(A) Annual fee. Annual fees for licenses shall be set from time to time by the Council.
(B) Expiration date. All licenses shall expire on December 31 of each year. Except for temporary or special event licenses, each license shall be issued for a period of one year. 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 pro rata fee.
(C) Refunds. No part of the fee paid for any license issued shall be refunded except in the following instances, upon application to the Council 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 not 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) The licensee’s illness;
(3) The licensee’s death; and/or
(4) A change in the legal status of the city, making it unlawful for the licensed business to continue.
(Ord. 281, passed 6-5-2018) Penalty, see § 110.99