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18• ORDINANCE NO: 2 An Ordinance of the Mayor and City Commission of the City of South 3 Miami, Florida, modifying Chapter 13 of the City Code to substitute the 4 term Business lax Receipt for occupational license tax to conform with the 5 term used in Chapter 205, F.S.; providing for severability, conflict and an 6 effective date 7 Whereas, the Florida Legislature has changed the name for an occupational license tax to 8 business tax receipt, and 9 Whereas, the City's code should also change the tern so that it uses the same term 10 provided for by Florida Statutes. 11 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY 12 COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI, FLORIDA: 13 Section 1. Chapter 13, of the City Code, is amended as follows: 14 Sec. 13 -1. - License required 15 (a) No person shall engage in or manage the businesses, occupations or professions 16 enumerated in this article, and required to be licensed by the city, without first having 17 paid the amount of license tax required for each separate location in the city, for the use 18 of the city, and having obtained a city business tax receipt license therefor. For the 19 purpose of this article, any person holding himself out to the public by sign, printed 20 matter, telephone directory classified section, city directory, post office box or otherwise, 21 regardless of whether such person actually transacts any business or practices a 22 profession or engages in an occupation shall be considered as engaging in business and 23 shall be liable for an business tax receipt eeeupatio nal- lieense tar therefor, according to 24 the classification of the business so held out or advertised, as set forth herein. 25 26 (b) Professional practitioners are recognized professions regulated by state boards 27 requiring examination and certification. Professional licenses are individual licenses and 28 each person engaged in the practice of their profession, whether alone, in a partnership, 29 or as an employee of another person, partnership, corporation or professional association 30 shall obtain an business tax receipt eeenpatienal-lieense. 31 32 Sec. 13 -2. - Term and duration of business tax receipt license; penalty for operation after 33 due date; grace period. 34 Any business tax receipt license issued under this chapter shall expire on the 35 thirtieth day of September of each year. No business tax receipt license shall be issued for 36 more than one (1) year. Those business tax receipts licenses not renewed by October 1 37 shall be considered delinquent and subject to a delinquency penalty of ten (10) percent 38 for the month of October, plus an additional five- percent penalty for each month of 39 delinquency thereafter until paid, provided that the total delinquency penalty shall not 40 exceed twenty -five (25) percent of the business tax receipt eeeupatienal- license fee for 41 the delinquent establishment. A grace period of thirty (30) days will apply to any 42 business tax receipt Yeti ^ '.'.'.__ _ renewed prior to close of the regular business Page I of 10 I day on or before October 31, that is, such business tax receipt license renewals although 2 delinquent will not be not assessed a delinquency fee. 3 4 Sec. 13 -3. - Fractional business tax receipt licenses 5 Unless otherwise provided, for each business tax receipt license obtained 6 between October 1 and April 1, the full tax for one (1) year shall be paid, and for each 7 business tax receipt lieense obtained from April 1 to September 30, one -half (' /z) the full 8 tax for one (1) year shall be paid. 9 Sec. 13 -4. - Applications for business tax receipt lieense 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Every person engaged in or managing any business, profession or occupation referred to in this chapter in the city is required to procure a city business tax receipt lieense as herein provided and shall, on or before October I of each year, and always before engaging in any business, profession or occupation, file an application on the prescribed form with the finance department, signed by an officer, partner or owner of the business. All business tax receipt licenses shall be applied for and issued in the real name of the applicant; in cases where the applicant has qualified under the laws of the state for the use of a "fictitious name," the business tax receipt lieense, if issued, shall show the real name, as well as the fictitious name of the applicant. In such application, the applicant shall set forth the name of the owner (if a firm, the names of all members of the firm; if a corporation, the names of all officers of the corporation); the location of the erase t business; the full nature of the business; where the business tax receipt w is based thereon; the value of stock carried or the number of seats, machines, employees, gasoline pumps, rooms, or vehicles, etc., used, as the case may be; and such other pertinent information as may be prescribed