§ 5.56. Amount of tax deemed debt to city; recovery of debt; integration of permit and payment requirements.

Any license tax required to be paid under this chapter shall be deemed a debt to the city, and any person who engages in any business required to be licensed without first obtaining a license so to do or making a renewal payment shall be liable to an action by and in the name of the city in any court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of any such license tax amount.

Issuance of a business license and payment therefor constitute two of several integral steps required by the City of Vernon in order to furnish services to businesses located within its boundaries, which steps include but are not limited to application for and issuance of building permits, certificates of occupancy, conditional use permits, health and sanitation permits, and fire permits; furnishing electrical and/or water service; and payment of all taxes, fees and/or charges. Failure of any person to obtain a permit, to make a payment for electrical and/or water service, or to pay any other tax, fee or charge due the City of Vernon shall constitute grounds for the City of Vernon to discontinue electrical, water, or other service and/or to deny the issuance of any such permit. (Ord. No. 802, § 4; Ord. No. 868, § 1; Ord. No. 871; Ord. No. 1001, § 2; Ord. No. 1055, § 6, Exh. B.)