Introduced by: Councilmember Henry
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
title
Retail Business Districts - Semiannual Fee Collection
For the purpose of changing the collection period of the license fee for the York Road Retail Business District from annual to semiannual; clarifying and conforming related provisions; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to the purposes and operations of Retail Business Districts.
body
By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 14 - Special Benefits Districts
Section(s) 11-7(a)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
By adding
Article 14 - Special Benefits Districts
Section(s) 11-23(d)
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 14. Special Benefits Districts
Subtitle 11. Retail Business Districts
§ 11-7. Collection of fee.
(a) When due.
(1) [The] Except as otherwise provided in §11-23(d) {“York Road: Semiannual fee collection”} of this subtitle, the Retail Business District License fee shall be due and payable on January 1 each and every year, and the entire charge prescribed for the year shall be collected when the license is issued.
(2) In the event that a person commences business operations in a district subsequent to January 1 in any year, the Commissioner may prorate the amount of the fee due and payable based on the number of months of operation during the licensing year.
§ 11-23. York Road.
(d) Semiannual fee collection.
(1) The Retail Business District License fee shall be due and payable semiannually, with ½ of the fee due and payable on January 1, and with ½ of the fee due and payable on July 1, each and every year.
(2) ½ of the entire charge prescribed for the year shall be collected when the license is issued.
Section 2. And be it further ordained, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
Section 3. And be it further ordained, That this Ordinance takes effect on the date it is enacted.