HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1972-011 Levying Occupational License TaxORDINANCE NO. 11-72
AN ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH CODE, BY LEVYING
AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF ENGAGING IN OR MANAGING
BUSINESSES, PROFESSIONS OR OCCUPATIONS WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Chapter 20 of the Village of North Palm Beach
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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Chapter 20
LICENSES
Charter reference ---Council imposing license taxes, Art.
V1, Section 2(b)
Cross reference ---Taxation, Chapter 38
Art. I In General, Sections 20-1-t-20-10.
Art. Il Occupational Licenses, Sections 20-11---20-21.
Art.•I IN GENERAL.
Sec. 20-1. LICENSE TAX IMPOSED ---A tax is hereby imposed by the village
upon each and every business, profession and occupation engaged in or
carried on, either wholly or in part, within the corporate limits
of the village in the respective amounts set forth in Section 20-21,
and every person engaging in, carrying on, managing or practicing
any business, profession or occupation, either wholly or in part,
within the corporate limits of the village.is hereby required to pay
to the village a tax in the amount -designated. The amount of such
tax specified shall be on the basis of one;year. (Ord. No. 33; Sec.
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Sec. 20.2 DUTY TO PILE APPLICATION FOR LICENSE ---Before the village
shall he required to issue a license for engaging in or carrying on
any of the businesses, professions or occupations specified and set
forth in Section 20-21, it shall be the duty of the applicant to file
an application with the village manager, such application to he in the
form provided by the'village manager. (Ord. No. 13, See. 2)
See. 20-3. ISSUANCE UPON PAYMENT OF TAX ---Upon payment of the full
tax, the village shall issue to the person paying the same a receipt
or license signed by an official of the village, which receipt or
license shall expire at the end of the period for which such license
is issued. (Ord. No. 13, Sec. 3)
Sec. 20-4. EXPIRATION DATE ---All licenses shall expire on the 30th day
of Sep7emberof each year. No license shall be issued for more than one
year. . •
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Sec. 20-5. PARTIAL YEAR LICENSES---(1) For each license obtained between
Mardi 31st and September 30th, one half of the full tax for one year
shall be paid, except as otherwise provided for.
'(2) For each license obtained between January 1st and March 31st
three-quarters of the full tax for one year shall be paid, except as
otherwise provided for.
See. 20-6. LICENSE RASED ON STOCK OF MERCHANDISE. ---AFFIDAVIT REQUIRED-.--
Wheuover the amount of the .license applied for depends upon the 'amount
of stock in trade carried by the applicant, or the number of.rooms in
a hotel or rooming house, or the number of employees,, or on any other
facts not within the personal knowledge of the village manager,' no
license shall be issued until the applicant therefor has made and filed
with the village manager an affidavit, duly authenticated, setting
forth the amount of his stock in trade, number of rooms in his hotel
ox -rooming house, or other facts upon which the amount of such' license
depends. (Ord. No. 13, See. c})
Sec. 20-7. TRANSFERABILITY ---All licenses may be transferred to a new
owner when there is a bona fide sale of the business upon payment
of a transfer fee of $3.00 and presentation of evidence of the sale and
the original license. Upon written request and presentation of the
original license, any license may be transferred from one location to
another location in the village upon payment of a transfer fee of $3.00.
See. 20-8. LICENSE DOES NOT PROTECT PERSON FROM_ PROSECUTION_FOR
CARRYING ON BUSINESS, ETC. NOT COVERED ---No license issued un_der the
provisions of this Chapter shall protect any person from prosecution
for transacting any business, trade or profession not covered by such
license, or shall protect any merchant doing business with a greater
stock in trade than covered by such license,' or any hotel keeper or
rooming house operator having a greater number of rooms than is covered
by such license. (Ord. No. 13, Sec. 6)
Sec. 20-9. LICENSE_ ISSUED UPON FALSE STATEMENTS CONSIDERED VOID---
Any license issued upon any false statement made under oath shall
be considered as void ab initio and shall not protect the holder
thereof from prosecution for transacting business without a license.
(Ord. No. 13, Sec. 6)
See.20-]0. EFFECT ON AGENT, ETC, OF COMPLIANCE OR NONCOMPhIANCE .
