Ord. No. 18-80-1077•j ..';...•'•••••,••.
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ORDINANCE NO.18-80-1077
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,
FLORIDA,IMPOSING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE
TAXES ON PERSONS MAINTAINING A PERMANENT
BUSINESS LOCATION OR BRANCH OFFICE WITHIN
THE CITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENGAGING IN
OR MANAGING A BUSINESS,PROFESSION,OR
OCCUPATION WITHIN THE CITY,AS PROVIDED FOR
IN CHAPTER 72-306,LAWS OF FLORIDA:PROVIDING
FOR TRANSFER OF LICENSES;PROVIDING FOR
PENALTIES FOR DELINQUENT PAYMENTS;PROVIDING
PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF ORDINANCE;
EXPRESSING INTENT THAT ORDINANCE NOT BE
INCLUDED IN THE CITY CODE;EXPRESSING INTENT
OF SEPARABILITY;REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT THEREWITH AND PROVIDING WHENTHIS
ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT.
BEIT ORDAINED BYTHE MAYOR AND CITY COMMISSION OFTHE
CITY OF SOUTH MIAMI,FLORIDA:
SECTION 1.LICENSE REQUIRED.
(a)No person shall engage in ormanage the businesses,
occupations or professions enumerated in this ordinance and
required to be licensed by the City,without first having paid
the amount oflicensetaxrequired for eachseparatelocation
in the City,for the use of the City,and having obtained a
City license therefor.For the purpose of this ordinance,any
person holdinghimself out to the public by sign,printed
matter,telephonedirectoryclassified section,city directory,
post office box or otherwise,regardless of whether such person
actually transacts any business or practices a profession or
engages in an occupation shall be considered as engaging in
businessandshallbeliable for anoccupationallicensetax
therefor,according to the classification of the business so
heldoutoradvertised,assetforthherein.
(b)Professional practitioners are recognized professions
regulated by State Boards requiring examination and certification.
Professional licenses are individual licenses and each person
engaged in the practice of their profession whether alone,in a
partnership or asan employee of another person,partnership,
corporation or professional association shall obtain an occupational
license.
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"'•••SECTION 2.TERM AND DURATION -Penalty for Operation .••'•
After Due Date.••'•
Any license issued under this Chapter shall expire on
the 30th day of September of each year.No license shall be
issued for more than one year.Those licenses not renewed by
October 1st shall be considered delinquent and subject toa
delinquency penalty of ten percent (10%)for the month of
October plus an additional five percent (5%)penalty for each
month of delinquency thereafter until paid,provided that the
total delinquency penalty shall not exceed twenty-five percent
(25%)ofthe occupational license fee for the delinquent
establishment.
SECTION 3.FRACTIONAL LICENSES.
Unless otherwise provided for each license obtained
between October first and April first the full tax for one year
shall be paid,and for each license obtained from April first to
September thirtieth,one-half the full tax for one year shall be
paid .
SECTION 4.APPLICATIONS -Date;Filing,Necessary
Information
Every person engaged in or managing any business,
profession or occupation referred toin this chapter in the City,
is required to procure a city license as herein provided and shall,
onor before October first of each year,and always before engaging
in any business,profession or occupation,file an application on
the prescribed form with the tax collector,signed byan officer,
partner or owner ofthe business.All licenses shall be applied
for and issued in the real name of the applicant;in cases where the
applicant has qualified under theLawsof Florida fortheuseof
a "Fictitious Name",the license,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
(ifa firm,the names of all members of the firm;ifa corporation,
the names of all officers of the corporation);the location of the
business;the full nature of the business;where the license tax
is based thereon;the value of stock carried or the number of seats,
machines,employees,gasoline pumps,rooms,or vehicles,etc.,used,
asthe case may be;and such other pertinent information as may be
prescribed by the tax collector.
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SECTION 5.MISREPRESENTATION OF MATERIAL FACT.''*'
Any license obtained under the provisions of this chapter
upona misrepresentation ofa material factshallbedeemednulland
void,and the licensee who has thereafter engaged in any business
under such license shall be subject to prosecution for doing business
without a license,to the same effect and degree as though no such
license had ever been issued.
SECTION 6.VALUE OF STOCK CARRIED.
Wheneverinthischapteralicensetaxisbaseduponor
determinable bythe"valueofstock carried",thevalueofstock
carried shall bethe wholesale cost value of all stock in trade and
merchandiseonhandasofthecloseofthefiscalyearofthelicensee
next preceding the start ofthe license period in question.Where
the license is nota renewal license orthelicenseehas not completed
one 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 commencement of business.Thetrue value of stock carried,as
above defined,shall be stated bythe applicant for a license or
for a renewal of license.
In the event an applicant for a license fails or refuses
to state orset forth the value of stock carried,as above defined,
or sets forth such value inaccurately,the tax collector of the
city shall fixand determine such value from any information inhis
possession,and the value so fixed shall be used to determine the
amount of license tax due the city.
SECTION 7.DETERMINATION OF CLASSIFICATION.
Inthe event ofa disagreement between applicant and the
city onthe question of proper classification of any business,
occupation or profession for license purposes,the tax collector
shall decide the proper classification,with the right,inthe
applicant,to appeal from such decision tothe City Commission
whose decision upon the point shall be final.
