§ 8AA-5. Application fee.

(a) Each application submitted for a license under the provisions of this chapter shall be accompanied by the required nonrefundable application fee to offset the reasonable cost of processing and evaluating the application.

(b) Unless prohibited by applicable law, to be acceptable for filing, an application shall be accompanied by a non-refundable filing fee in the following amount, as appropriate:

(1)

For a new or initial license: ..... $10,000

(2)

For renewal of a license: ..... $10,000

(3)

For a transfer of a license: ..... $10,000

(4)

For modification of a license: ..... $5,000

(5)

For any other relief: ..... $5,000

In the event that two or more licenses are owned by a common parent company, then a single filing fee may be submitted for the cumulative amount of the number of licenses being affected. However, such cumulative amount shall not exceed $40,000 per transaction.

(c) Unless prohibited by applicable law, where the County's out-of-pocket costs in considering the application exceed the amount of the application filing fee, such costs shall be paid by the applicant. Within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the resolution approving or denying the grant of the license thereof by the County Commission, the County shall bill the applicant for the amount of the out-of pocket costs and provide its method of calculation. If the out-of pocket costs are not received by the County within sixty (60) calendar days of date of the bill, the County shall notify such applicant and the applicant shall pay a late fee at the rate of eighteen percent (18%) per annum of the amount of the unpaid or underpaid costs provided, however, that such rate does not exceed the maximum amount allowed under applicable law. If said costs are not received by the County within ninety (90) calendar days of the date of the bill, the County shall notify such applicant and any approval granted by such resolution will be null and void without further action by the County. This out-of pocket cost is intended to be a charge incidental to the awarding or enforcing of a license within the meaning of Section 622(G)(2)(d) of the Cable Act, 47 U.S.C. § 542(G)(2)(d). Payment under protest of the out of pocket costs shall be a prerequisite to contesting the amount of the fee pursuant to Section 8AA-76. To the extent any such costs are applicable to more than one licensed operator, the costs shall be allocated on a weighted pro rata share of all Miami-Dade County subscribers.

(Ord. No. 90-73, § 1, 7-24-90; Ord. No. 01-44, § 1, 3-20-01; Ord. No. 03-122, § 1, 5-6-03; Ord. No. 03-122, § 1, 5-6-03)