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City of O'Fallon, MO Licensing and Regulation of Occupations
§ 605.010 "Merchant" Defined.
§ 605.020 Merchant's License Required.
§ 605.030 Purchase Procedure.
§ 605.040 Taxes To Be Paid.
§ 605.050 Director of Finance To Provide Method of Checking Unpaid Taxes.
§ 605.060 Suspension, Revocation and Other Discipline of Licenses.
§ 605.070 Failure To Obtain or Display License - Penalty.
§ 605.080 Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers.
§ 605.090 Tents For Commercial Use.
§ 605.100 Use of Right-Of-Way, Streets, Highways, Alleys or Thoroughfares For The Purpose of Selling or Offering For Sale Services or Merchandise — Prohibited.
§ 605.110 New and Used Automobile Sales.
§ 605.120 License Fee On Hauling of Commercial Waste.
Chapter 605: Licensing and Regulation of Occupations
Chapter 605 : Licensing and Regulation of Occupations
Section 605.010 "Merchant" Defined.
Section 605.020 Merchant's License Required.
Section 605.030 Purchase Procedure.
Section 605.040 Taxes To Be Paid.
Section 605.050 Director of Finance To Provide Method of Checking Unpaid Taxes.
Section 605.060 Suspension, Revocation and Other Discipline of Licenses.
Section 605.070 Failure To Obtain or Display License - Penalty.
Section 605.080 Peddlers, Solicitors and Canvassers.
Section 605.090 Tents For Commercial Use.
Section 605.100 Use of Right-Of-Way, Streets, Highways, Alleys or Thoroughfares For The Purpose of Selling or Offering For Sale Services or Merchandise — Prohibited.
Section 605.110 New and Used Automobile Sales.
Section 605.120 License Fee On Hauling of Commercial Waste.
[R.O. 2007 §605.010; CC 1978 §605.010; Ord. No. 709 §3, 7-9-1979]
For purposes of this Chapter a "merchant" is defined as a person, business or other legal entity doing business within the City of O'Fallon except for ministers, teachers, professors, priests, lawyers, doctors, or accountants.
No person following for a livelihood the profession of insurance agent or broker, veterinarian, architect, professional engineer, land surveyor, auctioneer, or real estate broker or salesman in this City shall be taxed or made liable to pay any municipal or other corporation tax or license fee for the privilege of following or carrying on his/her profession unless that person maintains a business office within the City of O'Fallon.
City of O'Fallon Merchants License
Print paper application here: City of O'Fallon Business License Application
Or apply online here: City of O'Fallon Online Business License Application
[R.O. 2007 §605.020; CC 1978 §605.020; Ord. No. 709 §2, 7-9-1979]
All merchants doing business within the City of O'Fallon shall be required to purchase and keep on display at their usual place of business a City of O'Fallon merchant's license.
[R.O. 2007 §605.030; CC 1978 §605.030; Ord. No. 1178 §§3—4, 12-10-1984; Ord. No. 3631 §§1—4, 12-29-1997; Ord. No. 5038 §1, 7-18-2006]
The initial merchant's license and each subsequent renewal shall be purchased at City Hall at a cost of fifty dollars ($50.00) for the initial license and fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each renewal of such license. However, the license fee required by this Section shall be waived for any organization which has been designated as a 501(c)(3) organization by the Internal Revenue Service. All purchases of such licenses shall be made annually no later than July 1. For new businesses or first-time applicants who file between January 1 and June 30 of their initial year of operation, renewal of said license shall not be due until July 1 of the following year. A lost, stolen or destroyed merchant's license shall be replaced upon payment of a replacement fee of one dollar ($1.00). In the event that an applicant fails to submit a paid real estate tax receipt and/or personal property tax receipt, the City may verify the payment of real estate taxes and/or personal property taxes for the applicant upon payment of a fee of one dollar ($1.00). Merchant licenses are not transferable, and are required at each business location. A new license must be purchased if the business changes ownership. The fee for a new license shall be waived if the sole reason for the new license is due to the fact that the business moves to a new address within the City. For late renewals, the cost shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) up to July 31, thirty dollars ($30.00) from August 1 to August 31, and fifty dollars ($50.00) on September 1 or later.
