Permit application, fee and requirements for issuance.
San Antonio City Code § 13-84
in effectSec. 13-84. - Permit application, fee and requirements for issuance.
(a) Every person who is operating or desires to operate a rendering business or any phase thereof, shall immediately make application in writing to the director, upon forms prescribed and furnished by such health officer, for all required permits to operate and do business within the city, and shall pay therefore an annual fee based upon the cost of inspecting the facilities of such rendering business or phase thereof to be computed as prescribed in this article. The annual fee shall include the cost of re-inspecting the facilities as a result of failure to keep such facilities in such a manner as to meet the requirements of this article. No permit shall be issued for any premises which are in violation of the zoning ordinance of the city.
(b) The fees shall be computed as follows:
(1) The amount for a collector's permit shall be based upon the number of transport vehicles to be inspected, at forty eight dollars ($48.00) per vehicle per year;
(2) The amount for a rendering materials storage facility permit shall be ninety dollars ($90.00) per year when such facility is not an integral part of a rendering establishment;
(3) The amount for a rendering establishment permit shall be three hundred sixty dollars ($360.00) per year.
(c) All fees listed in subsection (b), shall be payable to the city, and shall accompany the application for permit. Permit for operation of a rendering business shall be issued under the corporate seal of the city, shall be signed by the director and shall authorize the person therein named to establish, maintain and operate a rendering business at the place designated in such permits. Such permits shall expire one year from the month of original issuance or renewal, and shall be renewed in each successive year thereafter.
(d) Following the receipt of an application for a permit and proof that the required annual fee has been paid, the director will conduct such investigation as he deems necessary to determine whether the applicant's premises, personnel and equipment are proper and adequate for the services proposed or offered. Upon a determination by the director that the applicant has met the requirements of this chapter, he will issue the applicant the appropriate permit. The collector's rendering materials, storage facility, and/or rendering establishment permit will be displayed upon the wall of the main office located upon the premises for which the permit is issued. Should the application for permit be denied, three-fourths (¾) of the fee will be returned.
(Ord. No. 2008-05-15-0402, § 1(Att. I), 5-15-08; Ord. No. 2008-09-11-0777C, § 1, 9-11-08; Ord. No. 2019-09-12-0694A, § 1(Att. H), 9-12-19)
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