[R.O. 1992 § 600.010; CC § 800.010; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959; Ord. No. 13, 10-8-1959; Ord. No. 69, 3-2-1971]
The following words when used in this Chapter shall mean:
All kinds of vocations, occupations, professions, enterprises,
establishments and all other kinds of activities and matters, together
with all devices, machines, vehicles and appurtenances used therein,
any of which are conducted for private profit or benefit, either directly
or indirectly, on any premises in the City, or anywhere within its
jurisdiction.
The City Clerk.
Any tag, plate, badge, emblem, sticker or any other kind
of device which may be required for any use in connection with any
license.
All lands, structures, places, and also the equipment and
appurtenances connected or used therewith in any business, and also
any personal property which is either affixed to, or is otherwise
used in connection with any such business conducted on such premises.
[R.O. 1992 § 600.020; CC § 800.020; Ord. No. 87B, 6-16-1973]
Whenever a written complaint is made to the Board of Aldermen
on oath of five (5) or more citizens of the City, none of whom are
members of the same household that any business licensed by the City
under the provisions of this Chapter is being conducted or operated
in such manner as to result in repeated or continuous excessive noise,
offensive odors, injurious fumes or dust, embarrassing, lewd or indecent
exhibitions or acts, breaches of the peace, indecent or vulgar language,
obstruction of traffic, blocking of sidewalks or footpaths or any
act or acts constituting a nuisance under the laws of the State, to
the annoyance, discomfort or inconvenience of the general public,
the Board of Aldermen shall cause written notice of the filing of
such complaint, specifying the act or acts complained of, to be personally
served upon the person or persons in charge of such business by the
Chief of Police.
[R.O. 1992 § 600.030; CC § 800.030; Ord. No. 87B, 6-16-1973]
Such notice shall state the date and time of a public hearing,
to be set by the Board of Aldermen not later than ten (10) days after
the service of such notice, for the purpose of inquiring into the
allegations thereof. At such hearing the person or persons in charge
of said business shall be afforded an opportunity to be represented
by counsel, present evidence, cross examine witnesses and be heard
upon the allegations of said complaint.
[R.O. 1992 § 600.040; CC § 800.040; Ord. No. 87B, 6-16-1973]
The Board of Aldermen, after hearing all evidence submitted
at such hearing, shall dismiss the complaint or take such action as
they find and believe is necessary to correct any conditions complained
of which they find to exist, including suspension or revocation of
license.
[R.O. 1992 § 600.050; CC § 840.010]
[R.O. 1992 § 615.010; CC § 830.010; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959]
It shall be unlawful for any person, either directly or indirectly,
to conduct any business or non-profit enterprise, or to use in connection
therewith any vehicle, premises, machine or device, in whole or in
part, for which a license, or permit, is required by any law or ordinance
of this City, without a license, or permit therefor being first procured
and kept in effect at all times as required by this Chapter or other
law or ordinance of this City.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.020; CC § 830.020; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959]
This Chapter shall apply to all business in the nature of special
sales for which a license is required by any law or ordinance of the
City and it shall be unlawful for any person, either directly or indirectly,
to conduct any such sale except in conformity with the provisions
of this Chapter.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.030; CC § 830.030; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959]
[R.O. 1992 § 615.040; CC § 830.040; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959]
The agents or other representatives of non-residents who are
doing business in the City shall be personally responsible for the
compliance of their principals and of the businesses they represent
with this Chapter.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.050; CC § 830.050; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959]
A license shall be obtained in the manner prescribed herein
for each branch establishment or location of the business engaged
in, as if each such branch establishment or location were a separate
business; provided that warehouses and distributing plants used in
connection with and incidental to a business licensed under the provisions
of this Chapter shall not be deemed to be separate places of business
or branch establishments.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.060; CC § 830.060; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959]
Each rental real property shall be deemed a branch establishment
or separate place of business for the purpose of this Chapter when
there is a representative of the owner or the owner's agent on the
premises who is authorized to transact business for such owner or
owner's agent or there is a regular employee of the owner or of the
owner's agent working on the premises.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.070; CC § 830.070; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959]
A person engaged in two (2) or more businesses at the same location
shall not be required to obtain separate licenses for conducting each
of such businesses but, when eligible, shall be issued one (1) license
which shall specify on its face all such businesses.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.080; CC § 830.080; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959]
No license shall be required of any person for any mere delivery
in the City of any property purchased or acquired in good faith from
such person at his regular place of business outside the City where
no intent by such person is shown to exist to evade the provisions
of this Chapter.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.090; CC § 830.090; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959; Ord. No. 837 § II, 10-23-2014; Ord.
