A. General Fee:
1. Business Registration Fee: All persons proposing to engage in business within the Municipal limits of the Village shall apply for and pay a business registration fee for each outlet, branch, location, or place of business within the Municipal limits of the Village prior to engaging in business.
2. Fee: There is imposed on each place of business located in the Village an annual business registration fee per annum due and payable by January 1 of each year, as follows:
Number Of Square Feet | Fee |
1 - 1,000 square feet | $ 50.00 per year |
1,001 - 5,000 square feet | 75.00 per year |
5,001 - 10,000 square feet | 150.00 per year |
Greater than 10,000 square feet | 250.00 per year |
Renewal of business registration shall be for a full twelve (12) month period and shall not be prorated for business conducted for a portion of the year.
3. Residential Rental Property: There is imposed on each person who conducts, manages, owns or operates residential rental property located in the Village an annual business registration fee per building per annum due and payable by January 1 of each year, as follows:
Number Of Rental Units | Fee |
Single-family with 1 rental unit | $ 50.00 per year |
2 - 6 rental units | 125.00 per year |
More than 6 rental units, including apartments, condominiums and townhomes under the same roof or ownership | 20.00 per unit |
Renewal of business registration shall be for a full twelve (12) month period and shall not be prorated for business conducted for a portion of the year.
4. Exemption: Except for a home based business, no business shall be exempt from the registration requirements pursuant to this chapter.
B. Renewal:
1. Prior to the expiration of a business registration, the registrant shall apply to renew the business registration. Each application shall be accompanied by a renewal fee as outlined in subsection A2 of this section for each place of business.
2. Prior to the expiration of a business registration for a residential rental property the registrant shall apply to renew the business registration. Each application shall be accompanied by a renewal fee for each building as outlined in subsection A3 of this section.
C. Late Fee: There shall be imposed upon each delinquent registration fee, a late fee in an amount equivalent to the annual registration fee as outlined in subsection A of this section, in the event a registration fee is not paid before commencing business; before conducting, managing, owning or operating a residential rental property; or the annual renewal fee is not paid prior to expiration.
D. Other Licensee and Permit Fees: The license or permit fee for the following business, professions and occupations shall be subject to the license and permit fees as follows and not the general fee:
TYPE OF LICENSE OR PERMIT | FEE |
Mechanical amusement device | $135.00 per machine per year |
Peddlers, solicitors, itinerant merchants. No license fee for a civic, charity, school or service organization | $50.00 per day, $200.00 per week, $500.00 per year |
$50.00 per year | |
Video gaming terminal operator or distributor | $1,000.00 per year per establishment plus $250.00 per year for each gaming device distributed within the Village |
(Ord. 2018-25, 11-12-2018; amd. Ord. 2021-02, 3-1-2021)
Notes
| 1 | 1 As set forth in Ordinance 2021-05, all video gaming license fees set forth in Section 3-1-9, typically due May 1, shall be extended and shall be paid to the Village of West Dundee by October 31, 2021. |