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HomeMy WebLinkAbout13358i ORDINANCE NO 13,358 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE I OF CHAPTER 21 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK PERTAINING TO LICENSE AND PRIVILEGE TAXES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. SECTION 1. Article I of Chapter 21 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas pertaining to License and Privilege Taxes is hereby amended to read as follows: ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 21 -1. Annual privilege tax; payment required; coverage. The carrying on of any business, profession or occupation of what- ever kind or nature within the City of Little Rock, Arkansas is hereby declared to be a privilege subject to an annual privilege tax. From and after the effective date of this article, any person, firm or corporation that maintains a business location within the City of Little Rock, or engages in any business, profession or occupation of whatever r kind or nature within the city regardless of whether or not all functions peculiar to the business are effected within the City, shall pay an annual privilege tax. The privilege tax shall apply to all and shall not be limited to those businesses, professions or occupations as classified specifically by this article. Sec. 21 -2. Exemptions from article's provisions. The following shall be exempt from the provisions of this article: (a) Any individual employed full time on a salary or commission basis by one employer not offering his services to the public. This exemption applies to the employees only and does not affect the amount of taxes due by employer whose tax is based on the number of employees. (b) Charitable or eleemosynary nonprofit businesses and organi- zations and where no profit accrues to the benefit of any officer of employee. Such businesses and organizations may be required to furnish to the City Collector proof of their nonprofit status in the form of a state charter or other documentation deemed appropriate by the City Collector. 1 Pa wg 2 . Sec. 21 --3(a) Persons engaging in more than one business, etc.; tax for each business. Any person, firm or corporation engaging in more than one business, occupation, or profession shall be required to obtain a license and pay the tax for each such business, occupation or profession. Sec. 21 -3(b) Persons operating at more than one location; tax for each location. If any person operates any of the businesses provided for herein at more than one location, each location shall be considered a separate business and a separate license therefor is required unless otherwise provided for herein. Sec. 21 -4 Lessees; list to be filed with city collector; liability for tax. Every person operating a business who shall lease to another, any department, space or facility on the premises shall file with the city collector on or before the first day of January each year or at the time of leasing, a list of all such lessees, except residential. Each such lessee shall be liable for the privilege tax herein provided for the business, occupation or profession of such lessee. Sec. 21 -5 Number of employees; how determined. Where the amount of privilege tax due, hereunder is computed on the i number of employees, the responsible person, firm or corporation shall report to the City Collector the number of employees (see employee defi- nition below) employed during the first three quarters of the previous fiscal year of such person, firm or corporation, which number shall be in agreement with the number reported on IRS Form 941 for such periods. Such information required herein shall be furnished to the City Collector's Office on an "EMPLOYEE REPORT" form, which form will be provided by the City Collector's Office for such purpose. Where applicable, the tax will be based and computed upon the average number of all employees reported. Ninety percent (90 %) of average of employees as reported for the designated three quarters shall be used to compute the tax. Provided, however, that for the purpose of computation, employees who worked exclusively outside Pulaski County shall be excluded from computation. Where the amount of privilege tax due hereunder is based on specific amounts for certain designated types of employees rather than the total number of employees, the amount there designated will be the applicable charge. The number of designated employees who are employed during the first three quarters of the previous fiscal year shall be furnished to the 'Page City Collector's office on a "Designated Employee Report" form, which form will be provided by the City Collector's office for such purpose. Those designated employees who worked exclusively outside Pulaski County shall not be subject to such charge. Sec. 21 -6 "Employee" defined. "Employee" as used in this article is defined as any person engaged in any business, profession or occupation under any appointment, agency, contract of hire, or apprenticeship expressed or implied, oral or written. Sec. 21 -7 Calendar year basis of tax; due date; exceptions. The annual privilege tax shall be paid on the basis of'the calendar year of January 1 through December 31, and all such taxes shall be payable on January 1 for the ensuing year, except: (a) Officer of the corporation shall have the option of paying the annual tax in two (2) equal installments on January 1 and July 1, respectively, each year. (b) Where the business is operated on a fiscal year different than the calendar year, a request may be made in writing for paying the tax due on the same fiscal year instead of the calendar year. (c) Businesses beginning on other than the first of the calendar year must pay the tax in advance before opening business on a pro rata quarterly basis to the end of the year. Sec. 21 -8 Delinquent tax; penalty. If the privilege tax herein provided-is not paid within sixty (60) days after such becomes due, it is hereby declared as delinquent and a penalty of ten percent (10 %) will be added to said tax. In the event that the tax is not paid within ninety (90) days, a penalty of twenty percent (20 %) will be added to said tax. Sec. 21 -9 License; issuance; posting; not transferable. It shall be the duty of the city collector, upon receipt of the amount of the privilege tax herein provided, to issue a license to the person, firm or corporation liable therefor, which license shall reflect the amount of the tax; the period of time covered; the name of the person, firm or corporation to whom issued; the location by street address where the person, firm or corporation plans to conduct business and the nature of the.business, occupation or profession involved. The city collector will not issue a privilege license to any person, firm or corporation who is delinquent in the payment of privilege license for preceding years; nor shall he issue a privilege license to any person, firm or corporation whose place of business does not conform with city zoning laws and it shall be the duty of the Department of Community Services to provide the proper data to the city collector for this purpose. page- 4 Mistakes in computation or incorrect information given verbally as to the amount of tax due shall not prevent or prejudice the collection by the city of what is actually provided for as due under the provisions of this article. Each license when issued shall be posted in a conspicuous place where such business, occupation or profession is carried on. Said license shall not be transferable from one person, firm or corporation to another and such shall be reflected by said license. Said license shall not be transferable from one location to another without prior approval of the city collector's office. In cases of transfer of license in which principals, officers and stockholders of a business remain the same as they were before the sale, exchange or renaming of the business, the existing privilege license will remain in effect until normal expiration. Sec. 21 -10. Refund of tax. (a) A refund not to exceed one -half (�) of the annual license fee may be made if a business is closed or sold during the first six (6) months of the business year. No refund will be made after six (6) months operation. (b) No privilege tax refund shall be made except upon the written approval of the director of finance. The city collector is authorized to issue a credit in lieu of a refund, to be applied to the future license payments due of a person, firm or corporation. Sec. 21 -11. Examination of books and records by city collector; penalty for violation of section. The city collector or his duly authorized agent shall have the right to check and /or audit the stocks, inventory records, books or records, including documents showing the inventory reported to the state and federal governments for income tax purposes for the past three years of any person, firm or corporation subject to the license tax as provided in this article. The city collector may by mandatory injunction or other civil action require the production of the records and books aforesaid. In addition hereto the refusal by any person, firm or corporation to allow the city collector and /or his authorized agent to make such checks, page 5 examination and /or audits is hereby declared to be a misdemeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined an amount of not less than two hundred and no /100 dollars ($200.00) and not more than five hundred and no /100 dollars ($500.00). Each week of continued violation constitutes a separate offense. Sec. 21 -12. False Reports; penalty for violation of section. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to wil- fully make a false report to the City of Little Rock relative to any provision or requirement of this article as affects the obligation for paying a privilege tax or the amount thereof. Any person, firm or corporation violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor and upon conviction, shall be fined an amount of not less than two hundred and no /100 dollars ($200.00), and not more than five hundred and no /100 dollars ($500.00) Each week of continued violation constitutes a separate offense. Sec. 21 -13(a) Penalties It is hereby declared a misdemeanor for any person, firm or corpo- ration carrying on a business, profession or occupation within the City of Little Rock who fails and /or refuses to comply with any of the pro- visions of Article I of Chapter 21 of this Code of Ordinances and upon conviction shall be fined in an amount not less than two hundred and no /100 dollars ($200.00) nor more than five hundred and no /100 ($500.00) dollars for each separate violation; provided, however, in no case shall the fine be in excess of double the amount of the license fee provided, together with costs. Sec. 21 -13(b) Duties of owners, partners, officers, etc. of businesses and corporations to comply with this chapter. Each owner, partner, officer and /or firm member of any business or corporation required by this ordinance to be licensed will be jointly and severally responsible for the following: (a) Timely payment of license tax clue to the city. In those cases in which the amount of the privilege tax is based upon the number of employees, the employer (not the employee) will be responsible for payment of said tax. (b) Preparation and provision of any and all information required for computation of the amount of the privilege tax due page 6 including, but not limited to number of employees, number of business locations, and amount of average inventory. Only owners, partners, officers or firm members or their expressly authorized agent will be authorized to certify the information required from a business under this ordinance. The members of any firm who neglect to comply with the pro- visions of this ordinance shall