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a. Payment Fees. The license or permit fee and other charges set forth in this Ordinance shall be collected by the City before the issuance of any license or permit and the City Clerk, Building Official, or other persons duly authorized to issue such license or permit for which the payment of a fee is required under the provisions of this Ordinance may not issue a license or permit until such fee has been paid. b. Double Fees. If a person begins work of any kind for which a license or permit from the City is required, without having secured the necessary license therefore, either previous to or on the date of commencement of such work, he shall, when subsequently securing such license or permit, pay double the fee provided for such license or permit, or is subject to the penalty provisions of this Ordinance. c. Permits and Fees Required. Sign Permit applications and subsequent fees will be required for all signs which do not appear in 903.110, B. above (Permitted and Prohibited Signs). Fees shall not be required for repairs of signs and sign structures. d. Initial Fees. The City Council shall, from time to time, establish a fee schedule by Ordinance. e. Special License Fees. Special license fees shall be assessed for atl attention seeking devices as described in C.4. of this subdivision. The fee shall be determined by resolution of the City Council. Temporary Signs. The license fee for temporary signs shall be set by Ordinance by the City Council. An applicant may obtain licenses for the display of temporary signs as specified in Section 903.110, C, 4. for a calendar year at one time, if dates of display are specifically identified. g. Holiday Displays. No license or fee shall be required for a holiday display G. Waiver of Requirements as to Location Signs. In the event that a project of the Minnesota Department of Transportation changes the legal status of an existing sign or necessitates the removal and relocation of signs within the City, the City Council may waive the prohibitions and the requirements of Section 903.110 relating to the location of such signs by granting a variance. The Council may consider all requests simultaneously and may grant one variance applying to all signs similarly affected or situated. H. Severability. In the event that a court finds any portion of this Section to be invalid for any reason, the remainder of the ordinance shall stand on its own, continuing in effect and force without reliance on the invalid portion. Little Canada Zoning Ordinance General Provisions 903-46