4-7
FEES1:

4-7.1 Imposed:

There is hereby imposed upon every business, trade, profession or occupation transacted within the City as specified in this Chapter, license fees in the amounts prescribed in this Section. (Code 1972 § 17-49)

4-7.2 Maximum And Minimum Amounts To Be Charged:

No greater or lesser amount of money shall be charged or received from any licensee under this Chapter than is provided in this Section. (Code 1972 §17-50)

4-7.3 When Fees Due And Payable:

Unless otherwise specifically provided, all license fees under the provisions of this Chapter shall be due and payable in advance at the office of the License Collector as follows:

a. Annual License: Due on January 1 of each year; delinquent on February 15.

b. Semi-Annual License: Due on January 1 and July 1 of each year; delinquent on February 15 and August 15 of each year.

c. Quarterly License: Due on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1; delinquent on the last days of the first month in which the quarterly license is due.

d. Monthly License: Due on the first day of each month; delinquent on the tenth day of the month.

e. Daily License: Due on its effective date; delinquent on the following day. (Code 1972 §17-51)

4-7.4 Refunds:

No business license fees will be refunded unless it is determined by the License Collector that those fees have been paid in error, computed incorrectly, overpaid, or collected illegally. Nor will any refund be made unless a claim for that refund is presented within the time and in the manner prescribed by Subsection 2-7.2 of this Code. (Code 1972 § 17-52; Ord. #1433, §6)

4-7.5 Fees To Constitute A Debt To The City:

The amount of any license imposed by this Section shall be deemed a debt to the City. (Code 1972 §17-53)

4-7.6 Proration Of Fee:

No proration of any license fee required by this Section shall be made for any portion of the period for which the license is payable, except on the following basis:

a. Licenses purchased during the period of April 1 to June 30, three-fourths (3/4) of the annual rate;

b. Licenses purchased during the period of July 1 to September 30, one-half (1/2) of the annual rate;

c. Licenses purchased during the period of October 1 to December 31, one-fourth (1/4) of the annual rate. (Code 1972 §17-54)

4-7.7 Penalty For Failure To Pay License Fee:

To all delinquent license fee payments, there shall be added a penalty of ten percent (10%) for each month the license fee remains delinquent until the total penalty equals a sum of fifty percent (50%) greater than the original license fee. (Code 1972 §17-55)

4-7.8 Maximum Fee To Be Charged For Failure To File Statements Or Affidavits:

If any person required by this Chapter to make any statement or affidavit shall fail to do so, he shall be required to pay a license fee at the maximum rate prescribed in this Section for his business. (Code 1972 §17-56)

4-7.9 Fees Established And Enumerated:

The following license fees are hereby established for the businesses and occupations enumerated in this Subsection:

a.

Alphabetical Listing For A:

1.

Advertising:

(a)

Advertising Structures: For each person who erects or maintains a billboard or similar structure of any kind or character for off premises advertising displays, and upon which any poster, bill, printing, painting, or other advertisement of any nature may be placed for off premises advertising purposes, the applicable license fee will consist of a flat fee, plus an additional fee for each sign face, which fees will be established by resolution*. All advertising structures must comply with the provisions of chapter 25, article 70 of this code.

(b)

Billposting: For each person advertising by billposting or signing or other than permanent billboards, by hanging or otherwise, displaying signs on posts, buildings or other structures, per day

To be established by resolution*.

(c)

Handbill Distributors: For each person advertising by means of distributing handbills, dodgers, stickers, advertising samples, circulars, booklets or other notices of advertisements:

(1)

Per year

To be established by resolution*.

(2)

Per quarter

To be established by resolution*.

(3)

Per day

To be established by resolution*.

(d)

Lighting Equipment: For each person advertising by means of portable searchlights or arc lights or light producing apparatus or equipment:

(1)

Per year, for an unlimited number of lighting machines or devices

To be established by resolution*.

(2)

Per day, for each machine

To be established by resolution*.

(e)

Sound Devices: For each person advertising by means of sound trucks, portable loudspeakers or sound producing apparatus or equipment, per day

To be established by resolution*.

Licenses issued pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to compliance with the requirements of the traffic authority.

2.

