§ 12-19. Definitions.

For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings:

Certificate of use: The document issued by the city authorizing a particular professional or business use at a particular location. All uses are subject to any and all conditions or requirements associated with the use.

City administration : The appropriate city personnel who are duly qualified and designated by the city manager to conduct such duties.

Employee: All persons directly connected with the business (owner or operator).

Inspector: The duly designated city personnel who are authorized by the city manager to conduct business inspections pursuant to this article.

Local business tax receipt: A receipt evidencing payment of the local business tax due for the privilege of conducting a particular profession, occupation or business within the city.

Merchandise: Any goods, wares or commodities bought or sold in the usual course of trade or business.

Merchant: Any person engaged in the business of selling merchandise at retail or wholesale.

Person: Any person, firm, corporation, association, partnership, executor, administrator, trustee or other legal entity, singular or plural, as the context requires.

Person in charge: The person and the place of business at any time who is charged with the duty of supervising, operating or managing such business at such time.

Retail merchant: Any merchant who sells to the consumer or for any purpose other than resale.

Sale: The transfer of ownership, title or possession, whether conditional or otherwise for a consideration.

Wholesale merchant: Any merchant who sells to another for the purpose of resale.

(Ord. No. 78-122, § 4, 7-10-78; Ord. No. 07O-04-121, § 1, 6-25-07)