BY PRINCIPAI.---(1) Where the principal, master or employer has com-
plied with the provisions of this Chapter, it shall he unnecessary
for his agent, servant or employee to comply herewith unless other-
wise expressly provided for .herein.
(2) In the event such principal, master or employer shall not
have complied with this Chapter, each of his agents, servants or'
employees shall be subject to prosecution, and upon convietion,':.tor-.
fine or imprisonment to the same extent as his principal, master
or employer. (Ord. No. 13, Sec. 7)
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ART. II OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES
Sec. 20-11. SUSPENSION; REVOCATION; CANCELLATION---REFUNDS---(1) Any
license hereafter issued by the village may be temporarily suspended or
absolutely revoked or cancelled by a majority vote of the village council,
when such council shall have ascertained and determined, in the exercise
of its sound discretion, that such action will 'promote the public peace,
health, safety, welfare, harmony or good order of the neighborhood in
which the licensee's place of business is located.
(2) In the case of revocation and cancellation of such license the
village shall refund to such licensee the pro rhta unearned or unused
portion of his license.
(3) No refund shall be made where the license is temporarily
suspended. (Ord. No. 13, Sec. 8)
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Sec. 20-12. EXEMPTIONS ---Disabled veterans of World War I, World War II
and the Spanish War, all confirmed cripples, deaf and dumb,persons and
invalids physically incapable of manual labor, widows with minor depend-
ents and persons sixty-five years of age, or older, shall he allowed the
same exemptions as such persons are now or shall hereafter be entitled to
by law in connection with state and county licenses. (Ord. No. 13, Sec. 9)
Sec. 20-13. ENGAGING IN BUSINESS WITHOUT LICENSE---FFNALTIES---It shall
be unlawful for any person to engage in any trade, business, profession,
or occupation within the village without a license or upon a license
issued upon false statements made by any person, or in his behalf. All
licenses shall be sold by the village tax collector beginning September 1st
of each year and shall be due and payable on October 1st of each year and
shall expire on September 30th of the succeeding year. Licenses not
renewed by October 1st shall be considered delinquent and shall be subject
to a delinquency penalty of ten per cent for the month of October plus
an additional five per cent penalty for each month of.the delinquency
thereafter until paid; provided, however, that the total delinquency penalty
shall not exceed twenty-five per cent of the occupational license fee for
the delinquent establishment. Any person engaging in or managing any
business, occupation or profession without first obtaining a local occu-
pational license if required hereunder shall be subject to a penalty of
twenty-five percent of the license determined to be due in addition to any
other penalty provide] by law or ordinance.
Sec. 20-14. OPEN FOR BUSINESS PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE OF ENGAGING IN
BUSINESS-r-In any prosecution under this Chapter, the fact that any .
person is open for business, shall be prima facie evidence of engaging
in such trade, business, profession or occupation, and the burden
1ha11 be upon the defendant to rebut the same. (Ord. No. 13, Sec.
10; Ord. No. 51)
Sec. 20-15---20-20., RESERVED.
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Sec. 20-2]. LICENSE SCHEDULE ---The amount which shall be.paid by the
several firms, persons or associations engaging in or managing businesses,
professions or occupations for which a license is required are hereby
fixed as follows:
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AMUSEMENTS
Archery Range, 1 to 5 lanes
Each additional lane
Astrologist
Athletic Club
Billiard, Pool or Bagetella Tables
1 to 5 tables
Each additional table
Bowling Alleys, Box Ball, or Ten Pins
1 to 5 alleys
Each additional alley
Carnival, Per Week '
Clairvoyants
Dance galls, Variety Exhibitions, etc.,
(Covers places operating.for a profit,
where dancing is primary activity
engaged in or entertainment such as
variety programs or exhibitions are
offered). Shall he in addition to
any other license required by law, and,
the operation of such dance facilities:
may not be construed to be incidental
' to some other business.
