O#259A~W ORDIEANCE OF THE CITY OF BO'fNTON BEACH ~N~i~NG
~ G~ LI~SING P~VtSIONS OF~ T~ CI~$ ~
~EG ~L~CE BY ~$O~S ~0~U~ TO OBT~
ISS~'OE OF L~B: ~ ~B~BING ~TIEB ~OR
~ ~TION ~ ITS ~OVISIONS~ I~LINC-A~
BE IT OP/k~!~YED BY TH~ CITY COUNCIL OF T~ CITT OF BOTNTON BEACH, AS
~, Sho~rt Title, This Ordi~nce sh~ll be tmow~ as, and may
be sited as the "General Licensing 0r~3.ne~ce cf the City of Boynton Bem~h".
SECTION 2. Sc~. It i~ net in%ended by tkie Ordinance to repeal,
~brogate, ~n~ er in a~ ~y i~r or i~t~fere with e~stimg pre~eie~
ef ether l~.w~ or ordinances, exert %~e ~ecifi~l~- r~ed by ~hi~
Or~ce. ~ere this Or~ce i~ose~ s. gre~ter re~t~.etie~ ~en p~ons,
pr~ses er perusal property t~% is im~sed er reofuir~ by ~h existing
prevlsieas ef law, cr~nance, contrast cr deed, t~ previsions ef this
Ore,ce s!~ centre.
~I~. Dg_fimitien~. For the pvrpe~e~
f~lle~gmg terms, pl~e~, werd~. ~d their derivatien~ ~ll hgve %he me~g
~ven herein. ~en net inconsistent with the c~nt~, werd~ u~ed in the ~es~ag
t~se i~cl~f~e the fu~e, werd~ ~ the pl~
and wo~-d~ in the si~ n~ fncl%~de the pl~al
is al~,~ ~~j' ~md net mere~ ~reeto~y.
(I) "Business" is meant te i~clwte ~I1 kinds ef vocations,
a~tt~ities ~nd m~tters, together with ~.ll devices, machines, vehicles, aad
~pp~'ter~cee '~sed therein, ~%y of which a~e conducted for prlv~ts profit, er
benefit, either dir$ctly er in~t%rectly, on amy premises i~ thi~ City, er mr~~-
where else wi~2ain it~ ~vri~&!ctien.
(2) "City" is the Ci~ of Boynton Be~ch.
(3) "City Council" is %he City Council ef the Ci~' of Bo~mtom
plate, badge, emblem, s~icker, ~r ~y ether ~& of ~_ce which may ~e
req~red for ~v u~e i~ co~ectiom ~th ~ license.
(5) "I~cem~e" er "licensee", ms used genera]dF here!~, sh~ll
Include respectively the werd~ ~ermit", er ~per~ee~, er the helot f,r
~ ~e er perio~ ef time ef ~ ~~ p~!ege, wher~e~ rele~m~ ~
~- pre~ie~ of t~ ~~ee or ether ~ or ordinate,
(7) ~Premisea" ia meant to include all l~n~a, atructures.
plmcea, smd mlse the equipment a~d mppur~e~.ncea ce~mected er ~e~
therewith in ~uy b~ime~. ~n~ mlse ~ pere~l preperty which is eithe~
~fftxed ts. er la ether~se u~e~l i~ ccn~ectie~ ~th m~ a~eh bu~inea~-c~n-
(a) Oo~iiance Recruited. It ah~ll be ~ls~i~ fer ~Ev persen.
citijet directly er indirectly. ~e cem,i'~ic$ a~ b~i~eaa er ~e~-prefi~
ente~Iprtee, er t, use i~ cennecti~m therewith a~y vehicle, premises.
m~eh~e, er device, im w~hele or i~ ?~rt. fer which m lice~ae, er pe~it is
require~ by ~ l~w er erdir~mce cf this City. ~-ith, ut m license, er ps,mit
theref.r being firat precured o~d kept in effect mt all ~ch times ~s re-
quired by this Ordimmmce er ether lmw er erdin~ce ef this city.
(b) Secia! ~le~. This Ordinate sh~ll mpp~¥ to roll business
in the n~e cf ~peci~! ~les fer which ~ lieemse
the pre~i~ ~f this Or--ce.