[Ord. No. 6007 §1, 6-12-2014]
The administrative costs for this fee for a merchant's license are as follows:
Finance (1 hr)
Planning (.5 hr)
Building (.25 hr)
Letters/Env/Labels
Stamp/Phone
The benefits of a merchant's license are as follows:
Review prospective businesses for proper zoning.
Ensure businesses obtain Sales Tax I.D. and Workers' Compensation insurance, if necessary.
Ensure emergency contact information is on file with Police Department.
Allow measure of recourse if businesses are out of compliance with ordinances.
Provide complete database listing of all businesses operating within City limits.
[R.O. 2007 §605.040; CC 1978 §605.040; Ord. No. 709 §7, 7-9-1979]
No license or permit provided for or required under any ordinance of the City of O'Fallon, Missouri, shall hereafter be issued by the City to any person, firm or corporation until the current Municipal Taxes of the applicant for such license or permit shall have first been paid; and as to future years, no license or permit shall be issued to such applicant until all Municipal Taxes for the future years next preceding the year for which such license is issued shall first have been paid.
[R.O. 2007 §605.050; CC 1978 §605.050; Ord. No. 709 §8, 7-9-1979]
It shall be the duty of the Director of Finance to establish and promulgate rules and regulations relative to an orderly method of checking whether all Municipal Taxes are paid by such applicant.
[Ord. No. 6000 §1, 4-24-2014[1]]
Any license issued by the City under this Chapter may be suspended, revoked or otherwise disciplined or sanctioned for good cause. Suspension, revocation or other form of discipline or sanction shall be in addition to any other penalty or penalties prescribed in this Chapter or available to the City by law. Good cause shall include, but not be limited to, any of the following reasons:
Any failure to comply or any violation of any provision of this Chapter or the regulations promulgated under the authority of this Chapter by the licensee;
Violation of any other Federal, State or local law or regulation pertaining to the licensee or the activities associated with the business subject to the license or occurring upon the property where the establishment is located or the business is conducted;
Failure of the licensee to pay any tax, fee, fine or other governmental charge required by law, including the payment of municipal taxes and the remission of sales taxes;
Any misrepresentation, misleading statement of fact, or false statement in the application for such license;
Causing, maintaining, or failing to address any condition constituting a nuisance, whether public or private;
Failure to obtain or maintain any license from the State or other regulatory authority which is required for the operation of the business subject to the license.
In any case in which there is reason to believe a license issued pursuant to this Chapter may be subject to suspension, revocation or other discipline, the notice of violation shall be issued to the business or establishment of the violations or other grounds warranting suspension, revocation or other discipline. The notice shall order the licensee or owner or operator of the business (if different than the licensee) to appear before the Director of Finance, or his or her designee, at such time and place as determined by the Director of Finance, to show cause, if any, why the business license or other permit should not be suspended, revoked or otherwise disciplined or sanctioned. Every person required to appear shall have at least ten (10) days' notice thereof.
Such notice shall be signed by the Director of Finance, or his or her designee. The notice shall be served upon that person by delivering a copy thereof to the person, or by leaving a copy at his/her residence with some member of the family or household over fifteen (15) years of age, or upon any corporation by delivering the copy thereof to the registered agent or to any other officer at any business office of the corporation within the City. If the notice cannot be given for the reason that the person named in the notice or his/her agent cannot be found in the City, of which fact the return upon such notice of the officer serving the same shall be conclusive evidence, such notice shall be mailed to such person and posted at the property which is the site of the business or mailed to such person and published in a newspaper within the City once at least seven (7) days before the time fixed for the parties to appear. The cost of the mailing and publication shall be assessed against the licensee.
During the period the hearing is pending before the Director of Finance, the licensee shall be permitted to continue the operation of the business; provided, however, that the pending nature of such hearing shall not preclude prosecution for violation of the ordinances of the City occurring during such period.
If, after hearing all the evidence, it is determined that there are grounds for suspension, revocation or other discipline of the business license, the Director of Finance, or his or her designee, shall make such order as he or she deems reasonable. The order shall be served in the manner provided in this Section for service of the notice of violation.