SECTION 8.LICENSE TO APPLY TO ONE PLACE OF BUSINESS.
All licenses provided for herein shall be issued for and
apply to only one place of business within the City.
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SECTION 9.BILLS OR NOTICES FOR LICENSE TAX.
Itis hereby declared tobe unnecessary forthe city
to send out bills or notices to persons engaged in business inthe
city with respect to the payment or nonpayment of license taxes.
SECTION 10.EXEMPTIONS TO SPECIFIED PERSONS.
Exemption from the payment of the license tax set forth
herein shall be allowed in such cases as are provided forinthis
chapter and inthe following cases as provided for by the laws of
the State of Florida:
(a)Disabled veterans ofthe Spanish American War,
World War I,World War II,Korean Conflict,
Vietnam Conflict and widows of such deceased
veterans (exempted upto $50.00 annually);
(b)Confirmed cripples,deafand mute persons;invalids
physically incapable of manual labor;widows with
minor dependents;and persons 65 years of age or
older;
(c)Growers of farm-and grove products,including
products manufactured therefrom (except intoxicating
liquors,wine and beer.)
v=55£(d)Organizations issued State of Florida Non-Profit
Organization Certificates.
*-*^_(e)Other organizations so approved bythe City
Commission.
SECTION 11.POSTING OF LICENSE.
Every license shall be posted in a conspicuous place
in the place of business for which it is issued and the holder of
such license shall exhibit same to the city license inspector,his
deputy or any police officer upon being requested sotodo by any
of them.
SECTION 12.TRANSFER OF LICENSE -LOCATION;FEES.
Licenses may be transferred from one location to another,
provided,that the licenses are presented to the tax collector
for the approval of such transfer,and provided further that no
such license shall be transferred without the approval of the City
Commission where any question of zoning arises,and provided
further,that the licensee shall pay for such transfer,a fee in
the amount of one dollar ($1.00)if the transfer is applied for
before the business is moved to the new location;and two dollars
($2.00)if the transfer is applied for after the business is moved
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SECTION 13.CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP;REQUIREMENTS;FEES.
Licenses issued by the city may be transferred with the
approval of the tax collector (except in the case of alcoholic
beverage licenses,which shall require approval ofthe City
Commission)with the businesses for which they were taken out,
except as otherwise provided by law,when there isa bona fide
sale and transfer of the property used and employed in the business
as stock in trade,and not otherwise,subject,however,tothe
following conditions:
(a)The seller ofthe business shall present the license
to the tax collector with an endorsement on the
reverse side thereof,assigning all right,title and
interest to the purchaser.
(b)The purchaser shall produce a properly executed
instrument showing the transfer of stock of goods
and of the lease or deed to the property.
(c)The purchaser shall filean application for license,
and shall qualify in all respects as provided by law
and by the ordinances of the city as an applicant
for a license,asif he had applied for the license
in the first instance.
(d)A fee shall be paid to the tax collector in connection
with such transfer,amounting to $3.00.
Every person operating what is commonly known as "lease
department"in any store shall pay a license for the operation of
each department so leased according to the proper classification of
the business or occupation as set forth therein.
SECTION 15.TERMINATION OF LICENSE ON NOTICE OF BANKRUPTCY
When any person engaged in mercantile or other business
in the city shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors,
or when any such person shall be adjudicated a voluntary or an
involuntary bankrupt or declared insolvent,any license theretofore
issued,authorizing such person todo business in the city,shall
immediately be terminated and shall,upon such assignment for the
benefit of creditors or upon such adjudication in bankruptcy,
immediately become null and void.
SECTION 16.REVOCATION FOR VIOLATION OF CODE OR ORDINANCES
The license of any person for the operation of any business
may be revoked by the City Commission at any time,upon notice and
hearing for violation of any of the provisions of the Code or
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ordinances'ofthecityorlawsoftheStateofFlorida,o'r forany
othergoodandsufficient reason;provided,however,thatthis
section shallnot affect thepowerofthe municipal courttorevoke
certain licenses where such revocation is specifically provided for
by ordinance.
SECTION 17.RE-ISSUANCE OF LICENSE;PAYMENT OF DEBTS
DUE CITY PREREQUISITE.
Any person being delinquent inthe payment ofany assessment,
taxes,feesoranymoneysdueuntothecityshallbeasa prerequisite
to the re-issuance of an occupational license be required to pay any
assessment,taxes,feesorsumsof money ofany nature whatsoever due
untothe city before the aforesaid occupational license will be
re-issued by the authorities of the city.
This requirement shall pertain toany assessment,tax,fee
or charge duefor services rendered the premises occupied bysuch
business or any fee,tax or assessment or charge of whatever nature
requiredfor services rendered the aforesaid business location,but
the same shall not impair any obligation onthe part ofthe property
ownertopayanysumsdueuntothecityby virtue offees,assessments,
taxesorchargesandthissectionshallbedeemedtorequirethe
goodstandingofanybusinesswithinthecitylimitspriortoits
being qualified to conducting business therein.
SECTION 18.REGULATORY PROVISIONS REMAIN IN EFFECT.
