HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD552ORDINANCE NO.552
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 8-6 SWAP MEET
OPERATIONS,SECTION 8-6-6 SCHEDULE;REPEALING ANY CON-
FLICTING PROVISIONS;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;PROVIDING
PENALTIES;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 the Apache Junction City Code,Chapter 8 BUSINESS,Article 8-6
SWAP MEET OPERATIONS;Section 8-6-6 Schedule,shall be amended to read as
follows:
Section 8-6-6 Schedule
A.Effective December 17,1986,and until thereafter amended,all
swap meet vendors shall ,pay to the swap meet proprietor a City
Space Rental Fee in the amount of 50ct per day for each space or
stall rented or leased by the swap meet vendor at the swap meet.
All such fees shall be payable at the same time as the rental
fees prescribed by the swap meet proprietor.
B.Effective De-cember 17,1986,and until thereafter amended,all
swap meet vendors renting or leasing a space or stall from a
swap meet proprietor at a swap meet shall pay to the City of
Apache Junction a Business License Application Fee in the amount
of $5.00 i f such vendor is engaged in the sale of any new or
used goods,objects,wares,commodities,personalties and in-
tangibles,real estate,amusements,food concessions,services
or any antique goods,objects or wares.All such fees shall be
paid to the City of Apache Junction prior to the rental or
lease of any such space or stall except for those vendors who
have paid such rental fees prior to the effective date of this
amendment.All such vendors shall be required to pay the
Business License Application Fee prior to commencing business
on January 5,1987,5:00 p.m.
C.All such Business License Application Fees shall be based on a
twelve month period,and shall be due and payable on or before
the last day of the month twelve months from the month of issu-
ance,and shall be renewable each twelve month period there-
after,and that the renewal fee for the license be set at $5.00
per year for each twelve month period.Delinquencies and
penalties shall accrue as set forth in Section 8-5-9 of this
chapter.I t shall be the responsibility of the vendor to notify
the city of any change in status of the business.
D.Payment of the Business License Application Fee does not imply
any exemption or exempt any vendor from payment of the City
Space Rental Fee or Transaction Privilege Tax as set forth in
this Code.
E.All swap meet vendors required by this article to pay such
Business License Application Fee shall also be required to
complete a City Business License Application upon payment of
said fee.
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F.Individuals renting or leasing a space or stall at a swap meet
for the purpose of selling their personally -owned household items
shall be exempt from any Business License Application Fee only
until such sales do not exceed sixteen days per calendar year.
Such vendors shall not be exempt from the City Space Rental Fee
and shall be required to complete an "exempt status"license
form.When such sales exceed sixteen days per calendar year,
then the vendor shall be required to pay the Business License
Application Fee in addition to the City Space Rental Fee and
comply with all other regulations pertaining to vendors at
swap meets.
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,clause 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 any court of competent juris-
diction,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining parts
thereof.
SECTION IV PENALTY CLAUSE
Any person found guilty of any violation of or failure or refusal to do
or perform any act required by this code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed one -thousand
dollars or by imprisonment of not to exceed six months,or by both such fine and
imprisonment.Each day that a violation continues shall be a separate offense
punishable as hereby above described.
SECTION V EMERGENCY CLAUSE
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 be
effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THIS 16TH DAY OF nUFMRER ,1986.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS ipTH DAY OF
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
AND-FT-ALE
City Attorney
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DECEMBER
7
,1986.
NORMAN S.HILL
Mayor