LAKE LINDEN VILLAGE CODE

LAKE LINDEN VILLAGE CODE

ORDINANCE SERIES 7000 – BUSINESSES AND TRADES

CHAPTER 7000 - LICENSES

Section 1. Licenses Required.

No person shall engage in the operation, conduct or carrying on of any trade, profession, business or privilege for which any license is required by any provision of this Code without first obtaining a license from the Village in the manner provided for in this Chapter. (Any person duly licensed on the effective date of this Code shall be deemed licensed hereunder for the balance of the current license year.)

Section 2. State-Licensed Businesses.

The fact that a license or permit has been granted to any person by the State of Michigan to engage in the operation, conduct or carrying on of any trade, profession, business or privilege shall exempt such person from the necessity of securing a license or permit from the Village.

Section 3. License Application.

Unless otherwise provided in this Code, every person required to obtain a license or permit from the Village shall make application for said license or permit to the Village Clerk.

Section 4. License Year.

The license year shall begin January 1st of each year and shall terminate at midnight on December 31st of that year. Original licenses shall be issued for the balance of the lic-ense year at the full license fee. License applications for license renewals shall be accepted and licenses issued for a period of fifteen (15) days prior to the annual expiration date. In all cases where the provisions of this Code permit the issuance of licenses for periods of less than one (1) year, the effective date of such licenses shall

commence with the date of issuance thereof.

Section 5. Where Certification Required.

No license or permit shall be granted where the certification of any officer of the Village is required prior to the issuance thereof until such certification is made.

Section 6. Health Officer’s Certificate.

In all cases where the certification of the Health Officer is required to the issuance of any

license by the Village Clerk, such certifications shall be based upon an actual inspection and a finding that the person making application and the premises in which he proposes to conduct or is conducting the trade, profession, business or privilege comply with all the sanitary requirements of the State of Michigan and of the Village.

Section 7. Village Marshall’s.

In all cases where the certification of the Village Marshall is required prior to the issuance of any license by the Village Clerk, such certification shall be based upon a finding that the person making application for such license is of good moral character.

Section 8. Late Renewals.

All fees for the renewal of any license which are not paid at the time said fees shall be due, shall be paid as “late fees’ with an additional twenty—five (25%) per cent of the

license fee required for such license for the first fifteen (15) days that such license fee remains unpaid, and thereafter the license fee shall be that required for such license, plus fifty (50%) per cent of such fee.

Section 9. Right to Issuance.

If the application for any license is approved by the proper officers of the Village, as provided in this Code, said license shall be granted and shall serve as a receipt for payment of any fee prescribed for such license.

Section 10. Suspension or Revocation.

Any license issued by the Village may be suspended by the Village President for cause, and any permit issued by the Village may be suspended or revoked by the issuing authority for cause. The licensee shall have the right to a hearing before the Village Council on any such action of the Village President, provided a written request therefore is filed with the Village Clerk within five (5) days after receipt of said notice of such suspension. The Council may confirm such suspension or revoke or reinstate any such license. The action taken by the Council shall be final. Upon suspension or revocation of any license or permit, the fee therefore shall not be refunded.

Section 11. “Cause” Defined.

The term “cause”, as used in this Chapter, shall include the doing or omitting of any act, or permitting any condition to exist in connection with any trade, profession, business or

privilege for which a license or permit is granted under the provisions of this Code, or upon any premises or facilities used in connection therewith, which act, omission or condition is:

(a) Contrary to the health, morals, safety or welfare

of the public;

(b) Unlawful, irregular or fraudulent in nature;

(d) Forbidden by the provisions of this Code or any duly established rule or regulation of the Village applicable to the trade, profession, business or privilege for which the license or permit has been granted.

Section 12. License Renewal.

Unless otherwise provided in this Code, an application for renewal of a license shall be considered in the same manner as an original application.

Section 13. Exhibition of License.

No licensee shall fail to carry any license issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter upon his person at all times when engaged in the operation, conduct or carrying on of any trade, profession, business or privilege for which the license was granted; except that where such trade, profession, business or privilege is operated, conducted or carried on at a fixed place or establishment, said license shall be exhibited at all times in some conspicuous place in such place of business. Every licensee shall produce his lic-ense for examination when applying for a renewal thereof or when requested to do so by any Village police officer or by any person representing the issuing authority.

Section 14. Exhibition on Vehicle and Machine.

No licensee shall fail to display conspicuously on each vehicle or mechanical device or

machine required to be licensed by this Code such tags or stickers as are furnished by the Village Clerk.

Section 15. Displaying Invalid License.

No person shall display any expired license or any license for which a duplicate has been

issued.

Section 16. Transferability or Misuse.

No license or permit issued under the provisions of this Code shall be transferable unless

specifically authorized by the provisions of this Code. No licensee or permittee shall, unless specifically authorized by the provisions of this Code, transfer or attempt to transfer his license or permit to another nor shall he make any improper use of the same.

Section 17. Misuse - Automatic Revocation.

In addition to the general penalty provision for violation thereof, any attempt by a licensee or permittee to transfer his license or permit to another unless specifically authorized by the provisions of this Code, or to use the same improperly shall be void and result in the automatic revocation of such license or permit.

Section 18. License Fees:

License fees may not be required unless otherwise provided under specific ordinances or unless otherwise specifically set forth by the Council

Section 19. Terminology. It is the intention of this Chapter to apply to all licenses and permits and such terms may be used interchangeably where appropriate.

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