§ 29-169. Payment for use of streets.  


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  • (a)

    Any person operating under this article shall pay annually into the City treasury for the use of the streets an amount as set forth in Appendix A to this Code, which payments shall be due on January 1 in each year. All of the payments to be made under this section shall be a lien upon the vehicles and property of such operator, prior and superior to any other lien or encumbrance thereon. Should any such operator fail to make any such payment within 30 days after the payment shall become due and payable, the operator shall be liable to a fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $100.00, and each day's failure shall be a separate offense. Should the operator continue for 60 days in default as to any such payment, the Director of Finance may require and order the operator to cease running or operating vehicles upon the City streets or any part thereof until such payment shall have been made to the City. Should any operator, after notice of any such requirement by the City and while so continuing in default, run or operate any vehicles on the City streets, such operator shall be liable to an additional fine of not less than $5.00 nor more than $100.00 for each vehicle so operated, and each day's operation of the vehicle shall constitute a separate offense.

    (b)

    The payment of such sums for the use of the streets shall be in lieu of all City license taxes, but it is expressly stipulated that such payments shall not affect the liability of the operator for general taxation at the rate assessed on the property of other persons in the City, which liability for general taxation is hereby expressly recognized and shall continue during the whole period for which this article remains in force.

    (Code 1993, § 30-75; Code 2004, § 110-115)

(Code 1993, § 30-75; Code 2004, § 110-115)