(A) There is hereby levied an annual license tax upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads and highways of the village, pursuant to R.C. § 4504.173, for purposes of planning, constructing, improving, maintaining, and repairing public roads, highways, and streets, and to provide additional revenue for the purposes authorized by R.C. § 4504.173(A)(2), and to supplement revenues already available for such purpose.
(B) The license fee referenced above in division (A) shall be at the rate of $5 per motor vehicle per year, on each and every motor vehicle registered within a district of registration that is located within the village, as determined by R.C. § 4503.10(A)(3), subject to reductions in the manner provided in R.C. §§ 4503.16, 4503.17, 4503.172, 4503.173, 4503.18, 4503.41, 4503.46, and 4503.571.
(C) As used in this section, the term MOTOR VEHICLE shall include all vehicles so defined in R.C. § 4505.01.
(D) The annual fee imposed by this section shall apply to and be in effect for the registration year commencing on January 1, 2022, and shall continue in effect and application during each registration year thereafter.
(E) The annual fee imposed by this section shall be paid to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles of the State of Ohio, or to the Deputy Registrar, at the time application for registration of a motor vehicle is made, as provided in R.C. § 4503.01.
(F) All revenues derived from the annual fee levied by this section shall be used by the village for the purposes authorized herein and in accordance with R.C. § 4504.173, or any other purpose authorized by state law.
(Ord. 2021-3, passed 1-11-21)