Subd. 1. Each application for a license shall be submitted to the City Administrator and payment of the fee as established in the fee schedule shall be made to the city. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by payment in full of the required fee for the license except that if a portion of the license year has elapsed when the application is made, a license may be issued for the remainder of the year for a prorated fee. In computing the fee, any unexpired fraction of a month shall be counted as one month. All fees shall be paid into the General Fund. Upon rejection of any application for a license, the city shall refund the amount paid except for that cost to investigate the applicant.
Subd. 2. No part of the fee paid for any license issued under this section shall be refunded except in the following instances upon application to the City Administrator within 30 days from the happening of the event. There shall be refunded a pro-rata portion of the fee for the unexpired period of the license, computed on a monthly basis, when operation of the licensed business ceases no less than one month before expiration of the license because of:
1. Destruction or damage of the licensed premises by fire or other catastrophe;
2. If the licensee is an individual, the licensee’s disabling illness. If the licensee is a partnership, the disabling illness of any general partner. If the licensee is a corporation, the disabling illness of any shareholder or shareholders who in the aggregate hold 50% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of the corporation;
3. If the licensee is an individual, the licensee’s death. If the licensee is a partnership, the death of any general partner. If the licensee is a corporation, the death of any shareholder or shareholders who in the aggregate hold 50% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of the corporation; or
4. A change in the legal status making it unlawful for the licensed business to continue.