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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1004_CCv0001.pdf ORDINANCE NO. 1004 HELP. The license provisions of Chap- All renewal licenses shall be delinquent AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ters 21 and 22 shall not be deemed to if not paid an or before the last day of BUSINESS LICENSE ORDINANCE OF include or apply to domestic household the month next succeeding the expira- THE CITY OF REDLANDS AND help in the employ of an individual tion of the license; and a penalty of AMENDING CHAPTER 21 AND CHAP- home owner. ten percent (10%t shall be immediately TER 22, ARTICLES 210, 212, 214, 215, No. 2141. STATEMENT FOR FIRS'A added unless otherwise provided. 217,218,221,223,224 AND 226 OF THE LICENSE. Upon a person making appli- No. 2155.1. PENALTY: NEW OR INI- ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY OF cation for the first license to be issued TIAL LICENSES. A penalty of ten per- REDLANDS. hereunder or for a newly established cent 4101,1 of the prescribed license tax The City Council of the City of Red- business, in all cases where the amount shall be added to the license for any lands does ordain as follows: of license tax to be paid is based upon buainess .starting operations before first Section One. That the following Sec- gross receipts. such person shall furnish applying for and securing a business tions be added and amended TO CHAP- to the City License Collector for his license, unless otherwise provided. TER 21 and 22, Article 210 thru Article guidance in ascertaining the amount Of No. 2156. FEES NOT TO BE PRO- '267 as follows: license tax to be paid by the applicant. RATED. License tax fees as specified No. 2102. DEFINITION: BUSINESS a written statement made and signed in Chapters 21 and 22 shall not be pro- DEFINED. Business includes any ac- under the penalties of perjury-, upon a rated, such fee being for the prescribed tivity engaged in by any person or per. form provided by .the City Tax Collec- time or any tractional part thereof. sons or caused to be engaged in by him tor, setting forth such information as No. 2174. POLICE AS LICENSE IN- or them with the object of gain, bene- may be therein required and as inay SPECTORS. All police officers are fit, or advantage, either direct or in- be necessary properly to determine the hereby appointed inspectors of licenses, direct. For the purposes of Chapters amount of the license tax to be paid by and in addition to their several duties 21 and 22, the determination of a busi- the applicant. as police officers, are hereby required ness shall be vested in the City License No. 2142. ESTIMATE OF GROSS RE• to examine all places of business and Collector. CEIPTS. If the amount of the license persona transacting business within their No. 2102.1. PERSON DEFINED. As tax to be paid by the applicant is based respective beats liable to pay a license used in Chapters 21 and 22 the term upon the gross receipts, he shall esti- tax, and to see that such licenses are "Person" includes all domestic and for.. mate the gross receipts for the current taken out. All police officers, the City eign corporations, associations, syndi- calendar year, all or part of which is License Collector, and deputy license cates, joint stock corporations, partner- to be covered by the license to be issued. collectors shall have and exercise the ships of every kind, clubs,Massachusetts No. 2142.3. STATEMENT OF ACTUAL power to make arrests for violations of Trusts, or common law trusts, societies, RECEIPTS: F I N A L COMPUTATION. Chapters 21 and 22. and individuals transacting or carrying Such person :hall, within. twenty (201 No. 2174.2. BUILDING INSPECTION on any business activity in the City of days after the expiration of his first DEPARTMENT. The Building Inspector, Redlands. licensed calendar year, furnish the City when issuing permits and when making No. 2102.2. EMPLOYEE D E F I N7 D License Collector with a statement made 'building inspections in the field, will SELF-EMPLOYMENT,. An employee is and signed under the penalties of per- reasonably assure himself that all per- a person who receives his compensation jury, upon a form furnished by the Citr sons, as herein defined, doing construc- from an employer that carries warkman'a License Collector, showing the gross re. tion work in the City of Redlands are compensation insurance, makes all nec- cepits during the period of such license; properly licensed to do so by the City essary payroll deductions from said and the license tax for such period shall of Redlands. compensation, and assumes all other be finally ascertained and paid in the No. 2181. MISDEMEANOR. Any per- responsibilities as an employer. Any per- manner provided by Chapters 21 and 