.Craig Page 1 11/8/ 2005  9) ~'\ ll applieatieRS for SHOO businesses shall Be pl8Ged ea file \~:ith the eity at least 2<1 heurs prior te epeaing, eJ{eept fer FeBe'lt'als , vith ne elumge in leeatien. In additi9B te the tFaBsfer ta a ne'.~:leeatien 1: 1BGer a eurrent HeaRse ' l:itheat [!fst eBtaiBiBg, iB VJfitiBg, Ham the baildiBg effieial, a verifieatiaa of eerreet zeaing for sueh BwiBess at the prepased loeatien. OR the business applieati9B eaoo perseB shall ideRtify aay and all hamrdeus \': aste ar materials ased, stered, geaeFated er dispased ef iBeluding (jUaBti es by the basmess, prefessi9B er ee6HpatieR. In additioo te ideatifyiBg hazardaas wastes aHd materials, the persen making the oosiBess appHeatien shall deseribe the haRdliBg and dispasal ef sueh materials. The eity may issue ar deny a Busmess lieense based upon aR adeE}Hately ealBf'leted applieatioo farm eeatammg the hamrdeus materials informatiea eR the form in efder te eeaserye aRd pr-ete t seils, miBerals aad v-egetatio . Ord. Ne. 1291, ~ 4, 9 27 95) See. 22 81. Expiratiaa ef lieeRses; pa) ment of fees; transfers. ll eeeupatiaaalHeenses issued t- IBdef this artiele shall eKpire- aa September 30 ef e8Gh year. No lieease shall be issued for mer- e thaB ooe year. Fer eaeh lieease ebtaiBed for lieensiBg betweeR OeteBer 1 aRd ~ A..pril 1, the full fee far ene year shall be paid, e-xeept as ather-wise previded in this artiele, and fer eaeh lieease ebtamed HeensiBg Hom f.: pril 1 ta J1:1Be 30, eRe half the full fee for ane year shall be paid, eept 0* as etherwise preyided in this artiele. Fer eaeh lieeRSe ebtained Hem July 1 to ber 30, eae qaarter af the full fee for eae year shall Be paid, 0* eept as etherwise Septem. provided iB this artiele. Upen '.witten reqaest aHd preseatatiaR of the ariginallieease, any lieeooe meat ef the maJdmam fee may be transferred HOm. eRe leeatien te another locatien apea pa) permitted BY geRerallav:. ~'\easiness lieease may Be traasfefred te a aew e'.VBer v:heR there is a beRa fide sale ef the busiBess, upaa paymeBt ef the maxim.1:lIB fee permitted By geaeFal law, presentatioa efthe eriginallieease aRd e~/ideaee of the sale. Ord. No. 1291, ~ 5, 9 27 95) See. 22 g5. Fees based OR eapital investmeat er value ef geads, ate.; swem stateHleRt and preef required. lH all eases where the amooot reqHired to Be paid fer aR eeeupatienal lieease depends apon the ame1:1Bt of eapital iBvested af the value af geods, steck er property used in the basiness, it shall be the duty ef the perseR applyiBg fer sueh lieease te reader te the eity manager or his autharized repre-s at iye a S\"om stateHleat af the amalIDt ef sueh eapital or the value sf sueh steele, geees er ether preperty. Farther, as a cenditiea for the issuanee of any such lieease, the applieaBt shall also submit proef, iBeludiBg mS1:lfaBee earned, fer inspectien aRd examiaatiea BY the eity manager er ef eapital his authemed rep seat i'le, either beiere er after the Heease is issued, ef the aIBeWlt myested er the value ef the steek, geeds, wares, merooandise er ather preperty earned er ased iB sHeh busiBess, sHeh preef te eeasist ef iw/ enteries last takea er steek boeks. The eity manager or his authorized representati~/e m.ay refuse ta issae the liceBse ootil saeh time as sueh statem.eRt is filed and sueh inspeetioa and exaIBiBatieR are permitted. N e ljeensee shall refuse te all0".\'saeh inspeetian aRd 6*aminatiea By the eity maaager or his represeatatP/ e. Ora. Ne. 1291, ~ e, 9 27 95) See. 22 86. R-ebate of He ease fees. No pertien ef any eeeupatienal lie ease fee assessed t- IBder this artiele shall Be r- abated tmless it elearly appears that saeh lie ease fee eelleeted was by mistake ar err- e r. Bef o re- makiBg sueh a rebate to a lieeRsee, all 8IROOBts payable MeeT a proper lieease shall be paid by sueh lieeasee. Ord. No. 1291, ~ 7, 9 27 95) See. 22 g7. Lieeasee to pay merehaRts' fee 1:1Bless speeiaUy elassified. ha er '.yhioo is speeially elassified ny parseR eagaged in selliBg geaes, wares and merehaadise, ,,, UBder this artiele, shall pay t-he speeially elassified eeeupatieaallieense fee aRd Bet the merehaBts' this oeeapatienallieease fee, bat a person eagaged in a busiBess that is Bet speeially lieeasecl11: Bder artiele shall pay the m.erehaRts' eeeupatieRallieease fee. Ord. No. 1291, ~ 8, 9 27 95) See. 22 gg. Limitatien aR privilege autRerized by paymeat ef lieease fees. The paymellt of a lieease fee ooeer this artiele shall net autherilSe er legalize iB any mamler vhatseever the eemmissieR of any effeBse er Grime against the eity, the eaHBty, the state er the United States. Toni L.Craig Page 2 11/8/ 2005  Or-d. Ne. 1291, i 9, 9 27 95) See. 22 g9. Fees te be paid int9 geaeral fund. All reveaue derived Hem lieeBSe fees irnpesed ander this artiele shall be paid iBte the geReral fuRd ef the eit)'. Ord. No. 1291, ~ 10, 9 27 95) See. 22 90. Peaaky for deliBqueaey iB paymeBt ef fees. All eeeapatioaal lie eases shall Be sold BY the eity m.aaager er his autherized rep seat i'le begilmiBg ..\ugust 1 of eaeh year, shall be due and payable ea Oeteber 1 ef eaeh year and expire oa SeptemBer 30 efthe sueeeediBg year. These lieeases not reae'....~ ed By OetaBer 1 shall be eOBsidered delmqueat and subjeet te a deliBqueaey peaalty €If tea pereeat far the maRth ef Oetaber, plus aR additioaal fi~ le pereeat peaalty for eaeh meath of deliBqaeRey thereafter HBtil paid. Rev/ever, the tetal delmqueaey peaalty shall Ret exeeed 25 pereent of the oee1:lfJatioa l lieease fee fer the deliBEJUeat estaBlishment. By ..'\ pemea eagagiBg iB er maaagiBg any Business, eeeupatien ef itheut first ebtaiBing leeal eeeupatieRal lieeRse, if r- equir- 1: l D der this artiele, shall prafessieR ....: a