-Dancing, other than dance halls, issued
in connection with beer parlors and with
other business, not to exceed 15 couples
Fortune Teller or Palmi_st,'where fees
are charged N
50.p0
10.00
50.00
75.00
50.00
10.00
50.00
,10.00
250.00
1,000.00
125.00
25.00
800.00
Fortune Teller -or Palmist, where fees
are not charged but contributions are
accepted 1,500.00
Golf Driving Range or Practice Courses50.00
Golf, Miniature Course, each 50.00
Golf, Club 150.00
Hypnotist 35.00
Moving Picture Show or Theater, each
location
Plus each.seat
150.00
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Music, furnished by lease wire,
Operator or Dealer 75.00
Night Club, alone or connected with bar
or other business 125.00'
Night Club Photographer, taking pictures
in club
Riding Acadgmy, office or headquarters
Skating Rink, Bicycle or Motorbike Rink
Swimming Pool
Miscellaneous or General Amusements
Any person operating for profit, any
game, contest, exhibition, parade,
amusement or recreation Glance, con-,
trivance or faculty not otherwise
specifically provided for herein
COIN OPERATED OR OTHER MACHINES
' 35.00
50.00
125.00.
75.00
'75.00
Every person selling, leasing, renting, 'distributing, operating or placing
for operation any machine as described below: '
Amusement machines (hereby defined as machines
or devices, not gambling devices, which are
played or operated for amusement or score and '
not for vending merchandise or rendering service,
and whether or not a charge is made fair play.
Example: Marble Boards).
Operator or Distributor_
Each Machine"
Music Playing Machines - .
Operator or Distributor*
Each Machine
150.00
Merchandise Vending Machines,jhereby'
described as automatic trade machines,.'
where the only incentive to operate the
same is to produce or receive merchandise
of the reasonable value or cost of operating
the same, such as gum, peanuts, Bandy,»ice,
coffee, tea, milk, soft drinks from bottle
and/or paper cup,EXCEPT unadulterated Florida
Produced Citrus,auice-which is exempt under Fla
Sta. 1957, Secs" 205.632, and except other vending
machines exempt under other State Laws); also
is not applicable to those machines specifically
defined elsewhere in the License Classification:
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12.50
25.00
12.50
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. Operator or Distributor
(a) Vending mdse. for 1 only, each,:
" (b) Vending mdse. for 5Q only,, each
•{c) Vending mdse. for over,-5 each.
Service Vending'Machines
(Except those specifically defined 'elsewhere:'in
this Chapter and except those exempt or pro7;
hibited by State Law)
25.00
1.00
2.50
'5.00
Operator or Distributor25.00
(a) Coin operated photograph machineach ,-10.00
(b) Record transcription or voice ,
recording, each ,10.00
(c) Coin operated typewriter, each -• 10.00
(d) Coin operated radio, each ''10.00
(e) Coin operated TV, eaeh ,i10.00
(f) Coin operated mechanical rocking`,.
horse, each 10.00
(g) Coin operated miniature jet planes,
ferris wheels, merry-go-rounds,
each 10.00
(h) Air conditioner, each '10.00
(i) Coin operated tape. recordings 10.00
(j) Coin operated reducing slenderizing
' machine, each 10.00
AND. similar service vending, machines . A.
not listed :10.00
(1) -PROVIDED, however, that the following machines are and shall
be exempt from license hereunder:
(a) Machines vending cigarettes, postage stamps, drinking
cups, or unadulterated Florida produced citrus juice; and,
(b) Parcel checking lockers and toilet locks used in hotols
and restaurants.
(2) No license shall be required for any of the machines listed
above, where the entire proceeds of such machine is used for recognized
charitable or benevolent purposes.
(3) ' Coin operated machines for amusement or trade or service
purposes not,herein specifically classified shall pay such tax as
shall be determined from time to time by thecTax Collector on a basis
comparative with other coin operated or vending machines,
Weighing Machines, penny, each 1.00
Laundry, coin operated and/or automatic:
Covers any type of self-service laundry,
including those where washing and drying -
machines are actuated by_a coin; or where the
'operator furnishes the machine for use of '
the•,,customer- by ,,the pound; or•'wherethe r,•._
work'ia completed by the operator for the,`
customer:
41a4o 20 washers and/or dryers '(coin operated',
not) ,
Each additional washer and/or dryer
4
Soaps,starches, detergents,.. bleaches'`
1'to 4 machines (coin operated or not),
Each additional machine
10.00
2,50
CONTRACTORS: . (For certification and licensing, see Ord. No. 46)
Electrical•Contractors:
Rate includes master
employees
7 to 10 employees
11•to 15 employees
16 to 20 employees
Over 20 employees
electrician & 5
Plumbing, gas or steam fitting 'contractors:,
Rate, includes master plumber°& 5 employees 75.00
7 to 10 employees _ 125.00
11 to 15 employees ' •200.00
16 to 20 employees 250.00
Over 20 employees H.i -350.00
General contractors, building contractors,,
sub -building contractors, specialty
contractors:
1 to 6 employees .
