(a) As compensation for the city's costs to administer this chapter, manage, administer and control the right-of-way and maintain each right-of- way occupancy permit issued, every permittee shall pay to the city an annual registration maintenance fee of $200.00 each calendar year.
(b) Timing. Registration maintenance fees shall be paid each calendar year in accordance with division (a) of this section. Registration maintenance fees shall be paid in full by March 31 of each calendar year. No pro ration shall be given for any use less than one year.
(c) Taxes and assessments. To the extent taxes or other assessments are imposed by any taxing authority or community authority on the use of city property as a result of a permittee's use or occupation of the right-of-way, the permittee shall be responsible for payment of such taxes or assessments. Such payments shall be in addition to any other fees payable pursuant to this chapter and shall not be considered an offset to, or in lieu of, the fees and charges listed in this chapter. The registration maintenance fee is not in lieu of any tax, fee, or other assessment except as specifically provided in this chapter, or as required by applicable law.
(d) Interest on late payments. In the event that any registration maintenance fee is not paid to the city by May 1st, the permittee shall pay a monthly late charge of 1% of the unpaid balance for each month or any portion thereof for which payment is not made.
(e) No accord and satisfaction. No acceptance by the city of any registration maintenance fee shall be construed as an accord that the amount paid is in fact the correct amount, nor shall such acceptance of such registration maintenance fee payment be construed as a release of any claim the city may have for additional sums payable.
(Ord. 14-2018, passed 9-4-2018)