§ 10-22. Licenses or permits required; exemptions.

(a)

No person, directly or indirectly, engaged in the business of manufacturing or sale of any goods or services within the city (whether such operation is from traditional buildings or structures or as a peddler, solicitor or transient merchant) may operate, conduct, maintain, or manage any such business without a valid and effective license or permit issued by the city in the manner prescribed in this article. A business license shall be required for each premise or parcel upon which there is a traditional building or structure from which business is transacted or conducted. A peddler, solicitor and transient merchant permit shall be required for each person that is directly or indirectly engaged in the sale of any goods or services within the city.

(b)

No person may conduct a going out of business sale without first obtaining a license for the sale in accordance with Public Act No. 39 of 1961 (MCL 442.211 et seq.).

(c)

Business license exemption. Home occupations that are operating in compliance with Chapter 46 of the Cadillac City Code, shall not require a business license.

(d)

Peddler, solicitor or transient merchant exemption: The following are specifically exempted from the peddler, solicitor or transient merchant permit requirements of this article:

(1)

Special events approved by city: Any person operating as part of a larger special event (like arts and crafts fairs, farmers' markets, festivals, and exhibitions), which has been specifically approved by the city under other applicable provisions of the city code, provided that any such person was included within the original application for the special event by the organizer of the event and further provided that any person engaged in the business of selling prepared food from any motor vehicle, conveyance, cart, stand, booth or other similar structure or fixture that is cooked or heated with a device or appliance using any gas or liquid until and unless the motor vehicle, conveyance, cart, stand, booth or other similar structure or fixture, device or appliance is reviewed or inspected by appropriate city departments. However, no person shall be permitted to operate beyond the date of the special event approved by the city without an approved permit in conformance with this article.

(2)

Limousine carriers, taxicab carrier, or transportation network company: To the extent limousine and taxicab carriers and transportation network companies are exempt from fees and licenses pursuant to Public Act 345 of 2016, such limousine and taxicab carriers and transportation network companies are exempt from this article.

(3)

Veterans: A veteran, as defined by Public Act 359 of 1921, shall be excluded from this article, but only to the extent such veteran is in compliance with Act 359, sells his or own goods, and only if the proceeds from the sale of the goods are to be used for his or her direct personal benefit or gain. For purposes of this subsection, "goods" shall not include any food or services and the sale of which shall require a permit.

(4)

Any person under the age of 18 years of age is exempt, unless such persons under age 18 are peddling or vending from a motor vehicle. Then those persons shall be required to obtain a permit.

(5)

Any person representing any established public or private school; provided that sales are under the sponsorship of the school.

(6)

Any person exempt from the permitting requirements of this article by virtue of state or federal law.

(Ord. No. 2017-03, § 1, 3-20-2017)