Chapter 17.96
BUSINESS LICENSING
Sections:
17.96.010 General.
A. No person shall engage in the conduct of business within the city without first obtaining a license for such business issued by the city as provided in Chapter 5.04 CMC.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of Chapter 5.04 CMC regarding violations thereof, any person, firm or corporation who conducts any business within the city without first obtaining a city business license therefor shall constitute a public nuisance, and such activity shall be abated as provided in CMC 7.04.130.
C. Notwithstanding any provision of the adopted building or fire code, any business license application which purports to conduct retail or wholesale sales of a tangible product or service shall provide a minimum of 50 percent of the gross floor area of the business location containing such product or service delivery means.
D. Any change in use or occupancy occasioned by the conduct of business at a subject business location, or acquiescence of the nature of the business activity, to any use or occupancy other than that identified on the subject business license application, shall require a new business license application and compliance with all applicable provisions of this title. [Ord. 750B § 15, 2003; Ord. 720B § 1, 2002.]