A. Business license fees for new businesses shall be due and payable upon making application to the business license official. The application shall not be processed until the fee is paid.
B. From the effective date of this title, business license fees for renewal of all license types, except for beer licenses, shall be due and payable on or before the annual anniversary date of each license. To implement renewal schedule on existing licenses, the business license official shall prorate the fees due by administrative order codified as exhibit A of this section as reference for one year as of date of implementation of this title. Penalties for nonpayment on or before the due date, as extended by any administrative order, will be assessed as set forth in the current consolidated fee schedule. If a business does not renew the business license but reapplies to do business at the same location(s) within the one year period, the application will be considered a renewal business and all fees and penalties must be paid prior to the issuance of the business license.
C. Beer licenses renewal fees shall be due and payable as set forth in section 6-4-040 of this title.
D. Penalty fees may be appealed to the business license official and the City Manager who may, for good cause shown, refund all or part of the applicable penalty fee that has been paid. The decision of the business license official and the City Manager may be appealed to the City Council as set forth in chapter 3 of this title. The City Council may, upon good cause, recommend that all or part of the penalty fee be refunded.
EXHIBIT A
BUSINESS LICENSE FEE FOR PERIOD
BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2006 (TRANSITION PERIOD)
BUSINESS LICENSE FEE FOR PERIOD
BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2006 (TRANSITION PERIOD)
Anniversary Date In 2006 | Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |
Pro rata share due January 1, 20061 | 0.250 | 0.333 | 0.417 | 0.500 | 0.583 | 0.667 | 0.750 | 0.833 | 0.917 | 1.000 | ||
Due on lanniversary date - 20062 | 1.000 | 1.083 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Notes:
1. During October 2005, business license official will send notices to businesses with explanation of fee structure.
2. 2 months before anniversary date Business Licenses Office will send notices to each business.
All new businesses will pay 100 percent of the licenses fee with their application beginning January 1, 2005.
Beer licenses will continue to be due at the beginning of each calendar year.
(Ord. 1100, 4-29-2014)