7 to 10 employees y
'11 to 15 employees
,16,to 20 employees
Over 20 employees
`75.00
' 125.00
2,00.00
250.00
350,000
75.00
125.00
200.00
250.00
.350.00
NOTE,: 'Where the specialty cohhractor is self-employed
and has no helpers in the pursuit of his work,
and upon submittal of a sworn affidavit to this •
effect, he may qualify for a special rateof$35.00
per'year under the category Specialty Contractor - 1A.
Examples of specialty contractors include the following
specific classifications, but shall not be limited to:
Accoustical-'
Air conditioning and sheet metal
Asphalt tile - wall
Artificial stone
Awnings and tents
Bahama shutters
Blocks, cement, concrete or brick
Boiler installations
Cabinet and millwork
Carports
Carpenter shop
Concrete placement and finisher
Conduit contractor
Demolition -(moving and wrecking)
Dragline operator
Dredging contractor
Drainboards
Door & window installation
Dumb waiters
Ducts of sheet metal
Escalators
Elevators
Engineering contractors,'
Fire sprinkler systems
Floors, wood (laying -floors)“,
Floor covering and finishing
Formica installations .' `
Glass contractor
Gunite and sandblasting'.,,
.Granite, marble and stone.
Heating
Housemoving
Insulation
Iron reinforcing
Irrigation:
and steel :
Jalousies -id awnings
Land'filling
Landscape contractor
Lawn sprinkler contractor.
Monuments and tombstone's'
Maintenance and repair;
Masonry contractor
Mildew removing (inside and
'Millwork
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Oil equipment installation L.
Ornamental mietals
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Painting contractor
Pilecontractor - . _
Plastering contractor . '
Paving and grading
Pool construction ' — .,
Pole'erectors . , .:'
Powerlines' .
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Refrigeration . . , . , ,
Reinforcing (steel.and iron , )
Roofing
Roof cleaning and painting
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Servicestation equipment%installation .- •
Sheet metal
Sprinkler systems - ,
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Structural steel erectors , ' '
Statuary ' , . . .
Stone cutter . . , ,- , , - ,"
Screen enclosures
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Tile (walls, drainboards,.ceramic, plastic, etc.)
Tile, marble, terrazzo -
Telephone lines . . .
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Tank builder . -, .
Tin shop
Tree surgery
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Ventilation. and air conditioning:
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Waterproofing - , - - ,-
Water mains :' . ,if.'
INSURANCE COMPANIES!' '
Insurance agency or broker'
Insurance adjuster , , •
Insurance salesman, each '
FACTORY -OR MANUFACTURING: . ,
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50.00
15.00
10.00
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Factory permitted to manufacture and"aell the product
ilanufactured. (Employees counted are engaged in the
manufacturing process and -noein auxiliary or separate
parts of the business). Does not include manufacture of
alcoholic beverages.
, 1 or 2 persons 15.00
3 or 4 persons 25.00
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5 or 6 persons
7 to 10 persons
11 to 20 persons
More than 26 persons
40.00
75.00
125.00
200.00
REAL ESTATE:
Real Estate Agency or Broker; 50.00
Real Estate Branch' office :; 35.00
Real,EstateSalesman, each 10.00
RETAIL MERCHANT:
(Provided license shall permit but one location
Merchant, when average value of stock --in goods
Carried is as follows: -
Not exceeding $1,000
Each additional $1,000 or fraction
thereof
Where retail merchant also carries on'repair work,
additional license is required for this work. See
category, "Repair Shop."
Flower Stand:
Selling flowers -only, in an established
place of business alone, or within a
grocery store or similar place of
business
15.00
i.00
15.00
Fruit and Vegetable Stand:
Not connected with another,business 15.00
Florist 35.00
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Radio and TV Sales & Service - See Retail
Merchant rate above, plus Repair Shop rate.
SOLICITORS, PEDDLERS AND'ITINERANTS:t
Each and every solicitor, peddler.'and/or itinerant
shall be required to be fingerprinted by the Police
Department of the Village of North Palm Beach`, and
obtain an identification card which shall he carried
on the person at all times.
