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A companion to the Master Fee Schedule ordinance, this measure strips fee provisions from dozens of sections across the Administrative Code and Business Regulation Code and moves them into the new consolidated schedule. It passed as an emergency measure to bring the code into alignment.
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Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03- 950D- 407D- 8A9D- 87D3C51D91AA 1st read & referred to R& O 11/ 17/ 25; 2nd reading 12/ 1/ 25 ORDINANCE NO. 30- 2025 BY: Baker, Bixenstine, Bullock, 1 Evans, Kepple, Steiner, Strebig AN ORDINANCE to take effect immediately provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, or otherwise to take effect and be in force at the earliest period allowed by law, amending various sections of Part One, Administrative Code and Part Seven, Business Regulation Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood to move all fees identified within those provisions to the Master Fee Schedule. WHEREAS, as set forth in Section 2. 12 of the Third Amended Charter of the City of Lakewood, this Council by a vote of at least two thirds of its members determines that this ordinance is an emergency measure and that it shall take effect immediately, and that it is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public property, health, and safety and to provide for the usual daily operation of municipal departments in that the City should combine all fees charged into one Master Fee Schedule for the convenience of the public and the Administration; now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO Section 1. That Section 129. 59 Vital Statistic Fees, of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances currently reading as follows: 129. 59 VITAL STATISTICS FEES. The Director of Finance and Local Registrar are hereby authorized and directed to establish vital statistics fees for the following effective October 16, 2009: Certified Birth Certificate 25. 00 Certified Death Certificate 25. 00 Burial Permit 2. 50 Said fees shall automatically increase by such amounts as fees are increased by the Ohio Department of Health for said documents after the effective date of this section. is hereby repealed. Section 2. That Section 135. 06 Fees for Copies of Records of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 135. 06 FEES FOR COPIES OF RECORDS. a) The Director of Public Safety, through the Record Bureau of the Division of Police, is hereby authorized to make and collect the hereinafter provided charges for the following services: 1 Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03- 950D- 407D- 8A9D- 87D3C51D91AA Motor vehicle accident reports and complaints ( following redaction Pursuant to of nonpublic information) Section 143. 08 Record checks made for anyone other than law enforcement 5. 00 each agencies or Federal agencies Fingerprints Residents - $ 5. 00 each card Nonresidents - 10. 00 each card Photographs 8 x 10 - $ 10. 00 each 5 x 7 - $ 8. 00 each Clearance letters 5. 00 each b) No reports or records referring to damage done by or to the City, or by or to its police officers, shall be furnished to anyone other than to the Law Department of the City. c) Except in cases referring to damage done by or to the City, or by or to its police officers, the above list of services shall, upon prepayment of the fee aforesaid, be available to: 1) All principals involved; 2) Bona fide representatives of such persons involved; 3) Attorneys representing any persons involved; 4) Insurance representatives whose companies have a personal interest in any of the parties by having some person involved in the accident insured with that company; 5) Authorized company representatives whose companies have a personal interest in the police records of individuals seeking prospective employment. d) The Director of Public Safety shall establish appropriate rules for the issuance of such copies. e) All fees collected shall be paid to the Director of Finance at the end of each calendar month. is hereby repealed. Section 3. That Section 135. 14 Rental of Police Pistol Range of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 135. 14 RENTAL OF POLICE PISTOL RANGE. a) The following rates shall be charged to organizations for the use of the police pistol range, located in the Police Headquarters in the City: Up to 4 hours or any part thereof 200. 00 In excess of 4 hours up to 8 hours or any part thereof 400. 00 K Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03-950D- 407D-8A9D-87D3C51D91AA b) Use of the police pistol range shall be limited to organizations employing, or certified to train, law enforcement personnel. c) The Chief of Police may, at his discretion, waive all or part of the payment of fees provided for in subsection ( a) hereof, for governmental agencies, including, but not limited to, organizations such as the FBI, the Department of Immigration, the Internal Revenue Service and the United States Coast Guard, if the agency has a reciprocal use agreement with the Lakewood Police Department. d) All rentals of the police pistol range shall be subject to the approval of the Chief of Police, and the use of such range shall be subject to rules and regulations as may be from time to time established by the Chief of Police, subject to the approval of the Director of Public Safety. is hereby repealed. Section 5. That Section 135. 16 Administrative Towing Fees of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 135. 