The license fee to be paid annually to the Village Clerk for the various classes of vehicles, shall be described below.
(A) Vehicles which are designed and used for the carrying of not more than nine passengers, or motorcycles, or motorbikes shall be $15.
(B) Vehicles which are designed and used for pulling, for carrying freight and also vehicles which are designed and used for carrying more than nine passengers, classified according to gross weight, including the weight of the vehicle and the weight of the maximum load, shall be as follows:
(1) Class B: Gross weight, not more than 8000 pounds, will be $25.
(2) Class D, F, H, J, K, L, and N: Gross weight, more than 8000 pounds, but not more than 40,000 pounds, will be $34.
(3) Class P, Q, R, S, T, V, X, and Z: Gross weight more than 40,000 pounds, will be $52.
(4) Recreation vehicles: Vehicles which are used primarily for recreational purposes and are not used commercially nor for hire shall be $15 regardless of passenger capacity.
(5) Vehicles displaying mileage tax registration will be classified in accordance with the weight designation contained in ILCS Ch. 625, Act 5, §§ 1-100 et seq.
(6) The license fee for the above Classes (1) - (5) will be double the amount listed above after the time application is made after August 15 except when the license application meets the criteria set forth in division (E) or (F).
(C) The fee for any vehicle licensed pursuant to division (A) shall be $0.99 and the fee for any vehicle licensed pursuant to division (B)(1) shall be $10.99 provided:
(1) One of the registered owners has attained, or will attain during the licensing period, the age of 65 years; and
(2) No other vehicle with this discount is registered at the address of the applicant.
(D) Any person, firm, or corporation that is engaged in the business of leasing Class “A” motor vehicles from a facility in the village is eligible to apply for a Bulk Rate License for all vehicles that are leased and subject to the tax imposed pursuant to § 71.04(A) of the Code of Ordinances.
(1) The annual fee for a Bulk Rate License shall be set by the Village Authorities.
(2) Bulk Rate Licenses shall expire on July 15 of each year.
(3) Any renewal application for a Bulk Rate License filed after July 15 shall be subject to a late charge of $1,500.
(4) All vehicles subject to a Bulk Rate License shall be exempt from the requirements of § 71.06(A) of the Code of Ordinances.
(5) Applications for Bulk Rate Licenses shall be in a form to be prescribed by the village.
(E) The license fee for a motor vehicle acquired on or after January 15, shall be sum equal to one-half of the license fee set forth herein.
(F) Except as provided in division (E) or where the vehicle license is being transferred from one vehicle to another; or is replacing a lost or destroyed license; or the vehicle has been purchased within 90 days of license application; or the license applicant has lived or operated in the village for less than 90 days from the date of the license application, the following late fees, in addition to the regular fee rounded up to the next whole dollar, shall apply to license applications filed after July 1 of each year:
(1) by July 21 - 20%
(2) by July 28 - 40%
(3) by August 4 - 60%
(4) by August 14 - 80%
(5) after August 14 - 100%
(Ord. 90-14, passed 3-14-90; Am. Ord. 91-30, passed 10-23-91; Am. Ord. 93-01, passed 1-12-93; Am. Ord. 94-31, passed 10-19-94; Am. Ord. 98-08, passed 6-3-98; Am. Ord. 98-12, passed 6-17-98; Am. Ord. 99-15, passed 5-26-99)