Alcoholic Beverages:

(a)

On-Sale Liquor Establishments: For each person carrying on or conducting an on-sale alcoholic beverage business, per year

To be established by resolution*.

If the licensee is conducting an additional business in the same premises licensed by the state for an on-sale alcoholic beverage business, including, but not limited to, a restaurant, the on-sale business license fee shall include the restaurant or other business and no additional business license fee shall be payable therefor as long as during such time as the licensee has thirty-one (31) or less employees, whether they are employed in the on-sale alcoholic beverage branch of the business, or in the restaurant or other business, or in both. The licensee shall pay such business license fee as is provided in paragraph m, l. of this subsection of thirty-one (31) or more employees.

Cross reference: Additional requirements for occupational licensing for on-sale of alcoholic beverages, subsection 4-6.8.

3.

AMUSEMENTS:

(a)

Coin-operated video game machines: The provisions of this subparagraph are not applicable to any person conducting, managing or carrying on the business of renting, leasing or operating any coin-operated vending machines, and any individual or firm whose businesses is limited exclusively to renting, leasing or operating such machines.

The provisions of this subparagraph are not applicable to any vending machines maintained and owned by the proprietor of an established place of business who is the holder of a business license which is issued for the place of business where the machine is maintained and operated, per machine

To be established by resolution.*

(b)

Amusement parks: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of operating any amusement park, per year

To be established by resolution.*

4.

APARTMENT HOUSES: Every person as either an owner, lessee, proprietor or operator who rents or leases, or offers to rent or lease, a total of four (4) or more dwelling units located within the City shall pay a license fee as follows:

(a)

Four (4) dwelling units through nine (9) dwelling units, per year

To be established by resolution*

(b)

Ten (10) dwelling units or more, beginning with the tenth dwelling unit, per year for each additional dwelling unit

To be established by resolution.*

5.

ASTROLOGY, PALMISTRY, AND SIMILAR PRACTICES: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business or art of astrology, palmistry, life reading, fortunetelling, clairvoyance, crystal gazing, hypnotism, magic or any occult science or like business, profession or art, or for each person who practices or gives an exhibition of one (1) of the arts or practices enumerated in this subsection; whether for a fee or not, per year

To be established by resolution.*

Cross references: Astrology, palmistry and similar practices, §4-12; definitions pertaining to astrology, palmistry and similar practices subsection 4-12.1; fortuneteller’s licenses, subsection 4-12.14 et seq.; regulatory permit required for astrology, palmistry, and similar practices, subsection 4-8.8a.

6.

AUCTIONS: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of an auctioneer for the purpose of selling at auction any real or personal property, or for any person, owner or otherwise carrying on an auction wherein any real or personal property is sold, per day

To be established by resolution.*

State law reference: Exemption from license fee granted to certain auctioneers of real estate, Bus. & Prof. Code, §16002.1.

7.

AUTOMOBILE WRECKING YARDS: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of an automobile wrecking yard or otherwise dealing in the buying or selling of wrecked or junked automobiles or their parts, per year

To be established by resolution.*

Cross references: Junk and secondhand merchandise, §4-23; regulatory permit for automobile wrecking yards, subsection 4-8.8a; regulatory permit for carnivals, circuses and similar shows, subsection 4-8.8c.

b.

Alphabetical Listing for B.

1.

BOXING, WRESTLING AND SIMILAR EXHIBITIONS: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on any wrestling, boxing or other similar events, exhibitions or shows, per year

To be established by resolution.*

State law reference: Boxing and wrestling, Bus. & Prof. Code, §18600 et seq.

c.

Alphabetical Listing for C.

1.

CARNIVALS, CIRCUSES AND SIMILAR SHOWS: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on any carnival, circus, rodeo or itinerant show, per day

To be established by resolution.*

2.

CATERERS: For each person carrying on or conducting food catering service and not having a fixed place of business within the city, per year

To be established by resolution.*

Cross reference: Approval of health officer prerequisite to issuance of license to prepare or vend food, subsection 4-6.12.

3.

CONTRACTORS:

(a)

General contractors: For each person conducting, managing, engaged in or carrying on the business of general contracting, whether or not as an established place of business in the City.

