§ 605.060. License Year; Proration Of License Fee.

A. 

License Year. Except as otherwise specifically provided by ordinance, the license year for all business or manufacturer licenses issued under this Chapter shall begin March first and end the last day of February. All such licenses shall be due and payable on or before March first of each year and may be purchased beginning February first of the license year.

B. 

Prorating Of License Fee. All licenses provided for in Section 605.160 of this Chapter shall expire on the last day of February of each year. Any application for a new license under Section 605.160 of this Chapter received after March first of any calendar year shall be prorated during the terms and in the percentages as follows:

1. 

After March 1 and prior to or on May 31: 100% of yearly fee.

2. 

On or after June 1st and prior to or on August 31: 75% of yearly fee.

3. 

On or after September 1 and prior to or on November 30: 50% of yearly fee.

4. 

On or after December 1 and prior to or on the last day of February: 25% of yearly fee.

Editor's Note: All licenses affected by this Section were extended by Ord. No. 3025 to 2-28-1998. In 1998 any renewal license changed from being due January 1 to being due March 1; in addition to the yearly fee, the licensee shall be charged 16.7% of the annual fee to cover fees for the period from 1-1-1998 through and including 2-28-1998.

R.O. 1996 § 605.060; CC 1968 § 11-19; Ord. No. 377 §§ 6, 20, 12-28-1967; Ord. No. 3025 § 1, 11-3-1997