§ 8-21. Administrative and application fees.

(a)

Administrative processing fee. As determined from time to time by the city council, an administrative processing fee shall be charged by the city secretary for accepting any permit application or permit renewal application. A permit application or permit renewal application shall be accompanied by the administrative processing fee.

(b)

Initial city permit. The initial city permit fee amount shall be equal to one-half the state fee amount required by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission ("TABC") of every person who may be issued any state permit or license for the importing, transporting, storing for purposes of sale, distributing or sale of any alcoholic beverage for on-premises or off-premises consumption, unless a different fee amount is allowed or required by state law. The fee amount shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable state law. Receipt of the initial city permit fee is required prior to issuance of a city permit.

(c)

Renewal city permit. The city shall require payment of an annual renewal city permit fee by any person or establishment who possesses a current permit to import, transport or store for purposes of sale, distribute or sell any alcoholic beverage for on-premises or off-premises consumption within the city. The renewal city permit fee amount shall be equal to one-half of the state fee amount required by the TABC for importing, transporting, storing for purposes of sale, consumption, unless a different fee amount is allowed or required by state law. The fee amount shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable state law. Receipt of the renewal permit fee is required prior to issuance of a city permit.

(d)

The city secretary shall issue a receipt for payment of the administrative processing fee, initial application permit fee and renewal permit fee and keep a record of the fees.

(Ord. No. O-1386, § 2, 11-17-2014; Ord. No. O-2018-033 , § 4, 5-14-2018)