§ 197.02 IMPOSITION OF POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTION CHARGE.
   (A)   There is hereby imposed upon the respective owners of all buildings or structures in the city a police and fire protection fee or charge for the period beginning July 1, 2000, and for each year thereafter, in an amount equal to the total number of square feet contained in the building multiplied by $0.15.
   (B)   The respective owners of all churches and schools or structures in the city shall be exempt from the basic fee imposed in division (A) above, but shall pay a police and fire fee protection charge or fee in the amount equal to the total number of square feet contained in the building multiplied by $0.08.
   (C)   There is hereby imposed upon the respective owners or lessees of all vehicles in the city a police and fire protection fee or charge for the period beginning July 1, 2000 and for each year thereafter, a flat fee of $0 per vehicle.
   (D)   The respective owners of all residential buildings or structures in the city shall be exempt from the basic fee imposed in division (A) above, but shall in lieu thereof pay a police and fire protection charge or fee for the period beginning July 1, 2020 and for each year thereafter, a flat fee of $75 per residential building.
(Ord. 1354, passed 9-9-02; Am. Ord. 2105, passed 11-12-19)