by the finance department. Sec. 13 -5. - Misrepresentation of material fact. Any business tax receipt lieense obtained under the provisions of this chapter, upon a misrepresentation of a material fact, shall be deemed null and void, and the licensee who has thereafter engaged in any business under such business tax receipt lieense shall be subject to prosecution for doing business without a business tax receipt lieense, to the same effect and degree as though no such business tax receipt license had ever been issued. Sec. 13 -6. - Value of stock carried. Whenever in this chapter a business tax receipt lieense tax is based upon, or determinable by, the "value of stock carried," the value of stock carried shall be the wholesale cost value of all stock in trade and merchandise on hand as of the close of the fiscal year of the licensee next preceding the start of the business tax receipt license period in question. Where the business tax receipt lieense is not a renewal license or the Page 2 of 10 r f 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 licensee has not completed one (1) fiscal year, then the value of stock carried shall be the cost value of all stock in trade and merchandise on hand as of the date of the commencement of business. The true value of stock carried, as above defined, shall be stated by the applicant for a license or for a renewal of a business tax receipt license. In the event an applicant for a business tax receipt license -fails or refuses to state or set forth the value of stock carried, as above defined, or sets forth such value inaccurately, the finance department of the city shall fix and determine such value from any information in his possession, and the value so fixed shall be used to determine the amount of the business tax receipt=ieense -tax, due the city. Sec. 13 -7. - Determination of classification. In the event of a disagreement between an applicant and the city on the question of proper classification of any business, occupation or profession for business tax receipt license purposes, the finance department shall decide the proper classification, with the right, in the applicant, to appeal from such decision to the city commission, whose decision upon the point shall be final. Sec. 13 -8. - Business tax receipt License to apply to one place of business. All business tax receipts licenses provided for herein shall be issued for and apply to only one (1) place of business within the city. Sec. 13 -9. - Bills or notices for business tax receipt license tax. It is hereby declared to be unnecessary for the city to send out bills or notices to persons engaged in business in the city with respect to the payment or nonpayment of business tax receipt 4ieense4axe5. See. 13 -10. -Exemptions to specified persons. Exemption from the payment of the business tax receipt license max set forth herein shall be allowed in such cases as are provided for in this chapter and in the following cases, as provided for by the laws of the state: (1) Disabled veterans of the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korean Conflict, Vietnam Conflict and widows of such deceased veterans (exempted up to fifty dollars ($50.00) annually); (2) Confirmed cripples, deaf and mute persons; invalids physically incapable of manual labor; widows with minor dependents; persons sixty -five (65) years of age or older; Page 3 of 10 (3) Growers of farm and grove products, including products manufactured therefrom (except intoxicating liquors, wine and beer); (4) Organizations issued State of Florida Nonprofit Organization Certificates; and (5) Other organizations so approved by the city commission. 7 Sec. 13 -11. - Posting of business tax receipt license 8 Every business tax receipt license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the 9 place of business for which it is issued, and the holder of such business tax receipt lleense 10 shall exhibit same to the city license inspector, his deputy, or any police officer upon 11 being requested to do so by any of them. 12 13 Sec. 13 -12. - Transfer of business tax receipt license; location; fees. 14 .Business tax receipts Menses may be transferred from one (1) location to 15 another, provided that the business tax receipts licenses are presented to the finance 16 department for the approval of such transfer, and provided further that such business tax 17 receipt lieens e is subject to revocation under section 13 -16, as determined by the director 18 of building, zoning and community development where any question of zoning arises, 19 and provided further that the licensee shall pay for such transfer a fee in the amount of 20 ten (10) percent of the animal business tax receipt license but not less than three 21 dollars ($3.00) nor more than twenty -five dollars ($25.00). 