§ 4.04.180. Cardrooms—Fees

A.

Application fee. Each application for a cardroom license shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of $76.00 to cover the costs incurred by the city in the preparation of the report by the chief of police and the conduct of the hearing on the application by the city council. Such fee shall not be refunded even though the application is withdrawn after it is filed. A fee in the same amount shall accompany each application for a license change filed.

B.

Annual license fee. Every person engaged in operating a cardroom as defined in section 4.04.160 of this chapter shall pay an annual license fee to cover the costs incurred by the city in administering the Code and enforcing the regulations contained herein, based upon the following schedule: $125.00 per year for the first table and $60.00 per year for each additional table. The license fees shall be payable annually in advance on October 1 of each year covering the license period October 1 of each year to September 30 of the following year. License fees shall not be pro-rated, nor shall any portion of such fees be refunded should the licensee cease operations during the license period. The fees provided for herein shall be in addition to any business operation tax which is levied for any other business conducted within the licensed premises. License fees shall become delinquent if not paid within 30 days of the due date and shall be subject to a one-time penalty of ten percent of the license fee, plus interest at one and one-half percent per month from the due date until paid.