A. There shall be no prorating of the license fees set out in Code Section 19.73.050, and such licenses shall expire on the thirty-first (31st) day of December of each year, except that in the event that the original application is made subsequent to June 30th, then one-half (½) of the annual fee may be accepted for the remainder of said year. Licenses issued under this chapter shall not be assignable.

B. Application for renewal of licenses issued hereunder shall be made to the Planning Department no later than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of adult cabaret or adult entertainment business licenses, and no later than fourteen (14) days prior to the expiration of cabaret licenses and adult cabaret or adult entertainment business manager and entertainer licenses. The renewal license shall be issued in the same manner and on payment of the same fees as for an original application under this chapter. There shall be assessed and collected by the Planning Department, an additional charge, computed as a percentage of the license fee, on applications not made on or before said date, as follows:

C. The Planning Agency shall renew a license upon application unless the Planning Agency is aware of facts that would disqualify the applicant from being issued the license for which he or she seeks renewal, and further provided that the application complies with all provisions of this chapter as now enacted or as the same may hereafter be amended.