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ORDINANCE NO. '\ 6 - ti 5' AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING AN OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 205, FLORIDA STATUTES (1995); PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION IN THE CODE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach was incorporated on June 16, 1997; and WHEREAS, occupational license taxes for the privilege of engaging in or managing any business profession of occupation within the jurisdiction of the City of Sunny Isles Beach, have been heretofore collected by Dade County only in accordance with Section 8A-I71 of the Code of Miami-Dade County; and WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach is now fully operational, and is granted the right and ability to enact and enforce its own occupational license tax pursuant to Section 205.042, Florida Statutes (1995), which provides that the governing body of an incorporated municipality may levy by appropriate ordinance an occupational license' tax on business professions or occupations within it jurisdiction; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Sectionl. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Business means and includes all vocations, occupations, professions, enterprises establishments, and all activities and matters, together with all devices, machines, vehicles and appurtenances used therein, any of which are conducted for private profit or benefit, either directly or indirectly, on or from any Premises in the City; "Business" does not include the customary activities of religious, charitable, non-profit service clubs and organizations, or educational nonprofit institutions as those terms are defined in Chapter 205, F.S. (1995). Employee means persons who occupy a position of employment in any business as defined hereunder. License means an occupational license issued by the City in accordance with this article. Licensee means any person to whom a License has been issued by the City. Person means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, syndicate, or other group or combination acting as a unit, association, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, trustee, executor, o 98- Occupational License Tax