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3.650. Downtown Services District Occupancy Fee -Imposed. (1) Unless exempt pursuant to .section 3.680 of this code, the owner of property within the downtown services district shall pay to the city a fee based on the square footage of space in a building which is occupied or used for non-residential purposes. No fee shall be imposed 'for that portion of the building which is not occupied. The fee shall be paid quarterly. The quarterly fee shall be based. on the amount of square footage of space occupied or used for non-residential purposes measured on the first day of the quarter as follows: (a) Owners of property located within the inner district as defined in subsection (3) of this section,. shall pay a fee. of $0.03 per square foot of occupied space per quarter; and (b) Owners of property located within the outer district as defined in subsection (3) of this section, shall pay a fee of $0.02 per square foot of occupied space per quarter. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the owners of hotels and motels located within the downtown services district shall pay a fee of $7.50 per occupied room per quarter. For purposes of this subsection, the fee for any quarter shall be based on the daily average of occupied rooms during the immediately .preceding quarter. Such hotels and motels also shall pay to the city a square footage occupancy fee under subsection (1) of this section for that portion of the hotel or motel which is engaged in retail or food. service activities. (3) The boundaries of the downtown services district to which this occupancy fee applies are described as: (a) Inner district. ,That area bounded by the centerlines of 7th Avenue on the North, Charnelton Street on the West, 11th Avenue on the South, and the North/South alley between Pearl Street and High Street on the East. (b) Outer district. The properties between the centerlines of 6th Avenue and 11th Avenue that abut the west side of Charnelton Street on the West; the properties between the northern boundary of the inner services district and the centerline of 6th Avenue on the North; and the properties between the eastern boundary of the inner services district to and including the properties that abut the East side of High Street between the centerlines of 6th Avenue and 11th Avenue on the East. as depicted on the map attached as Exhibit A hereto. 3.655 Downtown Services District Occupancy Fee -Administration. (1) The city manager shall administer and implement the provisions of sections 3.650 to 3.680 of this code. Except where otherwise indicated, as used herein, "city manager" includes the city manager's designee, and any entity the city manager contracts with for the administration of sections 3.650 to 3.680, and the billing and collection of the fees due thereunder and enforcement of those provisions. The city shall not delegate to a contractor authority to promulgate rules, establish fees, or issue final decisions regarding the Ordinance - 2