All license fees are payable when due, unless otherwise provided, at the Office of the Treasurer and Tax Collector, in City Hall. For all permits and licenses except those governed under Section 76.1 of the Business and Tax Regulations Code, if a license fee is not paid within 30 days after the same becomes due, the Tax Collector shall add 10 percent to the amount of the stated fee as a penalty for nonpayment. If the license fee is not paid within 60 days after the same becomes due, the Tax Collector shall increase the penalty for nonpayment to 15 percent of the amount of the stated fee. If the license fee is not paid within 90 days after the same becomes due, the Tax Collector shall increase the penalty for non-payment to 25 percent of the amount of the stated fee, provided however, when a permittee has failed for a period of six months or more to pay a license fee, the Tax Collector shall, in such instance, impose another penalty of 25 percent of the total amount of fee delinquent, including previous penalty charges, to the total amount due for the delinquency payment.
(Added by Ord. 555-81, App. 11/12/81; amended by Ord. 238-11, File No. 111101, App. 12/15/2011, Eff. 1/14/2012)