§ 21-136. Issuance; expiration; renewal.

(a)

Any City Business License shall be valid only for the calendar year in which it is issued. Each such City Business License expires on December 31 of each year and must be renewed on or before January 31 of the following year by paying the applicable renewal fee. The renewal fee must be received by the Tax and License Manager by January 31 to be deemed timely paid.

(b)

Any person who fails to renew a City Business License by January 31 of any year and who conducts any activity covered by such license after such date shall be deemed to be operating without a City Business License, shall be subject to all penalties imposed under this article against persons unlawfully operating without a City Business License, and shall be subject to a penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the annual license fee which would have been imposed on the date on which the City Business License expired in addition to payment of the applicable license fee. All license fees and penalties owed by a person pursuant to this subsection must be paid before a new City Business License is issued to such person. License fee penalties may be waived by the Tax and License Manager subject to the same terms as the waiver of tax penalties as provided for in Chapter 21.1-540.

(c)

Any person who is required to obtain a City Business License and fails to do so prior to conducting any activity covered by such license shall be subject to a penalty of fifty percent (50%) of the annual license fee which would have been imposed on the date on which such activities commenced in addition to payment of the applicable license fee. All license fees and penalties owed by a person pursuant to this subsection must be paid before a new City Business License is issued to such person. License fee penalties may be waived by the Tax and License Manager subject to the same terms as the waiver of tax penalties as provided for in Chapter 21.1-540.

(d)

Any licensee who needs a copy of the City Business License which is still in effect shall be charged the current license fee for each reissuance of a license.

(Ord. No. 2990, § 1, 5-24-16, effective 1-1-17)