business license code reforms - june 12, 2015

8/21/2019 Business License Code Reforms - June 12, 2015

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BOARD BILL NUMBER _____ SPONSORED BY ALDERWOMAN LYDA KREWSON

An ordinance concerning the licensing and regulating of business avocations, professions, trades,

and callings including Arcades, Auctions and Auctioneers, Barbers, Bathhouses, Bed and

Breakfast Establishments, Billiard and Pool Rooms, Bottle Registration, Commission Merchants

and Merchandise Brokers, Dance Halls, Dance tudios, Detective Agencies, Embalmers,

Emplo!ment Agencies, Horse"Dra#n $ehicles, %nformation Date Bureaus, %nsurance Ad&ustors,

Massage 'herapists and Massage (acilities, Miniature Pon! 'racks, Motor Buses, Motor Carrier

'ransportation Brokers, Pa#nbrokers, Photographers, Private ecurit! Personnel, Public

Photographic tudios, Real Estate Agents and Brokers, econd Hand Dealers, ervice tations,

mall Entrepreneurs, mall Manufacturers, tock!ards, ales tables, and Cattle Dealers, treet

Rail#a!s, 'attoo Parlors, 'a)icabs and ervice Cars, 'heaters, ho#s and *ther Public

Amusements, 'icket Brokers, 'o#el uppl! Companies, +ndertakers, $ault Cleaners,

Miscellaneous $ocations, the ocation and *peration of Certain Businesses, +nderage

-ightclubs, and obtaining and revoking business licenses and permits, b! amending and

repealing certain sections #ithin 'itle . of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis and

enacting a ne# ordinance covering the same sub&ect matter, and containing a savings provision,

and a severabilit! provision/

WHEREAS, the Cit! of aint ouis is home to creative people, entrepreneurs, and

businesses of ever! si0e #ho seek to compl! #ith the la# #hile gro#ing their business and

serving their customers1 and

WHEREAS, the creativit! and ingenuit! of the people of the Cit! of aint ouis should

be empo#ered to flourish #ithout unnecessar! red tape, over"regulation, or arcane, out"dated

la#s1 and

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WHEREAS, businesses should kno# #hat la#s appl! to them and #hat la#s #ill be

enforced, and onl! those la#s that do appl! and #ill be enforced should be part of the Revised

Code of the Cit! of aint ouis1

WEREAS, it is a priorit! of for the Cit! of aint ouis to make it as eas! as possible

for people to start a ne# business and to gro# an e)isting business, #hile ensuring that necessar!

and reasonable public health, safet!, and 2ualit! of life protections remain in place1 and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the Cit! of aint ouis that the business code be

reformed1

BE I- ORDAINED BY -E .I-Y O/ SAIN- LOUIS AS /OLLOWS)

SECTION 1.Licenses

A/ ection 345/565 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, as derived

from Chapter 78, ection 4. of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 469.,

and as presentl! codified in ./5:/435 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis,

is hereb! repealed/

B/ 'his *rdinance does not alter, amend, or repeal, and shall not be construed at an!

time, for an! purpose, as altering, amending, or repealing the licenses ta)es or

fees imposed upon an! business, or the obligation of ever! business to obtain a

business license, imposed b! provisions of those *rdinances and provisions of the

Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis repealed b! this *rdinance/

C/ Ever! person, compan!, corporation, partnership, limited liabilit! compan!,

entit!, or an! other business, ho#ever organi0ed, that does or carries on business

in the Cit! of t/ ouis shall obtain a business license for that purpose from the

icense Collector, unless specificall! e)empted/

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SECTION 2.Arcades.

*rdinance numbers ;38.., ;8:69, and ;.39;, codified in Chapter ./43 of the Revised Code of

the Cit! of t/ ouis, are hereb! repealed/

SECTION 3.Auctions and Auctioneers.

*rdinance number ;.;85, codified in Chapter ./4. of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint

ouis, is hereb! repealed/

SECTION 4.Barbers.

*rdinance number 99..5 and Chapter 39. of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635,

presentl! codified in Chapter ./:: of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis, are hereb!

repealed/

SECTION 5.Bathhouses.

