All applications for a permit or for the renewal of a permit, shall be accompanied by an investigation fee in the amount of one hundred dollars. In the event the permit is granted or renewed, the sum shall be applied to the permit fee as described in Section 7.120.050. In the event such permit is denied, said application fee shall be and become the property of the City of Fullerton. (Ord. 2497 § 1 (part), 1984).