Chapter 5.08

FINANCE DEPARTMENT—BUSINESS LICENSES

Fees for advertising (code section reference 6.12.010) shall be as follows:

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(1) Permanently constructed billboards $115.00 per year
(2) By means of handbills, dodgers, etc. Permit required. 115.00 per year
(3) By bill posting or signing other than permanent billboards. 13.00
(4) By means of a sound device mounted on a vehicle. 13.00
(5) By means of Kleig lights 7.00

(Prior code § 16-610; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for adult entertainment shall be as follows:

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(1) Peep shows (code section reference 6.56.200)
(A) Application fee $105.00 (nonrefundable)
(B) Permit fee 305.00
(C) Permit renewal 105.00
(D) Fingerprinting 5.00 plus state prevailing rate
(2) Modeling studios (code section reference 6.56.500)
(A) Application fee $105.00 (nonrefundable)
(B) Permit fee 305.00
(C) Permit renewal 105.00
(D) Health service inspection fee 30.00
(E) Individual model 55.00
(F) Fingerprinting 5.00 plus state prevailing rate
(3) Escort services (code section reference 6.56.500)
(A) Application (nonrefundable)* $105.00
(B) Permit 305.00
(C) Permit renewal 105.00
(D) Individual escort 105.00
(E) Fingerprinting 5.00 plus state prevailing rate

• May be applied to permit.

• (Ord. 86-O-107, 1986; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for aircraft rides (code section reference 6.12.015) shall be $60 per day. Permit required. (Prior code § 16-611; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for commercial ambulance service (code section reference 6.12.025) shall be $115 per year per vehicle. Permit required.

(Prior code § 16-612; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for an auction house (code section reference 6.12.060) shall be $555 per year. Permit required.

(Prior code § 16-613; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for an auctioneer (code section reference 6.12.065) shall be $33 per day. Permit required. (Prior code § 16-614; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for auto parks (code section reference 6.12.080) shall be as follows: $22 minimum per year, plus fifty-five cents ($0.55) for each 1,000 feet in excess of 10,000 square feet. Permit required. (Prior code § 16-615; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for a bowling alley (code section reference 6.12.135) shall be as follows: $60 for the first alley plus $7 for each additional alley per year.

(Prior code § 16-616; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for boxing and wrestling (code section reference 6.12.140) shall be $115 per quarter year. Permit required.

(Prior code § 16-617; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for card tables (code section reference 6.12.145) shall be $1,105 per year per table. Permit required.

(Prior code § 16-618; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for carnivals (code section reference 6.12.150) shall be as follows: $143 for the first day and $60 for each day thereafter. Permit required.

(Prior code § 16-619; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 77-O-107, 1977; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for circuses (code section reference 6.12.185) shall be as follows:

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Fees—Permit Required
(1) Seating capacity of 1 to 4,000 $115.00 for the first day and $60.00 for each succeeding
consecutive day thereafter.
(2) Seating capacity of over 4,000 $225.00 for the first day and $115.00 for each succeeding
consecutive day thereafter

(Prior code § 16-620; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for coin-operated machines (code section reference 6.12.195) shall be as follows:

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Machine: Fees:
(1) Coin-inserted vending machine $27.00 minimum, plus $0.55 per $1,000, or
fraction thereof, of gross receipts in excess of
$6,000
(2) Self-service machines
(a) Self-service laundry machines $27.00 minimum, plus $0.55 per $1,000, or
fraction thereof, of gross receipts in excess o
f$ 6,000
(b) Self-service plant $27.00 min., plus $1,000, or fraction thereof,
of gross receipts in excess of $6,000
(c) Self-service plant (Laundry and dry $27.00 min., plus $0.55 per $1,000, or
cleaning) fraction thereof, of gross receipts in excess of
$6,000
(3) Amusement devices—Permit required:
(a) Jukebox $37.00 per year, per machine

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Machine: Fees:
(b) Pool table, shuffle alley, bowling alley, $37.00 per year, per machine
and all electronic games
(c) Mechanical rides $37.00 per year, per machine
(d) Photograph machine or booth $32.00 per year, machine

(Fees include license decals) (Code section reference 6.12.220) (Prior code § 16-621; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 72-O-110 § 6, 1972; Ord. 75-O-120 § 1, 1975; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 84-O-120, 1984; Ord. 86-O-119, 1986; Ord. 87-O-132, 1987; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for contractors shall be as follows:

Fees per year (1) General contractor $105.00 (2) General building contractor 105.00 (3) Specialty contractor. Includes but is not limited to: awnings; boilers, 60.00 hot water heating, steamfitting; burglar alarm; cabinet and millwork; cement and concrete; electrical only; electric signs; elevator installation; excavating, grading, trenching, paving, surfacing; fire protecting engineering; flood light service; flooring; glazing; housing and building moving and wrecking; insulation; landscaping; lathing only; lathing and plastering; masonry; miscellaneous; ornamental metals; painting and decorating; pest control; plastering only; plumbing only; plumbing and heating; plumbing, heating and sewer; refrigeration; roofing; screens; sewer; sheet metal; signs; sprinkling; steel; swimming pool; tile (ceramic and mosaic); warm-air heating, ventilating and air-conditioning; weatherstripping

(Prior code § 16-622; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 73-O-111 § 1, 1973; Ord. 79-O-100, 1979; Ord. 80-O-106, 1980; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Contractors' and builders' recreational tax (code section reference 6.12.235) shall be as follows:

Fee Formula = 2.5 (D.U.)(D.F.)(A.C.)(1+D.C.) / 1000

Explanation of Abbreviations

D.U. = Number of dwelling units

D.F. = Density factor

A.C. = Average cost per acre of land

D.C. = Average park development cost expressed as % of land cost per acre.

(Prior code § 16-623; Ord. 71-O-139, 1971; Ord. 72-O-110 § 7, 1972; Ord. 73-O-111 § 15, 1973; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983)

Fees for dancing (code section reference 6.12.245) shall be as follows:

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Fees—Permit Required
(1) Public dance hall $225.00 per year
(2) Public dance 33.00 per event
(3) Dancing at bona fide public eating place 225.00 per year
(4) Public dancing place 225.00 per year
(5) Private dance 13.00 per event
(6) Private dance given by a nonprofit organization Exempt

(Prior code § 16-624; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for delivery or pickup service (code section reference 6.12.255) shall be $45 per year per vehicle. (Includes license decal.)

(Prior code § 16-625; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for catering or route trucks (code section reference 6.12.155) shall be $45 per year per vehicle. (Includes license decal.)

(Prior code § 16-626; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for directories or publication (code section reference 6.12.275) shall be as follows:

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Fees
(1) Up to 5,000 copies $ 22.00 per year
(2) Over 5,000 copies 33.00 per year

(Prior code § 16-627; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for an employment bureau (code section reference 6.12.305) shall be $88 per year. (Prior code § 16-628; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for a golf course or a miniature golf course (code section reference 6.12.330) shall be $60 per year.

(Prior code § 16-629; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for grinding cutlery (code section reference 6.12.335) shall be $22 per year. (Prior code § 16-630; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for an herb doctor (code section reference 6.12.340) shall be $60 per year. Permit required. (Prior code § 16-631; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for rental property—hotels, motels, apartments, bungalow courts, office buildings, shopping centers and single-family residential homes (code section reference 6.12.345)—shall be as follows: Up to three units there shall be no fee; $33 for the first four units; for each additional unit over four units $5 per unit per year.

(Prior code § 16-632; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 79-O-100, 1979; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for itinerant vendors (code section reference 6.12.385) shall be $13 per day. Permit required.

(Prior code § 16-633; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for junk collectors (code section reference 6.12.390) shall be as follows: $115 per year, including one vehicle and $33 for each additional vehicle used in such business. Permit required. (Prior code § 16-634; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for junk dealers (code section reference 6.12.395) shall be as follows: $115 per year, including one vehicle, and $33 for each additional vehicle used in such business. Permit required. (Prior code § 16-635; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for museums or curiosities (code section reference 6.12.465) shall be $38 per year.

(Prior code § 16-637; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for a news agency (code section reference 6.12.470) shall be $33 per year. (Prior code § 16-638; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for an oil storage tank (code section reference 6.12.490) shall be $225 per year. (Prior code § 16-639; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 72-O-110 § 8, 1972; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Every person required by this code to have a license shall pay to the city a base annual fee and, in addition thereto, the quarterly fees in the manner and to the extent provided in this section:

• (1) Prior to the issuance or renewal of such license, a base annual fee of $355 per well to apply to all oil wells, including, but not by way of limitation, production, injection and nonproducing oil wells.