*rdinance numbers ;3.;6, ;855:, ;8584, and 3.;85, codified in Chapter ./:9 of the Revised

Code of the Cit! of aint ouis, are hereb! repealed/

SECTION 6.Bed and Brea!ast Estab"ish#ents.

ections '#o and (our of *rdinance number 3:;33, codified in ections ./:;/5:5 and ./:;/595

of Chapter ./:; of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis, are hereb! repealed/ ection

(ive of *rdinance number 3:;33, codified in ection ./:;/5;5, is hereb! repealed, and a ne#

ection (ive is to read as follo#s<

=EC'%*- (%$E/ icense Approval">enerall!/ *nce a business license is issued to the

applicant, said applicant is permitted to conduct such business for a period of one !ear

from the date of issuance of the license sub&ect to the Rules and Regulations of ection

'hree herein, unless the license is revoked or cancelled for cause before the e)piration of

such time/?

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SECTION $.Bi""iard and %oo" &oo#s.

*rdinance numbers ;;5;4, 3483:, and 39:66 and ection 8:9/545 of the Revised Code of the

Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, codified presentl! in Chapter ./:3 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of

aint ouis, are hereb! repealed/

SECTION '.Bott"e &e(istration.

Chapter 3;6 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, presentl! codified in Chapter

./:. of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis, is hereb! repealed/

SECTION ).Co##ission *erchants and *erchandise Broers.

Chapter 348 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, presentl! codified in Chapter

./75 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis, is hereb! repealed/

SECTION 1+. ,ance -a""s.

*rdinance numbers 963:4, ;9364, ;8969, and ;.985, ection (our of *rdinance number 3456;,

and Chapter 84; of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, presentl! codified in

Chapter ./7: of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis, are hereb! repealed/

SECTION 11. ,ance Studios.

*rdinance number ;5;;6, codified in Chapter ./79 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint


SECTION 12. ,etectie A(encies.

Chapter 3;7 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, presentl! codified in Chapter

./73 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis, is hereb! repealed/

SECTION 13. E#ba"#ers.

*rdinance number 93;.7 and Chapter 974 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635,

presentl! codified in Chapter ./7. of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis, are hereb!

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repealed/

SECTION 14. E#/"o0#ent A(encies.

*rdinance number 9.656 and Chapter 3;: of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635,

presentl! codified in Chapter ./95 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis, are hereb!

repealed/

SECTION 15. -orse,ran ehic"es.

*rdinance number 354.7, codified in Chapter ./97 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint


SECTION 16. In!or#ation ,ate Bureaus.

*rdinance numbers ;;57: and ;;499, codified in Chapter ./99 of the Revised Code of the Cit!

of aint ouis, are hereb! repealed/

SECTION 1$. Insurance Adustors.

*rdinance number ;39.4, codified in Chapter ./93 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint


SECTION 1'. *assa(e Thera/ists and *assa(e aci"ities.

*rdinance number 3.7:8, codified in Chapter ./;; of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint


SECTION 1). *iniature %on0 Tracs.

*rdinance number 9;:65 and ections 8:7/545 through 8:7/535 of the Revised Code of the Cit!

of t/ ouis, 4635, presentl! codified in Chapter ./;. of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint

ouis are hereb! repealed/

SECTION 2+. *otor Buses.

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ections 35;/5:5, 35;/595, 35;/545, 353/545, 353/5:5, 353/595, 353/575, 35;/575, 35;/565,

35;/595, 35;/445, 35;/5;5, 35;/455,35;/5.5, 35;/585, 353/5:5, 358/545, 358/5:5, 358/575,

35./5:5, 35./5:5, 35./575, 35./5;5, 35./535, 35./585, and 35./5.5 of the Revised Code of the

Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, and ection *ne of *rdinance number ;4:7;, ection *ne of *rdinance

number 9687., 46;6, ection 4 of *rdinance number 96996, 46;6, and ection *ne of

*rdinance number 9.7.7, 46;8, as presentl! codified in Chapter ./3: of the Revised Code of

the Cit! of aint ouis are hereb! repealed/

SECTION 21. *otor Carrier Trans/ortation Broers.

ections 369/545 through 369/585 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, presentl!

codified in Chapter ./39 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis are hereb! repealed/

SECTION 22. %anbroers.

*rdinance number ;8;5: and ection 855/57: of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis,

4535, presentl! codified in ection ./8:/57; of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis are

hereb! repealed/

SECTION 23. %hoto(ra/hers.

*rdinance number 9.644 and ection 3:5 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, as

presentl! codified in part in Chapter ./89 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis are

hereb! repealed/

SECTION 24. %ub"ic %hoto(ra/hic Studios.

