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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1983-2736 FIXING LICENSE FEES ORDINANCE N. 27 3 6 111 AN ORDINANCE relating to licenses and business regulations; fixing license fees; amending Sections and Subsections 5.11.030, 5.11.040(B), 5.11.050(B), AID 5.12.020, 5.18.020, 5.28.070, 5.30.020(A), 5.42. 020, 5.46.030(A), 5.48.040, 5.48.080, 5.54.020, 5.62.030, 5.64.030, and 11.08.110 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code; and declaring an emergency. WHEREAS, in its consideration of the 1984 Budget, the City Council contemplated an increase in license and business regulatory fees as provided by this ordinance as revenue in order to arrive at a balanced budget; and therefore this ordinance, and the increased fees fixed herein, must become 111 immediately effective in order that they may be applicable and collected for the year 1984 as contemplated by the 1984 budget. The City Council therefore finds and declares an emergency to exist so that this ordinance will become immediately effective without the elapsing of a thirty day period from the time of its publication, now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA: Section 1. Section 5.11.030 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.11.030 Panoram location license -Nontransferabilit - Fee. Each panoram ocation icense s a se issues to a particular person named therein and shall be issued for a , • 41110 particular location to be stated in the license. The panoram location license fee shall be thirty-one dollars per year and all such licenses shall expire one year from the date of their issuance by the city. No such license shall be transferable for use at any location other than the location stated in the license. A panoram location license issued under the provisions of this section shall be prominently displayed on the premises for which it is issued." Section 2. Subsection 5.11.040(B) of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: ? "5.11.040 Panoram o erator's license. B. The fee or t e panoram operator s license shall be thirty-one dollars per year. Panoram operator's licenses shall expire one year from the date of issuance by the city and such licenses shall be nontransferable." Section 3. Subsection 5.11.050(B) of the City of Yakima 110 Municipal Code amended to read as follows: "5.11.050 Panoram device license. B. The fee for each panoram device license shall be thirty-one dollars per year. Panoram device licenses 410 shall expire one year from the date of issuance by the city. Each panoram device license shall be issued to the applicant named in the license application, and shall be issued for a specific location and for a specific device identified on the application and license. Each 411, panoram device shall have securely affixed to it, in a conspicuous place, a tag or label identifying the panoram device to be currently licensed, which tag or label identifying the panoram device to be currently licensed, which tag or label shall be furnished by the city; and it is unlawful to exhibit or display for use any panoram or peepshow which does not have such panoram device identification tag or label conspicuously attached to it. Panoram device licenses shall not be transferable to any license holder, location or device other than as specified in the license." Section 4. Section 5.12.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.12.020 Licenses. A. Licenses Required. Com- • mencing July 1, 1977, it is unlawful for any person to install, maintain or operate in any business establishment or for the purposes of profit within the city of Yakima any amusement device without first obtaining from the city the applicable license and paying to the city of Yakima the appropriate license fee as required by this section. B. Business Operator's License - Fee. Each business operator who installs, maintains or operates an amusement device owned by the business operator at the business operator's location shall pay an annual license fee of thirty-two dollars per amusement device. This license fee shall be prorated quarterly so that the license fee . per amusement device shall be thirty-two dollars if ob- tained from July 1st through September 30th; twenty-four dollars if obtained from October 1st through December 31st, sixteen dollars if obtained from January 1st through March 31st; and eight dollars if obtained from April 1st through June 30th. This license shall be for each amuse- ment device and, at the time of obtaining the license, the business operator shall furnish the city with all 41110 appropriate information as may be required, including a description and serial number of each amusement device being licensed. C. Master License and Location License for Amusement Device Operators. Each amusement device operator shall, before doing business within the city limits of the city of Yakima, obtain a master license from the city by paying an annual license fee of two hundred eighty-seven dollars. The annual master license fee shall not be subject to proration if acquired at a time other than July 1st of each year. At the time of obtaining the master license from the city, the amusement device operator shall furnish the city with all information as may be required including but not limited to a list of locations 4116 where the amusement operator has installed, maintains or operates amusement devices and the number of amusement devices located at each location. In addition, there shall be a location license fee payable by each amusement device operator based upon a fee of thirty-two dollars per amusement device at each location; provided, however the obtaining of a master license, as provided for in this chapter, shall entitle the amusement device operator to install, maintain and operate not more than ten amusement devices at locations within the city of Yakima, without paying the additional location license as provided for -2- herein. The location license fee, when applicable, shall 411 be prorated depending upon the time of year obtained; that is, if obtained from July 1st through September 30th, the location license fee shall be thirty-two dollars; if obtained from October 1st through December 31st, the 41111 location license fee shall be twenty-four dollars; if obtained from January 1st through March 31st, the location license fee shall be sixteen dollars; and if obtained from April 1st through June 30th, the location license fee shall be eight dollars. The location license as required hereunder shall be for each location and the number of amusement devices at each location and not for each specific amusement device." Section 5. Section 5.18.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.18.020 Fees. The license fee for each billiard table or pool table shall be the amount of forty-four dollars per year, payable annually in advance to the city at the time application is made for such license." 