(a) All fees and charges for licenses or permits shall be paid in advance at the time application therefore is made to the Department of Economic and Community Development. Each license or permit granted hereunder shall terminate on the last day of the year in which it was issued. The fee for each annual license shall be paid to the Department on or before January 30 of the year for which it is issued. The fee for each annual license shall be paid to the Department on or before January 30 of the year for which it is issued. For purposes of determining compliance with this ordinance, the postmark date shall be considered the date of receipt of payment for those license fees sent by mail.
(b) No person shall commence operation of any Group I or Group R Occupancy required to be licensed under this article after January 30 of any year unless the required fees are paid and the structure is inspected and approved.
Exception: In the case of a previously licensed occupancy that has been inspected within the time frame established by this article, the due date for the license fee shall be thirty days after such operation commences, however operation of such occupancy shall not begin prior to notification of the Department.
(Ord. 24-2014. Passed 10-21-14.)