(A) License fees shall be in the amounts established in the governing ordinance and as further determined under § 110.25(A) of this chapter.
(B) The annual license fee to be charged in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall cover and include all sign, awning, police, buildings, health and fire hazard inspectional services to be rendered by the city as required during the annual fiscal year.
(C) (1) No license shall be granted for a period longer than one year. Every license shall expire on April 30 following the date of its issue unless otherwise expressly provided in this code.
(2) There shall be no more than two garage or yard sales conducted by a resident at any location in a calendar year. The duration of the license for the conduct of a garage or yard sale shall be for a period not longer than two consecutive days. Further, the sale shall not begin before 10:00 a.m., nor end past 7:00 p.m., on any day during daylight savings time and not past 5:00 p.m. during standard time.
(D) For any annual license provided by this chapter and issued prior to November 1 in any calendar year the full prescribed annual fee shall be paid; for any such license issued on or after November 1 in any license year and expiring on April 30 following, one-half the prescribed annual fee shall be paid.
(E) No rebate or refund of any license fee shall be made because of discontinuance, failure or other occupational interruption of any commercial establishment.
(F) All commercial establishments under the jurisdiction of this chapter shall pay an annual license fee for a principal activity which is included in one of the classifications set forth in this subchapter, plus 50% of the annual license fee of any remaining classification applicable to the establishment’s accessory activity.
(G) In the absence of provisions to the contrary all fees and charges for licenses or permits shall be paid in advance at the time application therefor is made to the City Clerk. When an applicant has not engaged in the business until after the expiration of part of the current license year, the license fee shall be prorated by quarters and the fee paid for each quarter or fraction thereof during which the business has been or will be conducted. Except as otherwise provided, all license fees shall become a part of the corporate fund.
(H) Any purchase of a business license by a person, firm or corporation after the date due or after approval of the issuance of a new license is authorized by the City Council shall pay a penalty of 20% of the original fee for the issuance of the license in question in addition to the fee for that license.
(Prior Code, § 110.24) (Ord. 67-O-673, passed - -1967; Ord. 92-O-1432, passed 3-18-1992; Ord. 96-O-1588, passed 9-4-1996; Ord. 97-O-1615, passed 9-3-1997; Ord. 00-O-1696, passed 6-7-2000) Penalty, see § 110.99