Section 3-24 Fees.

Prior to the adoption of 2001Sec.3-24 on 07/23/2001, Section 3-24 read as follows.

     (a)    The following annual fees shall be paid the city before any license to sell alcoholic  beverages is issued:

     (1)    Retail package beer (with no beer to be consumed outside the building on the licensed location except as provided in section 3-115), or retail beer for consumption only inside the building on the licensed location except as provided in section 3-49, Consumption-on-premises establishments:

         Either    $ 400.00

         Both consumption and package    500.00

     (2)    Retail package wine (with no wine to be consumed outside the building on the licensed location except as provided in section 3-115), or retail wine for consumption only inside the building on the licensed location except as provided in section 3-115.

         Either    350.00

         Both    450.00

     (3)    Retail package liquor    4,000.00

     (4)    Liquor pouring    2,000.00

     (5)    Beer wholesalers (licensed by the state)    100.00

         (When applicable, such wholesalers shall be prorated  or refunded pro rata, on a monthly basis)

     (b)    Upon filing an original application or reapplication (except renewals) with the city clerk of the city, the applicant shall deposit in cash or by a check a processing fee of sixty dollars ($60.00) for beer and/or wine only, or one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) total, for all licenses applied for, to cover the expense of investigation and processing the application, which fee shall  not be refundable and shall not apply against any license granted hereunder. There will be no  investigation fee charged wholesalers licensed by the state.

     (c)    On subsection (a)(1) through (5), the fees shall be prorated on a monthly basis (all or any  part of a month) and should the business be sold, the license fee, if previously paid, may be  transferred in favor of a new applicant. If the business should close voluntarily or the licensee  cease selling such alcoholic beverage other than because its license is suspended or revoked, then an amount may be refunded, upon application by the licensee, prorated on the basis of the amount of the fee previously paid per month multiplied by number of full months remaining in the calendar  year, which sum shall be the refunded amount.

 (Code 1958,   5-7; Ord. of 12-12-88,  I; Ord. of 12-27-95(3),  II; Ord. of 3-10-97,   III)