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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 719 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS ORDINANCE NO. 7/~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY BY AMENDING CHAPTER 3; ADDING SECTION 3-3 ASSESSING A LOCAL FEE FROM ALCOHOLIC.BEVERAGE PERMIT HOLDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION ]1.38 OF THE TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE NOW, THEREFORE~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY~ TEXAS: Section ]. That Chapter 3 of the Code of Ordinances is hereby amended by adding the following: Sec. 3-3 Local Fee Authorized A. "In accordance with Section 1].38 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code, there is hereby assessed a local fee for alcoholic beverage permit holders. Such fee shall not exceed one- half of the state fee for each permit issued for premises located within the City of The Colony. B. Fees shall be assesed in accordance with Section ]1.38 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code as follows: New Permit Applicants Fee shall be collected at the time the Per~it Application is certified in the Office of the City Secretary. 2. Permit Renewal Applicants Fee shall be collected by the City Secretary at the time the permit is renewed. 3. This section shall not apply to licenses for private clubs. Section 2. If any section, article paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in his ordinance~ or application thereof to any persons or circumstance is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction~ such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of this Ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and it is accordingly so ordained. PASSE~ AND APPROVED by~e City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas on this the ./~ day of~g~d.~_~ 199]. illiam W. ~tZanning, Mayor ~ Patti A. Hicks~ CMC City Secretary [SEAL] APPROVED AS TO FORM: City Attorney~ City of The Colony