22 son, firm or corporation who shall vio- son who is not an employbe shall be for the ascertaining and paring of re- late any of the provisions of Chapters 21 deemed self-employed and in business newal licenses taxes for other busk. and 22 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; for himself subject to the provisions of nesses, after deducting from the pay- and upon conviction thereof, and in ad- Chapters 21 and 22. merit found to be due, the amount paid dition to any other penalties as herein No.2102.3. CONTRACTORS DEFINED. at the time such first license was is- provided. shall be punished by a fine of The definitions of the terms contractor sued. not more than $5170.00, or imprisonment and subcontractor as used in Chapters No. 2144. STATEMENT FOR RE- in the City Jail, or the County Jail, of 21 and 22 shall be the same definitions NEWAL. In all cases, the applicant for the County of San Bernardino, for a as found in the California Contractors' the renewal of a license shall submit to period of not more than six months or Law as amended in 1935. iState Law as the City License Collector for his guid- by both such fine and imprisonment. to Contractors: See Business and Profes- ante in ascertaining the amount of the No. 2211. GENERAL RATE BASED sians Code. No. 7000-.) license tax to be paid by the applicant, UPON GROSS RECEIPTS. Every per- No. 2102.4. GROSS RECEIPTS DE- a written statement made and signed un- son, not otherwise licensed by other FINED. As used in Chapters 21 and 22, der the penalties of perjury, upon a provisions of Chapters 21 and 22, having gross receipts means gross business in- form to be provided by the City Li- a fixed place of business in this City, come from whatever source derived, ex- cense Collector. setting forth such In- ®elling or keeping for sale, goods, wares cepting only city and state sales taxes formation concerning the applicant's or merchandise, or any article of per- and Federal retail excise taxes, including business during the preceding calendar sonal property, or who charges for serv- .But not limited to) the following items: year as may be required by the City Li- ices rendered, or for work or Iabor 1a1 Cash Sales 1f, Donations cense Collector to enable him to aster- performed. or who conducts or carries lb- Credit Sales igi Interest tain the amount of the license tax to be on any line of business therein, not lei Contract Sale: (hi Fees and other paid by such applicant pursuant to the otherwise licensed herein, shall pay a 1d1 Rents charges provisions of Chapters 21 and 22. semiannual license fee in accordance 1e} Rebates Ii Commissions No. 2149. WAIVER OF TIME FOR with the following schedule based on the No. 2102.5. FIXED PLACE OF BUSI- STATEMENT AND PAYMENT: COM- annual gross receipts for the preceding NESS DEFINED. As used in Chapters PROMISE OF CLAIM. In addition to calendar year: 21 and 22, a fixed place of business is a all other powers conferred upon him, Semi- permanent location within the City of the City License Collector shall have the At Least But Less Than annual Fee Redlands at which a sufficient stock of power, for good cause shown, to extend 0. $1,500. 00 goods, wares or merchandise and/or the time for filing any required state- $1,500, 5,000. 6.00 equipment and supplies is maintained ment and the time for payment of the $5,000 and over shall pay the semian- to conduct the particular business li- license tax for a period of not exceed- nual fee of $6.00 plus $1.50 for each tensed. Such location shall be staffed ing thirty (304 days, and in such case additional $5,000 annual gross receipts and open for business the hours and to waive any penalty that would other- or fraction thereof. days customary to such a type of bus.)- wise have accrued; and shall have the No. 2231. LICENSE FEE FOR PRO- ness activity, The determination of the further power with the consent of the FESSIONS. Every person not otherwise requirements necessary to establish a Council, to compromise any claims as licensed by other provisions of Chapters permanent location shalt be vested with to the amount of license tax due. 21 and 22, having a fined place of busi- the City License Collector. The assess- No. 2152. DUE DATES: ANNUAL. All ness in this City, managing, conducting ment of city and county property taxes annual license fees shall become due or carrying on or engaging in any basi- on the stock in trade and/or equipment and payable in advance on the first ness, profession or occupation included and supplies at said location and the day of July each year, unless otherwise but not limited to those mentioned in payment thereof shall be deemed as provided. The annual license period is section 2232, shall pay a semiannual contributory evidence of a fixed place defined as the fiscal year July I through license fee in accordance with the fol- of business. .lune 30. lowing schedule based on the gross re No. 2104. BUSINESS LICENSE A No. 2153. SEMIANNUAL. All semi- l is for the receding calendar year: RECEIPT: NOT A PERMIT. The busi- annual license fees shall become due and cep p ness license issued pursuant to Division payable in advance on the first day of Semi- 2 of the Redlands Ordinance Cade con- July and the first day of January of At Least But Less Than annual Fee stitutes a receipt for the license tax paid each year, unless otherwise provided. 