Unless otherwise herein specifically excepted,changed or
differentiated,all qualifying or regulatory provisions ofthecity
applicable toor affecting anyofthe businesses,operations,
occupations or classifications coveredbythischaptershallbeand
remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 19.LICENSES TO CONFORM TO ZONING AND BUILDING
REGULATIONS.
Whereanyquestionofzoningarises,nolicenseshallbe
issued hereunder foranybusiness,occupation or profession until
the location thereof shall have first been approved by the City
Commission.
SECTION 20.AUTHORITY OF TAX COLLECTOR TO PROMULGATE RULES.
The tax collector may make such rules and regulations,not
inconsistent with this chapter,asmaybe necessary or proper forthe
enforcement of the provisions hereof.
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SECTION 21.LICENSE FEE A DEBT.
The amount of any license taxand penalty imposed bythe
provisions of this chapter is hereby declared to be a debt due to
thecity,andany person carryingonany business without firsthaving
procured a license from the city sotodo,shall be liable to the
cityforthe amount of such license tax recoverable inany court of
competent jurisdiction.
SECTION 22.REPLACING LOST OR DESTROYED LICENSES;FEE.
Forthe purpose of replacing any mutilated,destroyed or
lostlicense certificate receiptrelatingtoany occupational license
granted by thecity,thetax collector is hereby authorized and
empowered tocausetobe executed and delivered an appropriate
duplicate license certificate or receipt,upon the submission of
evidencesatisfactorytothetaxcollectorthattheoriginal
certificate orreceiptwas mutilated,destroyedor lost,andupon
the holder of such original furnishing the city with indemnity
satisfactory to said collector,and upon the payment to the city by
the holder of the sum of one dollar ($1.00)for each such duplicate
license certificate or receipt executed and delivered hereunder.
SECTION 23.RECIPROCITY.
Any person who has obtained a license byor through
examination in any other city in Dade County,which has requirements
similartothoseinthisCodewithrespecttotheissuanceand
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 occupational license tax or charges applicable to
such business or occupation.
SECTION 24.SCHEDULE OF LICENSE TAXES.
Thevariousbusinesses,occupationsand professions within
the cityarehereby classified for the purpose of this ordinanceand
assessments of license taxes therefor areherebyfixedper annum,
unless otherwise provided assetforthinthe schedule attached
heretoandmadeaparthereof,and entitled "Schedule of License
Taxes".
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SECTION 25.FAILURE TO OBTAIN LICENSE.
Any person engaging in or managing any business,occupation
or profession without first obtaining a local occupation license,
if required hereunder,shall be subject to a penalty of twenty-five
percent (25%)of the license determined to be due,in addition to
anyotherpenaltyprovidedbylaworordinance.
SECTION 26.PENALTIES.
Any person convicted for violating anyof the terms of this
chapter shall,upon conviction thereof in a Metropolitan Dade County
Court,be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding the sum of five
hundred ($500.00)Dollars or serve a term not to exceed sixty (60)
days or both such fine and sentence,in the discretion of the Metro
judge.
Each day's violation of any of the terms of this chapter
shall be deemed and considered and-is hereby specially declared
to be a separate and distinct violation of the terms of this chapter,
and punishable as such.
SECTION 27.INTENT.
This ordinance shall not be included in the Code of the
City of South Miami.The term "chapter"when used in this ordinance
shall refer to this ordinance.
SECTION 28.SEPARABILITY.
If any section,subsection,paragraph,or other provision
of this chapter,or its application to any person or circumstance
shall be held invalid or unconstitutional,such holding shall not
affect the validity of any other section,subsection,paragraph,or
other provision,or its application to other persons or circumstances,
The Commission hereby expresses the intent that it would have enacted
the other provisions of this chapter as if the invalid or unconsti
tutional provisions were not contained within the chapter.
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SECTION 29.PARTS OF ORDINANCES REPEALED.
All parts of ordinances in conflict with any of the terms
of this ordinance be,and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 30.EFFECTIVE TIME
This ordinance shall take effect immediately at the time of its
passage
PASSED and ADOPTED this 3rd day of June ,1980.
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK
Passed on first reading:5/20/80
Passed on second reading:6/03/80
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APPROVED:
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MAYOR
Vice-Mayor Andrews Lantz
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"SCHEDULE OF LICENSE TAXES"
(SOUTH MIAMI)
ORDINANCENO.18-80-1077
The following schedule of fees,and the classifications of
the various occupations,businessesorprofessionsascontainedin
suchfeeschedule,areherebyadoptedastheamounts required to
procure occupational licenses in the City in accordance withthe
classification set out herein,to-wit:
CODE NO
AMUSEMENTS
001000Billiardandpool tables.Onetable $25.00
Each additional table $15.00
002000 Bowling alleys.Per alley $25.00
(Permitting sale of tobacco and soft drinks,
bowling supplies,without further license)
003000 General amusement
004000 Merry-go-round.Per week
005000 Motion picture theater
(Refreshment Stand)
006000 Music Furnished by Wire
007000 Shuffleboard
008000 Theatrical troups (not in local licensed
theater)
Each performance $75.00
Theatrical or dramatic troupes or companies
of singers or entertainers,for profit,
excluding entertainments given for local
charitable or benevolent purposes and local
ameteur performances.