16 ADMINISTRATIVE TOWING FEES. a) An administrative towing fee is hereby established and the Division of Police is hereby authorized to charge an administrative towing fee in the amount of twenty- five dollars ($ 25. 00) to the owner of any vehicle seeking release of the vehicle from impound. The administrative towing fee shall not be applicable in the event that the vehicle is not returned to or claimed by the owner and shall be in addition to any fee that is charged by any agency that contracts with the City of Lakewood for police ordered tows. Such fee may be increased from time to time by the Director of Public Safety to reflect the actual increase in costs associated with processing the police ordered tow of a vehicle. The Director of Public Safety shall notify Council of such increases not less than thirty days prior to the effective date of the increase. b) The Director of Public Safety, or his or her designee, is hereby authorized to enter into one or more service contracts for the towing of vehicles as the result of an order of a sworn member of the Division of Police, including but not limited to the collection of and transmittal to the City the administrative fees established in subsection ( a) hereof. is hereby repealed. Section 6. That new Section 135. 16 Administrative Towing Fees of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 135. 16 ADMINISTRATIVE TOWING FEES. a) An administrative towing fee is hereby established and the Division of Police is hereby authorized to charge an administrative towing fee in the amount of twenty five dellai• s ($ 25 nmset forth in the Master Fee Schedule to the owner of any vehicle seeking release of the vehicle from impound. The administrative towing fee shall not be applicable in the event that the vehicle is not returned to or claimed by the owner and shall be in addition to any fee that is charged by any agency that contracts with the City of Lakewood for police ordered tows. Such fee may be increased from time to time by the Director of Public Safety to reflect the actual increase in costs associated with processing the police ordered tow of a vehicle. The Director of Public Safety shall notify Council of such increases not less than thirty days prior to the effective date of the increase. 3 Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03- 950D-407D-8A9D- 87D3C51D91AA b) The Director of Public Safety, or his or her designee, is hereby authorized to enter into one or more service contracts for the towing of vehicles as the result of an order of a sworn member of the Division of Police, including but not limited to the collection of and transmittal to the City the administrative fees established in subsection ( a) hereof. Section 7. That Section 137. 10 Fees for Copies of Records of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 137. 10 FEES FOR COPIES OF RECORDS. a) The Director of Public Safety, through the Record Department of the Division of Fire is hereby authorized to make and collect the hereinafter provided charges for the following services: 1) Copy of fire reports $ 1. 50 per side or any portion thereof. 2) Photographs $ 5. 00 each. b) No reports or records referring to damage done by or to the City, or by or to its fire fighters, shall be furnished to anyone other than to the Law Department of the City. c) Except in cases referring to fire damage done by or to the City, or by or to its fire fighters, the above services shall, upon prepayment of the fee aforesaid, be available to: 1) All principals involved; 2) Bona fide representatives of such persons involved; 3) Attorneys representing any persons involved; 4) Insurance representatives whose companies have a personal interest in any of the parties by having some person involved in the fire insured with that company. d) The Director of Public Safety shall establish appropriate rules for the issuance of such copies. e) All fees collected shall be paid to the Director of Finance at the end of each calendar month. is hereby repealed. Section 8. That Section 156. 04 Fees of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 156. 04 FEES. Application fee for the Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals ( BBS) is twenty- five dollars ($ 25. 00). is hereby repealed. Section 9. That Section 717. 06 Nature of License of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 717. 06 NATURE OF LICENSE. Any portable storage container company must obtain a portable storage license to operate in Lakewood and must abide by the provisions of this chapter to maintain that license. The license application will be in a form approved by the Building Commissioner, but such license must include iI Docusign Envelope ID: E9802l303- 950D-407D-8A9D-87D3C51 D91 AA telephone and email contact information to enable the City to contact the portable storage company regarding any issues related to the placement of its portable storage containers within the City. The license shall require the portable storage company to provide written notification, including electronic email notification, to the City regarding the delivery and pickup of each portable storage container with the City. Such notification must include the customer name, address, telephone number and the scheduled delivery or pickup date of the portable storage container. The license shall require a one- time fee of fifty dollars ($ 50. 00). is hereby repealed. Section 10. That new Section 717. 