Auctioneers/Estate Sales
Any Auctioneer or Estate Sale Company conducting a sale within the City shall obtain an Occupational License. Licenses may be issued on a daily or annual basis.
Automobile Dealers
Automobile Dealers are issued Occupational Licenses based on the number of cars sold per year.
Building Contractors
Including, plumbers, electricians, HVAC, roofers, landscapers, tree trimmers, concrete contractors etc., located within City limits shall obtain an Occupational License.
Disposal/Trash Hauler License
Any person or entity who performs the act of collecting, removing and transporting solid waste of any type from the generation, storage, or collection point, whether on a one-time or on-going basis, requires a Disposal/Trash Hauler license. No City Disposal/Trash Hauler License shall be issued to any person who has not first obtained any necessary or applicable license or permit from Johnson County. Seven per cent (7%) of gross receipts shall be paid monthly to the City to cover costs of enforcement and administration.
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM: Disposal - Trash Hauler Application
Home Occupations
Home Occupation means a business, profession, occupation or trade conducted, wholly or in part, within a single-family or a two-family residential building in which an employee or customer routinely visit the residence.
Home Office means a home occupation involving no customers or employees on premises, no outdoor signage, no storage of goods for sale on premises and no storage of tools or equipment for use on or off premises.
Out-of-City Contractors
Building contractors including, plumbers, electricians, HVAC/Mechanical, roofers, landscapers, tree trimmers, concrete contractors etc., performing work within City limits shall obtain an Occupational License.
In addition, contractors providing General residential and Commercial construction, HVAC/Mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire protection, roofing, and swimming pool work requires a Johnson County Contractors License (JCCL). Fences and driveway flatwork do not require a JCCL. Details regarding the JCCL program can be obtained by contacting their office at 913-715-2233.
A Building Permit is required for most construction projects performed by a contractor and/or home owner who must be residing in the home and will require an affidavit.
Retail Stores, Restaurants, Grocery and Convenience Stores
Restaurants selling alcohol requires a Drinking Establishment License in place of an Occupational License.
Retail Stores, Restaurants, Grocery and Convenience Stores selling Cereal Malt Beverages (CMB) requires an additional Cereal Malt Beverage License.
Landlords
All persons engaged in the business of owning and leasing or of leasing single-family dwellings, multi-family dwellings, two-family dwellings, and all other rental property shall pay an occupational license fee. No license shall be issued until such fee has been paid to the city clerk.
In the event real property is offered for lease for the first time after commencement of any license year, the owner or the leasing agent shall, within 30 days thereafter, file the declaration and pay the applicable occupational license fee.
In accordance with federal and state law, the City reserves the right to conduct biennial inspections of each property used wholly or in part for residential purposes to determine compliance with all city regulations, including applicable fire, safety and building codes; provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall limit the City from making more frequent inspections at the request of any property owner, tenant, user, occupant or other interested party.
Transient Merchants
(Door to Door sales) means a person who, for profit (whether as agent, contractor, employee, or principal), sells goods, produce, flowers, plants, merchandise, wares, or services, or seeks a donation for any cause and enters onto or into any private or public property, with or without permission of property owner, for the exhibition or sale of such goods, produce, flowers, plants, wares, merchandise, or services.
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM: Transient Merchant Application
Occupational License for Nonprofit Enterprises
The city clerk shall issue an Occupational License, without the payment of any license fees or other charges therefor, to any person or organization for the conduct or operation of a nonprofit enterprise, either regularly or temporarily, when he/she finds the applicant operates without private profit, for a public, charitable, educational, literary, fraternal, or religious purpose. A copy of the 501c3 form may be required.