A. 1. The application fee and the license fee for each retail liquor license must be paid in full to the Village at the time the application for liquor license is filed and at each time renewal of a liquor license is requested. Except, the license fee for new licensees shall be pro-rated by quarter based upon the date of the initial application as follows:
First quarter (January 1 through March 31): One hundred percent (100%) of license fee.
Second quarter (April 1 through June 30): Seventy five percent (75%) of license fee.
Third quarter (July 1 through September 30): Fifty percent (50%) of license fee.
Fourth quarter (October 1 through December 31): Twenty five percent (25%) of license fee.
2. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amounts owed for a new Class M or a new Class O liquor license shall not be prorated.
B. Where an application for a Class A, B, D, or E(1) liquor license is applied for at a time when the premises to which such application is applicable is proposed to be constructed or is under construction, the payment of the amount of the license fee shall be prorated as in subsection A1 of this section based upon the date an occupancy permit is requested and paid as a condition to the issuance of the occupancy permit.
C. In the event the license applied for is denied, the license fee shall be returned to the applicant. If the license is granted, the license fee shall be deposited in the General Corporate Fund or in such other fund as shall have been designated by the Board of Trustees.
D. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code, the Liquor Commissioner may pro-rate or rebate any liquor license fee when special or extraordinary circumstances arise or as otherwise deemed advisable to promote the development of property.
(Ord. 2011-8-10A, 8-10-2011; amd. Ord. 2021-1-11D, 1-11-2021; Ord. 2021-3-8K, 3-8-2021)