§ 1-10-127. Annual license regulatory fees; levy of; regulatory in nature.

(a)

Levy of license fees. In order to cover the administrative and enforcement costs associated with this article, there are hereby levied annual licensing regulatory fees under this article for sexually oriented businesses in amounts set by resolution of the board of county commissioners.

(b)

License fees are regulatory in nature. The annual license fees collected under this article are declared to be regulatory fees which are collected for the purpose of examination and inspection of sexually oriented businesses under this article and the administration thereof. These regulatory fees are in addition to and not in lieu of the local business tax, or any building permit, zoning, food establishment fees, or other fees imposed by other sections of the Charlotte County Code.

(Ord. No. 99-036, § 1, 9-20-99)