Ventura Municipal Code Art. 5 Annual Permit Fees Revised

Commencing in October 2005, and in September of each even-numbered year thereafter, the city council shall establish an annual use permit or director permit fee that shall be imposed on each alcoholic beverage establishment issued a use permit or director permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 24.520, including any alcoholic beverage establishment issued a use permit or director permit pursuant to Article 2 of this chapter and any deemed approved establishment issued a permit pursuant to Article 3 of this chapter. (Ord. No. 2019-006, § 2, 6-10-19; Ord. No. 2025-005, § 2, 11-18-25)

The annual permit fee imposed on an alcoholic beverage establishment operating under a use permit or director permit issued in the manner provided for by this chapter or Chapter 24.520 shall be established by resolution of the city council and shall be based on:

A. The category of the ABC license issued to the alcoholic beverage establishment;

B. The estimated annual costs of the police services necessary to monitor and enforce the operational standards and other use permit or director permit conditions and requirements for all alcoholic beverage establishments within that license category;

C. The estimated annual costs of the finance and technology department to bill and collect the annual permit fee; and

D. The alcoholic beverage establishment’s pro rata share of such costs. (Ord. No. 2019-006, § 2, 6-10-19; Ord. No. 2025-005, § 2, 11-18-25)

A. All annual permit fees imposed on an alcoholic beverage establishment operating under a use permit or director permit issued in the manner provided for by this chapter shall be due and payable immediately upon receipt, and shall be delinquent if not paid on or before the thirty-first day of December of that year.

B. In the event a permittee operating an alcoholic beverage establishment fails to pay the annual permit fee on or before the delinquency date, the permittee shall also pay a delinquency penalty in an amount equal to 10 percent of the amount of the permit fee for each month or portion thereof subsequent to the delinquency date that the permit fee remains unpaid; provided, however, that the total amount of such delinquency penalties shall not exceed 100 percent of the permittee’s annual fee. (Ord. No. 2019-006, § 2, 6-10-19; Ord. No. 2025-005, § 2, 11-18-25)