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ORDINANCE NO. 2001
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA TO AMEND SECTION 12.02.120 TO REVISE PENALTIES RELATED TO
BUSINESS LICENSES.
WHEREAS, the City of Bozeman adopted business license requirements by approving
Ordinance No. 1273 on November 21, 1988; and
WHEREAS, the business license requirements include compliance with all applicable
zoning,building and fire codes, and other laws and regulations which protect the health safety and
welfare of the citizens of the city; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission consolidated administration of business licenses by
adoption of Ordinance No. 1948 on May 9, 2016.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOZEMAN,MONTANA:
Section 1
Legislative Findings:
The City Commission hereby adopts the following findings:
1. The above recitals are incorporated herein.
2. The proposed amendments continue process improvement and are consistent with the
intent of the City Commission in Ordinance No. 1948 to improve administration of
business licenses.
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3. Section 12.03.010 specifies business license application fees are to be set by resolution of
the City Commission.
4. Section 12.02.120 currently requires a late penalty based on a fixed percentage of license
fees, which creates unnecessary administrative complexity for staff and confusion for
business license holders seeking to renew their licenses, and is inconsistent with the fee
schedule in Resolution 4855.
Section 2
That Section 12.02.120 of the Bozeman Municipal Code be amended as follows:
Sec. 12.02.120. —Noncompliance;penalty.
Failure of a business to either obtain a new business license or to renew a business license as
required by this chapter sha-11 will result in a delinquent charge as established by resolution of the
city commissloA of ten pereent of the annual license and-insrpeetion fee, foreachzizvir+crh the
^»»Boat,,, is late Failure to renew a business license as required by this chapter may result in
suspension and/or revocation of the license pursuant to section 12.02.170.A. Violations of this
chapter may result in civil suit to recover unpaid fees and/or criminal prosecution pursuant to
sections 12.02.210, 12.02.220, and 1.01.210.
Section 3
That Section 12.03.010 of the Bozeman Municipal Code be amended as follows:
Sec. 12.03.010.—Business license fees.
All business license fees, upAess tithe pecifcd in this eh-apt^r, shall be are based on the
square footage . f the business Lein,Been^^,a ; eensidefation-4-the costs of administering this
chapter and the regulatory costs incurred. The license fee is made up of two ^ „ts: +r o
business registration fee, and ^ regulatofy eomplianee The fee schedule shall be approved by
resolution of the city commission.
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Section 4
Repealer.
All provisions of the ordinances of the City of Bozeman in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance are, and the same are hereby, repealed and all other provisions of the ordinances of
the City of Bozeman not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force
and effect.
Section 5
Savings Provision.
This ordinance does not affect the rights and duties that matured, penalties that were
incurred or proceedings that were begun before the effective date of this Ordinance. All other
provisions of the Bozeman Municipal Code not amended by this Ordinance shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 6
Severability.
That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this
ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid, the same shall not affect
the validity of this Ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so
decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the validity of the Bozeman
Municipal Code as a whole.
Section 7
Codification.
This Ordinance shall be codified as indicated in Sections 2 and 3.
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Section 8
Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect 30 days after final passage.
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PROVISIONALLY ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman,
Montana, on first reading at a regular session held on the 26th day of March 2018.
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Mayor
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FINALLY PASSED,ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the
City of Bozeman, Montana on second reading at a regular session thereof held on the 91h day of
April, 2018.
CYNTHIA . R S
ayor
ATTEST:
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ROBIN CROUGH
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City Atto-flfiey
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