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The Mayor and City Council shall hear a presentation on proposed regulations, licensing procedures and fees for special business types, specifically: (1) Massage Establishments, (2) Off Track Betting Establishments, and (3) Tattoo and/or Body Piercing Establishments.
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The City of Maricopa, like most municipalities, has special business license requirements for certain types of businesses that raise unique concerns. In general, these take the form of additional regulations designed to protect the health, safety and welfare of the community and its residents.
City staff from various departments have collaborated to identify other special business types and draft corresponding regulations and licensing procedures for each. This project was initiated to ensure that all businesses in Maricopa, now and in the future, are regulated appropriately, in a clear and business-friendly manner. To accomplish this, staff looked to municipalities within Greater Phoenix and throughout the United States to learn what business types they treat as special, why and how they are being regulated. Model cities were selected and used to draft proposed City of Maricopa regulations and licensing procedures for the following special business types:
· Tobacco Retail
· Auctioneers, Pawnbrokers, Scrap Dealers and Secondhand Dealers
· After-Hours
· Magic Arts
· Massage
· Off-Track Betting
· Tattoo and/or Body Piercing
· Teen Dance Hall
Staff has previously requested City Council direction regarding proposed regulations, licensing procedures and fees for (1) Tobacco Retail Establishments, (2) Auctioneers, Pawnbrokers, Scrap Dealers and Secondhand Dealers, (3) After-Hours Establishments, (4) Teen Dance Halls, and (5) Magic Arts Establishments. Staff is now requesting City Council direction regarding proposed regulations, licensing procedures and fees for the three remaining special business types: (1) Massage Establishments, (2) Off Track Betting Establishments, ...
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