*rdinance number ;3.;., as codified in Chapter ./8. of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint

ouis is hereb! repealed/

SECTION 25. &ea" Estate A(ents and Broers.

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Chapter 47, sections .: and .7, of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 469., and ections

365/545 and 365/5:5 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, as presentl! codified in

part in Chapter ./.5 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis are hereb! repealed/

SECTION 26. Second -and ,ea"ers.

*rdinance number 36457, as codified in ection ./.:/59; of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/


SECTION 2$. Serice Stations.

*rdinance number 3463., as codified in Chapter ./.7 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint

ouis is hereb! repealed/

SECTION 2'. Stoc0ards Sa"es Stab"es and Catt"e ,ea"ers.

ection ;48 /545, ;48/5;5, ;48/535, and ;48/535 of the revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis,

4635, as codified in Chapter ./65 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis is hereb!

repealed/

SECTION 2). Street &ai"a0s.

ections ;6;/454, ;68/545, ;68/535, ;68/585, ;68/575, ;68/595, ;68/5;5, ;68/5.5, ;6;/5:5,

;6;/575, ;6;/595, ;6;/5;5, ;6;/535, ;6;/585, ;6;/5.5, ;6;/565, ;6;/455, ;63/545, ;63/5:5,

;63/575, ;63/595, ;63/5;5, ;6./545, ;6./5:5, ;6./575, ;6./595, ;6./5;5, ;6./535 of the

Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, as codified in Chapter ./6: of the Revised Code of

the Cit! of aint ouis is hereb! repealed/

SECTION 3+. Sure0ors.

ections 34./545 through 34./595 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, as

presentl! codified in Chapter ./63 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis are hereb!

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SECTION 31. Tattoo %ar"ors.

ection *ne of *rdinance number 3.;84, and ection *ne of *rdinance number ;8959, and

ections 8:6/545 through 8:6/495 of the revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, as

presentl! codified in Chapter ./68 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis are hereb!

repealed/

SECTION 32. Ta7icabs and Serice Cars.

*rdinance numbers 93766, 9.64:, and ;.86;, as codified in part in Chapter ./6. of the Revised

Code of the Cit! of aint ouis are hereb! repealed and replaced #ith the follo#ing<

An! motori0ed or non"motori0ed vehicle engaged in the business of carr!ing persons for

hire on the streets of the cit! #here the compensation for said transportation is made either

directl! or indirectl!, and that is not #ithin the authorit! of the Metropolitan 'a)icab

Commission to regulate, shall obtain a vehicle for hire license from the Board of Public ervice

and shall compl! #ith all rules and regulations promulgated regarding such vehicles b! the

Board of Public ervice/

SECTION 33. Theaters Shos and Other %ub"ic

A#use#ents.

*rdinance number 9986., as codified in part in Chapter ./455 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of

t/ ouis, and *rdinance numbers 9967. and ;3;85, and ections 8:3/545 through 8:3/445 of

the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, as codified in Chapter ./455 of the Revised

Code of the Cit! of aint ouis are hereb! repealed/

SECTION 34. Ticet Broers.

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ection 36; of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, as presentl! codified in ections

./45:/5;5 through ./45:/495 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis are hereb! repealed/

SECTION 35. Toe" Su//"0 Co#/anies.

ection .; of Chapter 47 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 469., as codified in

Chapter ./459 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis is hereb! repealed/

SECTION 36. 8ndertaers.

*rdinance numbers 9.649 and ;::;3, and ections 3:8/545 through 3:8/5.5 of the Revised

Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, as presentl! codified in Chapter ./453 of the Revised Code

of the Cit! of aint ouis is hereb! repealed/

SECTION 3$. au"t C"eaners.

ections ;5:/4:5, ;5:/475, and ;5:/5.5 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis, 4635, as

codified in Chapter ./45. of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis is hereb! repealed/

SECTION 3'. *isce""aneous ocations.

ections 3:9/545 and 3:9 /575 @ection 3:9/5:5 having previousl! been repealed, and ections

3:./545, 3:./5:5, 3:./595, and 3:./5;5 @3:./575 having previousl! been repealed, of the

Revised Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 4635, as codified in Chapter ./449 of the Revised Code of

the Cit! of aint ouis are hereb! repealed/

SECTION 3). Location and O/eration o! Certain Businesses.

ections *ne and '#o of *rdinance number ;78;4, ection 45: of Chapter 47 of the Revised

Code of the Cit! of t/ ouis, 469., and ection 33:/5:5 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of t/

ouis, 4635, as presentl! codified in Chapter ./443 of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint

ouis are hereb! repealed/

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SECTION 4+. Business License and %er#it

&eocation.