008001 Skating Rink $187.00
$55.00
$30.00
$75.00
$50.00
$30.00
COIN OPERATED MACHINES
009000 Amusements (not vending or gambling)$50.00
010000 Vending machines -dispensing merchandise
valued at 5 cents only
010001 valued at over 5 cents
011000 Penny vending machines
012000 Coin operated laundry equipment (See155000)
013000 Other machines
(Music,pictures,rocking horses,planes,etc.)
014000 Copy machines
015000 Vending Newspapers
$
$
4.00
6.00
$1.00
$5.00
$25.00
$10.00
$4.00
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LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS
014000 Apartments,hotels,motels,and rooming
houses
1-10 rooms $20.00
014001 (Each additional room 50 cents)
015.000 Boarding houses,1-10 Rooms $25.00
015001 (each additional room $1.50)
Rooms used by owner for residence,lobbies,
bathrooms,etc.,not counted.
MANUFACTURING
016000 Manufacturing (except alcoholic beverages)
products sold at wholesale only.
If products are sold at retail,a
merchant's license must also be obtained.
016001 1-5 employees $27.00
016002 6-15 employees $37.00
016003 Over 15 employees $55.00
017000 Fruit packers and shippers (1-5 employees)..$27.00
017001 6-15 employees $37.00
017002 Over 15 employees $55.00
MERCHANTS AND DEALERS
018000 Alcoholic beverages (Set by the state)
(50%of state and county tax)
019000 Bakery (no delivery)
020000 Cold drink stand
021000 Delicatessen
022000 Explosives
023000 Filling station
(Firstfourpumps)
023001 Each additional pump
024000 Florist
025000 Food:To $1,000 inventory
025001 To$5,000 inventory
025002 To $10,000 inventory
025003 To $20,000 inventory
025004 To $50,000 inventory
025005 To $100,000 inventory ...
025006 Each additional $1,000over $100,000..
026000 Fueland petroleum products
027000 Garage (not to include sale of vehicles)...
028000 Ice.Each location
028001 (1 vehicle)
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$20.00
$17.00
$10.00
$15.00
$30.00
$5.00
$17.00
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
20.00
30.00
40.00
55.00
95.00
140.00
1.00
$30.00
$30.00
$
$
20.00
10.00
029000 Peddlers:
029001 Candy andice cream,per vehicle $20.00
029002 Dress goods,per vehicle $40.00
029003 Food products (except meat and fish)....$20.00
Peddlers of baked goods and box lunches
are required to have current Dade County
Health Dept.permit.
029004 Fruit and vegetables,per vehicle
029005 Gas and petroleum,per vehicle .......
029006 Wood,per vehicle
029007 Miscellaneous (See Sec.15-63)
(Street Sales City Code)
030000 Printing,publishing and multigraphing ....
$
$
$
35.00
25.00
12.00
$25.00
$27.00
$25.00
$40.00
$17.00
$27.00
031000 Restaurants (10 Seats)
(Each additional seat 50 cents)
032000 Secondhand dealer (see Article VII City Code).
033000 Soda fountain
034000 Solicitor (requires permit from City Manager).
(Solicitors for charitable organizations
are not required to pay fee but must obtain
permit from City Manager)
035000 Stock Broker $100.00
Where the dealer offers facilities to
the general public for dissemination of
market information and quotations board,
projection of ticker tape or similar means,
the annual fee shall be $125.00
036000 Vehicles,new and secondhand $75.00
037000 Wholesale (for resale)and general merchants
and dealers:
037001 To $1,000 inventory
037002 To $5,000 inventory
037003 To $10,000 inventory
037004 To $20,000 inventory
037005 To $50,000 inventory
037006 To $100,000 inventory
037007Each additional $1,000 over $100,000
PROFESSIONAL
038000 Accountant (Certified Public Accountant)
039000 Architect
040000 Artist (Commercial)
041000 Attorney
042000 Chemist,analytical
043000 Chiropodist
044000 Chiropractor
045000 Dental Hygienist -Self Employed ....
045001 If employee
046000 Dentist
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$20.00
$30.00
$40.00
$55.00
$95.00
$140.00
$1.00
$30.00
$30.00
$30.00
$30.00
$30.00
$30.00
$30.00
$
$
30.00
21.00
30.00
047000
048000
049000
050000
05X000
052000
053000
054000
055000
056000
057000
058000
059000
059001
060000
061000
062000
063000
064000
065000
066000
067000
068000
068001
068002
068003
069000
069001
069002
069003
069004
070000
070001
070002
070003
070004
Dietitian $
Electrologist $
Embalmer $
Engineer $
Healing Art $
Music teacher $
Naprapath $
Naturopath $
Optician $
Optometrist $
Orthodontist $
Osteopath $
Photoengraver $
Podiatrist $
Physician,drugless ,$
Physician,M.D.$
Psychiatrist $
Psychologist $
Surveyor $
Taxidermist $
Veterinarian $
Other Professionals not listed $
SERVICE
Abstract and Title Company $
Actuaries
Computations involving compound interest and
retirement and mortality estimates.