likewise be subject to the same penalty imposed upon persons violating the provisions hereof. In the absence of any owner, proprietor, manager or agent, any person operating or in charge of any business being conducted without the requirements of this chapter having been complied with, shall be subject to the same penalty imposed upon persons violating this code. Sec. 21 -13.1. Schedule of license taxes. The following license taxes are due and payable in advance on the first day of January of each year except as otherwise provided by this article: A ANNUAL CHARGE Base and Variable L) ABSTRACT AND TITLE COMPANY All companies which furnish abstracts for, or guarantee, warrant or insure land titles $225 2) ADJUSTERS OF INSURANCE AND CLAIM AGENTS $100 3) ADVERTISING AGENCY Each person, 71irm or corporation engaged in contracting for advertising or con- ducting an advertising bureau or agency $225 4) ADVERTISING, AIRPLANE $150 5) ADVERTISING ON CITY BUSES $200 6) ADVERTISING,' DISPLAY ADVERTISING $225 7) ADVERTISING, DISTRIBUTING CIRCULARS $150 OR SAMPLES $25 per employee $100 per adjuster above one $25 per employee $25 per employee Sage 7 c. CIRCUS, INCLUDING STREET PARADE per day $150 Minimum per circus $300 d. MUSIC AND AMUSEMENT MArRTNF.A Each automatic coin - operated amusement device, and each automatic music machine, not including counter boxes Per year e. RECREATION ROOM OR PARLOR f. RIDES, CONCESSIONS, AMUSEMENTS 1. Major Rides - First 4 weeks, per ride, per week Per year 2. Kiddie Rides - First 4 weeks, per ride, per week per year 3. Concessions First 4 weeks, per concession, per week per year g. RIDES, COIN- OPERATED Each $5 (Maximum per State law) $200 $15 per employee $ 35 $250 $ 20 $150 $ 20 $150 $ 5 (maximum per state law) ANNUAL CHARGE Base and Variable 8) ADVERTISING, SIGNS The tax for this classification shall be the cumulative total of the categories that are applicable below: a. Outdoor Advertising $300 $15 per employee b. Electric or neon signs $125 $15 per employee c. Billboards $140 $15 per employee d. Sign Hanging $ 50 $15 per employee e. Sign Painting $ 50 $15 per employee 9) AIRPLANE RADIO SALES & SERVICE $100 .5% stock 10) AIRPLANE SALES, SERVICE & RENTAL $225 $25 per employee 11) AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING DEALERS, SALES AND INSTALLATION $150 $15 per employee, plus stock if apple cable 12) AIR CONDITIONING WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR $100 .5% Stock 13) AIR PRODUCTS MANUFACTURERS AND DISTRIBUTORS a $100 Stock 14) AMUSEMENTS: a. BILLIARD AND POOL HALLS $100 1. Each standard size table $50 per table b. BOWLING ALLEYS $100 $50 per alley c. CIRCUS, INCLUDING STREET PARADE per day $150 Minimum per circus $300 d. MUSIC AND AMUSEMENT MArRTNF.A Each automatic coin - operated amusement device, and each automatic music machine, not including counter boxes Per year e. RECREATION ROOM OR PARLOR f. RIDES, CONCESSIONS, AMUSEMENTS 1. Major Rides - First 4 weeks, per ride, per week Per year 2. Kiddie Rides - First 4 weeks, per ride, per week per year 3. Concessions First 4 weeks, per concession, per week per year g. RIDES, COIN- OPERATED Each $5 (Maximum per State law) $200 $15 per employee $ 35 $250 $ 20 $150 $ 20 $150 $ 5 (maximum per state law) ?age 8 ANNUAL CHARGE Base and Variable h. SHOWS OR EXHIBITIONS Including, but not limited to athletic events, carnivals, etc. $100 per day i. SIGHTSEEING COACHES $100 $25 per vehicle j. SKATING RINKS $200 $15 per employee ;15) AMBULANCE $ 50 $25 per vehicle ;16) ANTIQUES, DEALERS IN $100 $15 per employee ;17) ARMATURE WINDING $150 $15 per employee ;18) ARMORED CAR SERVICE $100 $50 per vehicle (19) ART SHOP $100 .5% Stock ;20) ARTIFICIAL LIMBS $150 $15 per employee (21) AUCTIONEER, LOCAL $100 (Maximum per State law) (22) AUCTION HOUSE $300 $25 per employee (23) AUTOMATIC SPRINKLERS a. Contractor or Dealer $150 $15 per employee b. Stock, if applicable .5% Stock (24) AUTOMOBILE - BODIES AND TRAILERS $150 $15 per employee .5% Stock, if applicable (25) AUTOMOBILE CAR WASHING a. Automatic car wash $250 b. Manual $ 50 $15 per stall c. Robo $100 $15 per stall (26) AUTOMOBILE FINANCE AGENCY OR $150 $15 per employee DEPARTMENT (27) AUTOMOBILE, PARTS DEALERS, NEW Retail and Wholesale; per location $100 .5% Stock (28) AUTOMOBILE, PARTS DEALERS, SECONDHAND $150 $15 per employee (29) AUTOMOBILE SERVICE STATIONS $ 50 $25 per dispenser $15 per mechanic, if applicable (30) AUTOMOBILE TIRES a. Sales (new) $100 .5% Stock b. Retreading $100 $15 per employee (31) AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK DEALERS, NEW $100 .5% Stock (32 ) AUTOMOBILE AND TRUCK DEALERS, USED $100 .5% Stock Note: The value of the stock reported would be no less than the value shown in the wholesale blue book. (33) AUTOMOBILES AND TRUCKS, RENTING OR $350 $15 per employee LEASING Page 9 ANNUAL CHARGE Base and .. Variable (34) AWNINGS $100 .5% Stock B (35) BAKERIES, WHOLESALE $150 $15 per employee ;36) BAKERIES,' RETAIL, INCLU -ING' BRANCH $100 .$15 per employee $150 BAKERIES, WHERE'NO TRUCK ROUTES per employee: employee d. 37) BAKERIES, PIE SHOPS AND /OR DONUT $100 $15 per employee each SHOPS, EXCLUSIVE $4 each d. over 400 employees 38) BANKRUPT STOCKS, FIRE DAMAGE STOCKS employee f. Brokers not otherwise classified AND SALVAGED OR DAMAGED MERCHANDISE $500 39) BARBERS (Base includes proprietor) $ 25 $15 per additional per employee g. All brokers maintaining barber 40) BARBERSHOP AND BEAUTY PARLOR SUPPLY shall also be liable HOUSE $100 .5% Stock 41) BEAUTY OPERATORS (Base includes $25 $15 per additional proprietor ) operator 42) BICYCLE AGENCY $50 .5% Stock 43) BILLIARD AND POOL TABLE DISTRIBUTOR $100 .5% Stock 44) BLUEPRINTS $150 .5% Stock 45) BOAT DOCKS AND STORAGE STALLS $75 $7.50 per stall, plus stock, if applicable 46) BONDSMEN - $200 47) BOOK SALESPERSON, each $50 per year or any part thereof 48) BOOKKEEPERS AND NON - LICENSED ACCOUNTANTS $100 $35 per employee 