No. 1038, 3-9-2023]
A.
The City License Officer may issue special permits, without the payment of any license fees or other charges therefor, to any person or organization for the conduct or operation of a non-profit enterprise, either regularly or temporarily, when he/she finds that the applicant operates without private profit, for a public, community, charitable, educational, literary, fraternal, or religious purpose. The purpose and intent of this Section is to provide for the permitting of temporary special events in a manner consistent with its normal use and beneficial to the general welfare of the public. Furthermore, it is the intent of this Section to protect the public, nearby property owners, residents and businesses from special events that may be disruptive, unsafe, or inappropriate given site conditions, traffic, parking, noise, crowds, and the nature of the proposed use. To that end, the applicant must meet the standards in Subsection (B).
1.
Application For Special Permit. An applicant for a special permit
shall submit an application therefor to the City License Officer,
upon forms prescribed by the License Officer, and shall furnish such
additional information and make such affidavits as the License Officer
shall require to ensure compliance with all legal requirements.
2.
Special Permittees Must Conform. A person or organization operating
under a special permit shall operate his/her non-profit enterprise
in compliance with this Chapter and all other applicable rules and
regulations as provided herein.
3.
Approval By Board. For any request for a special permit, including
a temporary street closure by an individual, neighborhood, civic or
community organization for the temporary closure of any City street
for the purpose of conducting a neighborhood, civic or community event,
an application for a special permit may be submitted to the Board
of Aldermen for approval when the City License Officer deems it necessary
due to the request involving the safety of other citizens where it
could involve other entities such as the Police and Fire Departments.
The special permit may be granted, denied, or made subject to conditions
that the Board of Aldermen may deem reasonably necessary to protect
the public health, safety, and general welfare. The Board of Aldermen
shall review the application based on the intent of this Article and
the appropriateness of the event considering the standards set forth
herein.
B.
Standards.
1.
Hours Of Operation And Duration. The duration and hours of operation
of a special permit shall be consistent with the event and surrounding
neighborhood.
2.
Traffic Circulation. The special event shall not cause undue
traffic congestion or accident potential given anticipated attendance
and the design of adjacent streets, intersections, parking, and traffic
controls.
3.
Off-Street Parking. If possible off-street parking shall be
provided to meet the needs of the special event and the event shall
not create a parking shortage for any other use. All off-street parking
surfaces used for the special event shall be concrete or asphalt unless
an acceptable alternative is approved at the discretion of the City.
4.
Public Safety And Litter Control. Where applicable, adequate
on-site rest room facilities and solid waste containers shall be provided.
The applicant shall calculate the demand for such facilities and specify
how the need will be addressed.
5.
Appearances And Nuisances. The event shall not generate excessive
noise, dust, smoke, glare, spillover lighting or other forms of environmental
or visual pollution.
6.
Signs. The City shall review all signage in connection with
the issuance of the special event permit, although a separate sign
permit is not required unless otherwise required by the Sign Code.
The number and types of signs permitted shall be evaluated on the
following criteria: type, size and duration of the proposed event
or use, safety considerations (sign distance setbacks, sidewalks in
area, etc.), lighting considerations (disturbance of nearby residents
and adverse effects on traffic on adjacent streets) and aesthetic
concerns (appearance, illumination, number, and size of signs proposed).
If the event involves a banner, the size and design of the banner
shall be appropriate to the size of the building or structure to which
it is attached and the character of the surrounding neighborhood.
7.
City Services. If the applicant requests the City to provide
extraordinary services or equipment or if the City otherwise determines
that extraordinary services (including, but not limited to, traffic
control or security personnel) or equipment are required to protect
the public health, safety or general welfare, the applicant may be
required to reimburse the City for the cost of the services if the
services are not provided by the applicant. The City may require the
applicant to submit a security deposit, in an amount and in the form
approved by the City Attorney, prior to the event to ensure that the
applicant complies with this provision.
[Ord. No. 1041, 5-11-2023]
8.
