(A) Payment of fee. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by a receipt from the city for payment in full of the required application fee for the license. All fees shall be paid into the General Fund of the municipality. Upon rejection of any applications for a license, the city shall refund the application license fee paid, minus the amount of costs necessary for application, investigation and review, including, but not limited to, costs related to administration, planning, legal, inspection and police investigation.
(B) Term of license; pro rata fee. All licenses shall expire on December 31 in each year. Each license shall be issued for a period of one year, 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 pro rata fee. In computing the fee, any unexpired fraction of a month shall be counted as one month.
(C) Annual fee. The annual fee for an adult use-principal license shall be as set by resolution of the City Council. The City Council shall not set this fee arbitrarily, but shall determine the amount in relation to its best estimate of actual costs of administration, planning, legal, inspection and police investigation related to the application and the ongoing operation of the business.
(D) Refunds. No part of the annual fee paid by any licensee shall be refunded.
(Ord. 305, Second Series, passed 1-13-2004)