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Substitute for Ordinance No. 15 — 16. 1" Reading and Referred to the Rules and Ordinances Committee 2/1/2016, 2 "a Reading 2/16/2016, Deferred 3/7/16. ORDINANCE NO. 15 -16 BY: Anderson, Bullock, Litten, Marx, O'Leary, O'Malley. AN ORDINANCE amending Section 557.05, Fees of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to reflect that the application fee shall not be refundable as the City's actual costs in accepting and processing any permit application along with the minimal services required for any special event permit exceed the application fee. WHEREAS, over time the administrative cost of processing an application has risen; and WHEREAS, applications have to be reviewed by police, fire, public works and the Mayor's office prior to approval; and WHEREAS, nearly every permit requires minimal services such as the provision of access to electrical outlets or placement of road blocks which requires the time of additional city personnel and use of city equipment and vehicles; and WHEREAS, the current provision implies that an applicant may be entitled to a refund of a portion of the fee; and WHEREAS, Article 18, Section 3 of the Constitution of the State of Ohio permits municipalities to exercise all powers of local self- govertmlent and to adopt and enforce within their limits such as local police, sanitary and other regulations as are not in conflict with general laws; now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. That Section 557.05, Fees, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 557.05 FEES. Each permit application, except those submitted by the Lakewood Board of Education, shall be accompanied by the application fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00) to reimburse the City for its administrative costs, including set -up and inspections, the application fee shall be refunded only if no permit is issued. After the parade or special event and all direct and indirect costs have been calculated, the applicant will either be billed for or refunded the difference. is hereby amended to read as follows: 557.05 FEES. Each permit application, except those submitted by the Lakewood Board of Education, shall be accompanied by the application fee of three hundred dollars ($300.00) to reimburse the City for its administrative costs, including set -up and inspections„ tThe application fee may be waived by the Director of Public