Business License and Registration
§ 110.01 LICENSES AND REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED.
(A) No person shall maintain, operate, or conduct any business, or engage in any business, activity or occupation in the city, whether through such person or through an agent, manager, employee or partner, without obtaining any license for such business, activity or occupation that is required under the provisions of this title, except for the following, which shall be exempt from obtaining a business license but shall be required to register with the city as provided in division (B) of this section:
(1) Certain professions and businesses that are exempt from local licensing under state law, a list of which shall be available in the office of the City Clerk and may be modified from time to time upon changes in state law; and
(2) Non-profit businesses that are organized as such under the laws of the State of Illinois; and
(3) Governmental entities.
(B) All businesses that are exempt from obtaining a business license as provided in division (A) of this section shall register their business information with the city for purposes of safety and emergency contact.
(C) No person who maintains, operates or conducts any business, or engages in any business, activity or occupation in the city for which a liquor license has been issued pursuant to Chapter 111 of this code, the subchapter entitled Alcoholic Liquor Control, shall maintain, operate or conduct or engage in any such business, activity or occupation without also obtaining a business license hereunder.
(Ord. 09-44, passed 2-23-10) Penalty, see § 110.99
§ 110.02 APPLICATIONS.
Applications for all licenses and registrations required by this title shall be made in writing to the City Clerk or a designee on a form provided by the city.
(Ord. 09-44, passed 2-23-10)
§ 118.01 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
LOCATION. One individual business at the same address.
VENDING MACHINE. Any mechanical, electric, or electronic self-service device which, upon insertion of money, tokens, or other form of payment, dispenses food or other products.
(Ord. 06-08, passed 6-27-06)
§ 118.02 LICENSE REQUIRED FOR VENDING MACHINES.
(A) No person, firm, or corporation shall operate or maintain within the city any vending machine for the sale of any merchandise, nor sell or offer for sale after the effective date of this chapter, any such merchandise by means of a vending machine without first having obtained a license for each of the vending machines as hereinafter provided.
(B) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to sell any merchandise by means of a vending machine shall make application for a license for that purpose to the City Clerk. Such application shall set forth the name and address of the applicant, the number of vending machines for which applicant desires licenses, the locations of the vending machines, and the merchandise being offered for sale by means of the vending machines. The City Clerk shall cause a license or license to be issued to such applicant upon the payment of the license fees hereinafter set forth, which license shall be valid for one year. Each annual license shall be issued from May 1 to April 30.
(C) The applicant shall pay a fee of $25 per vending machine. If, after the annual application, the person, firm, or corporation obtains a new vending machine, an additional fee shall be paid for such machine.
(D) The City Clerk shall issue to the applicant a license sticker for the operation of such vending machines which shall be posted in a conspicuous place upon each machine so licensed. No person, firm, or corporation shall alter or deface any license sticker issued by the City Clerk. The license sticker affixed to a vending machine is valid for the licensing year, provided, however, that the vending machine to which the license sticker is affixed is located in the jurisdiction of the city, and no shall be granted for a period of longer than one year.
(Ord. 06-08, passed 6-27-06) Penalty, see § 10.99