06 Nature of License of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances is hereby enacted to read as follows: 717. 06 NATURE OF LICENSE. Any portable storage container company must obtain a portable storage license to operate in Lakewood and must abide by the provisions of this chapter to maintain that license. The license application will be in a form approved by the Building Commissioner, but such license must include telephone and email contact information to enable the City to contact the portable storage company regarding any issues related to the placement of its portable storage containers within the City. The license shall require the portable storage company to provide written notification, including electronic email notification, to the City regarding the delivery and pickup of each portable storage container with the City. Such notification must include the customer name, address, telephone number and the scheduled delivery or pickup date of the portable storage container. The license shall require a one- time fee of fi fb. dell Fs ($ 50. 00) set forth in the Master Fee Schedule. Section 11. That Section 719. 14 License Fees of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 719. 14 LICENSE FEES. a) Amusement Devices. The fee for each amusement device license shall be fifty dollars 50. 00) for the first machine and twenty- five dollars ($ 25. 00) for each additional machine per year or any portion thereof. b) Accessory Amusement Areas. The fee for an accessory amusement area license shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($ 150. 00) per year, provided, however, that if such license is issued between November 1 and April 30, the license fee shall be seventy- five dollars ($ 75. 00). c) Arcade Amusement Centers. The fee for an arcade amusement center license shall be three hundred dollars ($ 300. 00) per year, provided, however, that if such license is issued between November 1 and April 30, the license fee shall be one hundred fifty collars ($ 150. 00). d) Temporary Licenses. The fee for a conditional license or probationary license for an amusement device business shall be one- half of the regular license fee. e) Replacement License. The fee for a replacement license shall be fifteen dollars ($ 15. 00). f) Filed With Application. License fees under this chapter shall be filed with the application for license. g) Return of Fee. In the event an application shall be denied under this chapter, one- half of the license fee therefor shall be returned to the applicant. In the event any license is suspended or revoked under this chapter, no portion of the license fee shall be returned to the owner. is hereby repealed. Section 13. That Section 719. 141 Amusement Devices Permit; Certain Liquor Establishments of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 5 Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03- 950D- 407D- 8A9D- 87D3C51D91AA 719. 141 AMUSEMENT DEVICES PERMIT; CERTAIN LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENTS. a) Businesses and/ or premises licensed by the Ohio Department of Liquor Control of the State of Ohio for on -premises consumption of alcoholic beverages wherein the annual gross revenues generated from the operation of amusement devices is no greater than twenty- five percent ( 25%) of the annual gross revenue for such business or premises shall be required to obtain a permit for each coin operated machine operated on the premises. b) Applications for such permits shall be made to the Building Commissioner and shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the City. Such applications shall include the name, and address of the applicant, the place where such amusement device is to be installed, displayed, operated or maintained, and the nature of the business conducted at that place, the total number of such amusement devices to be displayed, installed, operated or maintained, the description of each including the serial numbers of each such device and such other and further information as may be required by the City. c) Each applicant shall be charged with the duty of reporting any newly installed amusement device or any substitutions made during the permit period. d) The permit provided for herein shall cover the period from May 1 through April 30 of each year unless otherwise earlier suspended or revoked. e) The fee for each amusement device permit provided for herein shall be twenty- five dollars 25. 00) per year or any portion thereof. is hereby repealed. Section 14. That new Section 719. 141 Amusement Devices Permit; Certain Liquor Establishments of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances is hereby enacted to read as follows: 719. 141 AMUSEMENT DEVICES PERMIT; CERTAIN LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENTS. a) Businesses and/ or premises licensed by the Ohio Department of Liquor Control of the State of Ohio for on -premises consumption of alcoholic beverages wherein the annual gross revenues generated from the operation of amusement devices is no greater than twenty- five percent ( 25%) of the annual gross revenue for such business or premises shall be required to obtain a permit for each coin operated machine operated on the premises. b) Applications for such permits shall be made to the Building Commissioner and shall be on forms prescribed and furnished by the City. Such applications shall include the name, and address of the applicant, the place where such amusement device is to be installed, displayed, operated or maintained, and the nature of the business conducted at that place, the total number of such amusement devices to be displayed, installed, operated or maintained, the description of each including the serial numbers of each such device and such other and further information as may be required by the City. c) Each applicant shall be charged with the duty of reporting any newly installed amusement device or any substitutions made during the permit period. d) The permit provided for herein shall cover the period from May 1 through April 30 of each year unless otherwise earlier suspended or revoked. e) The fee for each amusement device permit provided for herein shall be *weR45, five do! 25. 