Ordinance No. 45-94-11 v ORDINANCE NO. 45-94-11
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, AMENDING
CHAPTER 20, TAXATION, AMENDING SECTION 20-51,
DEFINITIONS, TO ADD DEFINITIONS FOR
MANUFACTURING, PROFESSIONAL, RETAIL, AND
SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS; AMENDING SECTION 20-
59, SCHEDULE OF FEES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CITY COMMISSION ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE
OF THE CITY OF ATLANTIC BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Section 20-51, Definitions, is hereby amended to add
the following definitions:
Manufacturing Establishment shall mean any business engaged in
making products from raw materials, either by hand or by machinery.
Professional Establishment shall mean any business or profession
which is regulated by the Florida Department of Professional
Regulation, or other state board or commission thereof.
Retail Establishment shall mean any business engaged in the sale of
goods or commodities in any quantities
Service Establishment shall mean any business or individual engaged
in any trade, or who provides labor, repair, maintenance or
incidental services. Hotels, motels and restaurants shall also be
considered service establishments.
Physical Facility shall mean all areas used by a firm to conduct
its business and shall include both buildings and outside areas
used in conjunction with the business, but shall not include those
areas used exclusively for patron parking.
Section 2. Section 20-59, Schedule of Fees, is hereby amended
to read as follows:
No person, firm or corporation shall engage in or manage any trade,
business, profession, or occupation without first obtaining a
license and paying an annual fee, which shall be assessed as
follows:
MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS:
Manufacturer, all 0 - 1500 sq. ft. $45.00
1501 - 5000 sq. ft. 75.00
5001 - 15000 sq. ft. 100.00
15001 sq. ft. and over 250.00
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PROFESSIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS (Physical facility)
Any person applying for a city occupational license to practice
any profession regulated by the State Department of Professional
Regulation, or any other state board or commission thereof, must
exhibit an active state certificate, registration, or license,
before the city occupational license may be issued. This
classification of license tax shall consist of, but shall not be
limited to the following types of business, and the license fee for
the professional establishment shall be assessed at the rate
indicated.
Accountancy Firm/Corporation 0 - 1500 sq. ft. $45.00
Architect Firm/Corporation 1501 - 5000 sq. ft. 75.00
Air Conditioning/Heating 5001 - 15000 sq. ft. 100.00
Attorney Firm/Corporation 15001 sq. ft. and over 250.00
Barber Shop
Beauty Shop
Brokerage Firm/Corporation: Mortgage, Stocks, Bonds
Building Contractor
Cosmetology Salon
Cosmetology School
Day Care, Adult
Day Care, Children
Dental Lab
Detective/Investigative Agency
Diet/Weight Control Center
Educational Establishment (Trade, Technical )
Electrical Contractor
Engineer Firm/Corporation
Funeral Home
General Contractor
Hearing Aid Center
Insurance Agency
Land Surveyor Business
Landscape Architect Firm/Corporation
Loan Company
Massage Establishment
Mechanical Contractor
Medical Office
Miscellaneous, other than listed
Nursing Home
Optometry Office
Pharmacy
Plumbing/Septic Tank Contractor
Pool/Hot Tub/Spa Contractor
Real Estate Appraiser
Real Estate Agency
Residential Contractor
Roofing Contractor
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Sheet Metal Contractor
Solar Energy Contractor
Title Company
Underground Utilities Contractor
Veterinary Establishment
Banks, National or State $250.00
Savings and Loan
Insurance Company $150.00
(Transacting any class of insurance
within the municipal limits of the
City of Atlantic Beach, whether or
not maintaining a place of business
within the municipal boundaries)
In addition to the license for the professional establishment
(Physical facility) , each professional engaged in such practice or
profession shall pay a license tax as indicated. This
classification of license tax shall consist of, but shall not be
limited to the following:
Accountant $90.00 each
Acupuncturist 30.00
Architect 90.00
Attorney 90.00
Auctioneer 90.00
Barber 30.00
Beautician 30.00
Chiropractor 90.00
Cosmetologist 30.00
Dental Hygienist 30.00
Dental Radiographer 30.00
Dentist 90.00
Detective/Investigator 30.00
Dietitian 30.00
Engineer 90.00
Funeral Director/Embalmer 90.00
Hearing Specialist 90.00
Insurance Agent 90.00
Land Surveyor 90.00
Landscape Architect 90.00
