A. License Fees: License fees shall be payable annually, in advance, on July 1 of each year.
1. Any business obtaining an initial business license after July 1 shall be entitled to have their business license fee prorated for the number of months remaining between the opening of the business and the next July 1 renewal date.
2. Effective July 1, 2018, any business that does not have a renewal date of July 1 shall be moved to July 1 and their business license fees shall be prorated accordingly. No refunds shall be issued. (Ord. 710, 3-8-2018)
B. Limitations On Amount: Except as hereinafter specifically provided, no more than one license fee per year shall be collected from any individual conducting one or more of the businesses hereinabove set forth, where more than one business is conducted in the same building and under the same business name. Such license fee shall be the highest in amount calculated for any one of such businesses. (Prior Code § 13-5; amd. Ord. 623, 2-14-2008)
C. Modification Or Adjustment Of Assessment: In the event any inequality or unjust assessment of License Tax hereunder is shown to exist and the matter is presented to the City Council at any regular meeting thereof by the aggrieved party, then modification or adjustment thereof may be made by the Council, with or without the necessity of formal amendment of this chapter or any section thereof, as the Council may deem fit. (Prior Code § 13-19.1; amd. Ord. 623, 2-14-2008)
D. Business Representative License: The business representative category business license shall be exempt from the point system in this chapter, and shall be assessed a business license fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per year, the sum of which may be amended from time to time by resolution of the city council. The business license fee is due and payable upon application for a business license, not eligible to be prorated and on July 1 of every succeeding year. (Ord. 681, 9-10-2015)