The decision of the Director of Finance may be appealed by filing an appeal, on such forms as prescribed by the City, with the City Administrator within seven (7) days from the Director's decision. The appeal form shall set forth, at a minimum, the detailed grounds for such appeal and such further information as requested on the appeal form. The filing of a request for review by the City Administrator shall not stay the outcome of the Director's determination unless the Administrator shall suspend the effect of the determination upon request of the aggrieved party.
The City Administrator shall review the decision of the Director of Finance either, within the Administrator's sole discretion, upon the record previously made or upon a new hearing and shall issue a written decision to all parties.
The Administrator's decision may be subject to judicial review in the Circuit Court of St. Charles County if an aggrieved party files an appropriate petition for judicial review within fifteen (15) days of the Administrator's decision.
In the event that a licensee whose license has been revoked pursuant to this Section, or a related entity of a licensee whose license has been revoked pursuant to this Section, shall thereafter apply for a substantially similar license, the licensing official may take into account the act(s) and circumstances which led to the revocation in considering the new application.
Editor's Note: Section 1 of this ordinance also repealed former Section 605.060, Licenses — Revoked When Taxes Not Paid, as adopted and amended by R.O. 2007 § 605.060; CC 1978 § 605.060; Ord. No. 709 § 6, 7-9-1979.
[R.O. 2007 §605.070; CC 1978 §605.070; Ord. No. 709 §5, 7-9-1979]
Any merchant doing business in the City of O'Fallon who does not obtain and/or display an O'Fallon Merchant's License shall be liable in the Municipal Court of the City of O'Fallon for a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) plus the cost of the license and Court costs. Each day such violation continues shall be a separate offense and the violator shall be liable for separate fines therefor.
Canvassers License Application
[Ord. No. 5159 §1, 3-22-2007; Ord. No. 5879 §1, 5-9-2013]
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following words have the meaning indicated:
The finance officer for the City of O'Fallon, Missouri, or his/her designee.
Exception. Section 605.080 shall not apply to a Federal, State or local government employee or a public utility employee in the performance of his/her duty for his/her employer.
Identification Card Required For Peddlers And Solicitors, Available For Canvassers. No person shall act as a peddler or as a solicitor within the City without first obtaining an identification card in accordance with Section 605.080. A canvasser is not required to have an identification card but any canvasser wanting an identification card for the purpose of reassuring City residents of the canvasser's good faith shall be issued one upon request.
Fee. The fee for the issuance of each identification card shall be:
For a peddler or solicitor: $7.50 per day.
Provided however, that any merchant as defined in Section 605.010 above,
Having a place of business in the City of O'Fallon; and
Paying property, sales or gross receipts taxes to the City of O'Fallon, and
Having a current, valid business license in accord with Section 605.020 above, or exempt from the obligation to have a City license by reason of Section 605.015 above, shall be entitled to the issuance of peddler or solicitor identification cards valid for up to twenty (20) solicitation days (i.e. the combined total of the number of cards and the number of days for which they are valid) per calendar year without paying the per-day fee set forth above, if all other requirements for the issuance of such cards are satisfied. The partial waiver of per-day fees provided herein shall not be applicable to licensees operating under Chapters 607, 610, 615, 625, 630 or 635 below.
Application For Identification Card. Any person or organization (formal or informal) may apply for one (1) or more identification cards by completing an application form at the office of the issuing officer during regular office hours.
Contents Of Application. The applicant (person or organization) shall provide the following information:
The name, physical description and photograph of each person for whom a card is requested. In lieu of this information, a driver's license, State identification card, passport, or other government-issued identification card (issued by a government within the United States) containing this information may be provided, and a photocopy taken. If a photograph is not supplied, the City will take a photograph of each person for which a card is requested at the application site. The actual cost of the photograph will be paid by the applicant.
A list of all infraction, offense, misdemeanor and felony convictions of each person for whom a card is requested for the seven (7) years immediately prior to the application, the application shall also be accompanied by a "criminal history records" name search report from the Missouri Highway Patrol issued not more than one (1) year prior to the date of application, and by a substantially similar report from each State in which the applicant has been a resident within the preceding seven (7) years.