(1)

Per year

To be established by resolution.*

(2)

Semi-annually

To be established by resolution.*

(b)

Electrical contractor: For each person conducting, managing, engaged in or carrying on the business of installing, maintaining, altering or repairing electrical wiring, equipment apparatus or fixtures, whether or not as an established place of business in the City:

(1)

Per year

To be established by resolution.*

(2)

Semi-annually

To be established by resolution.*

Cross references: Electrical code, Ch. 11; business license for electrician prerequisite for obtaining electrical permit, §11-7.

(c)

Plumbing contractors: For each person conducting, managing, engaged in or carrying on the business of installing, altering, maintaining, or repairing plumbing and gas equipment, pipes, apparatus or fixtures, whether or not as an established place of business in the City:

(1)

Per year

To be established by resolution.*

(2)

Semi-annually

To be established by resolution.*

Cross reference: Plumbing, Ch. 11.

(d)

Subcontractors: For each person conducting, managing, engaged in, or carrying on the business of subcontracting, whether or not as an established place of business in the City. Subcontracting shall include installing, altering, maintaining or repairing the following: Acoustical; alarm and time systems; awnings; boilers, hot water heating, steam fitting; cabinet and mill work; carpentry; cement and concrete; electric signs; elevator installation; excavating, grading, trenching, paving, surfacing; fencing; fire protection engineering; flooring; glazing; heating; ventilating, air conditioning; house and building moving; insulation; landscaping; lathing; linoleum; masonry; metal sash and doors; ornamental metals; painting, decorating, and paperhanging; plastering; rig building; roofing; sewer, sewage disposal, drain, cement pipe laying; shades, venetian blinds; sheet metal; sign painting and writing; soil tests; sprinkler systems; steel, reinforcing and structural; structural pest control; tile, water-proofing; welding; well drilling; wrecking and demolition; classified specialists. The fee shall be as follows:

(1)

Per year

To be established by resolution.*

(2)

Semi-annually

To be established by resolution.*

Cross reference: Certificate of registration prerequisite to issuance of license to perform contracting services, subsection 4-6.10.

4.

CRAFTSMEN:

(a)

Not licensed by the state: All craftsmen who are not required by State law to have a State contractor’s license shall secure a separate license for each craft that they practice, the fee for which shall be, per year

To be established by resolution.*

Cross reference: Occupational licensing of repair services, subsection 4-7.9r.

5.

CURB NUMBERING: For each person, firm, or corporation carrying on or conducting the business of curb numbering, per year

To be established by resolution.*

Approval of the City Engineer or Public Works Director shall be a condition precedent to the issuance of a business license under this subparagraph.

d.

Alphabetical Listing for D.

1.

DANCE HALLS AND DANCING CLUBS: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of operating any public dance hall, dancing club, club dance, tavern dance or any public dance, per year

To be established by resolution.*

This license fee shall be in addition to any license fee payable by licensee in connection with the conduct or operation by licensee of any other business, whether or not such business is conducted or operated in connection with the conduct or operation of a public dance hall, public dance, club dance, dancing club or tavern dance.

Cross reference: Dances and dance halls, §4-18 et seq.; regulatory permit for dance halls and dancing clubs, subsection 4-8.8d.

2.

DELIVERIES:

(a)

Dry cleaning: For each person conducting, managing or carrying on the business of collecting and delivering articles to be dry cleaned, pressed or dyed, per vehicle per year

To be established by resolution.*

(b)

Laundry; laundry and dry cleaning: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of collecting and delivering articles to be dry cleaned, pressed or dyed, by hand, steam or other motive power, per vehicle, per year

To be established by resolution.*

Where a dry cleaning plant is operated in connection with a laundry, the license shall be required to pay the one (1) license fee stated in this subparagraph.

