For the purposes of this section, the term "basic rate per employee" shall be calculated as follows: Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars for each employee engaged in the business.
(a) Classification A: State licensed contractors.
(1) All persons licensed as contractors by the State, not having a fixed place of business within the City, shall pay an annual license tax in accordance with the following schedule:
Type of Contractor | Annual License Tax |
|---|
General engineering contractors | $192.00 |
General building contractors | 257.00 |
Specialty contractors as classified by the Contractors State License Board | 129.00 |
(2) Contractors having a fixed place of business within the City shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee.
(3) The issuance of a general contractor's license shall permit the person so licensed to do any of the work generally done by subcontractors without first having secured a license for such work, except electrical installations and plumbing in commercial and industrial establishments.
(4) Every person engaged in the business of contracting and/or subcontracting shall be required to have a State license for doing the type of work authorized before obtaining a City license for conducting such business.
(5) Every person engaged in the business of contracting and/or subcontracting shall be required to have a City license for doing the type of work authorized before obtaining a City building permit.
(6) Every person engaged in the business of subcontracting shall be required to have a City license for doing the type of work authorized.
(7) It shall be the responsibility of every general building and engineering contractor to require subcontractors under their control or direction to obtain a business license as provided in this chapter before permitting such subcontractor to begin or perform services for such general building or engineering contractor.
(8) Each general building or engineering contractor shall furnish the City with a list of all subcontractors upon forms furnished by the City prior to obtaining inspections of the work performed by such subcontractors.
(b) Classification B: Owner-builder.
(1) A business license shall be required of every person acting as an owner-builder who builds any building or structure for the purpose of sale or as rental units. The annual license tax for such owner-builder shall be One Hundred Ninety-Two and no/100ths ($192.00) Dollars.
(2) It shall be the responsibility of every owner-builder to require all subcontractors under his or her control or direction to obtain a business license as provided in this chapter before permitting such subcontractor to begin work or perform any service for the owner-builder. Each owner-builder shall furnish the City with a list of all subcontractors upon forms furnished by the City prior to starting any work. It shall be the responsibility of every owner-builder to determine that all subcontractors have obtained a proper business license before such owner-builder shall request and/or receive any inspection from the Building Division of the Community Development Department.
(3) The license tax provisions for owner-builders shall not apply when the building or structure being built is on property owned by the owner-builder and such building or structure is for the exclusive use of the owner-builder, except that all subcontractors shall comply with the provisions of subsection
(2) of this subsection.
(4) Any person applying for a building permit as an owner-builder, representing that he is to personally occupy such structure proposed to be erected, and who, within one year after the completion thereof, sells or offers for sale such structure shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; provided however, the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to owner-builders who within one year sell such property for any reason other than for speculative purposes.
(c) Classification C: Manufacturing. Every person engaged in the business of assembling, fabricating, manufacturing and wholesaling from a fixed place of business shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee, unless otherwise specifically licensed by other provisions of this chapter.
(d) Classification D: Merchandising and sales.
(1) Every person engaged in the business of merchandising, sales, or retailing from a fixed place of business within the City shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee, unless otherwise specifically licensed by other provisions of this chapter.
(2) Businesses covered by the licensing provisions of this subsection shall include, but not be limited to:
b. Auto parts and accessories;
e. Building materials and lumber yards;
n. Furniture and appliances;
p. General merchandise stores;
u. Paint and wallpaper stores;
w. Restaurants and fastfoods;
aa. Other merchandising, sales, or retailing businesses of a similar nature not set forth in this subsection or otherwise specifically licensed by provisions of this chapter.
(e) Classification E: State licensed professional and semi-professional vocations.
(1) Every person engaged in the business of a professional or semiprofessional nature for which a State license is required for the conduct of such profession shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars for each State licensed person engaged in the business, plus the basic rate per employee.
(2) Professions covered by the licensing provisions of this subsection shall include, but not be limited to:
l. Other State-licensed professions not set forth in this subsection.