Insurance Coverage: Proof Of Liability And Personal Injury Insurance
Coverage In An Amount Required By The City For All Special Events.
If a special event is held on public property, or extraordinary services
are provided by the City, the applicant shall provide the City with
a certificate of insurance identifying the City as additional insured
at such levels of insurance designated by the City License Officer
and in the form approved by the City Attorney.
9.
Restoration Of Site. Within forty-eight (48) hours of cessation
of the event, the site shall be returned to its previous condition
(including the removal of any temporary structure, all litter, signage,
attention-attracting devices, or other evidence of the special event
and return of all ground cover that may have been disturbed or, in
the alternative, measures to control erosion).
10.
Permit To Be Displayed Or Made Available. The applicant shall
post or otherwise display the validly issued special permit on the
premises at all times during the duration of the event. If it is not
feasible to display the permit due to the event type or location,
the permit shall be made available for inspection by any person requesting
to see the permit.
11.
Occupancy Permit Required For Buildings. A certificate of occupancy
shall be required before any temporary or permanent structure used
in conjunction with the special permit is occupied. All structures
and the site shall meet all applicable provisions of this Code, the
City ordinances and the International Building Code as adopted by
the City. Any structure used in conjunction with the special permit
shall meet all sight distance requirements of the City, shall be the
subject of a valid occupancy permit and shall be promptly removed
upon the cessation of the special permit. The special event shall
comply with all applicable City, State and Federal health, safety,
environmental and other applicable requirements.
C.
Conditions. The City License Officer or Board of Aldermen may establish
any reasonable conditions deemed necessary to ensure compatibility
with adjacent land uses and to minimize potential adverse impacts
on nearby uses, including, but not limited to:
1.
Event-specific restrictions on the hours of operation duration of
the event, size of the activity or other operational characteristics;
2.
The provision of traffic control or security personnel to ensure
the public safety and convenience;
3.
The provision of liability and personal injury insurance in
the forms and amounts that the Board of Aldermen finds necessary to
protect the safety and general welfare of the community;
4.
Limitations on signs;
5.
Temporary arrangements for on-site rest room facilities, parking,
and traffic circulation;
6.
Requirements for screening/buffering and deposit agreements
(guarantees) for site restoration and cleanup following the special
event such as the posting of a performance bond to help ensure that
the operation of the event and the subsequent restoration of the site
are conducted according to required special event standards and conditions
of approval.
D.
Exception. Any special event sponsored or co-sponsored by the City
shall not be required to get a special permit.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.100; CC § 830.100; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959; Ord. No. 362 § I, 6-24-1999]
A.
Issue Licenses. The City License Officer shall collect all license
fees and shall issue licenses in the name of the City to all persons
qualified under the provisions of this Chapter and shall:
1.
Make Rules. Promulgate and enforce all reasonable rules and
regulations necessary to the operation and enforcement of this Chapter.
2.
Adopt Forms. Adopt all forms and prescribe the information to
be given therein as to character and other relevant matter for all
necessary papers.
3.
Require Affidavits. Require applicants to submit all affidavits
and oaths necessary to the administration of this Chapter.
4.
Obtain Endorsement. Submit all applications, in a proper case
to interested City Officials for their endorsement thereon as to compliance
by the applicant with all City regulations which they have the duty
of enforcing.
5.
Investigate. Investigate and determine the eligibility of any
applicant for a license as prescribed herein.
6.
Examine Records. Examine the books and records of any applicant
or licensee when reasonably necessary to the administration and enforcement
of this Chapter.
7.
Give Notice. Notify any applicant of the acceptance or rejection
of his application and shall, upon his refusal of any license or permit,
at the applicant's request, state in writing the reasons therefor
and deliver them to the applicant.
B.
Information To Be Kept Confidential. The License Officer shall keep
all information furnished or secured under the authority of this Chapter
in strict confidence. Such information shall not be subject to public
inspection and shall be kept so that the contents thereof shall not
become known except to the persons charged with the administration
of this Chapter.
C.
Expiration And Late Payment. All licenses shall expire on December
31 of the year issued. A late payment penalty of five percent (5%)
of the amount of the applicable fee shall be assessed against the
reissuance of a license if renewed on or after February 1 of any year.