(c)

Money, baggage and miscellaneous property: For each person collecting or delivering any money, baggage, freight, household goods or other articles of merchandise, building materials or other materials not otherwise specifically covered elsewhere in this chapter, whether or not the vehicles operate over a defined or undefined route, per vehicle, per year

To be established by resolution.*

(d)

Petroleum products: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of delivering, either at wholesale or retail, gasoline, oil or other petroleum products, per vehicle, per year

To be established by resolution.*

(e)

Towels and linen supplies: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of furnishing clean or laundered linens, towels, aprons, jackets, overalls, wiping rags or articles of like nature, per vehicle, per year

To be established by resolution.*

(f)

Wholesale delivery of foodstuffs: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of delivering from a vehicle any foods or other edibles intended for use as food for human consumption, exclusively at wholesale, to any established place of business, for resale to customers or for use by the established place of business in the conduct of their business, per vehicle, per year

To be established by resolution.*

(g)

Wholesale deliveries of goods other than foodstuffs: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of delivering from a vehicle any goods, wares or merchandise, other than foods or other edibles intended for use as food for human consumption, exclusively at wholesale to any established place of business, for resale to customers or for use by the established place of business in the conduct of their business, per vehicle, per year

To be established by resolution.*

3.

DIRECTORIES: For each person conducting, managing or carrying on the business of compiling and publishing City, business or classified directories, per year

To be established by resolution.*

4.

DISTRESS AND SIMILAR SALES: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on any closing-out sale, going out of business sale, bankrupt sale or any sale of a similar nature where it is advertised or represented to convey to the public the belief that the sale will be for the disposal of goods, wares or merchandise and that the business will cease or discontinue, or for every person managing, conducting or carrying on any sale of goods, wares or merchandise damaged by fire, smoke or water; the fee shall be as follows:

(a)

Per month

To be established by resolution*.

(b)

Per day

To be established by resolution*.

This subsection shall not be construed to include any person who has been engaged in business in the city continuously for a period of not less than one year, and who conducts a closing out, bankrupt or similar sale for the purpose of disposing of his stock on hand and of closing out his business; nor shall this subsection be construed to include goods, wares or merchandise which have been actually damaged by fire, smoke or water within the city.

This subsection shall not be construed to apply to any public officer selling any goods, wares or merchandise under or pursuant to any order of any court, commission or other legal authority.

e.

Alphabetical Listing For E:

1.

Entertainment: For each person conducting or operating an act of entertainment for profitmaking purposes:

(a)

Per year

To be established by resolution*.

(b)

Semiannually

To be established by resolution*.

f.

Alphabetical Listing For F:

1.

Financing And Lending: For each person conducting, managing or carrying on the business of loaning money, advancing credit or loaning credit, whether or not security of any kind is taken for such loan or advance, or purchasing or discounting any obligation of money due or to become due or any evidence of any obligation of money due or to become due, per year

To be established by resolution*.

Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed or construed to apply to any person conducting a banking business under the laws of the state or to any person having a bond broker’s license.

2.

Fireworks Stands; Christmas Tree Stands And Similar Businesses: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of operating a Christmas tree lot, fireworks stand, flower, fruit or vegetable stand or any similar type of business, the license fee shall be based on the number of persons employed in the amounts set forth in subsection 4-7.9m1 of this section.

g.

Alphabetical Listing For G:

1.

Gardening And Yard Maintenance: For each person conducting, managing or carrying on the business of gardener, yard maintenance or mowing or edging of lawns, per vehicle, per year

To be established by resolution*.

h.

Alphabetical Listing For H:

1.

Home Occupations: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on any business in the home

To be established by resolution*.

2.

Homes For The Aged; Day Schools: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of a boarding home, home for the aged, day nursery, private day school or any similar enterprise with the facilities for the care of six (6) or more persons, the license fee shall be as set forth in subsection 4-7.9m1 of this section.

3.

HOTELS AND MOTELS: For each person engaged in the business of accommodating transient patrons by the day, week or month, at each such business location, the license fee shall be as follows:

(a)

One (1) to six (6) units inclusive, per year

To be established by resolution.*

(b)

Ten (10) units or more beginning with the tenth unit, per year, for each additional unit

To be established by resolution.*

i.

Reserved.

j.

Alphabetical Listing for J.

1.

JANITORIAL SERVICES: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of cleaning buildings, rooms, furnishings, windows or any cleaning service for hire, except domestic help, per year

To be established by resolution.*

2.

JUNK DEALERS: For each person having a fixed place of business within the City and managing, conducting or carrying on the business of buying, selling or otherwise dealing in, either at wholesale or retail, old rags, sacks, bottles, cans, papers, metal or other articles commonly known as junk, per year

To be established by resolution.*

Nothing contained in this subparagraph shall be construed as abrogating or repealing the provisions of any present or future ordinance or regulation dealing specifically with this type of business.

