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HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-1036 Licensing Fees ORDINANCE D ~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 4 OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE BY THE DELETION AND/OR AMENDING OF SECTIONS 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-13, 4-14, 4-18 AND 4-28 ENTITLED REGULATIONS GOVERNING, IN GENERAL, FEES, LICENSES AND FRANCHISES WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Camel currently has fees, licenses, permits and franchise ordinances; and WHEREAS, those ordinances conflict with other ordinances of the same nature; and WHEREAS, the Common Council is desirous of maintaining consistency in their ordinances with respect to licensing and permit requirements, guidelines, policies and fees; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of Camel, Indiana that Chapter 4, Section 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-13, 4-14, 4-18 and 4-28 be deleted and/or amended to read as follows: Chapter 4, Section 4-5 shall be amended to read as follows: Section 4-5 Payment of Fees The fees required for any license or permit issued by the Clerk- Treasurer of the City of Camel shall be paid in cash and shall be paid before the granting of the license or permit. No fee paid shall be refunded, in part or in full, unless the license or permit is denied. The fees required for any other license or permit issued by any other department of the city shall be deposited within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt (excluding City owned utilities) of said fees and proof of deposit shall be submitted to the Office of the Clerk- Treasurer within the same time period. Overdraft statements will be sent by the Office of the Clerk- Treasurer to the department issuing the license or permit within twenty-four (24) hours of receiving the overdraft notice and it shall be the sole responsibility of the department receiving the bad check to collect the debt. All monies received for a permit or license by the City shall result in a receipt written by the office that received the money on a form approved by the State Board of Accounts. A copy of said receipt shall be attached to the deposit slip and submitted to the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer. Chapter 4, Section 4-6 shall be amended to read as follows: -2- Section 4-6 Bond and Insurance All bonds required for door-to-door vendors shall be executed by a surety company, or in lieu thereof, a certified check of an equal amount. Where certificates of insurance are required for a license or permit, such certificates shall be reviewed as to substance and form by the Mayor or City Attorney and presented to the Board of Public Works for approval. All certificates of insurance shall name the City of Carmel as an additional covered entity. All sureties, certified checks, and insurance certificates shall be in original formand shall be kept on file in the Office of the Clerk- Treasurer. Section 4-8 License or Permit Certificate Chapter 4, Section 4-13, shall be amended to read as follows: Section 4-13 ADDroyal, Denial, Revocation, Suspension Authority of Procedures (a) The Mayor or the Board of Works shall be empowered to approve, deny, or suspend and/or revoke any license or permit issued by the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer. (b) Revocation procedures are detailed in ordinance form (see Chapter 4, Section 4-13, (a) and (b) of the Carmel City Code.) (c) Appeal for revocation of a license or permit issued by the Office of the Mayor shall be heard by the Board of Works. Request for a hearing before said Board shall be submitted to the Clerk- Treasurer's Office by the licensee or permittee, in writing, within seven (7) days of revocation. Such appeal shall be placed on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Works. Chapter 4, Section 4'14, shall be amended to read as follows: Section 4-14 Revocation of Hearing Not less than three (3) days or more than ten (10) days prior to a revocation hearing, the Clerk-Treasurer shall notify the licensee and/or permittee in writing by registered/certified mail and/or in person of the date, time and place for said hearing. Failure to appear or to show just cause why the licensee or permittee is unable to attend and show cause why the license or permit should not be revoked, will automatically cause the license to remain permanently revoked. The Executive or the Board of Works shall have up to thirty (30) days to render their decision. Said decision will then be -3- delivered by regular mail, in the form of the approved minutes, by the Clerk-Treasurer, to the licensee or permittee. The Board of Public Works or Mayor shall have the right to call any witness in order to solicit information necessary to render a decision. Chapter 4, Section 4-18, shall be amended to read as follows: Section 4-18 Chart on Fees, Permits and Licenses Door-to-Vendors 1 day $ 10.00 1 week $ 30.00 1 month $ 60.00 1 year $150.00 Taxicab Drivers and Limousine Drivers 1 year $ 25.00 Chapter 4, Section 4-28 entitled "Food Market and Food Service Establishment Regulations" shall be deleted in its entirety. This ordinance specifically excludes any fees, permits, licenses and franchises that may be imposed by either the City of Carmel Water or Sewer Utility. All prior ordinances or parts thereof inconsistent with any provision of this ordinance are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from its passage and signing by the Mayor and 30 days after publication in the Noblesville Times and Noblesville Ledger. DAY OF , 19 . , ding Officer //~san W. Repp, Clerk ~ day of , 1993, at the hour of _. / T. E son, Mayor ATTEST.