To the extent allowed by applicable law, the city may require a franchisee to reimburse the city for the city’s reasonable processing and review expenses in connection with a sale or transfer of a franchise or a change in control of a franchise or franchisee, including, without limitation, costs of administrative review, financial, legal and technical evaluation of the proposed transferee or transaction, costs of consultants, notice and publication costs, and document preparation expenses. In connection with the foregoing, the city will then send franchisee an itemized description of all such charges, and franchisee shall pay such amount within forty-five days after the receipt of such description. (Ord. 2608-02 § 27, 2002.)