(3) A licensed person shall be considered an employee for this tax purpose if the employer does, in fact, withhold and pay Federal income tax on the said employee and, in addition thereto, pay to the State, as the laws may be applicable, unemployment and compensation insurance. Otherwise, such licensed person shall be considered an independent contractor and shall pay an annual license tax set forth in this subsection for a licensed person, except that a licensed real estate salesman shall be considered an employee. Unlicensed real estate canvassers shall be taxed to the broker as an employee under this section and shall further be required to comply with the provisions of Chapter 15, Title
4, of this Code, regulating the registration of canvassers, solicitors, itinerant merchants, salesmen, and peddlers.
(f) Classification F: Services.
(1) Every person engaged in the performance of labor or skills or the offering of services for the benefit of others and operating from a fixed place of business within the City shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee, unless otherwise specifically licensed by other provisions of this chapter.
(2) Businesses covered by the licensing provisions of this subsection shall include, but not be limited to:
h. Barber shops and beauty shops;
m. Building and loan associations;
n. Chemical toilet businesses;
s. Finance and loan companies;
t. Fishing barges and sports fishing boats;
u. Gymnasiums and health clubs;
v. Keys, cutlery, and locksmiths;
w. Laundry and dry cleaning;
y. Private patrol and security;
z. Professional and vocational schools;
aa. Professional and semi-professional services for which no State license is required;
ad. Rug and upholstery cleaning;
ai. Ticket and travel agencies;
aj. Training school programs;
ak. Transfer and moving services;
an. Other similar business of a service nature not set forth in this subsection or otherwise specifically licensed by other provisions of this chapter.
(3) Every person engaged in the performance of labor or skill or the offering of services for the benefit of others, not operating from a fixed place of business within the City, and who provides such service by the use of any wagon, vehicle, automobile, or motor truck shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Twenty-Nine and no/100ths ($129.00) Dollars.
(g) Classification G: Rental units.
(1) Every person engaged in the business of operating a hotel, motel, apartment house, single-family housing or other commercial rental units shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Twenty and no/100ths ($20.00) Dollars for the first unit and an additional Eight and no/100ths ($8.00) Dollars for each additional unit thereafter, plus the basic rate per employee.
An exemption may be claimed where the owner occupies the unit as a personal residence or where a unit is occupied by a dependent of the property owner as a personal residence where no rent is collected or due.
Evidence of dependency must be supplied to the satisfaction of the City.
(2) Every person engaged in the business of operating an auto court or trailer camp shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Seventy-Six and no/100ths ($76.00) Dollars and an additional Eleven and no/100ths ($11.00) Dollars for each trailer space.
(h) Classification H: Miscellaneous. The rates of license taxes for professions, trades, callings, occupations, and businesses set forth in this subsection and not otherwise specifically set by this chapter shall be, and the same are hereby fixed and established, according to the following schedule, and the same shall be paid by all persons engaged in such professions, trades, callings, and occupations as follows:
(1) Advertising distribution. Every person engaged in the business of distributing advertising samples, handbills, dodgers, or printed matter or advertisements of any kind shall pay a license tax in the amount of Eighty-Six and no/100ths ($86.00) Dollars for each day of operation; provided, however, no sample of medicine of any kind or nature whatsoever shall be distributed in the City; and provided, further, the provisions of this subsection shall not be construed to violate any of the provisions of Chapter 1, Title
4, of this Code, regulating the distribution of handbills, circulars, and advertising matter.
(2) Amusements.
a. License taxes. Every person engaged in the business of operating amusements incidental to or in connection with another business on a particular premises shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars for each amusement device. Each license so issued shall be used only for the amusement and location set forth in the application. Each license so issued shall be subject to approval as to issuance and location. The City shall refer the matter to the Police Department and Community Development Department for investigation and report thereon.
A fee of Thirty-Five and no/100ths ($35.00) Dollars shall be paid upon the filing of each location for the purpose of defraying the expenses incidental to the processing of such application.