Marriage or Family Counselor 90.00
Massage Therapist 30.00
Mental Health Counselor 90.00
Miscellaneous, other than listed 30.00
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Mortgage Broker 90.00
Nail Specialist 30.00
Naturopath 90.00
Nursing Home Administrator 90.00
Occupational Therapist 90.00
Optician 90.00
Optometrist 90.00
Pharmacist (Exempt - F.S. 205. 196 ) Exempt
Physical Therapist 90.00
Physician 90.00
Podiatrist 90.00
Professional, other than listed 90.00
Psychologist 90.00
Real Estate Sales Agent 30.00
Real Estate Broker 30.00
Respiratory Care Practitioner/Therapist 90.00
Stocks/Bonds Broker 90.00
Veterinarian 90.00
RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS:
The license fee for retail establishments shall be assessed at the
following rates:
Antiques 0 - 1500 sq. ft. $45.00
Appliance Sales 1501 - 5000 sq. ft. 75.00
Art Gallery/Dealer 5001 -15000 sq. ft. 150.00
Art Framing/Arts & Crafts 15001 sq. ft. and over 250.00
Auto New/Used
Auto Parts/Supplies
Bakery
Beauty Supply
Bicycles
Boat, New/Used
Book Stores/Stationers
Building Supplies
Butcher/Meat Market
Cabinet/carpentry shop
Candy/Pop Corn
Ceramics
Clothing
Collectibles
Computer, Hardware/Software
Convenience Store
Cosmetics
Gifts /Greeting Cards
Decorator Sales
Delicatessen
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Department/Variety Store
Electronic Equipment/Radio/Television
Fabric Shop
Fish/Seafood Market
Fishing Supplies (Bait & Tackle)
Fish: Tropical/Aquarium
Floor Coverings: Carpet, tile, etc.
Florist, cut flowers, plants, etc.
Furniture sales
Garden Center/Nursery
Gas, LP Dealers
Glass: Auto, plate, window, mirror
Grocery Store
Guns/Firearms Dealer
Hardware Store
Health Food Store
Ice Cream Vendor (Mobile)
Ice Cream Parlor
Jewelers
Liquor Store (Not for consumption on premises)
Lumber Yard/Sales
Mail Order/Catalog Sales
Marine Equipment/Supplies
Miscellaneous Sales, other than listed
Mobile Home/RV Dealer
Motion Picture Theater/Establishment
Motorcycle Sales, New/Used
Music Shop
Office Equipment/supplies
Optical Devices/Equipment Sales
Pawnshop
Pet Shop, Sales/Supplies
Photographic Equipment/Supplies
Plumbing Fixtures/Supplies
Records/Tapes/CD Video Sales
Secondhand/Thrift Stores
Shoe Sales
Sporting Goods
Tobacco Products
Toy Store
Trophy/Award Sales
Wall Covering/Window Treatment
Water Companies, Bottled or bulk
SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS:
The license fee for service establishments shall be assessed at the
following rates:
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Advertising Agency, Firm or Corpo- 0 - 1500 sq. ft. $45 .00
ration engaged in creation, pro- 1501 - 5000 sq. ft. 75 .00
duction or sale of media intended 5001 -15000 sq. ft. 150.00
to promote or advertise 15001 sq. ft. and over 250. 00
Advertising, Billboards, highway and wall
signs (covering fabrication, erection and/
or maintenance of any type sign which is
located on private property, exclusive of
neon, which is covered under general license)
Advertising, Outdoor (General license
covering all phases of advertising as
defined in F.A. Ch. 479, relating to
outdoor advertisers and including erecting,
servicing and maintaining of electrical
and neon signs )
Animal Grooming/Kennel
Apartment Building/Complex (Based on total sq. footage)
Appliance Service/Repair
Auto:
Car Wash (Requires Commission Approval )
Customizing/Detailing
Oil Change
Machine Shop/Welding
Paint & Body Shop
Rental/U-Drive
Road Service/Towing
Service/Repair
Stereo/Accessories installation
Storage
Tire Dealer
Service Station
( The number of pumps shall be calculated either
individually or by island as numbered by the service station )
1 - 4 pumps - $45.00
5 - 9 pumps - $75.00
10 -12 pumps - $100.00
over 12 pumps - $250.00
Bar/Lounge/Tavern
With 1 COP License, Add $50.00
With 2 COP License, Add $100. 00
With 4 COP License, Add $200. 00
With Lounge and/or Micro Brewery, Add $250.00
Boat Repair
Bowling Alleys
Bookkeeping
Building Inspection
Carpentry
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Carpet Cleaners
Catering
Cement/Stone/Brick
Cemetery
Cleaning/Janitorial/Maid Service
Consultant, not otherwise classified
Country Club
With 1 COP License, Add $50.00
With 2 COP License, Add $100.00
With 4 COP License, Add $200.00
With Lounge and/or Micro Brewery, Add $250.00
Dance Hall
With 1 COP License, Add $50.00
With 2 COP License, Add $100.00
With 4 COP License, Add $200.00
With Lounge and/or Micro Brewery, Add $250.00
Delivery/Messenger Service
Decorator/Interior Design
Drywall Installation
Dredging/Excavation contractor
Employment Agency
Environmental Services/Consultant
Fences, metal/wood contractor
Fortune Teller, Clairvoyant, Psychic, palmimst
spirit medium, etc.