09)- per5' eat or any portion thowon nsetforth in the Master Fee Schedule. 9 Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03- 950D- 407D- 8A9D- 87D3C51D91AA Section 15. That Section 725. 01 Public Exhibitions; Permit Required; Safety Measures of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 725. 01 PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS; PERMIT REQUIRED; SAFETY MEASURES. a) No person shall arrange for, promote or give any arts and crafts exhibition on public property which shall include all sales, services and performances incidental thereto without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Director of Public Safety who may grant such permit upon payment of fifty dollars ($ 50. 00). b) No person shall arrange for, promote or give any public exhibition or performance called or - known as a stunt, such as climbing the front of a building or sitting on top of a flag pole or similar performance, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Director of Public Safety, who may grant such permit upon the payment of ten dollars ($ 10. 00). Any person giving or arranging for such performance, if a permit is granted therefor, shall provide and use in every case of such performance, and keep properly stretched in place, suitable netting or other like adequate protection under the performer. Such protection shall secure the performer and any person in the public highways or on private property from injury in case of accidental fall. is hereby repealed. Section 16. That new Section 725. 01 Public Exhibitions; Permit Required; Safety Measures of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 725. 01 PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS; PERMIT REQUIRED; SAFETY MEASURES. a) No person shall arrange for, promote or give any arts and crafts exhibition on public property which shall include all sales, services and performances incidental thereto without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Director of Public Safety who may grant such permit upon payment off d flaFs icon nn` a fee set forth in the Master Fee Schedule. b) No person shall arrange for, promote or give any public exhibition or performance called or - known as a stunt, such as climbing the front of a building or sitting on top of a flag pole or similar performance, without first obtaining a permit therefor from the Director of Public Safety, who may grant such permit upon the payment often dollars ($ 1 n nn` set forth in the Master Fee Schedule. Any person giving or arranging for such performance, if a permit is granted therefor, shall provide and use in every case of such performance, and keep properly stretched in place, suitable netting or other like adequate protection under the performer. Such protection shall secure the performer and any person in the public highways or on private property from injury in case of accidental fall. Section 17. That Section 725. 06 Portable Amusement Rides; Permit Issuance; Fee of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 725. 06 PORTABLE AMUSEMENT RIDES; PERMIT ISSUANCE; FEE. a) The Permit Clerk, upon the payment of a permit fee of ten dollars ($ 10. 00), shall issue a permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and such application, upon determination by the Building Commissioner that the applicant is in compliance with Ohio R. C. 1711. 11( H) and all Ohio Department of Agriculture rules and regulations relating thereto; that each rides or devices proposed to be operated by the applicant bears a current seal or emblem issued by the Ohio Department of Agriculture and that a temporary electrical permit has been issued to the applicant. rl Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03- 950D- 407D- 8A9D- 87D3C51D91AA b) Each applicant shall have each such portable amusement rides or devices setup and installed so as to be ready for an inspection by the Building Commissioner not less than eight hours prior to the commencement of the operation of such rides or devices. is hereby repealed. Section 18. That new Section 725. 06 Portable Amusement Rides; Permit Issuance; Fee of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 725. 06 PORTABLE AMUSEMENT RIDES; PERMIT ISSUANCE; FEE. a) The PeFMit Gler' A permit, upon the payment of a permit fee often dell rs ($ 1 n 00) set forth in the Master Fee Schedule, shall be isst+eissued " er-rfrit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and such application, upon determination by the Building Commissioner that the applicant is in compliance with Ohio R. C. 1711. 