Cross references: Junk dealers, secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers, subsection 4-23.1 et seq.; regulatory permit for junk dealers, subsection 4-8.8j.

k.

Reserved.

l.

Alphabetical Listing for L.

1.

LEASING PROPERTY FOR OFFICE, COMMERCIAL, OR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES: Every person who rents or leases, or offers to rent or lease, land, buildings, or structures of any kind whatsoever, or portions thereof, for office office, commercial, manufacturing, and other nonresidential purposes shall pay a license fee equal to fifty (50%) percent of the license fee or fees required by this chapter to be paid by the licensee lessee or lessees thereof.

m.

Alphabetical listing for M.

1.

MANUFACTURING, RETAILING, WHOLESALING BUSINESSES AT A FIXED LOCATION: Each person managing, conducting or carrying on any manufacturing, retailing, wholesaling business, or any business at a fixed location as an established or permanent business, and unless otherwise specifically covered in this section, shall pay a fee based upon the number of persons employed at the business. The number of persons employed shall be construed to include all owners, part owners, officers, part-time employees, agents, solicitors, peddlers and regular employees. The annual license fee shall be based upon a six (6) month average of the number of persons employed, as follows:

(a)

One (1) employee

To be established by resolution.*

(b)

Two (2) employees

To be established by resolution.*

(c)

Three (3) employees

To be established by resolution.*

(d)

Four (4) employees

To be established by resolution.*

(e)

Five (5) to seven (7) employees

To be established by resolution.*

(f)

Eight (8) to twelve (12) employees

To be established by resolution.*

(g)

Thirteen (13) to twenty (20) employees

To be established by resolution.*

(h)

Twenty-one (21) to thirty (30) employees

To be established by resolution.*

(i)

Thirty-one (31) to fifty (50) employees

To be established by resolution.*

(j)

More than fifty (50) employees

To be established by resolution.*

2.

MASSAGE PARLORS; STEAM AND TURKISH BATHS: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of massage parlor, steam baths, bubble baths, Turkish baths and other health or beauty baths or schools or any schools of massage or hydrotherapy or any other similar therapeutic school, per year

To be established by resolution.*

Cross references: Regulatory permit for massage parlors; steam and Turkish baths, subsection 4-8.8m; giving massages to persons of the opposite sex, subsection 3-7.6.

3.

MOBILE HOME PARKS: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of operating a mobile home park where facilities are furnished, either temporarily or permanently, for the parking of trailers that are intended to be used as living quarters, per year

To be established by resolution.*

Cross reference: Mobile homes and mobile home parks, Ch. 11.

n.

Reserved.

o.

Reserved.

p.

Alphabetical Listing for P.

1.

PAWNBROKERS: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on any business as a pawnbroker, per year

To be established by resolution.*

Cross references: Junk dealers, second hand dealers and pawnbrokers, §4-23 et seq.; regulatory permit for pawnbrokers, subsection 4-8.8p.

2.

PEDDLERS:

(a)

Dairy products, ice cream, bottled water: For each person peddling at retail any dairy product, ice cream, ice or bottled water, per vehicle per year

To be established by resolution.*

(b)

Foodstuffs at retail: For each person peddling at retail any foods or other edibles intended for use as food for human consumption, the fee shall be as follows:

(1)

For a bread wagon, fish peddler, fruit or vegetable wagon, grocery bus, lunch wagon, meat truck, or any other type of vehicle, per vehicle, per year

To be established by resolution.*

(2)

For a handcart or pushcart, per handcart or pushcart, per year

To be established by resolution.*

(3)

For a basket, tray or hand container the license fee shall be:

Per year

To be established by resolution.*

Per day

To be established by resolution.*

(c)

Goods and wares at retail: For each person peddling at retail any goods, wares or merchandise, or performing any service not otherwise provided in this section.

