El Dorado County Municipal Code Ch. 5.16 Fees

An annual fee is imposed for the privilege of operating a business in the unincorporated territory of the County and shall be established by resolution in an amount approved by the Board of Supervisors.

(Prior Code, § 6241; Code 1997, § 5.16.010; Ord. No. 3515, § 13, 1985)

The following persons are required to obtain the licenses and permits required by this title but are exempt from the payment of any fees therefor:

A. Every veteran of the armed forces of the United States who presents a discharge or release from the service under honorable conditions for the following businesses:

1. Hawking, peddling or vending any goods, wares or merchandise owned by him or her excepting alcoholic beverages, whether as an itinerant business or at a fixed place of business; or

2. Selling or providing services if the veteran is the sole proprietor of the business.

B. Any commercial traveler whose business is limited to goods, wares and merchandise sold or dealt in at wholesale.

(Prior Code, § 6248; Code 1997, § 5.16.140; Ord. No. 4278, 1993; Ord. No. 5187, § 1, 12-5-2023)

No part of any business license fee shall be refunded after issuance of a business license for abandonment of the business, revocation of the license or other cause except as provided in this section. Whenever it is determined that any license fee was collected unlawfully by reason of the invalidity of any portion of this title, persons who have paid such fees may claim a refund thereof by submitting a claim therefor against the County, on a standard County claim form, to the County Auditor.

(Prior Code, § 6249; Code 1997, § 5.16.150; Ord. No. 4278, 1993)