Financial Consultant
Foundation contractor
Fuel Oil Service
Furniture Repair/Upholstery
Glass tinting/coating
Hotel/Motel/Rooming Houses
With 1 COP License, Add $50.00
With 2 COP License, Add $100.00
With 4 COP License, Add $200.00
With Lounge and/or Micro Brewery, Add $250.00
Insulation contractor
Instructional Establishment:
Arts/Crafts
Computer/Secretarial
Dance/Music/Fine Arts
Karate/Martial Arts
Irrigation contractor
Junk/Salvage Yard
Land Development Company
Landscaping/Lot Clearing
Laundromat, Self Service
Laundry/Dry Cleaner
Lawn/Yard Service
Linen Service
Locksmith
Machine repair/fabrication/welding
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Management Company (Managing the
property or business of another
person, firm or corporation)
Manufacturer' s agent/Representative
Marine Construction (docks etc. )
Masonry/Ceramic Tile
Minor Contractor (Miscellaneous odd jobs/repair)
Miscellaneous service establishment, other than listed
Mobile Home Parks
Motorcycle Repair
Moving/Storage Company
Newspaper, Branch Office/Publishing
Office Equipment Maintenance
Packing/Shipping/Mail Service
Painting/Paper hanging
Pest Control/Exterminator
Photographer
Photo Processing Service
Piano Tuner
Pool Service/Maintenance
Printer/Print Shop
Process Server
Radio Station/Broadcasting Company
Radio/Television/VCR Repair
Recycling Company
Rentals:
Bicycles
Equipment
Furniture/Appliances
Video Tapes, etc.
Other
Restaurants (This classification also
includes snack bars & take-out only service)
With 1 COP License, Add $50.00
With 2 COP License, Add $100.00
With 4 COP License, Add $200.00
With Lounge & Micro Brewery, Add $250.00
Screen printing
Secretarial Service/Data Processing
Security Systems Installation
Security Systems Monitoring Service
Septic Tank Cleaning
Shoe Repair
Sign Painters/Sign Builders
Signs, Electric/Neon
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Solicitation, Door to Door (Unless exempted
by Chapter 18 of the City Code or F.S.
Chapter 496)
(Plus $15.00 to cover the cost
of investigation, Sec. 18-18 of City Code)
Small Engine Repair
Sprinkler Systems (Fire)
Storage/Mini Warehouses
Tanning Salon
Tailor/Dressmaker
Telegraph Service
Telemarketing
Telephone Answering Service
Trailer Park/Tourist camp
Travel Agency
Tree Service/Tree surgeon
Water Softening/Conditioning
Well Digger
Window Installation/Service
Other Service Establishments:
Telephone Company (Subject to Franchise)
First 1, 000 phones or instruments or
fraction thereof, per phone or instrument
operated or installed .075
Second 1, 000 phones or instruments or
fraction thereof over 1, 000, per phone or
instrument operated or installed . 06
All over 2, 000 phones or instruments, per
phone or instrument operated or installed .045
Transportation:
In addition to the license for the business establishment
(physical facility) , each individual engaged in transportation
shall pay a license fee for each vehicle involved in the
business, as follows:
Limousine $25.00 per vehicle
Taxi Cabs 25 .00
Towing/Wrecker Service 25.00
Trucking 25.00
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Vending Machines:
The licensing of vending machines shall be the responsibility of
the business where the vending machines are located and shall be
in addition to other license( s) required for the business.
Vending machines shall mean any amusement/game machine,
pool/billiard table, electronic music machine and any machine
which dispenses a product.
0 - 3 machines $25.00
4 - 10 machines $50.00
11 - 19 machines 100.00
20 or more machines (arcade) 250.00
Commission approval will be required before occupational licenses
will be issued for the following businesses, and license fees shall
be as follows:
Day Labor Employment Service $5,000.00
Escort Service 25, 000.00
Tattoo Artist 5, 000.00
Lingerie Modeling Shop 25, 000.00
900 Telephone Service or equivalent 25, 000.00
Sexually Oriented Live Entertainment 25, 000.00
Teen Club 5,000.00
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall take effect October 1,
1994.
PASSED by the City Commission on first reading this 13th day
of June , 1994.
PASSED by the City Commission on second and 'nal reading this
27th day of June , 1994.
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MAUR EN KING
City Clerk
Approved a to form and correctness:
AAN C. NSEN, ESQUIRE
City orney