All fees collected under this chapter shall be paid to the City Clerk at the time application is made, and shall be forthwith turned over to the Treasurer. In the event the license applied for is denied, the fee shall be returned to the applicant; if the license is granted, then the fee shall be deposited in the General Fund or in such other fund as shall have been designated by the City Council.
(1997 Code, § 112.16)