49) BOOKS AND /OR STATIONERY - Retail $100 .5% Stock 50) BOTTLERS OF SOFT DRINKS $100 c. Cotton Broker Base charge plus cumulative amounts $150 $25 per employee: employee d. a. 1 -50 employees $6 each b. 50 -200 employees $5 each c. 201 -400 employees $4 each d. over 400 employees $3 each 51) BROKERS a. Auto Broker - Any person not licensed as a new or used car or truck dealer offering for sale more than two cars per year 1. Where principal business, each location $100 $25 per employee 2. When operated in connection with another business $ 50 $25 per employee b. Bond and stock brokers and /or salesmen, each $150 c. Cotton Broker $150 $25 per employee d. Food Broker $150 $25 per employee e. Gold & Other Precious Metals Broker $150 $25 per employee f. Brokers not otherwise classified herein $150 $25 per employee g. All brokers maintaining an inventory shall also be liable for a stock tax in addition to above fees 'Page 10' ANNUAL CHARGE Base and Variable (52) BUILDING ERECTION SERVICE Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of providing building erection services in the construction, alterations or repair of buildings, towers, tanks, bridges, viaducts, road- ways and all other structures, including, but not limited to metal, concrete, and other forms of construction. $200 (53) BUILDING AND PLUMBING MATERIALS, BRICK AND TILE SALES $100 (54) BUSINESS OR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING HOUSING UNITS, RENTAL OF Each person, firm or corporation owning property and engaged in the rental or lease of commercial business property and housing units. a. Each 1,000 square feet, or any part thereof, available for rent or lease of commercial and office space $ 3.75 b. Each 1,000 square feet, or any part thereof, available for rent or lease of residential space. $ 2:50 In the event a person, firm or cor- poration rents or leases four dwelling units at any time during the previous calendar year, they would be subject to the tax herein provided and pay $2.50 per 1,000 square feet. c. Each 1,000 square feet or any part thereof available for rent or lease of warehouse or industrial space (does not include public warehouse or industrial space) $ 1.50 d. Where there is sufficient evidence to prove that said available space for rent or lease has been unrented or unleased for the entire previous calendar year, payment shall be made on the basis of $1.50 per 1,000 square feet e. In no instance shall the minimum annual tax be less than $25.00 Exclusion: a. First three dwelling units, when the total reported is less than four b. That portion of the building occupied by the owner. (55) BUSINESS MACHINES, DATA PROCESSING AND OFFICE MACHINES, SALES & SERVICE a. The units retail list price of which does not exceed $1,000 $250 1. Each salesman and /or marketing representative, additional 2. Each repairman and /or installa- tion and maintenance technician, additional $15 per employee .5% Stock $25 $10 Page 11 ANNUAL CHARGE Base and Variable b. The unit retail list price of which exceeds $1,000, or having the capa- bility to store files for subsequent automatic retrieval $350 1. Each salesman, field systems or marketing representative, additional 2. Each repairman and /or installa- tion and maintenance technician, additional C. Capable of being programmed by the user (computer) , or identified in (b) above and having a retail list price between $25,000 & $100,000 1. Each salesman, systems analyst, systems engineer or marketing repre- sentative, additional 2. Each programmer, additional 3. Each repairman, and /or installa- tion & maintenance technician, additional $450 d. Having a retail list price in excess of $100,000 $600 1. Each salesman, systems analyst, systems engineer or marketing repre- sentative, additional 2. Each programmer, additional 3. Each repairman, and /or installa- tion and maintenance technician, additional e. Rental 1. Including adding machines, cash registers, typewriters, calculating machines (portable machines and 9- digit adding machines) where no unit rented exceeds $2,500 in value $100 2. Office machines, computer and other data processing equipment where the units exceed $2,500 in value $200 f. Stock, or supplies g. Secondhand machines (56) BUSINESS MACHINES - PHOTO COPYING EQUIPMENT, SALES AND SERVICE OF a. Photo copiers the unit retail price of which does not exceed $1,000 1. Each salesman and /or marketing representative, additional 2. Each repairman and /or installa- tion & maintenance technician, addi- tional $ 75 $250 $37.50 $15 $50 $30 $20 $50 $30 $20 $15 per service employee $25 per service employee .5% Stock $15 per service employee $25 $10 page 12 Base ANNUAL CHARGE and Variable b. Photo copiers the unit retail price of which is more than $1,000, but less than $25,000 $350 1. Each salesman,,field systems or marketing representative, additional $37.50 2. Each repairman and /or installa- tion and maintenance technician, additional $15 c. Photo copiers the unit retail value of which is $25,000 or more $500 1. Each salesman, systems analyst, systems engineer or marketing representative, additional $50 2. Each programmer, additional $30 3. Each repairman, and /or installa- tion & maintenance technician, additional $20 d. Rental 1. Photo copiers, where no unit rented exceeds $2,500 in value $100 $15 per service employee 2. Photo copiers, where the units exceed $2,500 in value $200 $25 per service employee e. Supplies, Stock .5% Stock f. Secondhand Machines $ 75 $15 per service employee (57) BUSINESS SCHOOLS, PRIVATE $200 $15 per employee (58) BUTANE GAS DISTRIBUTORS $150 $15 per employee C (59) CABINETMAKER & CARPENTER SHOPS $150 $15 per employee (60) CANDY, RETAIL'SHOP $ 35 .5% Stock (61) CARPET, RUG, MATTRESS CLEANING $ 75 $15 per employee (62) CAR WASH, MOBILE AND /OR TRUCK WASHERS $100 $25 per vehicle (63) CATERING SERVICE PROVIDING FOOD ONLY $100 $25 per vehicle (64) CATERING SERVICE - PLANNING AND