City Code Section
- A. Except as provided in Section 7.14.070, the fee for a utility license is measured by a percentage of the gross revenues earned by the utility for each quarter year period of licensed operation. The percentage for each type of utility is:
Electrical Utility 5.0 percent Gas Utility 5.0 percent Sewer Utility 5.0 percent District Heating or Cooling Utility 5.0 percent Water Utility 5.0 percent Telecommunications Utility 5.0 percent Cable Communications Utility 5.0 percent - The licensee must compute the license fee by multiplying the percentage applicable to the type of operation in which the utility engages, by the gross revenues received during the quarter.
- B. The licensee must pay the utility license fee to the Bureau on the following basis: on or before May 15th the fee for the period extending from January 1st through March 31st, inclusive, of the same calendar year; on or before August 15th the fee for the period extending from April 1st through June 30th, inclusive, of the same calendar year; on or before November 15th the fee for the period extending from July 1 through September 30th, inclusive, of the same calendar year; on or before February 15th the fee for the period extending from October 1st through December 31st, inclusive, of the preceding calendar year. All payments will be subject to the deductions set forth in Section 7.14.070.
- C. A licensee commencing operations as provided in Subsection 7.14.050 C. must make the initial payment to the Bureau on or before the payment date following the first quarter year period after commencing operations. In the event a licensee terminates operations which come within the provisions of the Utility License Law, the final payment must be made on or before the 45th day following the date of the termination.