11( H) and all Ohio Department of Agriculture rules and regulations relating thereto; that each rides or devices proposed to be operated by the applicant bears a current seal or emblem issued by the Ohio Department of Agriculture and that a temporary electrical permit has been issued to the applicant. b) Each applicant shall have each such portable amusement rides or devices set up and installed so as to be ready for an inspection by the Building Commissioner not less than eight hours prior to the commencement of the operation of such rides or devices. Section 19. That Section 741. 03 Applications for License of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 741. 03 APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE. Each applicant for a license shall furnish the Director of Public Safety with the following information on forms provided by the Municipality: a) Name, age and physical description of applicant; b) Date of birth and social security number of applicant; c) Complete permanent and local address of applicant; d) Name and address of the person, firm, corporation or association for whom the solicitation is presently being made and any other person, firm, corporation or association for whom the applicant has solicited during the past three years; e) A description of the nature of the business and the goods, services or wares to be sold or otherwise sufficient to identify the subject matter of the peddling or soliciting in which the applicant shall engage; f) The proposed dates and times of the peddling or solicitations and the routes to be followed in conducting same; g) Whether the applicant or business has ever been denied a license or permit to peddle or solicit or had such license or permit revoked, including the time and place of such denial or revocation; and h) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony violation; a misdemeanor violation involving moral turpitude; or an " offense of violence" as defined by Section 501. 01( i) of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances along with the time and place of such conviction. Docusign Envelope ID: E9802l303-950D-407D-8A9D-87D3C51 D91 AA A nonrefundable fee in the amount of thirty- five dollars ($ 35. 00) shall be submitted with each application provided for herein. is hereby repealed. Section 20. That new Section 741. 03 Applications for License of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, is herby enacted to read as follows: 741. 03 APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE. Each applicant for a license shall furnish the Director of Public Safety with the following information on forms provided by the Municipality: a) Name, age and physical description of applicant; b) Date of birth and social security number of applicant; c) Complete permanent and local address of applicant; d) Name and address of the person, firm, corporation or association for whom the solicitation is presently being made and any other person, firm, corporation or association for whom the applicant has solicited during the past three years; e) A description of the nature of the business and the goods, services or wares to be sold or otherwise sufficient to identify the subject matter of the peddling or soliciting in which the applicant shall engage; f) The proposed dates and times of the peddling or solicitations and the routes to be followed in conducting same; g) Whether the applicant or business has ever been denied a license or permit to peddle or solicit or had such license or permit revoked, including the time and place of such denial or revocation; and h) Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony violation; a misdemeanor violation involving moral turpitude; or an " offense of violence" as defined by Section 501. 01( i) of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances along with the time and place of such conviction. A nonrefundable fee in the amount of thii4y r... e dollars ($ 35. 00set forth in the Master Fee Schedule shall be submitted with each application provided for herein. Section 21 That Section 743. 03 Mobile Food Service Operation Permit of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 743. 03 MOBILE FOOD SERVICE OPERATION PERMIT. a) No person shall cause a mobile food service operator to operate in the City unless the operator has received a mobile food service operation permit from the City. b) An application for a mobile food service permit shall be submitted to the Division of Housingand Building on a form provided by the Director of Public Safety. Applicants must provide the following documentation upon submittal of the permit application: 1) A copy of a current mobile food service operation license; 2) Proof of general liability insurance coverage, including without limitation, bodily injury and property damage, in coverage amounts of at least $1, 000, 000 per occurrence, and naming the City as an additional insured, in a form that provides that the insurance coverage shall not be canceled or reduced by the insurance carrier without 30 days' prior written notice to the City; and 3) Written permission from the property owner to operate on private property. IN Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03- 950D- 407D- 8A9D- 87D3C51D91AA c) The application fee for all mobile food service operation permits shall be $ 150. 00, except that the fee for a mobile food service operation operating as an extension of a retail food establishment or food service operation located within the City shall be $ 50. 