3367 ORDINANCE NO. 3367
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA,
AMENDING THE CITY CODE CHAPTER 16, SECTION 16-
3, ENTITLED TERM; PENALTY FOR DELINQUENCY TO
REFLECT THE PROPER AMOUNT OF ADDITIONAL
PENALTY; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS
AND EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Sanford deems it
necessary to amend the City Code Chapter 16, Licenses, by amending
Sec. 16-3, Term; Penalty for Delinquency to reflect the proper
amount of additional penalty.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
SANFORD, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Chapter 16, Licenses, Sec. 16-3 entitled "Term;
Penalty for Delinquency" is hereby deleted in its entirety and the
new Sec. 16-3 is adopted as follows:
Sec. 16-3. Term; penalty and delinquency.
Except as otherwise provided, no license
required by this chapter shall be issued for
more than one year, except when issued for a
half year, day, month, or quarter, as the case
may be. All licenses shall be issued
beginning August first of each year, shall be
due and payable on October first of each year
and shall expire on September thirtieth of the
succeeding year. Those licenses not renewed
by October first shall be considered
delinquent and subject to a delinquency
penalty of ten (10) percent for the month of
October plus an additional five (5) percent
penalty for each month of delinquency
thereafter until paid; provided that the total
delinquency penalty shall not exceed twenty-
five {25) percent of the occupational license
fee for the delinquent establishment. Those
persons who engage in any business,
profession, or occupation and have not paid
their occupational license renewal fees within
one hundred fifty (150) days after the initial
notice of tax due shall be subject to an
additional penalty of two hundred fifty
dollars ($250.00).
SECTION 3: SEVERABILITY. If any section or portion of a
section of this ordinance proves to be invalid, unlawful or
unconstitutional, it shall not be held to impair the validity,
force or effect of any other section or part of this ordinance.
SECTION 4: CONFLICTS. That all ordinances or parts of
ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby revoked.
SECTION 5: EFFECTIVE DATE. That this ordinance shall become
effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.
1997.
MAYOR
As the City Commission of the
City of Sanford, Florida
CERTIFICATE
I, Janet R. Dougherty, City Clerk Of the City Of Sanford,
by the City
Co m's ion of the City of Sanford, Florida, on the of
of the City
, A.D. 1997.
of Sanford, Florida
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Ordinance No. 3367