• (2) In addition to the base annual fee, an amount equaling twelve cents ($0.12) per barrel of oil produced by each well per quarter.

• (3) For the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1973, and each succeeding fiscal year, and in addition to the base annual fee, an amount equaling one cent ($0.01) per MCF (1,000 cu. ft.) of a gas produced by each well per quarter.

• (Ord. 73-O-113 § 2, 1973; Ord. 74-O-112 § 1, 1974; Ord. 79-O-102, 1979; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for a pawnbroker (code section reference 6.12.510) shall be $555 per year. Permit required. (Prior code § 16-640; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for a peddler (code section reference 6.12.515) shall be as follows:

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Fees—Permit Required
(1) General peddler $ 60.00 per year per person
(2) Candid camera snaps 115.00 per year per person
(3) Flowers 6.00 per month per person
(4) Jewelry, clothing, etc. 225.00 per year per person
(5) Medicine 665.00 per year per person
(6) Medicine other than (5) 225.00 per year per person

(Prior code § 16-641; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for pool, billiard or snooker halls (code section reference 6.12.525) shall be as follows: $60 for first table, plus $6 for each additional table per year. Permit required. (Prior code § 16-642; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for professionals (code section reference 6.12.535) shall be as follows: A professional who has an established business address within the city shall pay a business license tax of $60 per professional, plus $13 per nonprofessional employee. Any professional who has a business location outside the city but who conducts, manages, carries on or engages in any profession within the city shall pay a flat business license tax of $72 per year.

(Prior code § 16-643; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 76-O-110, 1976; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for rummage sales (code section reference 6.12.590) shall be $13 for each two-day period or portion thereof.

(Prior code § 16-644; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for a shooting gallery (code section reference 6.12.610) shall be $115 per year. Permit required.

(Prior code § 16-645; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for shows and entertainment not otherwise provided for (code section reference 6.12.615) shall be $60 per day. Permit required.

(Prior code § 16-646; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for ice skating and roller skating (code section reference 6.12.620) shall be $115 per year. (Prior code § 16-647; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for solicitors (code section reference 6.12.625) shall be $33 per year per solicitor. Permit required.

(Prior code § 16-648; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 76-O-110, 1976; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for taxicabs and buses (code section reference 6.12.660) shall be $45 per year per vehicle. Permit required. (Prior code § 16-649; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for a theater or hall (code section reference 6.12.670) shall be thirty-three cents ($0.33) per seat per year.

(Prior code § 16-650; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for a drive-in theater (code section reference 6.12.670) shall be sixty cents (60¢) per speaker per year. (Prior code § 16-651; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for trailer parks (code section reference 6.12.680) shall be as follows:

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(1) Each trailer less than 40 feet in length $4.00 per year
(2) Each trailer 40 feet in length or greater $6.00 per year

(Prior code § 16-652; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 75-O-125 § 1, 1975; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for trucking where office is within city limits (code section reference 6.12.695) shall be as follows: $45 per year per truck, or the licensee may elect to pay based upon gross receipts (Section 6.16.040). If company is PUC licensed see Section 5.08.488.

(Prior code § 16-653; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 82-O-107, 1982; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for retail sales (gross receipts) (code section reference 6.16.020) shall be as follows: $33 minimum, plus fifty-five cents ($0.55) cents per one thousand dollars($1,000.00), or fraction thereof, of gross receipts in excess of ten thousand dollars($10,000.00), except that a new business opening in the city shall pay only the minimum fee during the first year in which licensed.

(Prior code § 16-654; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 85-O-133, 1985; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for a wholesale or manufacturing business (gross receipts) (code section reference 6.12.715) shall be as follows: $33 minimum, plus twenty-eight cents ($0.28) per one thousand dollars($1,000.00), or fraction thereof of gross receipts in excess of twenty thousand dollars($20,000.00), except that a new business opening in the city shall pay only the minimum fee during the first year in which licensed.

(Prior code § 16-655; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 85-O-133, 1985; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for services (gross receipts) (code section reference 6.16.040) shall be as follows: $33 minimum, plus fifty-five ($0.55) cents per $1,000, or fraction thereof, of gross receipts in excess of $6,000, except that a new business opening in the city shall pay only the minimum fee during the first year in which licensed.

