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ORDI NANCE NO. 1123
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA, AMENDING CHAP-
TER 3.12 OF THE BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE AS FOUND IN ORDINANCE
NO. 1117, PROVIDING FOR FEES FOR BUSINESS LICENSES, INVESTI-
GATIONS, TRANSFERS AND BOND DEPOSITS IN THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA. I
PREAMBLE
The purpose of this Ordinance is to amend Chapter 3.12, entitled FEE
SCHEDULE FEES--L1CENSE, INVESTIGATION, TRANSFER, BOND DEPO~,
of the Bozeman Municipal Code as found in Ordinance No. 1117 to delete in its
entirety the section, entitled "CAFES, CAFETERIAS, COFFEE SHOPS, DINING
ROOMS, ICE CREAM PARLORS, LUNCHROOMS AND RESTAURANTS," which is
numbered 3.12.150 in Ordinance No. 1117. The effect of this deletion will be
to include those businesses listed in the title of the section and like busi-
nesses in the fee category of Section 3.12.010 which is entitled "GENERAL
BUSINESS LICENSE FEE--GROUP--SQUARE FOOTAGE--MINIMUM/MAXIMUM."
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN:
Section 1
That Chapter 3.12 of the Bozeman Municipal Code as found in Ordinance No. 1117 be
and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
Chapter 3.12
FEE SCHEDULE I
FEES--L1CENSE, INVESTIGATION, TRANSFER, BOND DEPOSIT
3.12.010 GENERAL BUSINESS LICENSE FEE--GROUpnSQUARE FOOTAGE--MINIMUM/MAXIMUM
For purposes of establishing business license fees, all businesses, unless otherwise
specified in this chapter, shall be classified into Groups I, II, III, or IV in accordance with
the potential degree of special services required as outlined in 3.08.030.
For purposes of establishing business license fees all businesses, unless otherwise
specified in this chapter, shall be based on the square footage of the business being
I icen sed.
The following formulas shall be used to establish the annual license fee of all
businesses classified in Section 3.12.010.
Group I $30 x square foot of building (in thousands)
Group II $25 x square foot of building (in thousands)
Group III $20 x square foot of building (in thousands)
Group IV $15 x square foot of building (in thousands) I
Group I business with a total square footage of 3,880
Example:
$30 x 3.9 = $117.00
A minimum of $40 and a maximum of $150 is hereby established for all business license
fees using the formula in this section.
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3.12.020 BOILERROOM OPERATIONS
The license fee for a boilerroom operation shall be as follows:
(1) One to seven telephones, One Hundred Dollars ($100) per week for each week of
operation or portion thereof.
I (2) Eight or more telephones, Two Hundred Dollars ($200) per week for each week of
operation or portion thereof.
3.12.030 BUILDING CONTRACTOR
The license fee for all building contractors as defined in Section 3.04.010 shall be $100
per year.
3.12.040 ELECTRON IC GAMES--AMUSEMENT
The license fee for all electronic games or any mechanical device operated for the sole
purpose of amusement of the patrons shall be $40 per machine or device per year.
3.12.050 GAMING--BINGO AND RAFFLES
The license fee for gaming tables, or gaming tables and one electronic poker machine
as limited in Section 3.56.100, shall be as follows:
1 st table or machine $ 500.00
I 2nd table 500.00
3rd table 750.00
4th table 1 ,000.00
The license fee for additional card tables for playing bridge, cribbage, hearts, hearts,
pinochle, pitch, rummy, whist, and solo which are solely for the amusement of the players
shall be $50 per table.
The license fee under the Bingo and Raffles Law as set forth in Section 3.56.130, shall
be $250 per year.
Exception: Temporary licenses--under Section 3.56.140
Gaming establishments--$25 per day
Others--$25 or 5% of the actual value of prizes
to be awarded, whichever is the larger amount.
3.12.060 GOING OUT OF BUSINESS
The license fee for (1) going-out-of-business sales; (2) relocation of business sale;
I and (3) fire and other altered stock sale shall be $150.
3.12.070 HUCKSTERS
The license fee for each huckster as defined in Section 3.28.020 shall be Fifty Dollars
($50) per six months.
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. 3.12.080 ITI NERANT VENDORS
The I icense fee for each itinerant vendor as defined in Section 3.16.020 shall be Fifty
Dollars ($50) per ninety days.
3.12.090 TRANSIENT RETAIL MERCHANTS I
The license fee for each transient retail merchant as defined in Section 3.24.020 shall
be $100 for the first week or fraction thereof, and $25 for each succeeding week or fraction
thereof.
3.12.100 TRANSIENT WHOLESALE MERCHANTS
The license fee for each transient wholesale merchant as defined in Section 3.20.020
shall be $100 for the first week or fraction thereof, and $25 for each succeeding week or
fraction thereof.
3.12.110 JUNK DEALERS
The license fee for each junk dealer as defined in Section 3.36.010 shall be $150 per
year.
