Any applicant requesting a letter of public convenience or necessity shall pay to the Sacramento police department a nonrefundable application fee in an amount set by resolution of the city council. No application shall be deemed complete, nor shall it be reviewed, without payment of the application fee. The application fee shall be set in an amount to provide for complete cost recovery for all time, costs and expenses incurred by the city in connection with the application. (Prior code § 30.05.115)