0. $3,000. $ 8.00 and shall have no other legal effect. A Semiannual license periods are defined $3,000. 5,000. 12.00 business license is a requirement, not a as the periods July 1 through December $5,000 and over shall pay the semfan- permit, to conduct. manage or carry on 31 and January I through June 30 of nual fee of $12.00 plus $3.75 for each anv business activity in this City. each fiscal year. No. 2127. DOMESTIC HOUSEHOLD No. 2155. DELINQUENCY: PENALTY. (over) additional $2,500 annual gross receipts plumbing and heating combined, lath- shall be for the annual period to ex- or fraction thereof. ing or plastering, cement. concrete, mas- Aire at the end of the next succeeding No. 2231.1. PROFESSIONS: NO FIXED onry or brick work, cesspool or septic semiannual license period and at a fee PLACE OF BUSINESS. For every person tank construction, paving, surveying, twice the respective semiannual license not having a fixed place of business in seiner work, swimming pool construction. prescribed. this City who would otherwise be b- sand-blasting, or similar construction No. 2242.9. DELINQUENT: RENEWAL, censed under section 2231, the license activity, bidding or submitting a bid. NEW OR INITIAL. Licenses issued un- fee shall be $20.00 semiannually. for any of the same, License $25.00 der the provisions of section 2242 when No. 2232. ENUMERATED PROFES- semiannually. delinquent may not be renewed but SIONS. The licenses provided for here- No.2242.4. ROOFING, SI-MET METAL. shall be deemed new or initial and sub- in shall be paid by every person engaged FURNACE, VEIITILLATING, ETC. For ject to the provisions of subsection in the following business, profession or every person, firm or corporation con- 2142.8. Provided that when the busi- occupation, to wit: ducting, managing or carrying on the ness activities within the City of Red- accountant business of installing furnaces, sheet lands by the licensee have been con- architect metal work, roofing, siding, heating or tinuous throughout the delinquency the attorney at law air conditioning, steam fittings or boil- license may he renewed by payment of auditor _ ers, evaporative coolers, or similar con- the semiannual license tai: and penalty, bond broker struction activity, bidding or submitting No. 2247.7. TREE SURGERY, TOP- bookkeeper a bid for any of the satire, License 520.00 PING AND TRIMMING. For every per- chemist serniannually son, firm, or corporation conducting, chiropodist No, 2242.5. SUNDRY CONSTRUCTION' rasnaging or carrying on the business of chiropractor WORK. For every person, firm or cor- tree surgery, topping or trimming, the decorator, interior poration conducting, managing or carry- license tax shall be $12.00 semiannually. civil, electrical, chemical ing an any of the businesses enumerated No. 2249. VACUUM CLEANING. For or structural engineer in section 2242.51, bidding or submitting every person, firm or corporation who dentist a bid for any of the same, License $15 00 shalf conduct, manage, or carry on the laboratory technician semiannually. business of vacuocleaning or house lending firm No. 2242.51. ENUMERATED CON- renovating, the license tax shall be loan nbroker STRUCTION TYPE ACTIVITIES. The $12.00 semiannually. license tax provided for herein shall be No. 2262.1. ACADEMY: DRAMATIC optician paid by every person engaged in the SCHOOL. For every person, erfirm optometrist business of installing, fabricating, per- corporation conducting, mnagng orosteopath forming, maintaining, servicingorapp13- carrying on a dramatic, art, music, personnel consultant in the following: physician g dancing, painting,speech or other school, Public stenographer Auto Tops college, or studio, the license tax shall security broker Awnings be $10.00 semiannually for each such stock broker Cabinets -chool, college or studio having at any surgeon Carpentry time five 151 or more students at one veterinarian Cesspool Cleaningg asse*nbly. Chomleal Flaine-Proofing No. 2282.11. EXEMPTIONS. Provided and every person carrying on or en- Chemical Toilets that this license may not apply to the gaged in the business of treating, curing, Door Hanging Public School System or a nonprofit administering, or