HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD293ORDINANCE NO.293
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY
CODE •CHAPTER 8 BUSINESS,ARTICLE 8-1 PEDDLERS,BY ADDING
SECTION 8-1-9 HOURS OF OPERATION;ARTICLE 8-2 BUSINESS BY
AMENDING THE TITLE OF ARTICLE 8-2 AND SECTION 8-2-7 (B)
REPORTS REQUIRED;ARTICLE 8-5-2 LICENSE REQUIRED;ARTICLE
8-5-9 TAXES DELINQUENT;PENALTY;ARTICLE 8-5-11 SEPARATE
LICENSES FOR SEPARATE PLACES OF BUSINESS;REPEALING ANY
CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR -AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I IN GENERAL
That Chapter 8 BUSINESS,Article 8-1 Peddlers,be amended by adding
Section 8-1-9 Hours of Operation,to read as follows:
Section 8-1-9 Hours of Operation
I t is unlawful for any person operating as a solicitor,peddler,hawker,
salesman or vendor of goods,wares,merchandise,newspapers,magazines
or services who goes from house to house,or to only one house in the
city,to do so before the hour of 9:00 a.m.or after the hours of 6:00 p.m.
That Chapter 8 BUSINESS,Article 8-2 Business,be amended by changing the
title of Article 8-2 and by amending Section 8-2-7 Reports Required,to read
as follows:
Article 8-2 AUCTIONS,PAWNSHOPS,SECOND HAND DEALERS
Section 8-2-7 Reports Required
B.No article shall be sold or exchanged by any auction house,dealer,
pawnbroker or second hand dealer until i t shall have been in the
custody thereof for ten (10)calendar days after making out and
delivering to the chief of police the report required under
subsection (A)above.Provided that in the case of an article
consigned to an auction house,such article shall not be sold
or exchanged until after i t shall have been in the custody
thereof for three (3)days after delivering to the chief of
police the report required under subsection (A)above.This
subsection shall not apply to redemption of pawned or pledged
articles.
These requirements may be waived by the chief of police for
religious ;social and non-profit organizations.
That Article 8-5 BUSINESS OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX,Section 8-5-2
License Required,be amended by adding Subsection (F)to read as follows:
Section 8-5-2 License Required
F.All transfers of ownership shall be considered to be a new
business and,as such,shall be required to obtain a valid,
current business license and pay a fee in accordance with
the schedule for new businesses listed herein.
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That Article 8-5 BUSINESS OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX,Section 8-5-9
Taxes Delinquent;Penalty,be amended to read as follows:
Section 8-5-9 Taxes Delinquent;Penalty
When any license tax provided for herein shall become due and unpaid
for at least twenty (20)days,the same shall become delinquent and
the city clerk shall,commencing on the twenty-first day,add thereto
a penalty.This penalty shall accrue based on the number of days the
license remains delinquent in accordance with the following schedule:
21 days -30 days
31 days -45 days
46 days -60 days
61 days -90 days
$10.00
$15.00
$25.00
$50.00
No license shall be issued by the city clerk until the license taxes
that are delinquent and the penalties added thereto have been paid
in full.
That Article 8-5 BUSINESS OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX,Section 8-5-11
Separate Licenses Required for Separate Places of Business,be added to
read as follows:
Section 8-5-11 Separate Licenses Required for Separate Places
of Business
A separate license must be obtained for each branch establishment or
separate place of business in which any trade,business,game or
amusement,calling,profession or occupation is practiced,trans-
acted or carried on.Each license issued shall authorize the person
obtaining i t to practice,transact,carry on,pursue or conduct
only that trade,business,game or amusement,calling,profession
or occupation described in such license and only at the location or
place of business described therein.
SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions
of this ordinance or any part of the Code adopted herein by reference are
hereby repealed.
SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
I f any section,subsection,sentence,phrase,lcause or portion of
this ordinance or any part of the Code adopted herein by reference is,for
any reason,held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION III DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
I t being necessary for the preservation of the peace,health and safety
of the City of Apache Junction,Arizona,that this ordinance become effective
immediately,an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance
shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
ACCEPTED AND ADOPTED THIS 7TH DAY OF
AUGUST,1984.
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Mayor
Alt
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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