CHAPTER 20D
PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA
Sections:
20D-1 Established—Statutory authority.
20D-2 Municipal boundaries established.
20D-3 Businesses subject to tax.
20D-5 Disposition of revenues.
20D-1 Established—Statutory authority.
A parking and business improvement area is established pursuant to Section 36000 et seq., of the California Streets and Highways Code. (Ord. No. 1738, § 6.)
20D-2 Municipal boundaries established.
The boundaries of this parking and business improvement area include the entire city of South Pasadena. (Ord. No. 1738, § 3.)
20D-3 Businesses subject to tax.
All businesses in the area established by this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of the additional tax provided by this chapter. (Ord. No. 1738, § 4.)
20D-4 Tax rates.
An additional tax imposed for levy upon the businesses in the parking and business improvement area shall be according to the following rates and classifications:
(a) Manufacturers. Twenty-five percent of the business license tax otherwise payable up to a maximum of thirty employees. Any such businesses employing more than thirty employees shall not be required to pay the additional tax on such additional employees.
(b) Apartments. Twenty-five percent of the business license tax otherwise payable.
(c) All Other Businesses Licensed by the City of South Pasadena. Thirty-seven and one-half percent of the business license tax otherwise payable. Home occupations of any type shall be excluded. (Ord. No. 1738, § 5; Ord. No. 1751, § 1; Ord. No. 1757, § 1.)
20D-5 Disposition of revenues.
The uses to which the revenue shall be put are as follows:
(a) Decoration of any public place in the area;
(b) Promotion of public events which are to take place on or in public places in the area;
(c) Furnishing of music in any public place in the area;
(d) The general promotion of retail trade activities in the area. (Ord. No. 1738, § 7.)