86-O-33ORDINANCE NO. 86-0-33
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, AMENDING CHAPTER 11, OCCUPATIONAL
LICENSES, TAXES AND REGULATIONS, SECTION 11-3, BY
IMPOSING A TEN PERCENT PENALTY FEE FOR THE FIRST
MONTH OF DELINQUENCY AND A FIVE PERCENT PENALTY
FEE FOR EVERY SUBSEQUENT MONTH, NOT TO EXCEED A
TOTAL 25 PERCENT PENALTY OF THE AMOUNT OWED,
Q)NTAINING A REPEALER PROVISION, A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Edgewater,
Florida, at their regular meeting of August 21, 1986, recommended amendments
regarding license penalty fees, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida,
at their regular meeting of September 15, 1996, considered this recommendation
and directed the City Attorney to prepare an Ordinance on the subject;
NOW, THEREFORE,BE ITENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EDGEWATER, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11, Occupational Licenses, Taxes and Re-
gulations, Section 11-3, Term of license; proration of tax; delinquency charges,
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Edgewater, Florida, be amended
as follows:*
Section I1-3 Term of license; proration of tax; delinquency charges.
No license shall be issued for more than one year, and all licenses
shall expire on September thirtieth of each yea7, except as other-
wise provided by law. For each license obtained for any new
business, occupation or profession after April first of each
year, one-half of the applicable annual occupational license
tax shall be paid. Licenses which are not renewed on or before
the expiration date may be reinstated thereafter upon payment
by the holder of the license of the applicable license tax plus
a delinquency charge in the amount of ten (10%) percent of
such tax for the first month of delinquency, five (5%) percent
each month of additional delinquency, up to a maximum of
twenty-five (25%) percent, or as otherwise authorized by
statute. A new license shall not be issued to any person for
the privilege of engaging in or managing the same business,
profession or occupation except upon payment of all past due
license taxes and delinquency charges applicable thereto.
* Deleted language has been lined-tgreugh and new language underscored.
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SECTION 2. All ordinances or parts of ordinances and all resolutions
or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith, be and the same are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. If any section, part of a section, paragraph, clause,
phrase or word of this ordinance is declared invalid, the remaining provisions
of this ordinance shall not be affected.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
its adoption by the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and approval
as provided by law.
This Ordinance was introduced by Councilman Asting
This Ordinance was read on first reading and passed by a vote
of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, and approval as provided
by law, at a regular meeting of said Council on the 6th day of October
1986.
The second reading of this Ordinance to be at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Edgewater, Florida, to be held
on the 20th day of October , 1986.
ROLL CALL VOTE ON ORDINANCE NO. 6-0-33 AS FOLLOWS:
Mayor
Councilman ` One
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Councilman -Zone Two
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Councilman-Zo Tee i hr
b ouncilman-Zone Four
SECOND READING:
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Councilman-Z 104One
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ouncilman-Zone Four
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City Clerk
This ordinance read and adopted on second reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Edge-
water, Florida,. and authenticated this 20th day of October , 1986.
Mayon
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