Explanation
This ordinance amends Title 5, Section 501.09, of Columbus City Codes by increasing the non refundable application fee from ten dollars to twenty dollars for the issuance of a license as provided under Section 501.
Title
To amend Section 501.09 of the Columbus City Codes to increase the application fee for issuance of a license under Title 5, the Business Regulation and Licensing Code.
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Public Safety has determined that an increase in the application fee for issuance of a license under Title 5, the Business Regulation and Licensing Code, is needed, and;
WHEREAS, this Council finds that proposed modest increase is appropriate; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That Section 501.09 of Columbus City Codes is hereby amended as follows:
501.09 - License fees.
(A) A license fee, payable to the city, shall be collected from the applicant prior to the issuance or renewal of a license. The section shall give a receipt to the applicant and deposit the funds so received with the city treasurer. Unless otherwise provided in the city codes, all license fees and renewal fees shall be credited to the general fund of the city.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in the city codes, the minimum license fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00). No license fee shall be returned to an applicant once a license is issued.
(C) A non refundable application fee of ten twenty dollars ($10.00 $20.00) shall be collected from the applicant at the time of application for the issuance of a license under this title. The Director of Public Safety may set the rate of the application fee for all licenses issued under this Chapter.
(D) The section may establish in its rules and regulations, separate license fee schedules for veterans, disabled or handicapped persons.
SECTION 2. That existing Section 501.09 of the Columbus City Codes is hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall t...
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