For each month thereafter that the fee is outstanding, an additional
five percent (5%) for each additional calendar month or fraction thereof
during which such failure continues, not exceeding twenty-five percent
(25%) in the aggregate shall be accessed.
[Ord. No. 775 § I, 10-25-2012; Ord. No. 896, 10-20-2016]
[R.O. 1992 § 615.110; CC § 830.110; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959; Ord. No. 775 § II, 10-25-2012]
A.
The general standards herein set out relative to the qualifications
of every applicant for a City license shall be considered and applied
by the City License Officer. The applicant shall have:
1.
Citizenship. Be a citizen of the United States, or a declarant
therefor as authorized by law;
2.
Good Moral Character. Be of good moral character. In making
such determination the City License Officer shall consider:
a.
Penal History. All arrests, pleas, convictions, the reasons
therefor, and the demeanor of the applicant subsequent to his release;
b.
License History. The license history of the applicant, whether
in Missouri or another state, where the applicant has had such license
denied, revoked or suspended, the reasons therefor, and the demeanor
of the applicant subsequent to such action;
c.
General Personal History. Such other facts relevant to the general
personal history of the applicant as he/she shall find necessary to
a fair determination of the eligibility of the applicant;
d.
Nature Of Business. Such information to determine whether the
business will comply with all criminal, zoning, and other laws of
the City, the State or Federal Government.
3.
No Obligations To The City. Not be in default under the provisions
of this Chapter or indebted or obligated in any manner to the City
except for current taxes.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.120; CC § 830.120; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959; Ord. No. 775 § III, 10-25-2012]
A.
Formal Application Required. Every person required to procure a license
under the provisions of this Chapter or law of the City shall submit
an application for such license to the City License Officer.
1.
Form Of Application. The application shall be a written statement
upon forms provided by the City License Officer; such forms shall
include an affidavit, to be sworn to by the applicant before a Notary
Public of this State.
2.
Contents Of Application. The application shall require the disclosure of all information necessary for all determinations under and to demonstrate compliance with Section 605.160 and of any other information which the City License Officer shall find to be reasonably necessary and helpful to the fair administration of this Chapter.
B.
Reissuance License Procedure. The procedure and criteria for the
reissuance of a license shall be the same as for an initial license.
The application shall additionally include information concerning
the applicant's demeanor and the conduct and operation of the applicant's
business during the preceding licensing period as is reasonably necessary
to the determination by the License Officer of the applicant's eligibility
for a reissuance of a license and of the need for any adjustment of
the license fee.
C.
Non-Approval. If the License Officer determines that the applicant proposes a business that will be in violation of, or that an applicant for a licensed business was operating during the preceding licensing period in contravention of, Section 605.190, other provisions of this Chapter or the Wright City Municipal Code, has failed to pay any other fees or taxes due and owing to the City, or has operated or continues to operate in violation of any State or Federal law, the License Officer shall not issue a license for such business.
D.
Payment Of Fees. The application shall be accompanied by the full
amount of the fees chargeable for such license.
E.
Issuance Of Receipts. Whenever a license cannot be issued at the
time the application for the same is made, the City License Officer
shall issue a receipt to the applicant for the money paid in advance,
subject to the following conditions: Such receipt shall not be construed
as the approval of the City License Officer for the issuance of a
license; nor shall it entitle or authorize the applicant to open or
maintain any business contrary to the provisions of this Chapter.
F.
Duplicate License Procedure. A duplicate license or special permit
shall be issued by the License Officer to replace any license previously
issued, which has been lost, stolen, defaced or destroyed, without
any willful misconduct on the part of the licensee, upon the filing
by the licensee of an affidavit sworn to before a Notary Public of
this State attesting to such fact and the paying to the License Officer
of a fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
H.
Non-Approval Of License. The License Officer shall, upon disapproving
any application submitted under the provisions of this Section, refund
all fees paid in advance to the applicant, provided the applicant
is not otherwise indebted to the City. No hearing is required for
a denial of an application whether for an initial license or a reissuance.
I.
Compliance Pending Legal Action. When the issuance of a license is
denied and any Section is instituted by the applicant to compel its
issuance, such applicant shall not engage in the business for which
the license was refused unless a license is issued to him/her pursuant
to a judgment authorizing the same.
J.
No Right To Reissuance. The issuance of a license for a license period
shall not create an automatic right to the reissuance of license after
any license period expires. Every application shall be reviewed for
compliance with the provisions of this Code for the ensuing license
period.