COORDI- NATING SOCIAL FUNCTIONS Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of planning social fun- ctions, providing food, serving uten- sils, floral arrangements, etc. $100 $15 per employee (65) CHEMICAL' AGENTS OR SALESMEN-, each $100 (66) CLOTHING,' RETAIL $ 50 .5% Stock (67) CLUBS, PRIVATE $300 $15 per employee (68) COLD 'STORAGE' PLANT $150 $15 per employee page ' 13 (73) CONTRACTORS A. General Building. Any person, firm or corporation who engages in the business of supervising construction, alteration, or repairs of buildings in the City of Little Rock and who has the general direction and control over tradesmen and /or subcontractors, shall be classified as a "general building contractor." The license shall be as follows: Class 1 - REMODELING ONLY Building permit from 0 to Class 2 - Any contractor build ng permit from 0 to Class 3 - Any contractor uil ing permit in excess $25,000 $100 $15 per employee obtaining, a $150,000 $200 $15 per employee ) btaining a of $150,000 $400 $15 per employee B. Subcontractors - Including, but not limited to those listed below: A "subcontractor" shall be defined as any person, firm or corporation who contracts for and engages in building construction, repair, alteration, etc., and who is not a salaried employee. (Exclusive of plumbing and electrical) Acoustical Roofing Carpenter Sheet Rock Finishing Excavation Sidewalk Masonry Steel Work Painting Tile Work Plastering Floor Work $50 $15 per employee, plus stock, if applicable (74) CONTRACTORS- BURGLAR & FIRE ALARM ANNUAL CHARGE $15 per Base and Variable (69) COLLECTING AGENCY $150 $15 per employee (70) COMMERCIAL ARTIST - Any person who paints portraits or scenery, sketches or draws cartoons or the like for profit $150 $15 per employee (71) CONCRETE, READY-MIX Sewer pipe, lime, chert, crushed rock, asphalt, delivered to the job $100 $50 per vehicle (72) CONFECTIONERY STORE - A place exclusively devoted to the purpose of selling candies, gum, cakes, ice cream and /or soft drinks and this classification shall not include the manufacturing or the making thereof. $60 (73) CONTRACTORS A. General Building. Any person, firm or corporation who engages in the business of supervising construction, alteration, or repairs of buildings in the City of Little Rock and who has the general direction and control over tradesmen and /or subcontractors, shall be classified as a "general building contractor." The license shall be as follows: Class 1 - REMODELING ONLY Building permit from 0 to Class 2 - Any contractor build ng permit from 0 to Class 3 - Any contractor uil ing permit in excess $25,000 $100 $15 per employee obtaining, a $150,000 $200 $15 per employee ) btaining a of $150,000 $400 $15 per employee B. Subcontractors - Including, but not limited to those listed below: A "subcontractor" shall be defined as any person, firm or corporation who contracts for and engages in building construction, repair, alteration, etc., and who is not a salaried employee. (Exclusive of plumbing and electrical) Acoustical Roofing Carpenter Sheet Rock Finishing Excavation Sidewalk Masonry Steel Work Painting Tile Work Plastering Floor Work $50 $15 per employee, plus stock, if applicable (74) CONTRACTORS- BURGLAR & FIRE ALARM $150 $15 per employee (75) CONTRACTORS- HOUSE WRECKERS & MOVERS $150 $15 per employee Page 14 ANNUAL CHARGE Base and - Variable (76) CONTRACTORS - ROAD Base Charge, plus cumulative amounts $400 per employee: 1 - 50 $6 each 50 - 200 $5 each 201 - 400 $4 each over 400 employees $3 each (77) COSMETICS, RETAIL, per salesman $25 (78) COTTONSEED OIL MILL $540 Base charge,• plus cumulative amounts per employee: 1 - 50 $6 each 50 - 200 $5 each 201 - 400 $4 each over 400 employees $3 each (79) COUPONS, CARD, CHECK ORDERS AND /OR OTHER TRADE STIMULATORS, DISTRIBUTORS $200 (80) CREDIT RATING AGENCY OR BUREAU $280 $15 per employee D (81) DANCING SCHOOL $100 $15 per employee (82) DATA PROCESSING SERVICE $350 Any person, firm or corporation involved in sales of automate -data processing ser- vices including software development (systems analysis and programming), machine processing of client data, and consultant services. a. Each client contact, marketing and systems analyst employee, additional $40 b. Each programmer, additional $30 c. Each machine operator, additional $15 (83) DENTAL LABORATORIES $150 $15 per employee plus stock, if applicable (84) DETECTIVE AGENCY $225 $15 per employee (85) DEPARTMENT, DISCOUNT & VARIETY STORES $100 .5% Stock (86) DIRECTORIES printing and distribution $300 (87) DRAFTSMAN AND /OR DESIGNERS $150 $25 per employee (88) DRESSMAKER $ 25 $15 per employee (89) DRIVING SCHOOL $ 50 (90) .. .. .. ..... ... DRY CLEANING & PRESSING ESTABLISHMENTS Restricting their services to dry cleaning or pressing $ 50 $15 per employee Page 15 (91) ELECTRIC CONTRACTOR (92) ELECTRIC REFRIGERATION REPAIRS ANNUAL CHARGE E Base and Variable $150 $15 per employee, plus stock, if applicable $150 $15 per employee, plus stock, if applicable (93) ELECTROLOGIST Each person engaged in providing electrolysis (hair removal) services (9 4) ELEVATORS Each person, firm or corporation selling or installing hydraulic, steam, electric, or handpower elevators or repairing same, as principal or agent (9 5 ) EMPLOYMENT AGENCY (96) ENGRAVERS, LITHOGRAPHERS (97) ESCORT SERVICE, MOTOR VEHICLE (98) EXTENDED HEALTH CARE FACILITY (99) EXTERMINATORS, PEST CONTROL F (100) FLEA MARKET a. Operator b. Each booth or stall in which mer- chandise is displayed or sold (Operator is responsible for insuring _ payment of per stall fees) (101) FLORISTS (102) FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND OR UNDER- TAKERS (103) FUR STORAGE, exclusive, or where operated in connection with other business (104) FURNITURE AND APPLIANCE DEALERS, NEW (105) FURNITURE DEALERS - SECONDHAND (106) FURNITURE REPAIRING & UPHOLSTERING G (107) GASOLINE AND OIL DEALERS - WHOLESALE (108) GIFT SHOP (109) GOLF