22 23 Sec. 13 -13. - Change of ownership; requirements; fees 24 Business tax receipts licenses issued by the city may be transferred with the 25 approval of the finance director (except in the case of alcoholic beverage licenses, which 26 shall require approval of the building, zoning and community development department) 27 with the businesses for which they were taken out, except as otherwise provided by law, 28 when there is a bona fide sale and transfer of the property used and employed in the 29 business as stock in trade, and not otherwise, subject, however, to the following 30 conditions: 31 (1) The seller of the business shall present the business tax receipt license to 32 the finance department with an endorsement on the reverse side thereof, 33 assigning all right, title and interest to the purchaser; 34 (2) The purchaser shall produce a properly execute instrument showing the 35 transfer of stock of goods and of the lease or deed to the property; 36 (3) The purchaser shall file an application for a business tax receipt license, 37 and shall qualify in all respects, as provided by law and by the ordinances of the 38 city, as an applicant for a business tax receipt license, as if he or she had applied 39 for the business tax receipt license in the first instance; and Page 4 of 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 r (4) A fee shall be paid to the finance department in connection with such transfer, based on ten (10) percent of the annual business tax receipt, but not less than three dollars ($3.00) nor more than twenty -five dollars ($25.00). Sec. 13 -14. - Lease department business tax receipt Iieense required. Every person operating what is commonly known as "lease department' in any store shall pay a business tax receipt lieense for the operation of each department so leased according to the proper classification of the business or occupation as set forth therein. 11 Sec. 13 -15. - Termination of business tax receipt license on notice of bankruptcy 12 When any person engaged in mercantile or other business in the city shall make 13 an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or when any such person shall be adjudicated a 14 voluntary or an involuntary bankrupt or declared insolvent, any business tax receipt 15 Iieense theretofore issued, authorizing such person to do business in the city, shall 16 immediately be terminated and shall, upon such assignment for the benefit of creditors or 17 upon such adjudication in bankruptcy, immediately become null and void. 18 19 Sec. 13 -16. - Revocation for violation of the land development code or ordinances. 20 The business tax receipt lieense of any person for the operation of any business 21 may be revoked by the city manager at any time, upon notice of violation of any of the 22 provisions of the land development code or ordinances of the city; applicable provisions 23 of the county code; laws of the state; violation of the terms and conditions of any 24 development permit, covenant, public restriction or waiver; or for any other good and 25 sufficient reason. In the event that an appeal is filed by any person under section 13 -27, 26 the city manager may stop or suspend any construction authorized by the waiver until a 27 decision has been made on the appeal. In the event the city manager should determine 28 that the suspension of the construction could cause imminent peril to life or property, the 29 city manager may permit the construction to continue upon such conditions and 30 limitations, including furnishing of an appropriate bond, as may be deemed proper under 31 the circumstances. __J 33 Sec. 13 -17. - Reissuance of business tax receipt lieerrse; payment of debts due city 34 prerequisite. 35 Any person being delinquent in the payment of any assessment, taxes, fees or any 36 moneys due unto the city shall, as a prerequisite to the reissuance of art business tax 37 receipt eeeupatie a� �, be required to pay any assessment, taxes, fees or sums of 38 money of any nature whatsoever due unto the city before the aforesaid business tax 39 receipt oeeupatienal ;use will be reissued by the authorities of the city. This Page 5 of 10 I requirement shall pertain to any assessment, tax, fee or charge due for services rendered 2 the premises occupied by such business or any fee, tax or assessment or charge of 3 whatever nature required for services rendered the aforesaid business location, but the 4 same shall not impair any obligation on the part of the property owner to pay any sums 5 due onto the city by virtue of fees, assessments, taxes or charges in this section shall be 6 deemed to require the good standing of any business within the city limits prior to its 7 being qualified to conducting business therein. 8 9 Sec. 13 -18. - Regulatory provisions remain in effect. 10 Unless otherwise herein specifically excepted, changed or differentiated, all 11 qualifying or regulatory provisions of the city applicable to or affecting any of the 12 businesses, operations, occupations or classifications covered by this chapter shall be and 13 remain in full force and effect. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Sec. 13 -19. - Business tax receipts Uieenses to conform to zoning and building regulations. Where any question of zoning arises, no business tax receipt license shall be issued hereunder for any business, occupation or profession until the location thereof shall have first been approved by the director of building, zoning and community development. Sec. 13 -20. - Authority of finance department to promulgate rules. The finance department may make such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this chapter, as may be necessary or proper for the enforcement of the provisions hereof. Sec. 13 -21. - Business tax receipt bieense fee a debt. The amount of any business tax receipt lie -iax penalty imposed by the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared to be a debt due to the city, and any person carrying on any business without first having procured a business tax receipt lieense from the city so to do shall be liable to the city for the amount of such business tax receipt license tax recoverable in any court of competent jurisdiction. Sec. 13 -22. - Replacing lost or destroyed business tax receipt he-enses; fee. For the purpose of replacing any mutilated, destroyed or lost license certificate receipt relating to any business tax receipt oeeup tional— lieense granted by the city, the Page 6 of 10 1 7_ 3 4 5 6 7 0J 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 finance department is hereby authorized and empowered to cause to be executed and delivered an appropriate duplicate license certificate or receipt, upon the submission of evidence satisfactory to the finance department that the original certificate or receipt was mutilated, destroyed or lost, and upon the holder of such original furnishing the city with indemnity satisfactory to such collector, and upon the payment to the city by the holder of the sum of one dollar ($1.00) for each duplicate license certificate or receipt executed and delivered hereunder. Sec. 13 -23.- Reciprocity. Any person who has obtained a license by or through examination in any other city in the county, which has requirements similar to those in this code with respect to the issuance and granting of licenses for the several businesses or occupations, may, if, approved by the examining board and without the formality of an examination, be granted a certificate or license by reciprocity, upon the payment of the business tax receip charges applicable to such business or occupation. Sec. 13 -24. - Schedule of business tax receipts license twEes. The various businesses, occupations and professions within the city are hereby classified for the purpose of this section and assessments of business tax receipts lieeuee taxes therefor are hereby fixed per annum, unless otherwise provided, as set forth in the schedule attached to Ordinance No. 1796 and made a part hereof, and entitled "Schedule of License Taxes," including all subsequent amendments thereto. Sec. 13 -25. Failure to obtain business tax receipt license; delinquencies; additional penalties. (a) Any person engaging in or managing any business, occupation or profession without ever having first obtained a business tax receipt leeal eeeupafien lieense, as required hereunder, shall be subject to a penalty of twenty -five (25) percent of the business tax receipt license - determined to be due, in addition to a two hundred fifty dollar penalty if an business tax receipt occupational license is not applied for within one hundred fifty (150) days of notice. (b) Enforcement procedures for new business tax receipt eeeupatierial licenses may commence upon the city becoming aware of any person engaging in or managing any business, occupation or profession without first obtaining a business tax receipt leeA eeeupatienaHieense. (c) Business tax receipts 0eeapational lieenses shall be considered delinquent immediately on October 1 of every year. Fines for delinquent business tax receipts oeeugati^ ^'m,��l oe, ^sue shall be assessed per section 13 -2; in addition, those licenses not renewed by January 31 shall be subject to a two - hundred -fifty- dollar penalty per business tax receipt eeeupatienal4eense. Page 7 of 10 1 Sec. 13 -26. - Penalties 2 Any person convicted for violating any of the terns of this chapter shall, upon 3 conviction thereof in a Metropolitan Miami -Dade County Court, be sentenced to pay a 4 fine not exceeding the sum of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or serve a term not to 5 exceed sixty (60) days, or both such fine and sentence, in the discretion of the metre 6 judge. Each day's violation of any of the terns of this chapter shall be deemed and 7 considered, and is hereby specially declared to be, a separate and distinct violation of the 8 terms of this chapter, and punishable as such. J 10 Sec. 13 -27. - Appeals I 1 (a) An appeal to the city commission may be filed with the city clerk upon a form 12 prescribed by the city clerk. An appeal must be filed within thirty (30) days of the action 13 taken which is the subject of the appeal. An appeal may be filed by any aggrieved 14 person(s). 