Fee for I.D. card and fingerprinting:
Each solicitor,,per year
Each solicitor, per month
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2.00
200.00
50.00
Examples:
Catalogue and,ir,- M>mrle solicitor
Lecturer and/or tcst-..ctor w/mdse for sale
Mail order salesman
Reducing machine salesman
Sewing machines or vac,.un,machine salesmeh
NOTE: Bih1.e canvassing and soliciting,_house to house,
restricted solclt, tr, Holy Bibles, shall be exempt from
occupational lic .-es. Each salesman, however, shall be
required to he t:'gerprinted and have an I. D. ceerd.
SUBSCRIPTION AGENTS:
'Temporarily engaged in tnci ng orders -for magazines, encyclo-
pedias, hooks, etc. to I„ ieiivered at later date.
Each person, ten dsys or less '10.00
Each person, mo-„e thsn ten days, but.,
not over 30 days 30.00
Each person shall be regi:-^n•.l to be fingerprinted and have an
I. D. card.
TELEPHONE SOLICIT/010N
Each place cif business 75.00
Each so.licit-,r 15.00
Each person shall be requi:ed to be fingerprinted and have
an I. D. card.
RESTAURANTS, LUNCH OR BARBECUE STANDS:
(Including soda fountains, cafes•,'cafeterias,.dining rooms, tea
rooms, boarding houses where food'is sold for -Consumption on the
premises, light lunch stands, etc.); Does not -include sale of
tobacco, candy, etc. , - -
Price baled on seating or standing spaces,
per space 1.OU
Drive-in restaurants, including a soda fountain
Sandwiches, wrapped or infra -red; sold from
retail concession in bars or other similar busr
inesses where sale of f,od,is not the primary'
line of endeavor
REPAIR SHOPS- AND MACHINE SHOPS:,
35.00
15.00
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Includes all personsworking in the.business and not in auxiliary
or separate parts of this business. A repair'and machine
shop permits a stock of parts without a merchant's license.
but only if parts are used solely in the repair business .
and not otherwise sold. .
1 or 2 persons
3 or 4 persons
5 or 6 perGons
7 to 10 persons
11 to 20 persons
More than 20 persons
Examples:
Auto machine shop
Auto painting shop
Auto radiator repair
Auto tire and tube repair
Auto top & upholstering
Auto tune-up
Bicycle repair
Body, top & fender
And other repair shops not
'SERVICES: (PERSONAL) CLASS A ,
15:00
25.00
40,00
75.00
12 5', 0 0
20j}. 00
Electrical appliance
'Furniture refinishers
Gunsmith
Jewelry,repair
Radio & TV repair
Stove repair
Typewriter repair
Welding;& brazing
specified herein
10.00 s
Each person engaged in any business, as owner, agent or otherwise,
whereby services are performed for the public in return for a
consideration, and where no part of such business consists of
sale of merchandise or other tangible property.
Examples:`
Bicycles for rent (not connected with other business)
Boats for hire, canoes,:rowboats; each
Boats, motor, for hire;,' -each
Bootbhack stand or shop
Boot and shoe repairing.
Cigars & tobacco, retail; in connection with other business
Cleaning, pressing & laundry station, where no work is done
on the premises. (If truck is used on connection with
station, extra $25.00 license required for truck).•
Fruit juice stand, alone
Locksmith and/or keymaker,
Manicurist, not connected with barber shop or beauty parlor
News stand, retail -
Stenographer, public and/or
Telephone secretarial service
Tuner, piano or organ, etc.
SERVICES: (PERSONAL) CLASS B
Accountant or bookkeeper (but not CPA),
101'-
35.00
Addressing, maiiing or' duplicating service
Aerial photo service
Answering telephone service.
Animal grooming
Automobile cleaning and/or polishing service
Baby sitting agency service
Barber shpp, including one manicurist."
Bath, Turkish, Swedish, Russian or Vapor, including
massage. (State certificate of approval required).
Beauty parlor, face massaging & hairdressing (including
manicurist)
Bookkeeping service and/or income tax service
Boom equipment operator
Bulldozer operator -
I3utcher shop
Caterer shop
Children's nursing home (includes kindergarten)'.
Special health application form required. .
