It shall be the policy of the City to refund moneys paid and deposited with the City for any municipal permit issued for any department under the jurisdiction of the Director of Public Service when it clearly appears to the Director that the reason for which the permit had been granted has been abandoned by the holder thereof or has become moot for any reason and when the permittee has requested a refund from the City. In these instances the Director may authorize a return of the whole or a lesser amount of the funds advanced in payment for the permit. However, the actual overhead costs incurred by the City to the date of refund shall be first deducted from the moneys paid and the balance shall be remitted to the permittee, after which time the permit shall be considered as officially lapsed. The Director of Finance is authorized to make those refunds when and as the same are approved in writing by the Director of Public Service and in the amounts specified in the written approval for refund.
(1979 Code 31.16)