15 (b) An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action appealed from, 16 unless the officer from whom the appeal is taken or the city manager certifies to the city 17 commission, after notice of appeal has been filed with him, that because of the facts 18 stated in the certificate a stay would, in the officers or the city manager's opinion, cause 19 imminent peril to life or property, or that because the violation charged is transitory in 20 nature a stay would seriously interfere with enforcement of this chapter. 21 (c) If certification occurs in accordance with subsection (b) above, proceedings may 22 not be stayed, except by a restraining order, which may be granted by the city 23 commission or by a court of record on application, on notice to the officer from whom 24 the appeal is taken, or the city manager and on due cause shown. 25 (d) The city commission shall hear and enter a decision on all appeals within sixty 26 (60) days of the date of filing such appeal, and shall provide due notice of the appeal to 27 the parties. 28 (e) The city commission may reverse, affirm or modify any order, requirement, 29 decision or determination appealed from, and shall make any order, requirement, decision 30 or determination that, in the city commission's opinion, ought to be made in the 31 circumstances. 32 (f) When practical difficulties or unnecessary hardships would result from carrying 33 out the strict letter of a provision, the city commission may, in passing upon appeals, vary 34 or modify any regulation or provision of this chapter relating to business tax receipts 35 eeeopational lieense twkes, so that the spirit of this chapter is observed, public safety and 36 welfare secured, and substantial justice done. 37 (g) The city commission shall not be required to hear an appeal or application 38 previously denied if it finds that there has been no substantial change in conditions or 39 circumstances bearing on the appeal or application. M 41 Sec. 13 -28. - Notice of violation; right to appeal; order to cease and desist business. 42 Whenever the city manager determines that there is a violation of any provision 43 of this chapter or any other applicable rule or regulation, the city manager shall give Page 8 of 10 I notice of such violation to the person or persons who are responsible for either obtaining 2 the required business tax receipt eeeupatieaa"'aheense and/or the required business tae 3 receipt oceupational-kc-ense renewal. Such notice of violation shall: 4 (1) Be in accordance with the provisions set forth in Chapter 162 of Florida 5 Statutes; 6 (2) Inform the person to whom it is directed of his or her right to apply for 7 an appeal hearing before the city commission; and 8 (3) Instruct the responsible person(s) identified in the violation to 9 immediately cease and desist all business, occupational, or professional activities 10 on the premises. 11 12 Sec. 13 -29. - Duties of city attorney 13 The city attorney, upon complaint, of the city manager, or upon his or her own 14 initiative, shall institute appropriate action to restrain, prevent, enjoin, abate or correct 15 any and all violations under this chapter, and to take such other legal action as may be 16 necessary to carry out the terms and provisions of this chapter. 17 18 Sec. 13 -30. - Recovery of attorneys' fees; court costs; administrative costs; penalty 19 Any person, who engages in any business, occupation or profession covered by 20 this chapter, who does not pay the required business tax receipt fee eesupati n°� _ l license 21 tax within one hundred fifty (150) days after the initial notice of tax due, and who does 22 not obtain the required business tax receipt eeeupatienal4eense is subject to civil actions 23 and penalties, including court costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, administrative costs 24 incurred as a result of collection efforts, and a penalty up to two hundred fifty dollars 25 ($250.00). 26 Section 2. If any word, phrase, clause, section or subsection of this Ordinance is 27 ruled invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity thereof shall 28 not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. 29 Section 3. All sections or parts of sections of the City's Code of Ordinances, or 30 Resolutions that conflict with this Ordinance are repealed, but only to the extent of the conflict. 31 Section 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption. 32 33 PASSED AND ADOPTED this _ day of 12010. 34 35 Page 9 of 10 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 ATTEST: CITY CLERK MAYOR I" Reading — 2 "a Reading — COMMISSION VOTE: READ AND APPROVED AS TO FORM Mayor Stoddard: Vice Mayor Newman: Commissioner Beasley: CITY ATTORNEY Commissioner Harris: Commissioner Palmer: Page 10 of 10 uj V) §� CA )) 5 \( } \( !/ \ ( ( | !, \\ 2/ /J (� <n " v _T3 c°D Lm E N o"rn dDdc -O u //L EN ° = N = u i =5Z a Loe O7; o> NOvo A 16 � u o n CIO a�yo. 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