COURSE, MINIATURE (110) GOLF COURSE, PUBLIC a. 9 hole b. 18 hole (111) GOLF DRIVING RANGE, EXCLUSIVE $100 $300 $100 $150 $ 25 $200 $100 $ 50 $100 $250 $200 $100 $150 $ 50 $420 $100 $100 $125 $200 $100 $15 per employee $15 per employee $25 per employee $10 per vehicle, over one $ 3 per bed $15 per employee $10 .5% Stock .5% Stock .5% Stock $15 per employee $50 per truck .5% Stock l page 16 $ 10 ANNUAL CHARGE W en operated in connection with Base and Variable (112) GROCERIES, RETAIL (122) a. Up to 1,500 square feet $ 50 .5% Stock b. Over 1,500 square feet,(inclu- ding confections, cold drinks, (123) cigarettes and tobaccos) $100 .5% Stock (113) GROCERIES, WHOLESALE $100 .5% Stock (114) GUN DEALERS $ 50 .5% Stock (124) H (115) HARDWARE STORE $100 .5% Stock (116) HAT CLEANING $ 50 Whether in connection with another business or not $100 $15 per employee (117) HAULERS, DELIVERY COMPANIES, COM- .5% Stock, if MERCIAL HAULERS, GARBAGE AND /OR applicable (126) TRASH $100 $15 per employee (127) a. h ton up to 1 ton truck, each $100 -0- per employee b. over 1 ton and up to 2h ton truck, each $50 c. over 2h ton truck each $100 (118) HEALTH SPA $200 $15 per employee (119) HEARING AID AGENCY $ 50 .5% Stock (120) HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES $150 .5% Stock Dealers in house old supplies where agents are employed in house to house canvassing or selling I (121) ICE DEALER, RETAIL $ 10 W en operated in connection with another business (122) ICE DEALER, RETAIL $35 Operating from an established place of business with no delivery (123) ICE DEALER, RETAIL Sold exclusively from trucks, each truck $ 35 (124) ICE CREAM STORE, RETAIL Where principal business $100 (125) INSULATION, WATERPROOFING AND WEATHERPROOFING Each location $100 $15 per employee .5% Stock, if applicable (126) INVENTORY SERVICE $100 $15 per employee (127) INCOME TAX PREPARATION $100 $35 per employee page-17- X -ray, testing, etc. $150 ANNUAL CHARGE employee -' Base and Variable per J (134) LAUNDRIES, LINEN, UNIFORMS & $100 (128) JANITOR SUPPLIES vehicle TOWEL SUPPLY Wholesale or Retail $100 .5% Stock (129) JANITORIAL SERVICES $ 50 $15 per employee (130) JUNK, WASTE MATERIAL $325 $15 per employee Hides, furs,wooT, paper, rags, ere no machinery is operated scrap iron, brass, rubber, copper, (136) LIMOUSINE SERVICE $100 $25 used building materials vehicle (137) LIVESTOCK MARKET SALES $300 K per employee (138) (131) KINDERGARTEN, NURSERY SCHOOL AND $15 per employee (139) BOARDING HOME $200 $15 per employee a. Up to 50 children /persons $100 '$25 per employee Stock b. Over 50 children /persons $200 $25 per employee L (132) LABORATORIES X -ray, testing, etc. $150 $15 per employee (133) LANDSCAPING $ 50 $15 per employee (134) LAUNDRIES, LINEN, UNIFORMS & $100 $25 per vehicle TOWEL SUPPLY (135) LAUNDRIES AND DRY CLEANING ESTAB- LISHMENTS - Substations $ 25 ere no machinery is operated (136) LIMOUSINE SERVICE $100 $25 per vehicle (137) LIVESTOCK MARKET SALES $300 $25 per employee (138) LOANS, PERSONAL $150 $15 per employee (139) LOANS, REAL ESTATE $200 $15 per employee (140) LOCKSMITH - Safe and vault sales and $ 75 .5% Stock repairs (141) LUMBER AGENTS $100 per agent M (142) MACHINE SHOP $100 $15 per employee Including, but not limited to, the following activities: precision work to rebuild motors, make new parts, weld parts, press metal parts with hydraulic or mechanical presses and grind motor parts (143) MACHINERY DEALER, NEW a. Sales and Service 1. Light Equipment, where no unit retail price exceeds $20,000 $150 .5% Stock 2. Heavy Equipment, where unit price of equipment exceeds $20,000 $250 .5% Stock b. Rental 1. Light Equipment, where unit price of equipment does not exceed $20,000 $200 2. Heavy-Equipment, where unit price of equipment exceeds $20,000 $300 C. Used Machinery $300 page'18- (144) MANICURIST, Each (145) MANUFACTURERS All types of manufacture including, but not limited to baskets, blinds or shades, cooperage, ice, jewelry, lumber, potato chips, candy, canning factories, chemi- cals, cosmetics, sawmills, etc. Each location requires a separate license. Base charge plus cumulative amounts per employee: a. 1 -50 employees b. 51 -200 employees c. 201 -400 employees d. over 400 employees ANNUAL CHARGE Base and Variable $ 10 $100 $6 $5 $4 $3 (146) MANUFACTURER'S AGENT, each $100 plus stock, if in the business of processing steel, iron applicable (147) MANUFACTURER'S IN- TRANSIT DISTRI- BUTION CENTER OPERATION $50 One- fourth of 1% A facility through which a manufacturer (.0025) of the aver a. Up to 50 employees transports goods to other distribution $15 per employee age annual dollar b. 51 or more employees centers and warehouses owned by that $15 per employee inventory level up METAL, SHEET METAL AND TIN WORK manufacturer, where no delivery is made $15 per employee to $4,000,000.00 MINNOW DEALER OR BAIT MARKETS of such goods to a purchaser, plus 1/8 of 1% per year, or any part thereof— $ 50 (.00125) of the MOBILE HOME PARKS average annual dol- a. Each ocation $150 lar inventory level b. Each mobile home space, additional $10 per space above $4,000,000.00 (148) MASSAGES AND BATHS $150 $50 per employee (149) MEATS, PACKINGHOUSE COMPANIES $350 $15 per employee (150) MEATSF RETAIL - $ 50 .5% Stock Where principal stock (151) MEATS, WHOLESALE DEALERS $150 $15 per employee In green meats an or utchering cattle, hogs, or other animals and offering same for sale (152 ) METAL PROCESSORS (158) MOTORCYCLE AND /OR SERVICYCLE DEALERS $100 .5% Stock (159) MUSIC SUPPLIES $ 50 .5% Stock Sheet music, records, musical instru- ments Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of processing steel, iron and other metals for sale, including, but not limited to smelting, welding, shaping and fabricating of metal products, employing: a. Up to 50 employees $200 $15 per employee b. 51 or more employees $400 $15 per employee (153) METAL, SHEET METAL AND TIN WORK $100 $15 per employee (154) MINNOW DEALER OR BAIT MARKETS per year, or any part thereof— $ 50 (155) MOBILE HOME PARKS a. Each ocation $150 b. Each mobile home space, additional $10 per space (156) MOTELS, HOTELS AND MOTOR LODGES $100 $3 per room (157) MOTION PICTURE SUPPLY AND /OR FILM $100 V VOUnurip (158) MOTORCYCLE AND /OR SERVICYCLE DEALERS $100 .5% Stock (159) MUSIC SUPPLIES $ 50 .5% Stock Sheet music, records, musical instru- ments page 19. N (160) NEWS DEALERS, WHOLESALE (161) NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS Dai y, weekly, monthly publications accepting paid advertising Base charge plus cumulative amounts per employee a. 1 -50 employees b. 50 -200 employees c. 201 -400 employees d. over 400 employees Publications sponsored by or as a program of a religious institution or public or private educational institution and not engaged in such business for profit are not subject to the tax levied by this section (162) NEWSSTANDS, RETAIL (163) NURSERY, SHRUBBERY (164) NURSING HOMES 0 (165) OFFICE AND /OR AGENCY OPERATIONS Eac person, firm or corporation maintaining an office or agency with personnel (to include corporate branch, regional or division offices), where all other functions peculiar to the business may be effected outside - the city. Not to include office where business is located in city and licensed. Cumulative amounts per employee: a. 1 - 5 employees b. 5 - 10 employees c. 11 - 25 employees d. 26 - 50 employees e. over 50 employees (166) OPINION SURVEYS Eac person, firm or corporation engaged in conducting opinion sur- veys or polls per year or any part thereof (167) (168) OPTICAL MANUFACTURERS (169) PAPER COMPANIES (170) PARKING LOTS AND DECKS W (171) PAWNBROKER (172) PEDDLERS ON FOOT, CONFECTIONS AND KINDRED LINES, DRY GOODS & MER- CHANDISE - per month ANNUAL CHARGE Base and Variable $200 $100 $ 75 $150 $100 $150 .5% Stock $6 $5 $4 $3 $15 per employee $ 2 per bed $50 $75 $100 $150 $200 $100 per optician, plus .5% Stock $100 $100 .5% Stock $ 10 $3 per space $600 $ 50 page 20 ANNUAL CHARGE Base and Variable (173) PETS, BOARDING $100 ' (174) PET CARE, GROOMING & BREEDING $100 Where no other license is paid (175) PET SHOPS AND SALES $ 50 .5% Stock (176) PHARMACY $100 .5% Stock (177) PHOTO DEVELOPERS $ 50 $15 per employee (178) PHOTOGRAPHERS AND /OR PORTRAIT PAINTERS a. Maintaining an established studio in the city $100 1$15 per employee b. Itinerant photographers not having a permanent, established place of business in the city, per year or any part thereof $200 (179) PLANTS a. Leasing, in addition to any other license paid $100 b. Potted plants, in addition to any other license paid $100 (180) PLUMBING & GAS FITTER CONTRACTOR $150 $15 per employee plus stock .5% if appli- cable (181) (182) (183 ) PREMIUM STAMP DISTRIBUTION PREMIUM STAMP REDEMPTION STORE PRINTING, LINOTYPE, BOOKBINDING OR RULING,, MULTILITHING Each person, firm or corporation operating a job printing office or linotype machine, with or without printing press (184) PRODUCE MARKET Each operator of a farmer's market or produce market occupying: a. not more than one city lot (50.'x 150') or equivalent b. less than 1/8 of a city block, or equivalent c. less than 1/4 of a city block, or equivalent d. less than 1/2 of a city block, or equivalent e. 1/2 of a city block or more Each license will be issued for one year and will not be prorated (185) PRODUCE, RETAIL, each car or truck $500 $100 .5% Stock $150 $15 per employee plus .5% Stock, on supply $ 35 $ 50 $ 75 $100 $200 $ 35 (186) PRODUCE, WHOLESALE $100 .5% Stock (192) RECORDING SERVICE $ 50 (193) RENTALS - per location Each Ferson, firm or corporation engaged in the rental of the following, whether incidental to or connected with any other business or not: a. Clothing - including, but not limit-e�'Cc to tuxedos, costumes and wedding apparel $100 page 21 ANNUAL CHARGE Base and Variable (187 ) PROFESSIONS Inc uding, but not limited to the $150 per firm member or following: associate a. Accountants and Auditors, licensed $ 75 per staff professionals b. Appraisers, including, but not limited to real estate appraisers c. Architect d. Attorney e. Chiropractor f. Consultants g. Dentists h. Engineer i. Geologists j. Athletic professionals k. Interior Decorator or Designer I 1. Landscape Architect m. Medical Doctor n. Optometrist o. Psychologist p. Veterinarian q. Professionals, licensed, not otherwise classified - each, except as otherwise herein provided (188) PARAPROFESSIONALS $35 Each person engaged in what is commonly known as paraprofessional career, including, but not limited to paralegal personnel, registered nurses, dental hygienists, book- keepers, non- licensed accountants, labora- tory and x -ray technologists, draftsmen and surveyors (189) PUBLIC RELATIONS $150 $25 per employee R (190) RADIO BROADCAST STATIONS $300 $35 per sales person or accounts representativ (191) REAL ESTATE Only one 1) base charge shall be due when a single legal entity engages in a combination of any two or more of (a) , (b) and (c) hereof, provided all employees for all its activities are reported a. Sales $150 $25 per employee b. Services - Property Management and /or Rental $150 $25 per employee c. Development $150 $25 per employee (192) RECORDING SERVICE $ 50 (193) RENTALS - per location Each Ferson, firm or corporation engaged in the rental of the following, whether incidental to or connected with any other business or not: a. Clothing - including, but not limit-e�'Cc to tuxedos, costumes and wedding apparel $100 page -22, ANNUAL CHARGE Base and Variable b. Household Items - including, but not limited to dinnerware, furniture, light lawn, garden and floor care equipment or tools, televisions, communications equip- ment, small business machines, hospital equipment, sporting and camping equipment and the like $200 c. Machinery, Implements and Heavy Equipment - not included in (b) above, such items as air compressors, front end loaders, back