Permitting the operation ofbutone person...$
In addition thereto for each partner and/or
employee in connection therewith $
Addressing,Mailing or Duplicating Service
One employee $
Twotofive employees $
Sixtoten employees $
Overten employees $
Administrative Office
Onetofiveemployees $
Sixto fifteen employees $
Sixteen to twenty-five employees $
Over twenty-five employees $
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30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
55.00
30.00
14.00
20.00
48.00
83.00
138.00
30.00
60.00
90.00
120.00
071000 Advertising:Trade inducement company or
individual -the term "advertising or trade
inducement company or individual"shall be
construed to apply to each person engaged in
conducting an advertising or trade inducement
company of offering for sale any goods,wares
or merchandise by advertisement or in any other
inducements or schemes are offered to induce
trade $250.00
072000 Advertising agency (only one person)$30.00
072001 In addition for each partner or employee $14.00
073000 Advertising benches business $20.00
(For regulatory provisions and permit fee
for each bench see Sections 3-45,3-52,
City Code)
074000 Advertising on streets $30.00
075000 Advertising:Sound truck,per day $55.00
(Permission byCity Manager,only)
076000 Alarm Systems
Permits installation and service of various
types which includes:Burgler,photoelectric,
ultrasonic,capacitance,sonic,fire and the
like $55.00
077000 Alcoholic Beverages
Licenses for the sale,distribution or
manufacture of alcoholic beverages or intoxi
cating liquors shall be issued only to persons
of good moral character,who have not been
convicted of any offense involving moral
turpitude,andwhoareover twenty-one years
ofage;licenses to corporation shall be issued
only when all directors,managers and officers
qualify as above.No license shall be issued to
any person or corporation within two years after
such person orany officer,manager or director
of such corporation,has been convicted ofa
violation oftheState Beverage law,ortoany
person or corporation whose license under such
beverage lawhasbeen revoked.Applicants for
suchlicenses,orfor transfers ofsuch licenses,
shall furnish the finance director at time of
application,withacreditreportfromareputable
credit bureau in Dade County,and with letters of
characterreferencefromatleastthree reputable
residents oftheCityor Dade County,before such
licenseissuanceortransfershallbeapproved,
and every applicant for a license or transfer of
alicenseshallbe fingerprinted bythePolice
Department oftheCity;no license or transfer
of license toany applicant therefor shall be
issued ormade,without special order ofthe
commission ofthe City until and after a criminal
record search has been received from the Federal
BureauofInvestigationuponsuch fingerprints,
and any license issued or transfer of license made
before such record is received,shows the applicant
tobe not qualified for such license,
(a)Distributors
077010 (1)Beverage distributor and vendor,at
wholesale only,ofbeveragescontaining
not more than fourteen percent of
alcohol by weight,in sealed
containers $200.00
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070020
070030
070031
070032
070033
070034
(b)
(2)Liquor distributor and vendor,
at wholesale only,of alcoholic
beverages and intoxicating liquors,
regardless of alcoholic content,
in sealed containers $1,250.00
Manufacturers
(1)Manufacturer of wines only $50.00
(2)Manufacturer of wines and
cordials $100.00
(3)Brewer ofmalt liquors only $750.00
(4)Distiller of spirituous liquors ...$1,250.00
070040 (c)Retail vendors
070041 (1)Beverage store vendor of beverages
containing more than one percent
and not more than fourteen percent
of alcohol by weight,for consumption
on the premises
Provided,that this classi
fication shall not be subject
to the multiple license
provisions provided for herein.
070042 (2)Liquor store vendor of alcoholic
beverages and intoxicating
liquors regardless of alcoholic
content for consumption on the
premises
070043 (3)Package beverage store vendor of
beverages containing more than
one percent and not more than,
fourteen percent of alcohol by
weight in sealed containers for
consumption off the premises ....
070044 (4)Package liquor store vendor of
alcoholic beverages and intoxi
cating liquors regardless of
alcoholic content in sealed
containers for consumption off
the premises only
070050 (d)Club vendor.Chartered or incorporated
clubs or lodges organized for lawful
purposes and not for the purpose of
evading beverage laws,vending alcoholic
beverages and intoxicating liquors
regardless of alcoholic content to
members and their guests only,for
consumption on the premises
078000 Ambulance (1 ambulance)
078001 Each additional ambulance
079001 Answering Telephone Service ...
080000 Antiques.Merchandise of intrinsic value not
to be confused with secondhand merchandise ..
Appraiser (Other than real property,Fla.
Statute 475)
080001 Permitting the operation ofbutone person ..
080002 In addition thereto for each partner and/or
employee in connection therewith
081000 Armored car,each vehicle
082000 Arms,including pistols,rifles,shotguns and
firearms of all kinds
(a)Dealer in,alone orin connection with
any other business
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50.00
750.00
25.00
562.50
$125.00
$25.00
$20.00
$94.00
$94.00
$30.00
$10.00
$30.00
48.00
082001 Artist (Including retouching,sketching,
portrait,cartooning,silhouetts,etc..$48.00
082002 Artist -Commercial
Painting,crayoning,sketching,cartooning,
illustrating,retouching,ferrotyping,
etching,similar lines $56.00
083000 Auction:Each sale jewelry,rugs,antiques,
Per day
084000 Auction:Other sales,per day
085000 Auctioneer
085001 Auditor
085002 Auditing Firm (Not State Certified)
Permitting the operation of but one person ...