A copy of the principal's current and valid sales tax license as issued by the State of Missouri, provided that no copy of a license shall be required of any business which appears on the City's annual report of sales tax payees as provided by the Missouri Department of Revenue. The principal must also be current in any obligations to the City, including, but not limited to, any necessary business license or other fees or permits, if the principal has any such obligations.
Issuance Of Identification Card. The identification card(s) shall be issued promptly after application but in all cases within sixteen (16) business hours of completion of an application, unless it is determined within that time that:
The applicant has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude within the past seven (7) years; or
During the period of time following the application for one (1) or more identification cards and its issuance, the City shall investigate as to the truth and accuracy of the information contained in the application. If the City has not completed this investigation within the sixteen (16) business hours provided in Section 605.080(G), the identification card will nonetheless be issued, subject, however, to administrative revocation upon completion of the investigation.
If a canvasser requests an identification card, the investigation will proceed as described above, but if the City refuses to issue the identification card (or revokes it after issuance), the canvasser will be advised that the failure to procure an identification card does not prevent him/her from canvassing the residents of the City.
Denial—Administrative Revocation. If the issuing officer denies (or upon completion of an investigation revokes) the identification card to one (1) or more persons, he/she shall immediately convey the decision to the applicant orally and shall within sixteen (16) working hours after the denial prepare a written report of the reason for the denial which shall be immediately made available to the applicant. Upon receipt of the oral notification, and even before the preparation of the written report, the applicant shall have at his/her option an appeal of the denial of his/her application before the City Administrator.
Hearing On Appeal. If the applicant requests a hearing under Section 605.080(I), review from the decision (on the record of the hearing) shall be had to the Circuit Court of St. Charles County.
Display Of Identification Card. Each identification card shall (when the individual for whom it was issued is acting as a peddler or solicitor) be worn on the outer clothing of the individual, as so to be reasonably visible to any person who might be approached by said person.
Validity Of Identification Card. An identification card shall be valid within the meaning of Section 605.080 for the length of the license period requested, up to a maximum period of two (2) months, from its date of issuance.
Revocation Of Card. In addition to the administrative revocation of an identification card, a card may be revoked for any of the following reasons:
Any violation of this Section 605.080 by the applicant or by the person for whom the particular card was issued.
The revocation procedure shall be initiated by the filing of a complaint by the issuing officer and a hearing before the City Administrator in accord with Section 605.080(I) above.
Distribution Of Handbills And Commercial Flyers. In addition to the other regulations contained in Section 605.080 and this Code of Ordinances, a solicitor or canvasser leaving handbills or commercial flyers about the community shall observe the following regulations:
No handbill or flyer shall be left at, or attached to any of the property having a "no solicitor" sign of the type described in Section 605.080(O)(1) or (2).
General Prohibitions. No peddler, solicitor or canvasser shall:
Enter upon any private property where the property has clearly posted in the front yard a sign visible from the right-of-way (public or private) indicating a prohibition against peddling, soliciting and/or canvassing as the case may be. Such sign need not exceed one (1) square foot in size and may contain words "no soliciting" or "no solicitors", "no peddling" or "no peddlers", or "no canvassing" or "no canvassers", or any combination thereof, in letters of at least two (2) inches in height.
Remain upon any private property where a notice in the form of a sign or sticker is placed upon any door or entrance way leading into the residence or dwelling at which guests would normally enter, which sign contains the words similar to that specified in Subparagraph (1) above, and which is clearly visible to the peddler, solicitor or canvasser.
Enter upon the property of another except between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. in the hours of Central Standard Time and 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. in the hours of Central Daylight Time.
Penalty. Any person violating any part of this Section shall be prosecuted under the general penalty Section of the City of O'Fallon as set forth at Section 100.010 of the Code of Ordinances.
[R.O. 2007 §605.090; CC 1978 §605.090; Ord. No. 301 §1, 11-2-1967; Ord. No. 4205 §§1—2, 6-14-2001]
Purpose. The purpose of these regulations is to regulate the location, placement and duration of temporary tents in commercial areas.
Exceptions. The following regulations shall not apply to construction trailers or any other sort of temporary shelter as otherwise regulated within the Municipal Code of the City of O'Fallon.
Areas zoned "C-O", "C-1", "C-2", C-3", "I-1", I-2" and "HTCD" occupied by an existing non-residential land use.