00. d) Upon receipt of the completed application, the Division of Housing and Building shall tender it to the Division of Fire, which shall inspect the mobile food service operation to ensure it complies with then current fire and safety standards promulgated by the Chief of Fire, and, upon completion, issue a certification of compliance to the Division of Housing and Building. Upon receipt of the certification from the Division of Fire, the Division of Housing and Building shall issue the mobile food service operation permit to the applicant, except that the Division of Housing and Building is not required to issue a mobile food service operation permit fewer than ten days after receipt of a completed application. e) Mobile food service operation permits are effective on a calendar year basis, shall expire on May 1 st of each year, and are not transferable. f) No person shall cause a mobile food service operator to operate in the City, and the City may revoke the operator's mobile food service operation permit, if the operator's food service operation license has been suspended, canceled or revoked, or if the operator fails to maintain compliance with all regulations imposed by the Department of Public Safety, the Ohio Department of Health, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health or any other local, state or federal agencies. is hereby repealed. Section 22. That new Section 743. 03 Mobile Food Service Operation Permit of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 743. 03 MOBILE FOOD SERVICE OPERATION PERMIT. a) No person shall cause a mobile food service operator to operate in the City unless the operator has received a mobile food service operation permit from the City. b) An application for a mobile food service permit shall be submitted to the Division ofHousing and Building on a form provided by the Director of Public Safety. Applicants must provide the following documentation upon submittal of the permit application: 1) A copy of a current mobile food service operation license; 2) Proof of general liability insurance coverage, including without limitation, bodily injury and property damage, in coverage amounts of at least $ 1, 000, 000 per occurrence, and naming the City as an additional insured, in a form that provides that the insurance coverage shall not be canceled or reduced by the insurance carrier without 30 days' prior written notice to the City; and 3) Written permission from the property owner to operate on private property. c) The application fee for all mobile food service operation permits shall be $ 190. 00 set forth in the Master Fee Schedule, o ept that the -f o - f .. G- Nio a a o ration orating as an ehtefisien of a i-etail feed establishment or food ser-yiee operation loeated within the Gity shall be 50. 00. d) Upon receipt of the completed application, the Division of Housing and Building shall tender it to the Division of Fire, which shall inspect the mobile food service operation to ensure it complies with then current fire and safety standards promulgated by the Chief of Fire, and, upon completion, issue a certification of compliance to the Division of Housing and Building. Upon receipt of the certification from the Division of Fire, the Division ofHousing and Building shall issue the mobile food service operation permit to the applicant, except that the Division of Housing and Building is not required to issue a mobile food service operation permit fewer than ten days after receipt of a completed application. 10 Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03-950D-407D-8A9D-87D3C51D91AA e) Mobile food service operation permits are effective on a calendar year basis, shall expire on May 1 st of each year, and are not transferable. f) No person shall cause a mobile food service operator to operate in the City, and the City may revoke the operator's mobile food service operation permit, if the operator's food service operation license has been suspended, canceled or revoked, or if the operator fails to maintain compliance with all regulations imposed by the Department of Public Safety, the Ohio Department of Health, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health or any other local, state or federal agencies. Section 23. That Section 771. 03 Time and Fee ( Tree Surgery) of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 771. 03 TIME AND FEE. The permit shall be valid for the calendar year in which issued and shall be renewed annually thereafter. A fee of fifteen dollars ($ 15. 00) shall be paid at the time of the original issuance and at each renewal thereafter, is hereby repealed. Section 25. That Section 775. 02 Permits and Conditions of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 775. 02 PERMITS AND CONDITIONS. a) No person, business, partnership or corporation shall conduct a sidewalk sale, or display goods, wares or merchandise upon a public right of way, without first obtaining a permit therefor, in writing, from the Director of Public Works. b) Notwithstanding Section 901. 18 of these Codified Ordinances, issuance of permits as provided in subsection ( a) hereof shall be upon forms provided by the Director of Public Works and submitted for approval to both the Director of Public Works and the Director of Public Safety. 1) The application shall be accompanied by a fee of five dollars ($ 5. 00). 2) No permit shall be effective for longer than seven consecutive days, and a separate permit shall be required for each business address. 3) The sidewalk sale or display shall be conducted only upon the public right of way adjacent to the business address of the applicant. 4) The occupied portion of the sidewalk shall be that portion immediately adjacent to the principal structures. 