K.
Each
applicant for a business license under this Chapter shall submit a
statement from the Missouri Department of Revenue pursuant to Section
144.083.4, RSMo., stating no tax is due, which statement is a prerequisite
to the issuance or renewal of a City business license. The statement
required by this Section shall be dated within ninety (90) days of
submission of the business license application or renewal application.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.130; CC § 830.130; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959; Ord. No. 360 § I, 6-24-1999]
A.
Fee Established. License fees shall be in the amounts established
in the governing Section, and as further determined under this Chapter.
B.
Adjustment Of Fee. The License Officer shall upon a:
2.
Request for rebate of fee.
a.
General Prohibition. Except as herein provided, no rebate or
refund of any license fee or part thereof shall be made by reason
of the non-use of such license or by reason of a change of location
or business rendering the use of such license ineffective.
b.
Authorized In Special Case. The License Officer shall have the
authority to refund a license fee or pro-rate thereof where the license
fee was collected through an error.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: R.O. 1992 § 615.140, Contents of
License, as adopted and amended by CC § 830.140; Ord. No.
12, 10-8-1959, which immediately followed this Section, was repealed
10-24-2013 by Ord. No. 809 § I.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.150; CC § 830.150]
A.
General Standards Of Conduct. Every licensee under this Chapter shall:
1.
Permit Inspection. Permit all reasonable inspection of his business
and examinations of his books by public authorities so authorized
by law;
2.
Comply With Governing Law. Ascertain and at all times comply
with all laws and regulations applicable to such licensed business;
3.
Operate Properly. Avoid all forbidden, improper or unnecessary
practices or conditions which do or may affect the public health,
morals or welfare;
4.
Cease Business. Refrain from operating the licensed businesses
or premises after expiration of his license and during the period
his license is revoked or suspended.
B.
Display Of License. Each license issued by the City under the provisions
of this Chapter shall be carefully preserved and shall be displayed
in a conspicuous place in the place of business authorized to be conducted
by said license. If there is no place of business, said license shall
be carried on the licensee's person.
C.
License
Not Transferable. No license issued under the provisions of this Chapter
shall be assignable or transferable but shall apply only to the person
to whom same is issued. In the event any licensee, as provided for
herein, shall move his/her place of business from one location to
another location within the City, said licensee shall submit a statement
of the fact of such change to the City Clerk who may transfer such
license as to location only. In no event, however, shall such license
be transferred from one person to another or from the kind of business
or occupation originally licensed to another type of business or occupation.
D.
New
Location Desired. A licensee shall have the right to change the location
of the licensed business provided he/she shall:
1.
Obtain written permission from the License Officer for such change
of location;
2.
Keep all records and books necessary for the computation of his license
fee and to the enforcement of this Chapter. The License Officer shall
make his own determination as to the financial statement for any business
where the licensee has failed to keep books and records as required
herein.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.160; Ord. No.
210 § II, 6-11-1987; Ord. No. 361 §§ I –
II, 6-24-1999; Ord. No.
514 §§ I – II, 2-10-2005]
A.