Per year

To be established by resolution.*

Per quarter

To be established by resolution.*

Per day

To be established by resolution.*

(d)

Hostess parties: For each person not having a fixed place of business within the City who engages in the business commonly known as “hostess parties” or “home parties,” which, for the purpose of this subparagraph shall include wherever two (2) or more persons are gathered together at any time, residence of other place for the purpose of viewing a selection or display of goods, wares and merchandise, or samples which are offered for sale, for immediate or future delivery, in any quantity, irrespective of whether or not the “hostess” or owner, occupant or other person in charge of the home, residence, or place receives a commission or other form of compensation, per year

Cross reference: Approval of the health officer prerequisite to issuance of license to prepare or vend food, subsection 4-6.12; occupational licensing of caterers, subsection 4-7.9c.

3.

PRIVATE PATROL SERVICE or ALARM SYSTEM ENTERPRISE: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of a private detective, private investigation service or patrolling and watching business establishments, residences or other premises, yearly fee to be established by Council resolution:

For each person engaged in the business of installing, selling, leasing, renting, maintaining, servicing or responding to a burglary, robbery or fire alarm system, yearly fee to be established by Council Resolution;

Nothing contained in this subparagraph shall be construed as abrogating or repealing the provisions of any present or future ordinance or regulation dealing specifically with the types of businesses enumerated in this subsection.

Cross references: Regulatory permit for private patrol services, subsection 4-8.8p; private patrol operators, §4-31.

4.

PROFESSIONAL-TYPE BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS: Each person carrying on a professional type business, or a profession, including but not limited to the following professional-type businesses and the professions: Architects; attorneys; certified public accountant; chiropractors; dentists; engineers (all type); funeral directors and morticians; insurance broker (one who, on behalf of another person, transacts insurance with, but not on behalf of, an insurer); ophthalmologists and oculists; optometrists; osteopaths; psychologists; public accountants; veterinarians.

The annual license fee shall be as follows:

(a)

For a single member

To be established by resolution.*

(b)

If a partnership:

(1)

For one (1) partner

To be established by resolution.*

(2)

For each additional partner

To be established by resolution.*

(c)

If a professional corporation:

(1)

For one (1) shareholder

To be established by resolution.*

(2)

For each additional shareholder

To be established by resolution.*

(d)

In addition to the fee imposed by subparagraphs (a), (b), or (c), the following fee shall be paid:

(1)

For the first four (4) employees, excluding members and shareholders, each

To be established by resolution.*

(2)

For employees in excess of four (4), excluding members or shareholders, each

To be established by resolution.*

5.

PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES: For each person conducting, managing or carrying on a public utility company business under the provisions of Section 14 of Article XIII of the Constitution of the State, the fee shall be as follows:

(a)

For each regularly weekday scheduled trip for each bus line that picks up and discharges passengers on the streets within the City, as set forth in the official timetable of the bus line, per year, payable semi-annually

To be established by resolution.*

(b)

For all other public utility companies, as defined in this subparagraph, per year

To be established by resolution.*

Cross references: Community antenna television systems, Ch. 16; wastes, subsection 14-9.16 et seq.

q.

Reserved.

r.

Alphabetical Listing for R.

1.

REALTORS:

(a)

For the purposes of this subparagraph a person shall be considered to be engaged in the real estate profession if he, for a compensation or in expectation of a compensation, does or negotiates to do one (1) or more of the following acts for another or others:

(1)

Sells or offers to sell, buys or offers to buy, solicits prospective sellers or purchasers of, solicits or obtains listings of, or negotiates the purchase, sale or exchange of real property.

(2)

Leases or rents or offers to lease or rent, or negotiates sale, purchase or exchanges of leases on real property, or collects rents from real property, or improvements thereon. However, the provisions of this subsection do not apply to the manager of a hotel, motel, auto and trailer park, to the resident manager of an apartment building, apartment complex, court, or to the employees of such manager.

(3)

Assists or offers to assist in filing an application for the purchase or lease of, or in locating or entering upon, lands owned by the State or Federal government.

(4)

Solicits borrowers or lenders for or negotiates loans or collects payments or performs services for the borrowers or lenders or note owners in connection with loans secured directly or collaterally by liens on real property.

(5)

Sells or offers to sell, buys or offers to buy, or exchanges or offers to exchange a real property sales contract, or a promissory note secured directly or collaterally by a lien on real property and performs services for the holders thereof.

(6)

Claims, demands, charges, receives, collects, or contracts for the collection of an advance fee in connection with an employment undertaken to promote the sale or lease of real property by advance fee listing, advertisement or other offering to sell, lease, exchange or rent property, or to obtain a loan or loans thereon.

