3175 ORDINANCE NO. 3175
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANFORD, FLORIDA,
AMENDING SECTIONS 16-3, TERM; PENALTY FOR
DELINQUENCY AND 16-4, APPLICATION OF LICENSE
TRANSFER OF THE SANFORD CITY CODE; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY, CONFLICTS AND EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Sanford City Commission to amend Sections
16-3, Term, Penalty for Delinquency and 16-4, Application of License Transfer of
the City Code of Sanford, Florida,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF
SANFORD, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: Section 16-3, of the City Code of Sanford is hereby
amended to read as follows:
SECTION 16-3. Term, penalty for 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 your 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 ) per cent for
the month of October plus an additional five (5) per cent penalty for
each month of delinquency thereafter until paid; provided that the total
delinquency penalty shall not exceed twenty-five (25) per cent 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 150 days
after the initial notice of tax due shall be subject to an additional
penalty of $2500.00.
SECTION 16-4. Application of license; transfer. Licenses shall be
good only for the particular business at the particular place of business
which shall be named therein and for the person to whom issued.
Licenses may be transferred to a new owner when there is a bona fide
sale of the business upon application to the tax collector and payment
of the transfer fee of up to ten (10) per cent of the annual license tax,
but not less than three dollars ($3.00) nor more than twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) and presentation of evidence of the sale and the
original license. Upon written request and presentation of the original
license, any license may be transferred from one location to another
location upon payment of a transfer fee of up to ten (10) per cent of the
annual license tax, but not less than three dollars ($3.00) nor more
than twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
SECTION 2: The Code of Ordinances of the City of Sanford, Florida be
and the same is hereby amended in accordance with the terms, provisions, and
conditions of this Ordinance. Further, that the sections of this Ordinance may be
tenumbered or relettered to accomplish said amendment and the word "Ordinance"
may be changed to "Section", "Article", or any other appropriate word.
SECTION 3: If any section or portion of a section of this ordinance
provides 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: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby revoked.
SECTION 5: That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this//~ day of~tg/L , A.D., 1993.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
E~K IT
As the City Commission of the
City of Sanford, Florida
CERTIFICATE
I, Janet R. Donahoe, City Clerk of the City of Sanford, Florida, do herehy
of San , Florida, on the ]c~day of (~~, 1993. City Hall in the City
~, Florida
the City Clerk of the City
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