085003 In addition thereto for each partner and/or
employee in connection therewith
086000 Automobile Washing,and polishing,alone
or in connection with any other business ....
087000 Auto painting
088000 Auto Tag Agency
089000 Bail bondsman (for regulatory provisions
see Article II,City Code)
090000 Banks,general
091000 Barber shop (3 chairs,minimum)
092000 Baths,turkish (masseur)
093000 Baths,other types
094000 Beauty shop (permits retail sale of barber
and beauty supplies)
095000 Bicycle rentand repair
096000 Blacksmith
097000Book bindery (1-5employees)
097001 6-25 employees
098000 Bookkeeping service
099000 Bootblack stand,each chair
100000 Bottled Water Distributor.Permits
distribution and sale of bottled mineral
or carbonated waters and/or beverages at
retail only (house to house sales)
(a)Permitsuseofonevehicle $48.00
100001 (b)Foreachadditionalvehicle $14.00
Broker or Agent
101010 (a)Boats,ships and yachts,permitting the
operation ofbutone person acting as
agentand/orbrokernegotiatingsales
butdoesnotcarry stock onhand $69.00
101020 (b)Business opportunities,permitting the
operation ofbutone person acting as
intermediary between buyer and seller
fortheconsiderationofabrokerage
fee or commission from either the
buyer or seller $48.00
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$1 ,000.00
$30.00
$250.00
$50.00
$50.00
$14.00
$48.00
$30.00
$50.00
$30.00
$150.00
$20.00
$30.00
$48.00
$25.00
$20.00
$25.00
$
$
27.00
37.00
$25.00
$3.00
101030 (c)Mercantile $35.00
101040 (d)Mortgage Loans $35.00
101041 (1)For each partner and/or employee
in connection therewith .$14.00
102000 Bus Company $100.00
103000 Cabinet maker's and carpentry shop:
1-5 employees $27.00
103001 6-25 employees $37.00
103002 Over 25 employees $55.00
104000 Calculating and Statistical Service,
includes amortization schedules,
computing,etc.,(other than data
processing)
(a)Permitting the operation ofbut
one person $50.00
104001 (b)Foreachpartnerand/oremployeein
connection therewith $14.00
105000Carpet and/or Rugs
(a)Installation and service $55.00
105001 (b)Cleaning,byhandorvacuumprocess ....$48.00
106000Cardwriter (engraver)$20.00
107000 Caterer $25.00
108000Checkcashingagency $100.00
108001 Cold storage (retail)$40.00
110000 Collection agency $30.00
111000 Consultant,permitting the operation of
butone person (other than investments)$48.00
111001 (a)Foreachpartnerand/oremployeein
connection therewith $14.00
112000Contractor $50.00
113000 Convalescent Home $35.00
113001 Court Reporter $48.00
114000 Credit Bureau (alone orin connection
withanyotherbusiness $50.00
114001 Credit Union $30.00
115000 Dance hall,ballroom $40.00
116000 Dance studio $30.00
117000 Day nursery $20.00
117001Data Processing Service
Includessystems designed,programming,
tabulating and computing.
(a)Permitting the operation of but one person .$50.00
(b)In addition thereto,for each partner and/or
employeeinconnectiontherewith $14.00
117002
118000 Delivery,messenger service $20.00
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119000 Detective agency with one person-Ref.Subsec.221000 $50.00
Each additional person 15.00
12000 Diaper Service,when not licensed asa
laundry within the City.
(a)Without established place of business
within the City,persons collecting
and/or delivering in connection
herewith shall pay a license feefor
each vehicle $55.00
121000 Directories,alone orin connection with any
other business compiling,making or offering
for sale $94.00
122000 Display installation Service $48.00
123000 Dog Grooming Service.Permits incidental
sale of merchandise (limited to $500.00
of stock carried)$48.00
124000 Dog Training $48.00
125000 Door Operating Devices,permits
installation and service $55.00
Draftsman,mechanical,architectual or other
126000 (a)If self-employed $50.00
126001 (b)If employee..$21.00
127000 Dressmaking (no stock)(one person).......$15.00
127001 (a)Each additional person $10.00
128000 Dry Cleaner,Cleaner andDyer.Permits
fur storage and repair.