(i) ~e Act Ccnstit~tes Doing B~l~L~eaa. F~r the p.~u~ose cf
tibia O~'&iri~ce. ~ay peys~l shmlt be deemed te be i~ b~5~ess er engaging i~
nen~orefit e~terpr!se. ~nd tl~us subject to the requir~ment~ cf S~-sectiens
A sn~i B cf t!£1~ Sectien. when he d~ea e~ie act cf:
(~) aelling ~p- goeds er service.
fer a~le er hire.
(¢) ac~iri~g or u~i~ m~y vehicles er ~7' pre~isea im
theCity fer busime~s pur~e sea.
(2) Agents Re~oen~ible fer Obtaining License. The ~e~t~ er
ether represent~ti~a cf nen~e~ident~ w~m ~e ~img b~i~e~s i~ this City
~ll be per~en~ respen~biel for the ce~li~ce ef their
ef ~he b~esse~ they r~ore~ent
(3) Separmte License~ for Bra~eh
!ieenee ~h~!l be req~ired fer each branch e~t~blt~ent lecmtien er sepmr~te
~tion ~!l no~ be req~re& %e obtain ~r~$e ~ee~es for em~ b~s!~ees,
b'~ s~l! whe~ e!i~bls, be i~'~ed one ~e
(5) Ne !ice.se ~ll be required for mere deliverer. No license
s~mll be req~dred of ~ peree~ for ~ mere delivery, im ~he ~_ty, of
pr~per~y D~e~eed er aoq~red i~ good faith frer~ s~e~ per~n mt his
pl~ of b~ine~s ~utside of ~e City where no inte~ by ~h p~en i~
%0 e~t to ev~ t~ pro~sions of t}~$
)(~ ~. I~s'~ Lzce~ s. No per,on s~ll be issued l~cen~
eng~ i~ ~ b~siness, oc~tio~ or tr~ by ~r~- person, firm er
~til ~oplic~tion en form t~ be s~plied by the Ci~ ~h~ h~ve been
c~led ~Tter ~li~mtion ~ bee~ co~leted ~d detive~ ~ to the City Clerk
or ~si~e~ed ~ty Official im c~ge ef i~s~ng
~TION 6. Qualifications ~f Applicators:
(A) General ~t~ud~-~ds to be Applied. The gemeral start ~da~-d~ herei~
set cut relative to the q~v. lifi¢~tions of eve~'y applicator for m 0ity License
~h~!l be considered a~d applied by the Oity Licenso Officer. The applicant
(!) Citizenship. Be a citizen ~f the United '~ ~ ~
declarant therefor as ~.~o~zed by law.
(2) I~!~y. Not, either individ~lly, er a~ a member of an~'
pm~'ty, ~o~, or organization, at ~he time of a~ ~ch ~plicatien for a
~ce~se or ~pec!~l per~%, ~voeate or re~ert to ~' Dry. rices ~versi~
~f er ~.e~i~e~ for ~he overthrew, destruction, or ~bot~e of the gov~-
-me~t ~f the ~ited States.
(3) Geed Moral Ch~.acter. Be of geo~. moral e~rmcter. In
maki~g such determination the City Commission s~hmli consider,
(a) Penal ht~te~y. Ail comvietioms, the re'sons therefor,
the &emeem~r of the appliea~-~t subsequent tc hi~ release.
(b) License hi~te~y~ The lie,,se history ef the
whether ~uch per~en, in pre~_o'~sly eper~t~g in tht~ or another State
~een~e ha~ ~d ~h license reveke~ or ~pended, the~om~ th~efer,
tt~e ~me~or ef the ~pli~t s~eq~emt %0 ~h
(¢) General personal history. Such ether facts relevant te the
general personal history ef the ~p_plieant a~ he ehmll find nece~$~y to ~ fair
deter~.ine~tion ef the eli~bility ef the applicator.
Ordima~ce $259 ~ $
(4) Ne 0bligatiem ~e City. Net be in default ~der the
previ$i.~s ef 2hi~ 0~ance er indebted er eb~gm2ed in ~ mz~er
the 0it~ e~ot for c~rent taxee.
(5) 0e~ce ~th ~nimg ~atien~ Present m ~r~ift~te
ef 0cc~p~' f~i~d by t~ Oi~y t~&c~r ~e the eff~t ~hat ~Jne prelo~
uee ef ~ pr~ise~ i~ not a ~olation ~f City zoning
~. ~eemse fee.
