Wheatland Municipal Code Art. VI Terms and Conditions

The annual business license tax shall be due and payable in advance on or before January 1st of each year. A business may prepay the business license tax for up to three years. Any tax paid or prepaid shall not be refunded by the city in the event of the closure, termination or discontinuation of the business or suspension of operations of the business.

(Ord. 300 § 600, 1985; Ord. 376 § 10, 2001)

A. A license issued under this chapter is not transferable, except as to location as provided in subsection B of this section.

B. If a licensee holds a license for the transaction of business at a specified location, and the licensee changes his or her place of business, the licensee may apply to the collector for the transfer of the license to the new place of business. The fee for transfer is set by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 300 §§ 602, 603, 1985)

The collector may revoke or suspend a license granted under this chapter for any of the following reasons:

A. A false statement in the application;

B. Failure to comply with a regulatory provision in the statutes of the state or the ordinances of the city;

C. Failure to operate the business in an orderly and businesslike manner in obedience to order, rules and regulations applicable to it;

D. Conducting business in an illegal, improper or disorderly manner, or in a manner which endangers the public welfare.

(Ord. 300 § 605, 1985)

A. The collector shall give the licensee written notice of the grounds for revocation or suspension. The notice shall specify a time and place of hearing, and shall be given at least ten days before the time of the hearing. The licensee shall show cause why his or her license should not be revoked or suspended.

B. The licensee may appeal the decision of the collector to the council.

C. If the licensee does not appeal, the decision of the collector is final and conclusive on expiration of the time fixed for appeal.

(Ord. 300 § 606, 1985)

The payment of the license tax and the acceptance of it by the city, and the issuance of the license to a person, do not entitle the holder to carry on a business unless he complies with all the requirements of the city and all applicable laws, and do not authorize the conduct of business on any premises located in a zone or locality in which the conduct of business is prohibited.

(Ord. 300 § 607, 1985)