A temporary shelter of any kind, typically without a foundation and/or able to be removed by means of, but not limited to, transportation and/or disassembly.
Permits. No person or persons, company or corporation shall construct a tent of any type material within the corporate limits of the City of O'Fallon for commercial use without first obtaining a permit from the City of O'Fallon. No tents shall be erected prior to the issuance of an approved permit.
Permit length. Thirty (30) days. Additional time may only be granted through the approval of a conditional use permit.
Frequency. One (1) permit per calendar year shall be issued per commercial business. In the case of multiple-tenant buildings, only one (1) permit shall be allowed at a time.
Cost of permit. Two hundred dollars ($200.00). One hundred dollars ($100.00) of the permit fee is to be held as a refundable deposit, payable to the applicant if all the conditions of the permit are met to the satisfaction of the City of O'Fallon.
Information Required For Permit. The following information is required, at a minimum, to process a tent permit:
Uses For Tents. Tents may be only used as an accessory use to an existing primary use permitted within the applicable zoning district.
Conditions For Tent Approval. The following conditions, at a minimum, are to be considered by staff for approval of a tent permit:
May not be located within any required yards or bufferyards;
May not be located within the sight triangles for any intersections, public or private;
May not reduce the available parking spaces below what is required for the site through the Zoning Code;
Shall be located upon a hard surfaced area;
All signage must be compliant with the Sign Code of the City of O'Fallon; and
May be subject to additional conditions as deemed necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare by the applicable fire district, the O'Fallon Police Department and/or the City of O'Fallon.
Removal. Tents must be dismantled and removed within twenty-four (24) hours from the expiration date of the permit. Failure to comply with the removal provisions will result in an automatic forfeiture of the refundable deposit. Failure to comply with the removal provisions within seventy-two (72) hours from the expiration date of the permit may result in citation from the City of O'Fallon, subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each subsequent day of non-compliance.
[R.O. 2007 §605.100; Ord. No. 4507 §1, 4-21-2003]
It shall be unlawful for any person or organization to conduct or be engaged directly or indirectly in peddling, hawking, huckstering, selling, soliciting or offering to sell by direct solicitation any service or merchandise of any kind or nature in any right-of-way, City streets, highways, alleys or thoroughfares within the City, or by their conduct to invite any person or persons to come into the right-of-way for such purpose. No provision of this Section shall pertain to the sale of newspapers and news periodicals as provided by law from racks.
In addition to any requirements imposed by zoning or other ordinances of the City, businesses operating within the City limits of O'Fallon and which are involved in the sale of new and used automobiles and other motor vehicles shall be subject to the following licensing and regulatory requirements:
Obtain a merchant's license for such use of the business premises which shall be subject to renewal requirements.
Submit a plat to the City Planner delineating the location on the business premises where the vehicles will be located.
Not display in open view any used cars or trucks in a dismantled or inoperable condition.
Not obstruct traffic or endanger ingress or egress from the business premises or from adjoining streets.
Not obstruct or encroach upon sidewalk or walkway areas of the business premises or road right-of-way.
Obtain and display on the business premises a current State license to sell motor vehicles.
Display only such signs or advertisements on or about the vehicles for which permits have been obtained from the City.
Maintain a list of the owners of the used vehicles for sale together with their vehicle inspection numbers and permit the inspection thereof by O'Fallon Police Officers.
Not park any used vehicles for sale off of a paved or concrete surface.
Display Missouri dealer tags if more than two (2) vehicles are sold from the premises during any calendar year.
Have a background check conducted by the Police Department of the City of O'Fallon with results being submitted to the City Council for consideration of status as conditional use.
Any person placing, or allowing to be placed, on the property of another any vehicle marked advertised for sale, without the real property owner's permission, shall be subject to prosecution under this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 5545 §1, 1-14-2010; Ord. No. 5584 §2, 4-20-2010; Ord. No. 5706 §1, 6-9-2011]
A business license fee of three dollars ($3.00) is hereby levied on those engaged in the business of collecting or hauling trash or waste materials from commercial or industrial facilities in the City per year for each cubic yard or portion thereof of rated capacity for each container located in the City.