A City license tax is hereby levied on the following businesses and
occupations of fifty dollars ($50.00), unless otherwise indicated
below:
|
Business or Occupation
|
Fee
|
|---|---|
|
Agents
|
$50
|
|
Artists
|
$50
|
|
Auctioneers
|
See Section 605.205
|
|
Automobile Agencies
|
$50
|
|
Automobile Dealers
|
$50
|
|
Automobile Repair Shops
|
$50
|
|
Auto Drays
|
$50
|
|
Auto Liveries
|
$50
|
|
Auto Wrecking Shops
|
$50
|
|
Ball Alleys
|
$50
|
|
Balls
|
$50
|
|
Banks
|
$50
|
|
Billposters
|
$50
|
|
Billiard Tables
|
$50
|
|
Boxing and Sparring Exhibitions
|
$50
|
|
Bowling Alleys
|
$50
|
|
Brokers
|
$50
|
|
Butchers
|
$50
|
|
Circuses, Shows, Parades, and Exhibitions
|
$50
|
|
Concerts
|
$50
|
|
Confectioners
|
$50
|
|
Corn Doctors
|
$50
|
|
Dance Houses
|
$50
|
|
Dealers in Automobile Accessories
|
$50
|
|
Drayment (truck lines)
|
$50
|
|
Drays
|
$50
|
|
Druggists
|
$50
|
|
Equestrian Performances
|
$50
|
|
Express Agents
|
$50
|
|
Express Companies
|
$50
|
|
Ferries
|
$50
|
|
Food Truck (as defined in Section 405.090)
| |
|
1 day
|
$25
|
|
2 days
|
$50
|
|
6 months
|
$100
|
|
Fortune Tellers
|
$50
|
|
Gas Companies
|
$50
|
|
Gasoline Filling Station
|
$50
|
|
Grocers
|
$50
|
|
Gaugers
|
$50
|
|
Hackmen (taxi)
|
$50
|
|
Hawkers and Peddlers, on Foot
| |
|
1 day
|
$25
|
|
3 days
|
$50
|
|
6 months
|
$100
|
|
Hawkers and Peddlers, from Vehicle
| |
|
1 day
|
$25
|
|
2 days
|
$50
|
|
6 months
|
$100
|
|
Horoscopic Views
|
$50
|
|
Horse or Cattle Dealers
|
$50
|
|
Hotels
|
$50
|
|
Ice Cream Stands
|
$50
|
|
Ice Cream and Soft Drink Stands, Combined
|
$50
|
|
Inspectors
|
$50
|
|
Insurance Agents
|
See Section 605.205
|
|
Insurance Companies
|
See Section 605.205
|
|
Intelligence and Employment Offices and Agencies
|
$50
|
|
Jitneys
|
$50
|
|
Junk Dealers
|
$50
|
|
Light Companies
|
$50
|
|
Loan Agents
|
$50
|
|
Loan Companies
|
$50
|
|
Lumber Dealers
|
$50
|
|
Lung Testers
|
$50
|
|
Magnifying Glasses
|
$50
|
|
Manufacturing Corporations and Other Corporations and Institutions
|
$50
|
|
Menageries
|
$50
|
|
Mercantile Agents
|
$50
|
|
Merchants, of all kinds
|
$50
|
|
Money Brokers
|
$50
|
|
Money Changers
|
$50
|
|
Moving Picture Shows
|
$50
|
|
Muscle Developers
|
$50
|
|
Museums
|
$50
|
|
Omnibus Drivers
|
$50
|
|
Omnibuses
|
$50
|
|
Opera Houses
|
$50
|
|
Ordinances
|
$50
|
|
Patent Right Dealers
|
$50
|
|
Pawnbrokers
|
$50
|
|
Photographers
|
$50
|
|
Pistol Galleries
|
$50
|
|
Plumbers
|
$50
|
|
Pool Tables and Other Tables
|
$50
|
|
Porters
|
$50
|
|
Power and Light Companies
|
$50
|
|
Private Venereal Hospitals
|
$50
|
|
Public Boarding Houses
|
$50
|
|
Public Buildings
|
$50
|
|
Public Garages
|
$50
|
|
Public Garages and Auto Repair Shop, Combined
|
$50
|
|
Public Halls
|
$50
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Public Lecturers
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$50
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Public Masquerades
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$50
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Public Meetings
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$50
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Real Estate Agents
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See Section 605.205
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Restaurants
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$50
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Runners for Steamboats, Cars and Public Houses
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$50
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Sales of Unclaimed Goods by Express Companies or Common Carrier
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$50
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Shows and Amusements
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$50
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Soda Fountains
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$50
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Soft Drink Stands
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$50
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Stockyards
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$50
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Street Exhibitions
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$50
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Street Railroad Cars
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$50
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Taverns
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$50
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Telegraph Companies
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$50
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Telephone Companies
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$50
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Telescopic Views
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$50
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Tenpin Alleys
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$50
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Theatrical or Other Exhibitions
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$50
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Tippling Houses
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$50
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Transfer and All Other Vehicles
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$50
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Traveling and Auction Shows
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$50
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All Other Pursuing Like Occupations
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$50
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A.
No person following for a livelihood the profession or calling of
minister of the gospel, duly accredited Christian Science practitioner,
teacher, professor in a college, priest, lawyer, certified public
accountant, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, chiropodist, or physician
or surgeon in this City shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal
or other corporation tax or license fee of any description whatever
for the privilege of following or carrying on such profession or calling,
and after December 31, 2003, no investment funds service corporation
as defined in Section 143.451, RSMo., may be required to pay any such
license fee in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00)
annually, any law, ordinance or Charter to the contrary notwithstanding.
