Walmart shoppers can still get plastic bags for $1, which is the standard fee established by the ordinance and which goes into a fund to clean up the city.
"In substance, U.S. taxpayers are funding [Fannie and Freddie's] losses, which will be exacerbated if [Fannie and Freddie] are required to submit to the Ordinance's registration fee and other numerous burdensome obligations," the lawsuit reads.
Even if a flight arrives after 11 p.m., the ordinance imposing the $50,000 fee includes an exemption for late arrivals due to traffic and weather delays, she noted.
"People said, 'I'm going to take these trees down now,' because they feared having to pay fees or being denied permits if an ordinance was passed.
A United States District Court judge last week barred Woodbridge Township from enforcing an ordinance preventing banks from charging a fee to noncustomers using their automatic teller machines.
Separately, the City of Washington passed an ordinance that levied a municipal "service fee" against the College students, which was ruled to be illegal and was struck down.
For the fee-based ordinances, the mode is $0.10 per bag; every tax/fee ordinance allows retailers to retain some or all the collected fee.
Some cities and communities have ordinances that require a permit or fee for street performance.
The village passed an ordinance last May that included a $100 fee for each 30-day permit and a 90-day total time limit.
The newly proposed ordinance, Mr. Buitrago explained, "will include the fee that companies will have to pay to finance" an inventory and inspection program.