5) The display shall set aside at least seventy- five inches of unoccupied space between the front of the display and the edge of the sidewalk so as to provide adequate passage for pedestrians, the handicapped and bicycles. 6) The display shall occupy no more than fifty percent of the sidewalk width. 7) The display may be erected two hours before the commencement of the time period set forth by the permit. 8) The display shall be entirely cleared from the sidewalk within two hours of the expiration of the permit. 11 Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03- 950D- 407D- 8A9D- 87D3C51D91AA 9) Adequate lighting shall be provided pursuant to Section 1306. 311 so that all objects are sufficiently visible to ensure the safety of onlookers, pedestrians and passersby. 10) The area occupied by the display and used by the applicant shall be kept free of litter or debris. 11) The area occupied by the display and used by the applicant shall be restored to the same condition as before the display or use was placed thereon. c) No such permit shall be issued to the same premises so that the total days for such permitted use would exceed fourteen days in any calendar year. is hereby repealed. Section 26. That new Section 775. 02 Permits and Conditions of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, is enacted to read as follows: 775. 02 PERMITS AND CONDITIONS. a) No person, business, partnership or corporation shall conduct a sidewalk sale, or display goods, wares or merchandise upon a public right of way, without first obtaining a permit therefor, in writing, from the Director of Public Works. b) Notwithstanding Section 901. 18 of these Codified Ordinances, issuance of permits as provided in subsection ( a) hereof shall be upon forms provided by the Director of Public Works and submitted for approval to both the Director of Public Works and the Director of Public Safety. 1) The application shall be accompanied by a fee of five a^" a^ s iec. nmset forth in the Master Fee Schedule. 2) No permit shall be effective for longer than seven consecutive days, and a separate permit shall be required for each business address. 3) The sidewalk sale or display shall be conducted only upon the public right of way adjacent to the business address of the applicant. 4) The occupied portion of the sidewalk shall be that portion immediately adjacent to the principal structures. 5) The display shall set aside at least seventy- five inches of unoccupied space between the front of the display and the edge of the sidewalk so as to provide adequate passage for pedestrians, the handicapped and bicycles. 6) The display shall occupy no more than fifty percent of the sidewalk width. 7) The display may be erected two hours before the commencement of the time period set forth by the permit. 8) The display shall be entirely cleared from the sidewalk within two hours of the expiration of the permit. 9) Adequate lighting shall be provided pursuant to Section 1306. 311 so that all objects are sufficiently visible to ensure the safety of onlookers, pedestrians and passersby. 10) The area occupied by the display and used by the applicant shall be kept free of litter or debris. 11) The area occupied by the display and used by the applicant shall be restored to the same condition as before the display or use was placed thereon. 12 Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03- 950D- 407D- 8A9D- 87D3C51D91AA c) No such permit shall be issued to the same premises so that the total days for such permitted use would exceed fourteen days in any calendar year. Section 27. That Section 777. 10 Fees of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 777. 10 FEES. a) Every application for a new Sexually Oriented Business license shall be accompanied by a three hundred fifty dollar ($ 350. 00) non- refundable application and investigation fee. b) Every application for renewal of a Sexually Oriented Business license shall be accompanied by a one hundred dollar ($ 100. 00) non- refundable application and investigation fee. c) In addition to the application and investigation fee required in subsection ( a) or ( b) hereof, every applicant that is granted a Sexually Oriented Business license ( new or renewal) shall pay to the City an annual, non- refundable license fee of two hundred twenty- five dollars ($ 225. 00) within thirty (30) days of license issuance or renewal. d) Every application for a new Sexually Oriented Business employee license shall be accompanied by an annual, nonrefundable application, investigation, and license fee of one hundred ninety- five dollars ($ 195. 00). e) Every application for renewal of a Sexually Oriented Business employee license shall be accompanied by an annual, nonrefundable application, investigation, and license fee of fifty dollars 50. 00). is hereby repealed. Section 28. That new Section 777. 10 Fees of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 777. 10 FEES. a) Every application for a new or renewal Sexually Oriented Business license shall be accompanied by a three hundred fifty a^"" i• ($ 350 nn` non- refundable application and investigation fee set forth in the Master Fee Schedule. by a one hundred dellai: ($ 100. 