(m) Fee Eet~bli~he~ ~m~e fee ~11 be ~ the
e~t~bli~hed i~ the governing 0ec~atienel 0r~ace me t~ s~me ~y be
i~ exie~emce ~% the time ef ~e~e ~f thl~ 0r~nce m~d as ~e~d fr.m
time te time by ~e 0ity
(b) No ~plicatio~ ~h$It be ffe~~ te the ~ty
for its con~i~ratien of m~pro~f the ~pli~ ~s ~' outetmn~
t~xe~ beth reml ~d personal er ~ ether ebligati~e i~ ~n~y d~ the 0i~.
~0~ 8- 0e~t~ts ef
(m) I~.r~ti~ 2eq~re~. ~ch license i~d ~re~r ~1
~t~te upe~ it~ fm~ the following:
(1) ~e ~e ef the ~eeneee ~ ~ ether ~e ~r w~
s~eh b~imes~ is to be co~d~cte~
(2) ~ne ~d ~,i m~ees ef ~ch busi~ss ~
(3) The ~e'm~t ef Ii.nee fee therefore.
(4) The ~tes of is~ce ~d. e~mtiem thereof.
(5) ~h eth~ ~formatien ms the City Oo~selom ~ll
det~ne.
~OTI0~9. ~ties ef ~ee~eee.
(m) General S~~ ef Ce~d~. ~e~ licemsee ~r ~his
(1) Petit I~ectie~ Petit ~ll r~so~ble
his bu~ness ~d e~i~atienm eft his becks by p~e mulberries se a~therize~
(2) 0~ ~$h ~ver~g ~w. Aeeert~in ~d at ~ time~
(3) 0portage Pr~oer~. Avoid all ferbid~z, i~oreper er
~ezee~y pr~tices or ee~ti~ which ~ e~ ~ toffees the p~li~ health,
(;%) Cease ~[ness. P~fx'ai~ from e~er~%i~
on ~r~ises ~%er e~ir~%io~ of his lioen~e mm~ ~m-i~ %he perio~ his license
i~ - evo~e~ or
(5) ~_I~e~ i~za~e of license each licensee etu~!l post ~d
~i~t~ ~h ~eense *~e~ ~e lieen~e~ premise~ in ~ pl~ ~xe~,e it ~
be ~ee~ ~t ~11 ~ime~e
(1) Fmke written application to City Clerk for permit
to ,ran.~fe license,
(2) Execute tra~afer form which ~i1 be provided~
(3) fihz~re~der m~- license
(~) The new license ~h~!l be only i~ed %'o authorize the
tr~u~e~ee ~o engage in the ~ne business ~& ~t ~he ~ I$~%i~ or ~%
ether lo~tien ~ ~Y be ~rove~ ~ ~iting by the Ci%~- Oe~i~io~
(5) Traa~fer fee. The licensee or transferee ~h~ll p~y m
fee of $2.00 for %he i~u~ce of m new license.
~. EnTorcemen%. A!l police emfmcer~ a~d ~ perme~
a~thorized by the Ci~y 0ommission sh~ll have the po~er to mmke investi~ioms
re~.son~l~ly necessary-to the enforcement of thi~ Ored. z~a~ce.
~EOTION 12~. SEP~ILITY. If any section~, ~lfo-section~,
~ente~c®, cl.~e, p~e, or portion ef %hi~ or~ce i~ for ~ r~son
held ~w~lid or ~co~mtituticn~ by ~ co~t of coherent J~is~etie~.
~h portion ~!I be deemed ~ ~ep~te, ~s~inc~ m~d i~epende~ pro~elo~
~d ~ he!ding ~l~ll not effect the ~lt~ty of the r~i~ing portion~ thereof.
~EQTION 13_. PEN~L'TIE~o A~y per~o~, firm or cor_m~r~tiom
convicted of the viol~,tion of ~ ef the term~ or provi~io~ of thi~ Ordi~ce
m~y be limed imm ~um ~ot to exceed $500.00 or tomy be i~ori~oned for ~o% more
th~n 90 ~YS, er m~~ be both fii~ed m~d imprisoned within ~he di~cretiom ef
the Triml Oeur~,
First remding this 2md d~y ef August, 1955.
195~.
Secend, ritual _readi~g. ~nd p~ge ~hi~ 16th d~y of Auguet, '
City Clerk
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