B.
No person following for a livelihood the profession of insurance
agent or broker, veterinarian, architect, professional engineer, land
surveyor, auctioneer, or real estate broker or salesman in this City
shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation
tax or license fee for the privilege of following or carrying on his/her
profession unless that person maintains a business office within the
City of Wright City.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.170; Ord. No.
775 § IV, 10-25-2012[1]]
A.
Persons Authorized. The following persons are authorized to conduct
inspections in the manner prescribed herein:
1.
License Officer Or Delegate. Shall make all investigations reasonably
necessary for enforcement of this Chapter.
2.
Officials Having Duties. The Licensing Officer shall have the
authority to order the inspection of licensees, their businesses and
premises, by all City Officials having duties to perform with reference
to such licensees or businesses.
3.
Police Officers. Shall inspect and examine businesses located
within their respective jurisdictions to enforce compliance with this
Chapter.
B.
Authority Of Inspectors. The persons authorized herein to inspect
licensees and businesses shall have the authority to enter, with or
without a search warrant, at all reasonable times, the public portion
of the following premises:
C.
Reports By Inspectors. Inspectors inspecting licensees, their businesses,
or premises as herein authorized shall report all violations of this
Chapter or of any other laws or ordinances to the License Officer
and shall submit such other reports as the License Officer shall order.
[1]
Editor's Note: Section IV of this ordinance also repealed
former § 615.170, Enforcement, as adopted and amended by
CC § 830.170; Ord. No. 12, 10-8-1959; Ord. No. 363 § I,
6-24-1999.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.175; Ord. No.
775 § V, 10-25-2012]
A.
Provisional Order. When an inspector has reported or the License
Officer has otherwise determined that there is a violation of this
Chapter or of any law or ordinance, the License Officer shall issue
to the affected person a provisional order to comply.
1.
Nature Of Notice. The provisional order and all other notices
issued in compliance with this Chapter shall be in writing, shall
be personally served if practicable and shall apprise the person affected
of specific violations. In the absence of the person affected or his
agent or employee, a copy of such notice shall be affixed to some
structure on the premises. Depositing such notice in the United States
mail shall constitute service thereof, addressed to the last known
address of such party unavailable for personal service.
2.
Period For Compliance. The provisional order shall require compliance
within thirty (30) days of service on the affected person.
3.
Hearing. Upon written application by the person affected before
the expiration of the thirty-day period for compliance, the License
Officer shall order a hearing. Notice of such hearing shall be given
the affected person in the manner prescribed herein.
B.
Modifying Authority Of Licensing Officer. Upon written application,
or on his own motion, the License Officer shall have the authority,
in a proper case, to extend the time for compliance, to grant a new
hearing date, and to change, modify or rescind any provisional recommendation
or order, prior to its becoming final.
C.
Final Order. Upon the failure or refusal of the violator to comply
with the provisional order or with any order made after hearing, the
License Officer shall then declare and make the provisional order
final.
1.
The License Officer shall have the authority to suspend or revoke
licenses upon making and declaring a provisional order final.
2.
Upon revocation or suspension no refund of any portion of the
license fee shall be made to the licensee, and he/she shall immediately
cease all business at all places under such license in the City.
D.
Summary Action. When the conduct of any licensee, agent or employee
is so inimicable to the public health, safety and general welfare
as to constitute a nuisance and thus give rise to an emergency, the
License Officer shall have the authority to summarily order the cessation
of business and the close of the premises or to suspend or revoke
the license.
E.
Special Hearing. Unless waived in writing, within five (5) days after
he/she has acted summarily, the License Officer shall conduct a special
hearing for such action in respect to the summary order as may be
therein determined. Notice of such hearing shall be given the affected
person in the manner prescribed herein.
F.
Right Of Appeal. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the License
Officer shall have the right to appeal to the Board of Aldermen by
filing a written appeal with the Mayor and a copy thereof with said
License Officer within ten (10) days (inclusive of weekends and holidays)
following the effective date of the action or decision complained
of. This time period is jurisdictional.
1.