3.12.120 MANUFACTURING
The license fee for manufacturing establishments as defined in Section 3.04.060 shall
be $75 per year. I
3.12.130 OUTSIDE SERVICES
The license fee for outside services as defined in Section 3.04.080 shall be $50 per year.
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3. 12 . 140 PAWN BROKERS AND SECOND-HAND DEALERS.
The license. fee for pawn brokers and second-hand dealers as defined in Section 3.32.020
shall be $150 per year.
3.12.150 TRANSPORTATION FIRMS
The license fee for transportation firms as defined in Section 3.04.120 engaged in intra-
city, interurban or intercity transportation of persons, freight, commodities and the like
shall be as follows:
(1 ) First vehicle (as defined in Section 3.04.110), $150;
(2) Each additional vehicle (as defined in Section 3.04.110), $35.
3.12.160 UTILITIES I
The license fee for utilities as defined in Section 3.04.100 shall be $400 per year.
~.12.170 MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESSES NOT INCLUDED IN SECTION 3.12.010 OR
OTHERWISE CLASSIFIED BY THIS CHAPTER
The license fee for miscellaneous businesses not included in Section 3.12.010 or other-
wise classified by this chapter shall be as follows:
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(1) Auctioneers, $125 per year.
(2) Carnivals, street fairs, tent shows and the like either within the
corporate limits of the city or within three miles of said corporate
limits: single tent shows $125 per day. Each additional show,
game, concession and miscellaneous riding devices, $30 per day.
Parades $50 per day in addition.
I (3) Ci reuses, menageries, wi Id an imal shows and the like, dog and pony
shows, rodeos, and all exhibitions and entertainment of a simi lar
character whether in the open or under canvas either within the
corporate limits of the city or within three miles of said corporate
limits: first ring, $350 per day; each additional ring, $125 per
day. Parades $150 per day in addition.
(4) Demonstrations or exhibitions or any article, implement, utensi I,
goods, wares, products or merchandise of any kind, for the
purpose of advertising or sell ing the same any place within the
corporate limits of the city, $50 per year.
(5) Fortune tellers, astrologers, clairvoyants, horoscopists, palmists,
phrenologists, itinerant medical practitioners, hypnotists, mediums,
readers of past or future by whatsoever name called, $60 per day.
(6) Hotels, motels, lodging or rooming houses:
1 to 1 5 rooms $50 per year
More than 15 rooms $50 plus $5 per room
over 15 per year
(7) Packing or slaughter houses either within the corporate limits of the
city or within three miles of said corporate limits, $150 per year.
(8) Railroads, $350 per year.
(9) Skating rinks, ice or roller, $150 per year.
(10) Theaters, $150 per year per theater whether attached or not.
I (11) Tourist parks, $75 per year.
(12) Trailer courts (mobile home courts, 1 to 15 hook-ups, $75;
more than 15 hook-ups, $125).
3. 12. 180 TRANSFER FEE
A transfer fee of $25 shall accompany the new application to transfer a business from
one location to another.
3. 12 . 190 INVESTIGATION FEE
When an investigation fee is required for boilerroom operations, a fee of $200 for each
person investigated shall accompany the application for license.
When an investigation fee is required for a gaming establishment, a fee of $200 for each
person listed on the application shall accompany the application for license.
3.12.200 DELI NQUENT CHARGE
When an application is declared delinquent as provided in Section 3.08.100, a delinquent
I charge of 10 percent of the annual license fee per month, or part thereof, the application
remains delinquent, shall be due and payable along with the annual license fee.
3.12.210 BOND REQUIRED
When a bond is required by this title the following shall apply: No I icense shall be
issued until the applicant has placed on file with the Director of Finance a surety bond
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executed by a surety company duly licensed to do business' in Montana conditioned that the
licensee shall fully' cbmply wlth tHe terms of this title; and shall pay any and all judgments
which may be obtained against it or him on the part of any person arising out of such opera-
tion of the performance, or breach, of any contract entered into by the licensee. The bond
shall remain in effect for the period of one (1) year from the expiration date of the license I
issued or until all judgments arising out of any legal action instituted within the one (1)
year period and covered by the bond have been fully satisfied and paid, whichever occurs
last.
Bond required above shall in the following sums:
1. Itinerant Vendors $ 500
2. Transient Retail Merchants $ 5,000
3. Transient Wholesale Merchants $ 5,000
4. Junk Shops $ 5,000
5. Boilerroom Operations $10,000
Note: A certified check, a cashier's check or cash may be substituted for the
surety bond required in this section. A personal check shall not be
accepted.
Section 2
REPEALER
The following is hereby repealed:
Section 3.12.150, Ordinance No. 1117, approved November 22, 1982.
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, I
Montana, this 17th day of January 1983, and effective thirty (30) days after said date.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE COMMISSION
State of Montana )
County of Gallatin )
City of Bozeman )
I, Robin L. Sull ivan, Clerk of the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1123 was publ ished by title and number I
in the Bozeman Chronicle, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in said
City of Bozeman, in the issue dated the 20th day of January 1983.
I N WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the corporate seal of my
office this 16th day of February 1983.
Clerk of the Commission
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