A. Procure before Conducting Business. It is unlawful for any business to operate if it is (1) physically located within the city limits, or (2) participating in a temporary special event, without first having procured a current business license from the city and complying with any and all regulations of such business specified in the Sedona City Code, Sedona Land Development Code (SLDC), and Arizona Revised Statutes except as exempted pursuant to SCC 5.05.025. Said compliance shall include but not be limited to compliance with any and all zoning ordinances and specified building uses. A business license is in addition to the privilege tax license required by Section 8-300 of the Sedona City Tax Code.

B. Repealed by Ord. 2015-12.

C. Not Proof of Compliance. A business license obtained under this chapter is neither evidence nor proof that the business has complied with the provisions of the Sedona City Code, SLDC, and Arizona Revised Statutes, nor shall the granting of a business license limit the prosecution by the city of any violations of law.

D. Posting. Every fixed business location operated by any person or entity shall display a valid business license in a place visible to the public within the business location. Every person or entity participating in a temporary special event shall carry the business license with him or her while operating the business for which the business license was granted. Whenever requested to do so by any city designee, every person or entity owning or operating a business shall produce a valid business license.

E. Fines. License renewal fees provided for in this chapter shall be due and payable on the date of expiration of the current license, and shall become delinquent 30 days following such expiration. A penalty of $5.00 per month shall be assessed on all such delinquencies. The penalty may be abated by the finance director for due cause upon written request for abatement detailing the reason for said delinquency. The written request must be filed with the finance director within 20 days of assessment of such penalty.

F. Criminal Penalties. Any person or entity violating this chapter is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $2,500, or by imprisonment for a period not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

G. Civil Injunction. Any person or entity violating this chapter is subject to a civil suit for injunction as well as prosecution for criminal violations and liability for licensing sanctions such as suspension or revocation. [Code 2006 § 8-2-2. Ord. 2010-16 § 1, 10-26-2010; Res. 2010-30 Exh. A, 10-26-2010; Ord. 2011-12 § 1, 12-13-2011; Res. 2011-26 Exh. A, 12-13-2011; Ord. 2014-01 § 1, 1-14-2014; Res. 2014-01 Exh. A, 1-14-2014; Ord. 2015-12 § 1, 11-10-2015; Res. 2015-27 Exh. A, 11-10-2015; Ord. 2016-03, 5-24-2016; Res. 2016-19 Exh. A, 5-24-2016; Ord. 2018-10 § 1, 10-23-2018; Res. 2018-30 Exh. A, 10-23-2018].