Contents Of Appeal. Such appeal shall set out generally the
order or decision appealed from and shall include a statement of the
facts and/or law relied upon to avoid such order.
2.
Notification Of License Officer. At the time of filing any such
appeal, a copy thereof shall be filed by the appellant with the License
Officer as provided aforesaid.
3.
Hearing. The Board of Aldermen shall fix a time and place for
hearing the appeal and shall serve a written notice, as provided herein
upon the appellant informing him/her thereof. The Board of Aldermen
shall also give such notice to the License Officer, and such Officer
shall be entitled to appear and defend such order.
4.
Effect Of Decision. The findings of the Board of Aldermen shall
be final and conclusive and shall be personally served upon the appellant
as required herein.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.180; Ord. No.
257 § 1, 10-8-1992; Ord. No. 673 § 1, 12-11-2008; Ord. No. 837 § 1, 10-23-2014]
Any provision in Title VI to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall be unlawful for any person or group to solicit or request gifts or donations or to engage in any business in or on any street or intersection in the City except for any food truck expressly approved by the Board of Aldermen under Section 605.250 and Section 405.460.
[R.O. 1992 § 615.200; Ord. No.
812 § VI, 12-12-2013]
A.
Businesses that are issued a business license to operate from a "food truck," as defined by Section 405.090, within the City of Wright City shall comply with the following provisions:
1.
Prior to being licensed under this Section, an applicant for
a license to operate a food truck must demonstrate that the applicant:
2.
Except in the case of an event authorized by a special permit under Section 605.140 of the Wright City Code, licensees under this Section shall not operate in residential districts except that food trucks may deliver food items to residences within the City with a license under this Section when specifically requested to make such deliveries by the owner or occupant of residential property (e.g., pizza delivery, etc.).
[Ord. No. 1037, 3-9-2023]
3.
Licensees operating under this Section must keep their business license issued by the City available and present it upon request of any customer, City Official or Law Enforcement Officer and display such license in accordance with Section 605.190.
4.
In no event shall any licensee operating from a food truck invite
or allow customers into the food truck.
5.
A licensee operating a food truck may only sell a food item(s)
described in the license and may not sell a non-food item.
6.
A licensee operating a food truck shall comply with all applicable
health laws or regulations that the health authority has adopted or
may adopt, including regarding time, temperature, plumbing, operation,
maintenance requirements, and any other related regulation.
7.
A licensee operating a food truck shall demonstrate that the
vehicle is readily movable if requested by the City.
8.
Issuance of a license under this Section by the City in no way
authorizes the licensee to trespass on any property. If parking or
remaining idle on private property in order to sell, offer for sale,
or display a food item, a licensee shall obtain prior, written permission
from the owner(s) of such private property for the time period the
food truck plans to remain on such private property, and the food
truck shall keep such written permission in the food truck at all
times the food truck is parked or idle on any such private property,
and provide it upon request of any City Official or Law Enforcement
Officer.
9.
If at one (1) location for more than two (2) hours, a licensee
shall obtain a written agreement from a business within one hundred
fifty (150) feet of the food truck, allowing employees of the food
truck to have use of flushable restrooms (or other facilities as approved
by the health authority) during hours of operation.
10.
11.
Where a commercial business located in the City has posted signs
requesting "no solicitors" or "no peddlers," food trucks shall not
call on such businesses or persons inside such businesses without
a prior, specific invitation.
12.
All food and supplies must be stored within the food truck.
13.
A licensee who operates a food truck may not go into a City
park or park or remain idle on any public property (including streets
and right-of-way) in order to sell, offer for sale, or display a food
item, unless the licensee's activity has received prior, written authorization
from the Board of Aldermen.
14.
In operating the food truck, a licensee shall follow all applicable
City, State, or Federal laws and regulations.
15.
Food Trucks At Special Event; No License Required. Anything in this Section to the contrary notwithstanding, a business need not be issued a business license to operate from a food truck at a certain event if the food truck has been approved as part of an event issued a special permit under Section 605.140 of the Wright City Code. Although the business does not need a separate food truck license, any food truck approved under a special permit pursuant to Section 605.140 will comply with all applicable health laws or regulations established by the applicable health authority, including regarding time, temperature, plumbing, operation, maintenance requirements, and any other applicable State, County, or City regulation.
[Ord. No. 1037, 3-9-2023]
