(A) The license fee shall be established by City Council action.
(B) The license fee shall be paid in full when the application is filed. The fee shall be refunded if the application is withdrawn before City Council approval or if the City Council rejects the application except, however, in the instance where the rejection is for a willful misstatement in the license application.
(C) The license fee shall be paid annually, the initial fee to be prorated from the date of issuance.
(D) All new applicants shall pay a non refundable initial investigative fee as set forth in the city fee schedule to cover the costs involved in verifying the matters set forth in the license application and to cover the expense of any investigation needed to assure compliance with this chapter and other applicable laws.
(E) Applicants who are reapplying for their annual license shall pay an investigative fee, as set forth in the city fee schedule, to cover the costs of re-verifying application data and compliance with applicable laws since the initial application.
(Prior Code, § 9.22)