Cigars and tobacco, retail - alone
Citrus fruit shippers '
Clipping bureau
Collection agency
Crane service
Delicatessen - alone (Where meals are served,'a
restaurant license is required in addition).:
Display room, where no stock for sale is carried on floor
Doughnut machine, not in connection with a bakery
Exterminator
Filling station - public drive-in op,curb service, not .
exceeding 4 gasoline or other type of fuel or oil pumps.
(This permits tire repairing and washing and greasing).
Extra license required for:, (a) merchandise and tires, and
(b) tobacco and.soft drink sales.
Fence erector
Film developing, photq..finishing, etc.
Ice cream or frozen custard products
(If truck is also used for sales, additional $25 fee)
Import-export agency (no merchandise Sold)
Inspection service of buildings
Lawn and shrubbery maintenance
(Covers persons -doing yard work and lawn maintenance
on contract or job basis, where employees are hired
and used in the business. 'Does ndt include persons
working as day laborers).;
Microfilming
Motor sales and serside,,including motorcycles, scooters,
motorbikes
Nurseryman
Pet shops (includes birds, .fish, aviaries, etc.)
Poultry retail.
Public address system,, rental or sales and installation
Sign contractor (painter and hanger, including neon)
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U-Haul-It auto trailer rental,headquarters
Well driller
Window cleaning and janitor services .,.
Rental service establishments
(For all kinds of personal property except automobiles,
trucks, motor vehicles, or .other classifications
specifically named in the license schedule).
Examples: costumes, linens, sickroom ,and surgical
supplies,.uniforms, baby furniture, lawn mowers; paint
sprayers, vacuums, well point equipment, etc.
SERVICES (PROFESSIONAL) CLASS C
50; 00
Appraisers, (including real property, personal or
intangible, diamonds, jewels, motor vehicles, boats,
etc.), each -
Architect
Artist (including retouching, sketches, cartooning,
silhouettes, conunercial, crayon, etc.), each
Attorney -at -law and lawyers, each
Auditors and/or certified public accountants
(Certificates required from State Board of
Auto driving and/or motor vehicle school
Bondsman .(professional)
(Sale of firearms and merchandise
Building Estimator
Business Administrator '
Business college for profit
Chiropodist
Chiropractor
Court Reporter
Dancing Teacher
Dental Hygienist
Dentist
Detectives and detective agencies,
Dramatic school
Dog trainer and obedienee'Sghool
Electrolysis service (first operator),
additional operator, $15.00 extra
Engineer, civil, consulting, drafting,
mechanical, or similar linen where a
,license is not required
Homeopathic or drugless physician
Interior Decorator
_Modeling school and/or booking agency
Music teacher, each
Naprapath or naturopath
Oculist, optician (no lens
Osteopath
Physician and/or surgeon
Picture enlargers
Podiatrist
Professional license, where
extra)
Accountancy)
each operator
each
electrical,
contractor's
grinding), optometrist
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not specifically named herein
Psychiatrist
Psychologist'
Public relations counsel, each firm
Record searchers, each firm
Riding academy and/or riding school,.office or headquarters
School of instruction (for artisan, workers, ete.)
Schools, private
Surveyor '
Taxidermist
Veterinary surgeon or veterinarian, each
(No additional charge for animal hospital to 'carry
on services)
ALSO General professional or bordering on professional :
(Each person engaged in any other business not specifically
listed herein; as owner, agent or otherwise, whereby
services are performed for -the public in return for a
consideration, and where no part of such business consists
of .sale of merchandise or other tangible property).
SERVICES: (SPECIALIZED) CLASS D 75:00
!distract company (If company furnishes title insurance,
additional title insurance license is required) A
Advertising agency (Extra license for door to door
solicitation, covered by canvasser or solicitor's license)
Advice bureau (No securities or other commodities may be
bought and sold in connection with this service)'
Ambulance service
Animal hospitals (Not required if licensed veterinarian uses
same in connection with this service).
Antiques
Athletic club -
Automobile wrecking service; each wrecker
Blueprinting, including rpaps,and plats
Boats, ferrys; and sight=sc ing coaches
Booking agency (for entertainment, music, shows, etc.)
Broadcasting wire music
Building and loan association
Burglar alarm system contractor
Convnercial freight and passenger agency ,
Conservatory of music'(Permits, if under one roof, teaching
music by staff. Also booking musical'events, shows, and
orchestras; and stock of sheet music and small musical
instruments. Retail merchant's license is required for'
pianos, organs, ete.)
