Chapter 5 · Business Regulations

Article 1. General Regulations and Licenses

Sections 5-101 to 5-110 · 10 sections

5-101 License required.

(a)It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, either as principal or agent or employee, to conduct, pursue carry on or operate any calling, trade, profession or occupation in the city without first paying the license fee prescribed and procuring such a license from the city clerk whenever the procuring of the license is required by the city.

(b)The requirement for a city license shall also apply to any in-house business as defined in Zoning Regulations #24. NOTE: The license is not to be construed as anything other than acknowledgement by the city that the business has paid the license fee and the city acknowledges the business. It is the applicant or business owner’s responsibility to acquire all necessary licenses.

(Code 2016)

5-102 Not assignable or transferable.

No license granted by the city shall be assignable or transferable; nor shall such license authorize any person to do business or act under it but the person named therein, nor at more than one place. There shall be no refunds except as specifically provided.

(Code 2016)

5-103 License period; duration.

Unless otherwise provided, licenses shall commence and endure from the date of their issuance, until the 31st day of December in the year in which the license was issued.

(Code 2016)

5-104 Exemption of farmers.

No producer or grower, or his or her agents or employees, selling in the city, farm or garden products or fruits grown by him or her in the state shall be required to pay any license fee or occupation tax imposed by any law of this city, and he or she, his or her agents or employees, are hereby exempt from the payment of any such fees or taxes, or the securing of a license.

(K.S.A. 12-1617; Code 2016)

5-105 License fees.

Unless otherwise provided, the annual license fee for each occupation, business, or profession shall be as shown in the following schedule:

Yearly fee for license will be $10.

(Code 2016)

5-106 Same; when payable; time period.

(a)All license fees shall be due and payable before the commencement of a trade, occupation, business or profession for which license fees are required.

(b)No license shall be issued until the fee is paid.

(c)Licenses shall be renewed on or before the expiration date of the current licenses.

(d)If the license prescribed is for an annual, quarterly, monthly, weekly or daily period, the license shall not be issued for any part or fraction of the year, quarter, month, week or day, respectively.

(e)The license for a day shall expire at midnight.

(Code 2016)

5-107 Payment of fees; receipt.

The city clerk shall, upon payment of any license fee specified, give a receipt therefor stating the amount paid, the nature of the license issued, the kind of business, to whom issued and if possible the exact location where the business is to be carried on.

(Code 2016)

5-108 Contents of license.

Unless otherwise provided all licenses shall be dated on the date of their issue, and shall state the name of the licensee, the kind of business he or she desires to engage in and the location thereof, the amount paid, and time the license shall expire; and the person having such license shall be authorized to carry on the business therein named.

(Code 2016)

5-109 Record.

The city clerk shall keep a record in which shall be entered the name of each person licensed, his or her address, the date of the license, the purpose for which it is granted, the amount paid therefore.

(Code 2016)

5-110 Display of license.

All persons doing business in a permanent location are required to have their license conspicuously displayed in their place of business, and all persons to whom licenses are issued not having a permanent place of business are required to carry their licenses with them and any licensee shall present the license for inspection when requested to do so by any citizen or officer of the city.

(Code 2016)