(a) The annual license fee shall be as set forth in City Code Appendix A. The license fee shall cover the administrative and enforcement costs, including the conduct of unannounced compliance checks, inspections by the Fire Marshal, inspections by the Police Department, as well as sampling and testing of the merchandise to ascertain chemical content. Full payment of the required license fee shall accompany the application.
(b) When the license is for premises not ready for occupancy, the time fixed for computation of the license fee for the initial license period shall be 90 days after approval of the license or upon the date the building is ready for occupancy, whichever is sooner.
(c) When a new license application is submitted as a result of incorporation by an existing
and the ownership, control and interest in the license are unchanged, no additional fee shall be required.
(d) A separate fee and license shall be required for each separate, non-contiguous
, even if owned and operated by the same
. The annual license shall be effective for one year from the date of approval. An application for the renewal of an existing license shall be made prior to the expiration date of the license and shall be made in such form as the
requires.
(Ord. 93-20, passed 4-26-1993; recodified by Ord. 95-13, passed 8-7-1995; added by Ord. 2002-20, passed 6-3-2002; Ord. 2021-39, passed 11-29-2021)