(Prior code § 16-656; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 76-O-110, 1976; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 85-O-133, 1985; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for auto and trailer sales (code section reference 6.16.050) shall be as follows: $115 for the first $100,000 of gross sales, plus five and one-half cents ($0.055) per $1,000 or fraction thereof, of gross sales in excess of $100,000.

(Prior code § 16-657; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for operating industrial parks, storage buildings, storage yards (gross receipts) (code section reference 6.16.055) shall be as follows: $33 minimum, plus fifty-five cents ($0.55) per $1,000 or fraction thereof, of gross receipts in excess of $25,000.

(Ord. 80-O-106, 1980; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Fees for cost of doing business (gross cost) (code section reference 6.16.058) shall be as follows: $33 minimum, plus fifty-five cents ($0.55) per $1,000 or fraction thereof, of cost of doing business in excess of $6,000.

(Ord. 80-O-106, 1980; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

Business license permit fees (code section reference 6.08.060) shall be as follows:

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Code Section
Business or Activity Original Fee Renewal Fee Reference
Ambulance $ 7.00 $ 2.00 6.12.025
Amusement devices 7.00 2.00 6.12.195(3)
Arcade 38.00 15.00 6.12.195(3)
Astrology 38.00 15.00 6.12.315
Auctioneer 38.00 15.00 6.12.065

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Code Section
Business or Activity Original Fee Renewal Fee Reference
Auction house 38.00 15.00 6.12.060
Auto parks 12.00 3.50 6.12.080
Auto wrecking 38.00 15.00 6.12.095
Bath treatment 7.00 2.00 6.12.110
Boxing and wrestling 7.00 2.00 6.12.140
Card table 38.00 15.00 6.12.145
Carnival 38.00 15.00 6.12.150
Carnival merchandise 7.00 2.00 6.12.150(3)
Circus 38.00 15.00 6.12.185
Dancing academy 7.00 2.00 6.16.040
Dancing
Public dance hall 7.00 2.00 6.12.245
Public dance 7.00 2.00 6.12.245
Dancing at a bona fide eating 7.00 2.00 6.12.245
place
Public dancing place 7.00 2.00 6.12.245
Private dance 7.00 2.00 6.12.245
Distribution of advertising 7.00 2.00 6.12.010
material
Entertainment 38.00 15.00 6.56.040
Fortunetelling 55.00 21.00 6.12.315
Herb doctor 7.00 2.00 6.12.340
Itinerant vendor 7.00 2.00 6.12.385
Junk collector 7.00 2.00 6.12.390
Junk dealer 38.00 15.00 6.12.395
Machines 38.00 15.00 6.12.195(3)(C)
Massage establishment 55.00 21.00 6.62.040(a)
Organ grinder 7.00 2.00 6.12.150(5)
Palmistry 38.00 15.00 6.12.315
Pawnbroker 90.00 38.00 6.12.510
Peddler, candid camera 38.00 15.00 6.12.505(2)
Peddler, flowers 7.00 2.00 6.12.515(3)

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Code Section
Business or Activity Original Fee Renewal Fee Reference
Peddler, general 7.00 2.00 6.12.515(1)
Peddler, jewelry, clothing 38.00 15.00 6.12.515
Peddler, medicine 7.00 2.00 6.12.515
Physical culture 15.00 3.50 6.12.360
Pool and billiard hall 15.00 3.50 6.12.525
Private investigation service 38.00 15.00 6.12.530
Rides, aircraft 15.00 3.50 6.12.015
Rides, large and similar 7.00 3.50 6.12.150(4)
Rides, mechanical (coin 15.00 3.50 6.12.195(3)(D)
operated)
Secondhand dealer, general 38.00 15.00 6.12.595
Shooting gallery 7.00 2.00 6.12.610
Shows 38.00 15.00 6.12.615
Skill game, 1 prize only 38.00 15.00 6.12.150(1)
Skill game 7.00 2.00 6.12.150
Soliciting 15.00 15.00 6.12.150(2)
Taxicab 38.00 15.00 6.12.150

(Prior code § 16-658; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 73-O-126 § 1, 1973; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 86-O-119, 1986; Ord. 88-O-123 § 1, 1988; Ord. 89-O-113 § 1, 1989; Ord. 91-O-109 § 1, 1991)

(Code section reference 3.20.20) each transient shall pay in the amount of 10% of the rent charged by the operator.

(Prior code § 16-659; Ord. 71-O-130, 1971; Ord. 83-O-121, 1983; Ord. 85-O-107, 1985)