giving treatment to Elevators j sehool, college or Lniversity. the sick, wounded, infirm by any meth- Equipment St Fixtures No.2269. WHOLESALERS. Every per- od or pursuant to any doctrine or sys- Excavating son, firm or corporation conducting, tem, and'whether medicine is used or Fencing managing or carrying on a business in prescribed or not, and where a fee or Flooring which over half of the gross receipts compensation is received or charged, or Class arefrom selling for resale any goods, donations made therefor. Clawing v.nres, or merchandise, not otherwise No. 2242- CONSTRUCTION: BUIL[]- Grading especially licensed by any other section FRS, CONTRACTORS, LAND DEVEL- Insulation of Chapters 21 and 22 shall pay a semi- OPERS AND SELF-EMPLOYED COI;- Interior Decorating annual license fee in accordance with STRUCTION WORKERS, Every builder, iron Work the following schedule: constructor, contractor, subcontractor, Landscaping ANNUAL land developer or self-employed person Lawn Sprinklers GROSS RECEIPTS Semt- conducting, managing or carrying on Marble At Least But Less,Than annual Fee the business of construction work in Mill Work 0. $10,000. $ 6.40 this City shall pay a license tax or taxes Ornamental. Iron $10.000. 15,000. 7.35 as specified to the following subsections. Fainting 15,000. 20,000. 8.30 No.2242.1. BUILDER:LARGE OPERA- Pest Control, Cwn'l. 20,000, 25,000. 9.25 TION. For every person, firm or cor- Sewer Line Cleaning 25,000. 30,000. 10.20 poration conducting, managing or carry- Signs: Electric 30,000, 35,000: 11.15 ing on the business of constructing, re- Neon 35,000. 40,000. 12.10 pairing,altering or adding to any houses, Painted 40,000. 45,000. 13.05 buildings or structures, or bidding or Steel: Reinforcing 45,000. 50,000. 14.00 submitting a bid for the construction of Structural $50,000 and over shall pay the semi- any houses, buildings or structures, or Tile: Acoustical annual fee of $14.00 plus $1.90 for each maintaining the general supervision of Asphalt additional $10,0M annual gross receipts the construction of any houses, buildings Ceramic or fraction thereof. or structures, or is licensed by the State Drainboard Section Two. Effective date: This Or- of California as a general contractor or Metal dinance shall be in force and take ef- general engineering contractor, having Ornamental feet as provided by law. three f3i or more employees at any time, Trenching Section Three. The City Clerk shall License $50.00 semiannually. Venetian Blinds certify to the adoption of this ordi- No. 2242.11. BUILDER: SMALL OP- Wall Papering nance and cause it to be published once ERATION. Less than three employees Weather Stripping in the Redlands Daily Facts, a news- at all times, License $25.00 semiannually. Well Digging paper of general circulation printed and No. 2242.12. STRUCTURAL PEST Well Drilling published in this City. CONTROL.. For every person conduct- Wind. I•Aachines ing, managing or carrying on the busi- Window Shades JOHN H. ELKLNS, ness o structural pest control, bidding No. 2242,8. OTHER CONSTRUCTION Mayor of the City of Redlands, ar submitting a bid for the same, License WORK. For every person, firm or cor- California. 825.00 e m iannually. Attest: No. 2242.2. >•:Ll CTRiCAL. For every poration conducting managing, or. carry- H. R. WHALEY person, firm or corporation conductin ng en any other line of construction City Clerk. g• business nit herein mentioned. bidding managing, or carrying on the business or submitting a bid therefor, not other- I hereby certify that the foregoing of electric wiring, engaged in the busi- wise licensed, License $15.00 sernian- Ordinance was adopted by the City ness of installing electric wires or elec- nually. Council of the City of Redlands, at a trio lighting, heating fixtures or refrig- No. 2242.7. LICENSED UNDER TWO regular meeting hereof, held on the fist eration, or similar construction activity, OR MORE SECTIONS. For every person, day of November, 1955, by the following or constituting a master electrician firm, or corporation conducting, man- vote: within the meaning of the Electric Code_ ailing or carrying on a business, the AYES: Councilmen Osbun, Morlan, ' of this City, bidding or submitting a operation of which require licenses pro- Roma, Anderson and Mayor bid for any electrical work, License vided for herein under two or more EIkins. $25.00 semiannually. subsections within section 2242, Maxi- NOES: None. No.2242.3. PLUMBING,PLASTERING, mum fee $50.00 semiannually. ABSENT: None. MASONRY,ETC. For every person,firm No. 2242.8. INITIAL LICENSE: AN- H. R. WHALEY, or corporation conducting, managing or NUAL. New or initial licenses issued City Clerk. carrying on the business of plumbing, under the provisions of section 2242 Dated November 1, 1955.