(A) A consultation fee will be assessed to each permit application made to operated a retail food establishment or bed and breakfast establishment. The fee shall be an amount as set by the city from time to time.
(B) There shall be an annual inspection fee to be determined by the square footage of the food service operation.
(1) Less than 3,000 square feet: an amount as set by the city from time to time; and
(2) Three thousand square feet and over: an amount as set by the city from time to time.
(C) Thirty days after the annual inspection any unpaid annual inspection fee shall be assessed an additional 25% penalty.
(D) No fee shall be required and no fee shall be paid for establishment operated by religious, educational, or charitable organizations that are exempt from the state’s gross income tax, I.C. 6-3-2. To qualify for this exemption the following conditions shall be met:
(1) A photocopy of the not for profit tax exemption certificate from the State Department of Revenue shall be provided along with the permit application;
(2) Members of the organization will prepare the food that will be sold;
(3) The events conducted by the organization under this section will take place for not more than 30 days in a calendar year; and
(4) The name of each member who has prepared a food item is attached to the container in which the food item has been placed.
(E) This section does not prohibit an exempted organization from waiving the exemption and applying for a permit/license.
(F) All retail food establishments and bed and breakfast establishments shall comply with at least the minimal requirements specified by 410 I.A.C. 7-20, Retail Food Establishment Sanitation Requirements or 410 I.A.C. 7-15.5, Bed and Breakfast Establishments.
(Prior Code, § 114.21) (Ord. 0-01-0004, passed 2-12-2001) Penalty, see § 10.999