(7)

Issues or sells, solicits prospective sellers or purchasers of, solicits or obtains listings of, or negotiates the purchase, sale, or exchange of a real estate syndicate security as defined in the Real Estate Syndicate Act. However, the provisions of this subsection do not apply to a broker-dealer or agents of a broker-dealer licensed by the Commissioner of Corporations under the provisions of the Corporate Security Law of 1968.

(b)

Any person engaged in the real estate profession shall pay to the City an annual fee to be established by resolution, for himself, regardless of the location of his principal place of business, and an additional fee to be established by resolution for each real estate person employed by him to do one or more of the acts set forth in subsection 4-7.9r1(a).

2.

REPAIR SERVICES:

(a)

Business Machines, Home Appliances: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of repairing or servicing business machines, home appliances or any other repair service, or maintenance service not specifically covered elsewhere in this Section and not having an established place of business in the City, per year

To be established by resolution*.

Cross references: Occupational licensing of craftsmen not licensed by the State, subsection 4-7.9c; occupational licensing of tool sharpening and locksmiths, subsection 4-7.9t.

s.

Alphabetical Listing For S.

1.

SECONDHAND DEALERS: For each person, the major portion of whose business constitutes the buying, selling or otherwise dealing in secondhand goods, wares or merchandise, the fee shall be as prescribed in subsection 4-7.9m1.

Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed as abrogating or repealing the provision of any present or future ordinance or regulation dealing specifically with these types of businesses.

Cross references: Junk dealers, secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers, Subsection 4-23.1 et seq.; regulatory permit for secondhand dealers, Subsection 4-8.8.

2.

SHOESHINE STANDS: For each person engaged in the business of operating or maintaining a shoeshine stand or parlor, per year

To be established by resolution*.

3.

SOIL RECYCLING OPERATIONS: For each person, the major portion of whose business consists of recycling petroleum-contaminated nonhazardous soil by means of thermal desorption or bioremediation technologies, the business license tax is as follows:

(a)

The applicable annual tax as provided for in subsection 4-7.9m1; and

(b)

For each ton of soil which is recycled, an amount as set forth in an owner participation agreement, or similar agreement, between the business licensee and the Redevelopment Agency, which amount will be collected by the license collector on behalf of the Redevelopment Agency in payment for costs of mitigation measures or monitoring expenses, or both, incurred by the Redevelopment Agency.

4.

SOLICITING:

(a)

Generally: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of soliciting:

(1)

Per year

To be established by resolution*.

(2)

Per quarter

To be established by resolution*.

(3)

Per day

To be established by resolution*.

(b)

Magazines And Books: For each person soliciting subscriptions for any book, set of books, magazines, newspapers or other literature:

(1)

Per year

To be established by resolution*.

(2)

Per quarter

To be established by resolution*.

t.

Alphabetical Listing For T.

1.

TELEVISION AND RADIO:

(a)

Furnishing To Or Used In Businesses: For each television set, radio or other similar device furnished to or in individual apartments or living units operated as a single business, such as motels, hotels and courts, per year

To be established by resolution*.

2.

TOOL SHARPENING AND LOCKSMITHS: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of grinding or sharpening scissors, knives, cutlery, lawn mowers, mechanical tools, or giving locksmith service or any like service, and not having an established place of business in the City, per year

To be established by resolution*.

Cross reference: Occupational licensing of repair services, subsection 4-7.9r.

3.

TRASH, REFUSE AND RUBBISH DISPOSAL: For each person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of soliciting for and collecting, removing and disposing of refuse and rubbish, per year

To be established by resolution*.

Cross references: Garbage and refuse, Ch. 9; regulatory permit for the business of trash, rubbish and refuse disposal, subsection 4-8.8t.

u.

Reserved.

v.

Alphabetical Listing For V.

1.

VEHICLES, RENTAL: For each person managing or carrying on the business of renting or leasing trucks, automobiles, or other motor-propelled vehicles, which are to be driven by the person hiring or renting them:

(a)

Per vehicle, per year

To be established by resolution*.

(b)

Per vehicle, per quarter

To be established by resolution*.

2.

