A. Application and Fees. Application for a business license shall be made to the city on forms made available by the city. Every application shall be accompanied by the nonrefundable business license fee, as listed in the city fee schedule for the first business and $5.00 for each additional business owned and operated by the same person or entity in a single location. Separate licenses shall be obtained for each branch establishment or separate location of a business, and a business license shall be obtained for every business covered in this chapter.

B. Special Event Business License. Application for a temporary special event business license shall be made to the city no later than 5:00 p.m. three business days prior to the special event on forms made available by the city. Every application shall be accompanied by the nonrefundable temporary business license fee as listed in the city fee schedule. The temporary business license is valid for the dates listed on the issued license, not to exceed 10 days. Failure to timely apply for a temporary special event business license shall result in a denial.

C. Issuance. Upon the filing of a complete application for a business license and the receipt of all required fees, the city shall prepare and issue a business license under this chapter for every business, stating the period of time covered; the name of the business; the name(s) of the person or entity owning or operating the business; and the location of the business establishment.

D. Changes in Application Information. The business shall contact the city with changes to any information on the business license application within 30 calendar days of the effective date of the change and shall pay an administrative fee of $10.00 to effect the changes. Business licenses granted or issued by the city are not transferable or assignable to any other person or entity.

E. Term and Renewal. Business licenses shall be valid until January 1st of the year following the year of issuance, unless the license was suspended or revoked. The person or entity owning or operating the business shall renew the business license within 30 days of the expiration of the business license. Failure to renew within 30 days of the expiration of the business license shall result in the suspension of the business license. Every renewal shall be accompanied by the nonrefundable renewal fee as listed in the city fee schedule.

Following the start-up year, the business will be on an annual renewal cycle. The business license renewal will be due and payable on January 1st.

F. State License Required under Arizona Revised Statutes. If a business is engaging in an activity subject to state and/or local transaction privilege tax, the owner shall obtain the state and/or appropriate city transaction privilege tax license(s) based on Arizona Revised Statutes. [Code 2006 § 8-2-3. 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; Ord. 2022-13 § 1, 11-22-2022].