City Code Section
- A. Any person, including any bureaus of the City, operating a utility coming within the provisions of the Utility License Law must file an application for a utility license on forms supplied by the Bureau.
- B. A person is not required to apply for or obtain a utility license if all its revenues earned from operations as a utility otherwise meet the criteria for deduction under Section 7.14.070. The Director may exercise the authority under Section 7.14.080 to require reports and review records to determine whether revenues are qualified for deduction under Section 7.14.070.
- C. Applications for utility licenses must be filed with the Bureau on or before December 31st for each subsequent calendar year. In the case of any person operating a utility coming within the provisions of the Utility License Law which commences operations within the City after January 15, 2009, the person operating the utility must apply for a utility license on or before the date of commencing the operations. The application must include the information as the Director may require in order to determine whether the utility has paid the license fee owed.
- D. Upon receiving a completed application, together with any payment due, the Director will issue a utility license to the applicant. A utility license will be valid for no longer than one year. Each utility license will expire on December 31st of the year of issuance.
- E. The Bureau will prepare application forms and make them publicly available. Failure to receive or secure a form will not relieve any person from the obligation to obtain a license and pay a license fee under the Utility License Law.