hoes, cranes, lifts or hoists, trenching machines, concrete mixers, pumps, forklifts, generators, scaffolding and the like (194) REPAIR Including, but not limited to the follo- wing: a. Airplane Radio Repairs Only b. Automobile Repair Shops c. Automobile Top Shop & Upholstery d. Bicycle Repairs e. Gun Repair Shop f. Jewelry Repair g. Motorcycle and /or Servicycle Repair h. Sewing Machine Repairs only i. Shoe Repair j. Television, Radio, Stereo Equipment employee Repair k. Watchmakers and Repairing 1. Repair shops not otherwise classi- $15 fied (195) RESTAURANTS, CAFETERIAS, CAFES, LUNCH STANDS, LUNCH COUNTERS, DRIVE -IN FOODS AND DRINK SERVICE a. plus additional, if carry out b. plus additional, if live enter- tainment c. plus each auto space, if carhops employed to serve food (196) RUBBER STAMPS OR STENCIL DEALERS S (197) SANDWICHES, MANUFACTURE AND /OR WHOLESALE (198) SCHOOLS, PRIVATE a. under fifty pupils b. over fifty pupils (199) SECONDHAND WEARING APPAREL $300 $50 $15 per employee $50 $15 per employee $50 $15 per employee $50 $15 per employee $50 $15 per employee $50 $15 per employee $50 $15 per employee $50 $15 per employee $50 $15 per employee $50 $15 per employee $50 $15 per employee $50 $15 per employee $50 $25 $50 $100 $150 $200 $ 75 (200) SECRETARIAL SERVICES & MIMEOGRAPH $ 50 (201) SECURITY GUARDS & POLICE (202) SEWER CLEANERS (203) SEWING MACHINE SALES & REPAIR (204) STONE & MONUMENTS (205) SURVEYORS Self-employed, each owner, firm member or partner 501� per chair 35� per chair $1 per space n .5% Stock $25 per truck $25 per employee $25 per employee $15 per employee $ 50 $15 per employee $150 $15 per employee $ 75 .5% Stock $150 $15 per employee $150 $25 per employee page-2j. ANNUAL CHARGE . Base and Variable v �h (206) TAILOR, EXCLUSIVE (215) (216) (217) (218) (219) THEATRICAL AGENT TRAILER RENTALS TRAVEL BUREAUS TREE SERVICE OR PRUNING TRUCKS, AUTO OR OTHER VEHICLE -SALES Peddling food products, confections, tobacco and /or other merchandise $100 $50 $5 per trailer $100 $25 per employee $75 $15 per employee $75 per vehicle per year, or any part thereof (220) Where stock of materials is carried, $50 .5% Stock (221) measurements taken and clothing made $50 .5% Stock (207) TAILOR (222) Where charge is made for clothing repairs or alterations $35 $6 per 1,000 s.f. (208) TAXICAB $300 $25 per vehicle (209) TELEGRAPH COMPANIES $700 20,000 s.f. plus (210) TELEPHONE ANSWERING & WAKE -UP $100 $4 per 1,000 s.f. SERVICE $50 $15 per employee (211) TELEVISION, RADIO, STEREO & SOUND $100 .5% Stock (224) EQUIPMENT SALES $75 $15 per employee (212) TELEVISION STATIONS $500 (213) THEATERS $100 $15 per employee (227) a. up to 400 seats $50 $2 per seat b. Each over 400 $1.50 (214) THEATERS, DRIVE -IN $100 a. up to 400 speakers $2 per speaker b. Each over 400 $1.50 per speaker (215) (216) (217) (218) (219) THEATRICAL AGENT TRAILER RENTALS TRAVEL BUREAUS TREE SERVICE OR PRUNING TRUCKS, AUTO OR OTHER VEHICLE -SALES Peddling food products, confections, tobacco and /or other merchandise $100 $50 $5 per trailer $100 $25 per employee $75 $15 per employee $75 per vehicle per year, or any part thereof (220) VACUUM CLEANERS, DEALER $50 .5% Stock (221) VENDING MACHINES $20 (Maximum allowed by State) W (222) WAREHOUSE KEEPERS Public warehouse, dry storage $6 per 1,000 s.f. space rented, and storage of for the lst all kinds 20,000 s.f. plus Minimum $100 $4 per 1,000 s.f. over 20,000 s.f. (223) WASHATERIAS $50 $2 per machine (224) WELDING SHOP $75 $15 per employee (225) WINE, Serving of $50 (226) WIRED BACKGROUND MUSIC $75 $15 per employee (227) WRECKER SERVICE $50 $25 per wrecker s r A,. page' 24 ANNUAL CHARGE Base and Variable 228) WORD PROCESSING SERVICES $75 Each person, firm or corporation engaged in the preparation, pro- cessing, duplicating or mailing of letters and other related printed matters and printing and /or repro- duction of items in connection with above. ;229) STOCK OR INVENTORY OPERATIONS $50 Any person, firm or corporation within the City of Little Rock engaging in the business of selling any and all kinds of goods, wares and merchandise, whether raw materials or finished products, or both, from a regularly established place of business maintained within the City of Little Rock shall pay on the lst of January of each year an annual privilege tax for the privilege of doing business within the City of Little Rock in an amount equal to $50.00 plus five - tenths (.5).of one percent (1 %) of the gross value of the average stock inventory for the preceding year, unless otherwise specified herein. Average stock or inventory shall also include all goods, wares, and merchandise, etc. on con- signment located within the City. The value of the goods shall be the price paid therefor by the taxpayer. Said inventory shall be furnished to the City Collector in a signed statement setting forth the amount of such average stock inventory upon a form to be fur- nished by the City Collector. In the initial year of operation, the beginning inventory amount shall be used. (230) Those professions identified and classified herein as architects, engineers, certified public accountants, lawyers, dentists and medical doctors (including the specialty classification within said general classi- fication) shall pay an annual tax of $75.00 each when employed by a firm, association partnership or corporation as an employee on a fixed monthly or annual salary with no right to share in the gross or net income of the employer and have no voice or control in the management and /or operations of the employer. Businesses not covered by present classifications may be charged a rate equal to a similar business license or a minimum of fifty ($50.00) dollars plus stock, if applicable, at the discretion of the City Collector. $15 per employee .5 of 1% page 25 SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage. PASSED: October 18, 1977 (::i\ ATTEST. APPROVED: �. ?City Cler Mayor