Pursuant to the authority provided in Ohio R.C. 4504.172, and for the purposes of paying the costs end expenses of enforcing and administering the tax provided for in this section; and to provide additional revenue for planning, constructing, improving, maintaining and repairing public roads, highways and streets; maintaining and repairing bridges and viaducts; paying the City's portion of the cost and expenses of cooperating with the Department of Transportation in the planning, improvement and construction of State Highways; paying the City's portion of the compensation, damages, cost and expenses of planning, constructing, reconstructing, improving, maintaining and repairing roads and streets; paying any costs apportioned to the City under Ohio R.C. 4907.47; paying debt service charges on notes or bonds of the City issued for such purposes; purchasing, erecting and maintaining street and traffic signs and markers; purchasing, erecting and maintaining traffic lights and signals (which purposes are set forth in Ohio R.C. 4504.06); and to supplement revenue already available for such purposes, there is hereby levied an annual license tax, upon the operation of motor vehicles on the public roads or highways. Such tax shall be at the rate of five dollars ($5.00) per motor vehicle on each and every motor vehicle the district of registration of which, as defined in Ohio R.C. 4503.10 is in the City of Sylvania, Ohio.
As used in this section, "motor vehicle" means any and all vehicles included within the definition of motor vehicle in Ohio R.C. 4501.01 and 4505.01.
The tax imposed by this section shall apply to and be in effect for the registration year commencing January 1, 1988, and shall continue in effect and application during each registration year thereafter.
The tax imposed by this section shall be paid to the Registrar of Motor Vehicles of the State or to a Deputy Registrar at the time application for registration of a motor vehicle is made as provided in Ohio R.C. 4503.10.
All moneys derived from the tax hereinbefore levied shall be used by the City for the purposes specified in this section.
(Ord. 85-87. Passed 8-17-87.)