1111 Section 6. Section 5.28.070 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.28.070 Permit fee for public dance. The permit fee for public dances shall be as follows: three hundred sixteen dollars for one year; ninety-four dollars for three months and eighteen dollars for one night." Section 7. Subsection 5.30.020(A) of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.30.020 License - Application. A. It is unlawful for a person to own, conduct or operate a dance studio unless such establishment is licensed as provided in this chapter. The fee for a dance studio license and renewal shall be sixty-three dollars per year. The license shall expire one year from the date of its issuance." 1 110 Section 8. Section 5.42.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.42.020 Licenses required - Fees. It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to engage in the business of buying, selling or collecting junk in the city of Yakima without first obtaining from the city a license so to do, which shall be known as a junk dealer's Sectibn 9. Subsection 5.46.030(A) license. The fee for issuing such ol:cetrihseeCsihtaylakima be one hundred twenty-six dollars per year, and no license shall be issued for a period of more or less than one year." 0 Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.46.030 Fee - Designation of floor space - Term. A. The fee for such_ license shall be the sum of • two hundred fifty-three dollars per year or fraction thereof, except as provided by subsection B of this section; provided that if such establishment has dance space in excess of five hundred square feet and not exceeding seven hundred fifty square feet, such fee shall be three hundred seventy-nine dollars; if such dance space exceeds seven hundred fifty square feet and not exceeding one thousand square feet, such fee shall be -3- five hundred six dollars; and if such dancing floor space exceeds one thousand square feet, such fee shall be six hundred thirty-two dollars. The floor space to be. used 111 for dancing shall be designated by enclosing the same on four sides with a black line four inches wide painted on the floor and dancing shall be confined to such designated floor space. Such_ license shall be effective for the period beginning January 1st and ending December . 31st of the same year or for any portion thereof, except as pro- vided in subsection B of this section." Section 10. Section 5.48.040 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.48.040 Agency License - Fee - Term - Nontransferable. The license fee for a private security agency license shall be sixty-three dollars per year; all licenses shall expire on the thirty-first day of December of each year and no reduction in fee for any license shall be made for any partial year. No license shall be transferable." Section 11. Section 5.48.080 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.48.080 Identification card - Fee - Term. At the time application is made for an identification card, the applicant shall pay to the city an identification card fee of eleven dollars which fee shall not be refunded to the applicant regardless of whether a card is issued or sub- sequently revoked. If a card is issued, the applicant shall pay an additional fee in an amount equal to the actual cost of the card. Each identification card shall be valid for a period of one year from its date of issuance, and shall not be transferable to any person other than to whom it is issued." Section 12. Section 5.54.020 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.54.020 License required - Application - Bond - Fee - Transfer. No person shall engage in the business of a pawn- broker in the city of Yakima without first procuring a license therefor, and in order to procure a license he shall present to the city an application which shall contain the name of the applicant, the place where he proposes to con- duct his business, the name under which the same shall be conducted, the names of persons interested in the business, if a copartnership or corporation, and in addition thereto shall supply the city with such other and further informa- tion as may be required to administer the provisions of this chapter. If such application is approved the city shall issue a license to the applicant upon his executing and delivering to the city of Yakima a bond to be approved by the city attorney in the sum of one thousand dollars con- ditioned that he will conduct such business in compliance with all of the ordinances of the city of Yakima and the 41 16 laws of the state of Washington. The license fee shall be the sum of ninety-four dollars per year. Said license shall not be assignable or transferable." Section 13. Section 5.62.030 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: -4- . .. ..., III "5.62.030 Fee '-. Term --' Transfer. The fee for a private. detective agency license shall be sixty-three dollars per year. The fee for a private. 'detective license shall be thirty-one dollars per year. All licenses shall expire on the thirty-first day of DedeMber of the year of issue. No license shall be transferable." Section 14. Section 5.64.030 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.64.030 License required - Application '.- Fee. No person shall engage in the business of a secondhand dealer in the city of Yakima without first procuring a license therefor, and in order to procure a license he shall present to the city an application which shall contain the name of the applicant, the place where he proposes to conduct his business, the name under which the same shall be conducted; if a copartnership, the names of the members of the firm; if a corporation, the names of its officers; and in addition thereto shall supply the city with such 41110 other and further information as may be required to admin- ister the provisions of this chapter. If such application is approved, the city shall issue a license to the appli- cant upon.his paying a license fee of thirty-one dollars. Said license shall not be assignable or transferable." Section 15. Section 11.08.110 of the City of Yakima Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: "11.03.110 License fee. The annual license fee for all licenses provided for by this chapter shall be ninety- four dollars, payable in advance on or before January 1st of each year; provided, a license may be issued for any application filed after August 31st of any year on payment of one-half the annual license fee, which license shall expire and be subject to renewal on or before December 31 of that year." Section 16. This ordinance is one to provide for the immediate .preservation of the public peace, property, health, safety and I ll welfare of the people of the city of Yakima and an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and by the City Charter. I PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this day of C ;),9nAYL , 1983. 41/ 0 1 I P U Mayor ATTEST: 411 K IVLJL-1,,, ," ,e City Clerk Publication Date DEC 2 2 1983 Effective Date DEC 2 3 1983 -5-