A/ Revocation b! Board of Public ervice/ Ever! business license issued pursuant to

'itle . of the Revised Code of the Cit! of aint ouis, an! *ccupanc! Permit, and

an! other permit or #aiver issued b! the Cit! of t/ ouis ma! be revoked, for

cause, b! the Board of Public ervice at an! time upon notice and hearing/

Before revoking an! such license, permit, or #aiver, the Board of Public ervice

shall promulgate rules and regulations setting forth the procedures it #ill follo# in

an! such revocation proceeding/

B/ Revocation b! the Board of Public ervice initiated b! -eighborhood Petition

4/ Petition for Hearing/ 'he Board of Public ervice, upon receipt b! the

ecretar! of the Board of Public ervice, of a petition signed b! either a

t#ent!"five @:; percent of the persons o#ning real propert! @or an!

portion thereof or t#ent!"five @:; percent of the registered voters

occup!ing propert! #ithin a prescribed petition circle dra#n #ith a radius

of five hundred @;55 feet from the center of said premises, alleging that

the operation of the premises involved is being operated in such manner,

as factuall! set out in said petition, to constitute a detriment to the

neighborhood, shall hold a public hearing based on said petition/

:/ Hearing -otice/ 'he Board of Public ervice shall set a reasonable time

for the hearing on said petition, shall give ade2uate public notice thereof,

and shall give notice to the person or persons holding the business license

and permit at issue in #riting #ith a cop! of said petition b! Certified

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7/ $erification of Petition ignatures/ 'he Board of Public ervice shall

appoint one of its emplo!ees to check the petition filed in each proceeding

and verif! the signatures appearing thereon #ith the propert! o#ners

#hose names appear on the Assessors records, or the registered voters

#hose names appear on the Board of Election Commissioners records, as

the case ma! be, and if such persons constitute a ma&orit! of propert!

o#ners or registered voters in said petition circle/ A report thereof shall be

made at the public hearing before an! testimon! is received at said

hearing/

9/ Hearing Conduct/ 'he hearing shall be conducted in the same manner as

the Board of Public ervice conducts its #eekl! public meetings/ 'he

Board of Public ervice shall provide a reasonable opportunit! for the

holder of the business license or permit to present the holders position

concerning the petition, and for the petitioners to present their opposition

to the business license or permit/ %f a ma&orit! of the Members of the

Board of Public ervice present at said hearing on the petition shall decide

that the operation of the premises involved constitutes a detriment to the

neighborhood, the! shall set out in their #ritten order the facts on #hich

their decision is based and the time limit or conditions of suspension, or

revocation of said business license and permit/ A cop! of said order shall

be published in the Cit! ournal and sent b! Certified Mail to the o#ner or

operator of the premises involved/ An! person adversel! affected b! said

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order shall have a right of udicial Revie# as provided b! ;73/455,

RMo/

C/ *ther Enforcement Provisions +naffected/ -o provision of this *rdinance shall

be construed in an! #a! to alter, subordinate, or other#ise affect or in an! #a!

limit the rights of the Cit! of t/ ouis to enforce an! other la# #hich might be

applicable to the sub&ect premises/ 'he Cit! of t/ ouis ma! initiate an action in

municipal court or circuit court to enforce provisions of the Code and ma! seek,

as a remed! for violation of the Code, the revocation of an! business license,

occupanc! permit, or other permit issued b! the cit!/

SECTION 41. Sain(s %roision.

An! act done or right vested or accrued, or an! proceeding, suit or prosecution had or

commenced in an! cause before the effective date of this ordinance shall not be affected b! this

ordinance1 but ever! act done, or right vested or accrued, or proceeding, suit or prosecution had

or commenced shall remain in full force and effect to all intents and purposes as if prior la# had

remained in full force and effect/ -o offense committed and no liabilit! or penalt! incurred prior

to the effective date of this ordinance, shall be discharged or affected b! this ordinance1 but

prosecutions and suits for such offenses, liabilities or penalties shall be instituted and proceeds

#ith in all respects as if this ordinance had not taken effect/

SECTION 42. Seerabi"it0 %roision.

'he provisions of this ordinance are severable/ %n the event an! provision of this ordinance is

determined to be invalid, the remaining provisions shall not be affected thereb!/

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