WHY KEEP THE CODE AS IS: POINT: City does not want to have a problem ‘inspecting the proper posting of the occupational license in the home’. REPLY- Moot point. When has the city inspected occupational licenses publicly posted in the allowed mailbox service locations? Never, to my knowledge. POINT: City does not want to open…
Check out these links for cities who have a home-based business plan for issuing Business Tax Receipts: Pembroke Pines: http://www.ppines.com/cityclerk/licenses.html Theirs is a bit too restrictive. Why? Internet based businesses that drop ship direct from the manufacturer is a growing and popular home based business. City of Fort Lauderdale City of Cocoa Beach http://www.ci.cocoa-beach.fl.us/businesses/Forms/HomeLicenseApplication.pdf http://www.longboatkey.org/Forms/ZoningCode.pdf…
Lighthouse Point local business tax information http://lighthousepoint.com/occlic.cfm Tax Ordinance http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=11166&sid=9 Florida changed ‘occupational license’ to ‘local business tax receipt’. The Florida Legislature made these changes in response to misrepresentations by contractors to consumers during the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons. The Legislature found that some unscrupulous persons presented local “occupational licenses” to consumers as proof…