Ordinance No. 084 Business Licensing Procedure

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City of Gem Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota Business Licensing Procedures Ordinance No. 84 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A GENERAL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR THE LICENSING OF BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEM LAKE ORDAINS: SECTION 1. GENERAL LICENSING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES 1.1 The City Clerk shall be responsible for processing and issuing city licenses. 1.2 Revocation and suspension of licenses. 1.2.1 The City Council shall have the power to suspend or revoke the license of any person licensed by the City found to be in violation of the terms of their license or other applicable laws, providing the person holding such license is given 20 days' notice and granted the opportunity to be heard before such action is taken. If an when such notice is sent to the legal address of the licensee and he fails or refuses to appear at the hearing, his license will be automatically suspended or revoked five days after the date of the hearing. 1.2.2 When a license is suspended under 1.2.1, the period of suspension shall not be less than 30 days nor more than one year, such period being determined by the City Council. 1.2.3 When any person holding a license issued by the City has been convicted for the second time by a court of competent jurisdiction for violation of any of the sections of a City ordinance relating to the subject matter of the license, the City Council shall revoke the license of the person convicted. Such person may not make an application for a new license for a period of one year. 1.3 Enforcement and Penalties. In addition to any fines, costs, or assessments provided for by City Ordinances, the City may prosecute a violation of any provision of this chapter as a misdemeanor, and a person, if convicted, may be punished by the maximum fine and term of imprisonment provided by Minnesota Statutes § 609.02, subd. 3, as that statute may be amended from time to time. SECTION 2. FEES. Unless otherwise specifically or expressly provided, the amount of fees due the City for the licensed activates described in this chapter shall be set from time to time by the City Council, and a schedule of such fees shall be on file and available for inspection by the public. SECTION 3. POSTING OF BUSINESS LICENSE. Business licenses, issued by the City of Gem Lake, shall be posted in a conspicuous location in the licensed business location, viewable to the public who visits this licensed business. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. Should any section, subdivision, clause or other provision of this Ordinance be held to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or of any part thereof, other than the part held to be invalid. SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. Dated: Paul Emeott, Mayor Bill Short, City Clerk