VENDING MACHINES, COIN-OPERATED: The owner, lessee or person in charge of a coin-operated vending machine (including music, or jukeboxes, and vending machines dispensing tangible personal property) shall pay an annual license fee to be established by resolution* for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or fraction thereof, of the aggregate gross receipts derived by such individual or firm from the operating of such machine within the City during the year for which the license is valid. Such license fee shall be paid within forty five (45) days following the close of the calendar year for which the license was secured.

Cross reference: Additional licensing requirements for coin-operated devices, subsection 4-6.9.

w.

Alphabetical Listing For W.

1.

WASHING MACHINES, DRYERS, ETC., FOR THE USE OF TENANTS: The owner, lessee, or person in charge of a coin-operated washing machine, dryer, or other home appliance placed in an apartment building, motel, hotel, or mobile home park for the use of the tenants thereof shall pay an annual license fee to be established by resolution* for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or fraction thereof, of the aggregate gross receipts derived by such individual or firm from the operation of such machine within the City during the year for which the license is valid. Such license fee shall be paid within forty five (45) days following the close of the calendar year for which the license was secured.

x.

Reserved.

y.

Reserved.

z.

Reserved.

*Editor’s Note: The resolution referred to herein may be found on file in the office of the City Clerk.

(Code 1972 §17-57; Ord. #915, §1; Ord. #928, §§1, 2; Ord. #941, §§1, 2, 4, 5; Ord. #959, §§1, 3-7, 15-17; Ord. #1041, §4; Ord. #1070, §1; Ord. #1211, §§1, 2; Ord. #1256, §5; Ord. #1278, §1; Ord. #1409, §1; Ord. #1413, §1; Ord. #1581, §§5, 6)

4-7.10 Parking And Business Improvement Area; Additional Business License Charge:

a. Establishment Of Area: Pursuant to section 36500 et seq., of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, a parking and business improvement area of the city is hereby created and established.

b. Description Of Area: The area shall include all of the territory within the exterior boundaries of the city as same exist on the date of adoption of this subsection.

c. System Of Charges:

1. Imposition Of Charge: In addition to the business license tax imposed upon businesses regularly established in the city in the classifications described in subsection 4-7.9 of this article there is hereby imposed an additional business license tax in an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the business license tax otherwise imposed upon such businesses.

2. Payment Of Charge: The charge hereby levied shall be due and payable and shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner that the business license imposed by this code is due and payable.

3. Payment Prerequisite To License:

(a) No business license shall be issued pursuant to this code unless the business license charge hereby imposed is paid together with the business license payable pursuant to this code.

(b) A business license shall be considered unpaid and penalties shall be assessed upon the total amount, at the rate specified in subsection 4-7.7 of this article, until such time as both the business license tax and the charge is paid.

4. Refusal To Pay Charge: No person shall fail or refuse to pay the additional business license charge imposed.

5. Statement Of Charge Due: A written statement, on such forms as may be required or furnished by the city manager, shall be filed when the charge is paid.

d. Voluntary Contribution: Any business which is exempt from the payment of the charge by reason of the provisions of the constitution of the United States, or the state of California, may make voluntary contributions to the area for the purposes provided in this subsection.

e. Use Of Revenues: Uses of revenues derived from charges imposed pursuant to this subsection shall be limited to the following:

1. The acquisition, construction, or maintenance of parking facilities for the benefit of the area.

2. Decoration of any public place in the area.

3. Promotion of public events which are to take place on or in the area.

4. Furnishing of music in any public place in the area.

5. The general promotion of business activities in the area.

f. Accounting Of Funds: The city shall create a special revenue category into which the charges levied under this subsection shall be placed. The city council shall annually approve a budget which includes an estimate of the expenditures to be made from the citywide parking and business improvement area assessment.

g. Amendments: Businesses within the area established by this subsection shall be subject to any amendments to section 36500 et seq., of the Streets and Highways Code.

h. Effective Date: This subsection shall apply to business license taxes levied for the calendar year 1986 and each year thereafter, and the additional charges imposed by this subsection shall be due and payable from January 1986. (Code 1972 §17-58; Ord. #1262, §§2—9)


1

See occupancy inspection fees, Subsection 4-6.13; fee for temporary permit, Subsection 4-6.23.