§ 10. Amendments to the Code.

(a)

Sec. 5-104(d) (2) read:

"Franchise public utility companies, public service companies, all governmental entities, corporate entities created by and administered under the laws of the State of Oklahoma, and the City of Norman shall be exempt from permit fees, but not from acquiring permits…"

A close review of the phrase "corporate entities created and administered under the laws of the State of Oklahoma", is specifically felt to be overbroad and lends itself to litigation. Sec. 5-104(d)(2) is therefore amended within this adopted Code of the City by deleting that overbroad phrase.

(b)

Sec. 13-108 (1) had provided that the pawnbroker's license was $100.00 per annum. Subsequent to the passage of the applicable ordinance, the Oklahoma State Legislature provided for a $50.00 limitation which could be charged as a regulation fee by municipalities upon the pawnbrokerage businesses. Sec. 13-108 (1) is amended within the adopted Code of the City to reflect this legislative limitation.

(c)

Sec. 13-1502 had provided that a drilling applicant, prior to the issuance of any permit, must deposit with the City Clerk a cash amount of $2,000.00 as security, and that such $2,000.00 was not returnable until restoration of the land's surface. Experience within the trade indicated that this produced a hardship upon applicants. Therefore, Sec. 13-1502 is amended to provide a $2,000.00 surety bond to be posted upon completion of the drilling and before the restoration of the land's surface.