The provisions of this section shall be administered by the Planning Director under the direction of the City Manager in accordance to ordinances that may have been previously adopted, subsequently adopted, and/or policies governing same.

No person shall construct any building or make any use of any existing building or premises as a place of business without first obtaining a Business License from the City of Mercedes to do so. The Business License shall contain the name of the applicant, the property’s owner, the property description, the desired commercial use, and the proposed name of the business/service. The Business License shall not be transferable meaning that any sale of majority ownership must then require the new owner to secure their own business permit to thus assure compliance to any proposed changes to said business/service. The fee for a Business License application shall be determined by the City Commission, and shall be subject to intermittent modification as deemed appropriate.

All applications for business permits shall be accompanied by legible site plans and legible floor plans, if deemed necessary, and with sufficient detail to have city staff assess compliance to prevailing ordinances and related city policies.