128001Plant,where cleaning,pressing or
dyeing is done on premises $83.00
128002Agency,where nocleaning,pressing
or dyeing is done on premises $41.00
128003 Without an established place of business
within theCity;persons collecting
and/or delivering in connection with
the business of license fee for each
vehicle $55.00
129000ElectricPower&LightCompany $200.00
130000Employmentagency(oneperson)$40.00
130001 (a)Each additional partner/employee $14.00
131000 Entertainment inrestaurants,diningrooms,
bars,providing vocal and/or instrumental
entertainment of not more than three (3)
persons $138.00
131001 EscortAgency $83.00
132000 Express company (setbystate)
133000Fenderandbody work,autopainting
(no garage)$30.00
134000 •Fortuneteller,including clairvoyant,
palmist,astrologer,phrenologist,character
reader,spirit medium,absent treatment healer,
mindreader,mentalhealer,numerologist,and
every person engaged in any occupation of
similar nature $1,375.00
135000 Franchise Broker and/or Dealer $125.00
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135001 Freight Forwarding Service
Establishment engaged in furnishing shipping
information and acting as agents for freight
and cargo shipments,
(a)Permitting the operation ofbutoneperson.$50.00
135002(b)In addition thereto,each partner and/or
employee in connection therewith $14.00
136000Funeral home,embalming $75.00
136001 Funeral home,no embalming $60.00
(Ambulance fee is additional)
137000 Garbage Collector $50.00
138000 Gas Company (public utility)....$55.00
139000 Gymnasium.Athletic exercise or gymnastics
(limited to $500.00 of stock carried)$75.00
140000 Hall for hire $25.00
141000 Hospital-sanitarium,clinic $50.00
141001 Importer/Exporter $150.00
Defined as an individual,company,
co-partnership coporation or agent thereof
engaged in the business of buying and selling
tangible personal property (other than those
specifically classified herein)asa whole
saler or distributor,and only where the
merchandise is kept or stored or delivered
from outside the City.(Where the
merchandise is located within the City
there isa Merchant's license due.)
142000 Insurance adjustor $35.00
141001 Each additional adjustor 10.00
143000 Insurance Agency -1 agent $30.00
143001 Each additional agent $10.00
The following license fees are required
to be paid by each person operating an
insurance agency in the city.A separate
license shall be required for each separate
location and for each person connected with
such agency engaged in soliciting or taking
applications for,negotiating,effecting or
collecting premiums or insurance,whether the
insurance companies represented bythe agency
are regularly licensed by the State of Florida
or not;and provided,that each insurance
company represented by such agency shall first
have taken outa license as provided herein,
permitting its operation with any duly
licensed insurance agency inthe city,and
provided that there shall be kept on display
ina conspicuous place atthe agency hereby
licensed,a permit executed bythe tax collector
permitting theoperation of each insurance
company represented through the agency hereby
licensed.
144000 Insurance company $40.00
Each insurance company or association operating
in the city,including all companies or
associations writing casualty,liability,
industrial,fire,health,accident,life and
other insurance of all kinds and types;
including also all companies or associations
writing fidelity,court,contract and surety
bonds,financial guarantees and title insurance
or guarantees.
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145000 Interior Decorator (no stock)$27.00
146000 Investment counsellor $35.00
(not a dealer in securities)
147000 Investments and securities $85.00
148000 Laboratory,dental,chemical,X-ray (1 person)..$30.00
148001 (a)Each additional partner/employee $10.00
149000 Land Development Company $75.00
150000 Landscaping.Permits designing,installation,
planting and maintenance of yards and grounds;
planting and care of trees,grass and shrubs.
Does not include installation of sprinkler
systems or pest control service.(Requires
insurance)$55.00
151000 Laundry $50.00
152000 Laundry agency $30.00
153000 Laundry,hand $15.00
154000 Laundry,no local headquarters $30.00
154001 Each additional truck $10.00
155000Laundry,self-service $35.00
(10 machines)
155001Each additional machine .....$2.50
156000 Lawn and shrubbery maintenance.Includes
cutting ofgrass,pruning and minor planting,
doesnot include spraying service.
156001 (a)Oneperson $15.00
156002 (b)Twotothreepersons $25.00
156003 (c)Fourtoeightpersons $41.00
156004 (d)Overeightpersons $56.00
157000Linensupplyservice $25.00
158000 Locksmith.Includeslocksmithsandkey
makers $48.00
159000Machine Shop.Permitsmachiningof parts,
assembling,welding,toolanddye work
and general machine work.
159001 (a)For three persons $48.00
159002 (b)Overthreepersons $69.00
160000 Mattress renovating $35.00
161000 Microfilming Service,withorwithoutan
established place of business within the
city $48.00
162000 Milk Distributor.Permits distribution and
sale ofmilkand dairy products,retail only,
(House to house sales)
(a)Permits use of one vehicle $48.00
162001 (b)For each additional vehicle $14.00
163000Model Agency,fortheplacementofmodels
whoareemployeesoftheagency $55.00
164000 Mortgagesand Loans.Each person,other
thanstateornationalbanksandbuilding
and loan associations,engaged inthe
businessoflending money,securedby
realor personal propertyor otherwise,
not herein classified asa small loan
company orasa pawnbroker $125.00
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165000 Motion Picture Producer $50.00
166000 Motion Picture Studio
(a)Not exceeding 5,000 sq.ft $69.00
166001 (b)Over5,000 sq.ft $138.00
167000 Motion Picture Machine Operator $50.00
168000 Museums,including storerooms,shows,
exhibiting articles and relics of historic
interest or object of art with or without
admission charge $83.00
169000 Naval Architect $50.00
170000 Nursery (Plants)'.$50.00
171000 Oil or Grease Salvage Collection,with or
without an established place of business
within the city $48.00
172000 Oxygen Dealer,rendering sale or service of
oxygen gas $48.00
(When not classified as rental agency or
personal property)
173000 Parcel Delivery and/or Messenger Service $48.00
(Exclusive of telegrams)
174000 Parking lots -commercial
Upto 10,000 square feet $34.00
174001 Each additional 5,000 square feet or
fraction thereof $17.00
Defined as property properly zoned for
such business.The above license fees
are required for parking spaces,except
when publicly advertised as "Free Parking"
for customers and/or employees only.