Credit bureau (credit information on persons)
Decorators, bunting, flags, pennants
Employment agencies (except U. S.)
Funeral chapels (no embalming)
Plus additional fee of $75 for ambulances
Gymnasium
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Hospitals, private or'instittitions of like character
operated for profit. -
Investment securities - consultant service (No securities
to be bought or sold in connection -with this service)
Kennels, animal
.Laboratory,:denta.l,Chemical, :x-ray, optical, etc.
Land'development management'
office
Old coin and stamp dealer.(solicitors require exfra license)
Optician, dispensing and filling prescriptions and grinding
for licensed doctors, -_
Solarium
Swimming pool (If admission price is charged)
Trailer sales (new and used)
Yacht broker
AND any other person engaged in any other such business not
specifically listed herein, as owner, agent or otherwise,
whereby services are performed for the public in return for
a consideration
SERVICES (SPECIALIZED) CLASS
Advertising on motor vehicles; base
Plus 2¢ per sq. ft. of surface panel
This classification covers every person,
firm, corporation and/or association;
operating motor buses', motor trucks,, auto-'
mobiles,.orother vehicle& over and upon the
streets of the Village of North Palm Beach
which shall have attached 'thereto any advertising
matter, posters, pictures ,.cards, or other
advertising matter,, advertising any.article
or business other than the business,of the owner
and operator of such vehicles, and for which the
owners and operator of such,vehicle'charge a'
fee. (Example, Ameritan''ailway Express, local
bus line, taxi cabs)
Auctioneers, each 50.00
Auctions (jewelry, glassware;:leather goods,
' china and art objects) per day 50.00
Automobiles for hire, taxi, etc.
Each vehicle 25.00
Each place of business ` 35.00
Boats, motors", boat trailer&'' 50.00
This classification covers'any person,
persons, corporation or agency engaged -in
sale of boats and'inboard,`or outboard motors
or boat trailers; provided,same is conducted,'
from one location. This classification shall
not permit merchants nor merchandising establish-
ments or individuals-whoare payingTO merchant's
license to sell boats,, to carry and pay for same
as a portion or part of their retail merchant's
license.
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75.00
Permitted to deal in secondhand boats
taken in exchange on sales of new boats.
Repair shop' requires, an, extra license
based on the number of men.
Merchapt's license extra on stock -other
than boats, motors, and boat trailers.
(d) An additional location for sale of boats
' taken,in exchange for new boats 25.00
Boats, motors am:d boat trailers, second hand,
sold from a lot or building:
1 to 10 boats 100.00 -
11 to 15 boats , 150.00 •
Over 15 boats 200.00
Boat yard, covers boat or yacht repair, boat
overhauling or boat building
In addition, cohere boats are stored,, per
storage space •
Bond brokers or dealers in state; county
and municipal bonds and debentures of -
private corporations. Also covers,con-
sultant and fiscal addisory service 200.00
Brokers in option: and futures (stocks
and commodities). Stipulated privilege
of buying or selling a stated property
or security.' . 500.00
Brokers, mortgage or loan - advertising,
making or negotiating for loans between
companies and ,individualg; but not actually
lending'the money 50.00
Cleaning and pressing 50.00
'Where cleaning and pressing ,or dyeing
is done on premises. No charge for
vehicles when owned by plant and operators
are on payroll; otherwise,-vehicles<are
extra. Fur storage, extra. Does not permit
.laundry without an extra license.
