A. No license or other fee established by the City shall exceed any limit established by Minnesota Statutes Chapter 340A, as it may be amended from time to time, for a liquor license.
B. The Council may establish from time to time in the Ordinance Establishing Fees and Charges the fee for any of the liquor licenses it is authorized to issue. The license fee may not exceed the cost of issuing the license and other cost directly related to the enforcement of the liquor laws and this ordinance. No liquor license fee shall be increased without providing mailed notice of hearing on the proposed increase to all affected licensees at least 30 days before the hearing.
C. The fee for all licenses, except temporary licenses, granted after the commencement of the license year shall be prorated on a quarterly basis.
D. All license fees shall be paid in full at the time the application is filed with the City. If the application is denied, the license fee shall be returned to the applicant.
E. A refund of a pro rata share of an annual license fee may occur only if authorized by Minnesota Statutes § 340A.408, subd. 5, as it may be amended from time to time.
[Section 4-508 added by Ord. No. 07-05, effective December 20, 2007.]