5.15.060 Permit terms and fees.
(A) Each transportation business vehicle permit and individual operator’s permit shall be valid only for the calendar year in which it was issued. Each permit will expire on December 31st of each year and must be renewed on or before January 31st of the following year by paying the applicable renewal fees.
Any application received by the City for a transportation business vehicle permit and/or individual operator’s permit after March 31st of any year shall be subject to an initial permit fee on a prorated basis as follows:
Business Start Date | Proration of Permit Fee |
|---|---|
January 1st – March 31st |
100% |
April 1st - June 30th |
75% |
July 1st - September 30th |
50% |
October 1st - December 31st |
25% |
Any person who fails to renew their permits by January 31st of any year shall be subject to a penalty of 50% of their annual permit fee. All permit fees and penalties owed by a person pursuant to this subsection must be paid before a new permit is issued to such person.
With all business vehicles permit and individual operator’s permit expiring on December 31st, current vehicle permits and individual operator’s permit that have an expiration date that goes beyond December 31st should be credited in the following way:
Expiration Date | Credit Received |
|---|---|
January 1st – March 31st |
0% |
April 1st - June 30th |
25% |
July 1st - September 30th |
50% |
October 1st - December 31st |
75% |
This credit will only be applied on the implementation year of the new process.
(B) No refunds will be issued for revoked or suspended permits. Each vehicle safety inspection sticker shall be valid for six months from the date of issuance unless terminated earlier in accordance with this chapter.
(1) The amount of the annual transportation business vehicle license fee for calendar year 2010 shall be in an amount as established by City Council per vehicle for those vehicles which otherwise were validly licensed and who had properly applied for or been issued permits on or before January 31, 2010. This change in amount of fee is retroactive to January 1, 2010. For all other vehicles the amount of fee is set by City Council from time to time. The amount of annual transportation business license fee from and after January 31, 2010, shall revert to the amount set by City Council from time to time per vehicle as presently set forth in this section.
(2) The annual fee for each individual operator’s permit shall be as established by City Council from time to time.
(C) If an operator of a vehicle has a business arrangement or other form of written agreement to operate a transportation business vehicle under the name of a business which has a business license issued pursuant to this title, the operator shall not be required to obtain another such business license pursuant to this title, and need only register the vehicle and pay the business vehicle license fee pursuant to this section. (Ord. 172 § 2, passed 1-24-2001; Ord. 183 § 5, passed 2-13-2002; Ord. 261 § 1, passed 4-23-2008; Ord. 282 § 1, passed 1-27-2010; Ord. 310 § 4, passed 11-22-2011; Ord. 324 § 1, passed 2-26-2014; Ord. 431 § 1, passed 11-9-2022. Code 1982 § 10-5-6. Code 2012 § 112.06.)