Discount corporations (where'paper is bought
- on refrigerators, cars, stoves, washing machines,
etc. and does not cover personal or small loans
where interest is charged). 150.00
70.00,
1.00
Electric light or power companies 500.00
Electro-magnetie waves,•produced or generated
for purpose of h:.ndcasting by radio 250.00
Express companies 200.00 '
Firearms' 100.00
(Where corinerted or notconnected with
other business. This 'classification does
not'cover fireworrss
Gas companies, iJlu:'rinating and cooling ! - 500.00
Gypsies, traveling nr• wandering or nomadic
people in bards or' troops, engaged in
peddling, trbding, fonune telling.or other
occupations, each hard
Hawkers or street vc-drs of proprietary or
patent medicine err athe'r preparations
represented to have or possess medical
virtues
Hotel, motel, noa:.di,.f; houses, lodging and
apartments contri'ing 3 to 5'bedrooms,
base price
Over 5 bedrooms [a Si. , 00 per bedrpom plus
above base price, fin:s not Include dining
rooms or ether. eati:z facilities operated
in connection with arti establishment above,
for which a separate restaurant license shall
be required. Add,,r1-,*,al. 1ice:.se required for
news stand, tc'bac.cas, packaged candies and/or
other rnerchand i ;t_ ,
1,000.00
350.00
5.00
Laundries, steam, electrical or hand:
Based on number of empldyees:
1 or 2 persons 15.00
3 or :r p,. rsonns 25.00
5 or 6 perons 40.00 •
7 to J0 p_rsors 75;00
11 to 20 persons 125..00
More th'r 70 persons' 200.00
Loans and mortgages -- advertising for and/or
making and actually loaning Money at interest.
Does not cover discount companies. • 150.00
Loan companies - small or personal, for short
term at interest. Licensed by State of
Florida as small loan business. Does not
cover discount corps.
150.00
Marathon, walkathon 1,500.00
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Parking spaces.
1 to 25 cars
' 26 to 50 cars
51 to 100 02rs
101 or more Tars
1
Patrol agency and merchant police
including business or service of
opening and closing homes, and
watchman serk'iee therefore,
One patrol l or agent
Each additional patrolman or agent
(Shall be regcired to be fingerprinted
and have 1. D. csr•d)
Photographer
Includes taking and finishing pictures for
profit; also enlarging and framing pictures, -
but no house to house, without solicitor's
license.
Phrenologist, where no fees are charged
,but eontribu i.an+ are -accepted
Phrenologist, where, fees are charged •
Tailor
Includes sales but does' not permit
cleaning and pressing -
1 or 2 persons
3 or 4 persons
Telegraph company
Telephone company
Tourist court
10.00
15,00
30.00
50.00
35.00
10.00
25.00
1,500.00
1,000.00
15,00
25.00
350.00
50.00
' Base rate 35.00
Plus room rate, 3 to 5 rooms 5.00'
Plus room rate, over 5 rooms, each r 1,00
Trading stamp or coupon redemption and/or dis-
'play room 200.00
Trade inducement company_(redemption
store extra) -
'Plus each outlet serviced by trade
inducement company
Trailer court
Base rate
Plus each place
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'300.00
10.00
50.00
2.00
Undertaker or funeral parlor
Plus ambulance service, connected or not
State embalmei•s certificate required,
Water companies
SERVICE FROM TRUCK: EACH VEHICLE
Includes any business using vehicles to
perform services in homes and business houses
and not otherwise opecifically classified in
the license schedule. Each vehicle shall re-
quire separate license.
Examples:
Animal grooming
Bakery, retail route
Bottled gas dealer
Cleaning, pressing, laundry & rug cleaning
Dairy, retail route
Diaper service
Fire extinguisl-ic; service
fruit, vegetables or produce, retail
Grass or sod dead E 2s
Grease salvage eollecti:n.
Home repair
Janitor service
Junk gatherer
Knife, scissors & tool sharpener
Linen, towel & uniform rental service
Lunches or wrapped sandwiches
Merchant, rolling grocery -a
Motor precision service to garages (portable)
Nursery, shrubs, trees or plants sold from truck
Oil tank delivery w.,gon or truck, retail delivery
'of oil, kerosene or gasoline
Paper, waste
Poultry (brought in on trucks and not sold from
established pia_e of business)
Water, bottled
Water softener service
(Ord. No. 51, Sec. 1)
150.00
75.00
500.00
25.00
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Section 2. If any section, subsection, paragraph, or other
provision of this ordinance, or its application to any person or cir-
cumstance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, such holding shall
not affect the validity of any other section, subsection, paragraph,
or other provision, or its application to other persons or circumstances.
The Council hereby expresses the intent that it would have enacted the
other provisions of this ordinance as if the invalid or unconstitutional
provision was not contained within the ordinance.
PLACED ON FIRST READING THIS 11 DAY OF MAY, 1972.
PLACED ON SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSED THIS 8 DAY OF JUNE, 1972.
ATTEST:
/s/ Dolores R. Walker
Village Clerk
/s/ H. Mallory Privett, Jr.
MAYOR