§ 1202.11. License fees.

Subdivision 1. Amounts. License fees are established by the City Council and are fixed in appendix D to this Code.

Subd. 2. Payment. An applicant for any license must pay the total license fee when the application is filed. License fees will be paid into the general fund of the City. Upon rejection or withdrawal of any application for a license, the license fee will be refunded to the applicant except where rejection or withdrawal is for a willful misstatement in the license application.

Subd. 3. Investigation fee.

(a)

In general. At the time of each original application for a license, the applicant must also pay an investigation fee set by appendix D. If the expenses of the investigation exceed the investigation fee, the Director will notify the applicant and require the applicant to pay an additional investigation fee as provided in appendix D which the Director deems necessary to complete the investigation of the applicant. The applicant must pay any additional investigation fee within five (5) days after notification and before the license will be issued. If such additional investigation fee is not paid within the five (5) day period, the City will give no further consideration to the application.

(b)

Exceptions. The City will not charge an investigation fee for a Sunday license. The City will provide a partial or complete waiver of any applicable investigation fee if all of the following conditions exist:

(1)

The applicant is a fraternal, veterans, or charitable organization;

(2)

Revenues in excess of operating expenses are contributed to the support of community projects or programs; and

(3)

The officers of the organization are elected by and responsible to the general membership.

Subd. 4. Refunds. No part of a license or investigation fee shall be refunded except in accordance with this subsection or City Council action.

Subd. 5. Additional investigation. If additional investigation is required because of a change in the ownership, interest or control of a partnership or a corporation, or other reasons determined necessary by the Director, the applicant must pay an additional investigation fee as provided in appendix D.