00) non refundable applieation and investigation fee. sb) In addition to the application and investigation fee required in subsection ( a) or ( b) hereof, every applicant that is granted a Sexually Oriented Business license ( new or renewal) shall pay to the City an annual, non- refundable license fee eARFS ($ 225 00) set forth in the Master Fee Schedule within thirty ( 30) days of license issuance or renewal. dc) Every application for a new or renewal Sexually Oriented Business employee license shall be accompanied by an annual, nonrefundable application, investigation, and license fee of one i,. ndFod ninet., five Mims ($ oc, nm set forth in the Master Fee Schedule. e) Every applisatien for- renewal of a Sexually 0i4ented Business emplayee lieense shall aeoempanied by an annual, ., explication investigatiwaTand 1-..,.. o fee of fifty do!! .." 50. 00)• 13 Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03-950D- 407D-8A9D- 87D3C51D91AA Section 29. That Section 781. 02 Automobile Business Operation Permit of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, currently reading as follows: 781. 02 AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS OPERATION PERMIT. a) No person shall cause or allow an automobile business operation to perform any services in the City unless the operator or owner has obtained an automobile business operation permit. b) An application for an automobile business operation permit shall be submitted to the Division on a form prescribed by the Division. c) Within ten calendar days of receipt of the application and permit fee, the Division shall perform an inspection to ensure that the automobile business operation: 1) Provides lined off-street parking spaces sufficient to park or store all controlled vehicles on operator premises away from doors, bays, and ways of vehicle ingress and egress; 2) Stores or maintains all used or discarded parts within an enclosed building, structure, or bin or within a walled or fenced area on operator premises sufficient to shield from the sight of the public right- of-way; 3) Has readily accessible building capacity to perform all repairs and servicing within an enclosed building or structure; and 4) Complies with all provisions of this chapter. d) The Division may request information from the automobile business operation necessary to facilitate an inspection under this chapter. e) Within 30 calendar days of receipt of the application and permit fee and upon a finding of compliance with all provisions of this chapter, the Division shall issue the automobile business operation permit. f) The annual permit fee for an automobile business operation permit shall be $ 150 for each location used in the automobile business operation. g) An automobile business operation permit shall be effective on an annual basis, shall expire on June 30 of each year, and shall not be transferable. is hereby repealed. Section 30. That new Section 781. 02 Automobile Business Operation Permit of the Lakewood Codified Ordinances, is hereby enacted to read as follows: 781. 02 AUTOMOBILE BUSINESS OPERATION PERMIT. a) No person shall cause or allow an automobile business operation to perform any services in the City unless the operator or owner has obtained an automobile business operation permit. b) An application for an automobile business operation permit shall be submitted to the Division on a form prescribed by the Division. c) Within ten calendar days of receipt of the application and permit fee, the Division shall perform an inspection to ensure that the automobile business operation: 1) Provides lined off-street parking spaces sufficient to park or store all controlled vehicles on operator premises away from doors, bays, and ways of vehicle ingress and egress; 14 Docusign Envelope ID: E9802B03- 950D-407D-8A9D-87D3C51D91AA 2) Stores or maintains all used or discarded parts within an enclosed building, structure, or bin or within a walled or fenced area on operator premises sufficient to shield from the sight of the public right-of-way; 3) Has readily accessible building capacity to perform all repairs and servicing within an enclosed building or structure; and 4) Complies with all provisions of this chapter. d) The Division may request information from the automobile business operation necessary to facilitate an inspection under this chapter. e) Within 30 calendar days of receipt of the application and permit fee and upon a finding of compliance with all provisions of this chapter, the Division shall issue the automobile business operation permit. f) The annual permit fee for an automobile business operation permit shall be $- set forth in the Master Fee Schedule for each location used in the automobile business operation. g) An automobile business operation permit shall be effective on an annual basis, shall expire on June 30 of each year, and shall not be transferable. Section 31. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this ordinance were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such formal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements. Section 32. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation ofthe public peace, property, health, safety and welfare in the City and for the usual daily operation of the City for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble to this ordinance, and provided it receives the affirmative vote of at least two thirds of the members of Council, this ordinance shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption by the Council and approval by the Mayor, or otherwise it shall take effect and be in force after the earliest period allowed by law. DocuSlgned by: Adopted: March 2, 2026 Sarah Kepple, President of Council DocuSlgned by: Maureen M. Bach, Clerk of Council Approved: Meghan F. George, Mayor 15