(a) There is hereby levied an annual license tax upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads and highways of the City, pursuant to R.C. § 4504.173, for the purposes of planning, constructing, improving, maintaining, and repairing public roads, highways, and streets, and to provide additional revenue for the purposes authorized by R.C. § 4504.173(A)(2), and to supplement revenues already available for such purposes.
(b) The license tax referenced above in division (a) of this section shall be at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per motor vehicle per year, on each and every motor vehicle the district of registration of which, as defined in R.C. § 4503.10, is in the City, subject to reductions in the manner provided in R.C. § 4503.11 and subject to exemptions provided in R.C. §§ 4503.16, 4503.17, 4503.172, 4503.173, 4503.18, 4503.41, 4503.43,4503.46, and 4503.571.
(c) As used in this section, the term “motor vehicle” shall include all vehicles so defined in R.C. §§ 4501.01 and 4505.01.
(d) The annual tax imposed by this section shall apply to and be in effect for the registration year commencing January 1, 2020, and shall continue in effect and application during each registration year thereafter.
(e) The annual tax imposed by this section shall be paid to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles of the State of Ohio, or to a Deputy Registrar, at the time application for registration of a motor vehicle is made as provided in R.C. § 4503.01.
(f) All revenues derived from the annual tax levied herein shall be used by the City for the purposes specified in this section, or any other purpose authorized by state law.
(Ord. 19-09. Passed 6-25-19.)