175000 Patrol agency.See subsection 221000 $50.00 for one
person,$15.00
176000 Patrol Service each additional
Where such services do not conflict with
the Police Department,but are confined
to homes and does not extend beyond the
following:Checking on homes when owners
are on vacation;changing tires;pushing
cars when they will not start;checking
on baby sitters;taking members of house
hold,other than boarders,to doctor;
free ambulance service;answering calls as
to prowlers and,if located,notifying
police;andany emergency that might occur
around the home.
177000 Pawnbroker $225.00
178000Pest control permitting exterior and/or
interior spraying,as qualified inthe
category or categories of pest control as
indicated onthe license issuedbythe
Florida State Board of Health.State
certification required before issuance of
license.(See F.S.482 -Pest Control
Act 1965).
178001 (a)Fumigation $55.00
178002 (b)General household and/or rodent
control $55.00
178003 (c)Lawn and ornamental $55.00
178004 (d)Termite and other wood infesting
organisms $55.00
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$50.00 for one
person,$15.00
eachadditional
;
178005 Maximum license fee,if qualified in all
categories listed above $94.00
178006 If qualified in three categories $81.00
178007 If qualified intwo categories $69.00
178008 If qualified in one category $55.00
179000 Photographer $25.00
180000 Photographer,finisher $25.00
181000 Photographer,street $25.00
(Musthave solicitor's license and permit
from the Chief of Police).
182000 Physical Therapist R.P.T $50.00
183000 Private school $50.00
183001 Professional Service Corporation $50.00
184000 Promoter of entertainment,sports,
contests,parades or similar activities
sponsored by civic,fraternal or religious
organizations,including vendors in
connection therewith $19.00
185000PropertyManagement $30.00
186000Public stenographer $20.00
187000Radio broadcasting station $115.00
188000RealEstateBroker $40.00
188001 Each salesman 10.00
189000 Rehabilitation Center $50.00
190000 Rental agency (equipment &material)$35.00
191000 Rental,cars $110.00
191001 Each vehicle $lo!oO
192000 Repair Shop $25.00
193000 Reporters.Includes convention,court,
medicalandsimilar types of reporting,
one person $48.00
193001 (a)Each partner /employee $14.00
194000 Riding academy $55.00
195000 Salesman,outside (with locally licensed
firm),each $6#00
196000 Savings and loan association $150.00
197000 Services,general $25.00
198000 Shoe repair shop $25.00
(Permits retail sale of shoe polishes
and cleaners)
199000 Sightseeing buses.Each vehicle $60.00
200000
200001
201000
Signwriter $20.00
Sign Company $30.00
Small loan company $100.00
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202000 Tailor $20.00
203000Tax agency $30.00
204000 Taxis
Rightto engage inthe taxicab business $50.00
204001 Each vehicle $60.00
205000 Telegraph Company $35.00
206000 Telephone Company $175.00
207000 Television Broadcasting.Business of
production or generation of electromagnetic
waves within the City for the purpose of
broadcasting $125.00
208000 Ticket Office $30.00
209000 Towing Service
(a)Towing of motor vehicles which have
been impounded by the City of South Miami
and the storage thereof within the City ..$69.00
No such license shall be issued except
to an operator who will qualify by
providing twenty-four (24)hour service,
to be both safe and adequate,as approved
and directed by.the City Manager.
209001 (b)Towing of motor vehicles other than
those impounded by the City of South
Miami with or without an established
place of business within the City
210000 Trading Stamp Company
211000 Transfer company,each vehicle ..
212000 Trash and junk collector
213000 Travel Bureau
214000 Tree Surgeon
215000 TV and radio repair (no sales)
216000 Upholsterer
217000 Warehouse to 5,000 sq.ft
217001 Over 5,000 sq.ft
218000 Water company
219000 Window,house cleaning
220000 Yoga Studio
221000 Detective or patrol agency.
(a)Any application fora license either as
a private detective agency or patrol agency
shall designate the location of said agency
in which said business shall be conducted,
the exact name ofthe individual,corporation
or co-partnership who seeks to conduct said
business,the age of such individual if such
application foran individual only.That
the police chief of the City of South Miami
is hereby authorized to have prepared the
application as herein described and can add
to said application as to matters deemed
necessary in properly inquiring of said
applicants as to their fitness.
$48.00
$.344.00
$15.00
$40.00
$25.00
$30.00
$20.00
$30.00
$
$
50.00
80.00
$125.00
$15.00
$30.00
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(b)Itis further provided that it shall be
mandatory for any applicant to afford to
the City his financial standing and previous
experience in the type of activity for which
the license is applied and the police
department shall be under a duty to investigate
the past records of the individuals or
individual applying and making proper
recommendation to the City Commission of the
City of South Miami asto whether the said
application shall be granted or denied.
(c)All applications for either a private
detective agency or patrol agency must be
granted by the City Commission based on the
recommendations of the City of South Miami
Police Department and no such application
if granted shall be transferable except if
the same is allowed by the City of South
Miami City Commission.
(d)The yearly license feefor either a private
detective agency or a patrol agency shall
beinthesumof $50.00 for one person and the
sum of $15.00 for each additional person.
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