If satisfied as to the good character of the applicant and that such amusement as proposed will not be detrimental to the public welfare, and that the premises for such amusements are proper in accordance with all applicable Codes and laws, the City shall issue the license. In the event amusement devices are placed in operation in violation of this Code and subject to the requirement of this section, a fee of Sixty-Eight and no/100ths ($68.00) Dollars shall be paid for the purpose of defraying any additional burden or expense incidental to the processing of such application. Furthermore, any other fee that may be required by the labeling requirements of subsection (d) of this subsection for amusements shall be paid in full prior to the issuance of such license.
b. Amusement defined. "Amusement," for the purposes of this section shall mean every machine, ride, device or game, mechanical, electrical, or otherwise, coin-operated, or for which a fee is charged, from which amusement or entertainment is generally derived by the operator, player or participant.
c. Number in operation. At no time during the annual license period shall the total number of amusements operated or maintained on a particular premises exceed the total number of amusements for which the current license was issued and the tax paid; provided, however, any person wishing to increase the number of amusements so operated or maintained may do so after an appropriate additional license tax is paid. The City shall have the power to enter any premises upon which amusements are operated or maintained for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this subsection.
d. Labeling. Any amusement licensed pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall bear a stamp and/or label indicating that a license is in force for the specified expiration date of such license and such other information as the City may require. The City shall have the power to seal or lock up any amusement not properly labeled under the provisions of this subsection. A service charge of Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars shall be paid to the City owner or operator of any such device for the removal of such seals. Upon the payment of the required business license tax and Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars service charge, the City's designated representative shall remove such seals or locks.
e. Transfer: Fees. Any amusement licensed pursuant to the provisions of this subsection may be removed from the places of operation for which it was licensed and replaced with a like or similar amusement at any time during the term of the license issued therefor upon the payment to the City of a transfer fee in the amount of Ten and no/100ths ($10.00) Dollars and submission in writing to such officer of all the information covering such replacement amusement as is required in the initial application for any such amusement.
f. Revocation of licenses. The Council shall have the right at any time, without notice, to revoke any license issued if the licensee has failed to comply with Federal, State, or City laws.
g. Liability. The owner of the business where the amusement is located shall be responsible for the full amount of the license tax if the owner of the amusement has not paid the tax when due and payable.
(3) Amusement centers. Every person engaged in the business of operating an amusement center shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty and no/100ths ($4,420.00) Dollars plus the basic rate per employee. For the purpose of this subsection, "amusement center" shall mean any business or combination of adjacent businesses under the same ownership where 45 or more amusements are maintained, operated, or available for operation. No license shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of this subsection except upon permission first obtained from the Council after application has been made thereto.
(4) Astrology, palmistry, and the like. Every person engaged in such business as the art of astrology reading, palmistry, phrenology, life-reading, fortune-telling, cartomancy, clairvoyance, crystal gazing, hypnotism, mediumship, prophecy, augury, divination, magic, necromancy, or any reading or business of similar nature where the person engaged in such business demands or receives a fee for the exhibition of his art therein, or who gives an exhibition thereof where an admission fee is charged, shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars.
Every person engaged in the business of cup readings, where such practice is incidental to the conduct of a restaurant or café business, shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Fifty-Four and no/100ths ($54.00) Dollars.
(5) Auction sales. Every person who sells real estate at a public auction shall pay a license tax in the amount of Fifty-Four and no/100ths ($54.00) Dollars for the first parcel sold and Eleven and no/100ths ($11.00) Dollars for each additional parcel sold.
Every person who sells any other goods, wares, merchandise or livestock at a public auction shall pay a license tax in the amount of Eighty-Six and no/100ths ($86.00) Dollars per day. The operation of such businesses shall be in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 5 of Title
5 of this Code.
Every person engaged in the business of operating an auction house shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Four Hundred Eighty and no/100ths ($480.00) Dollars payable in advance.
No such license shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of this subsection except upon permission first obtained from the Council after an application has been made thereto.
No license fee shall be required for selling any goods belonging to the United States or State or for the sale of property by virtue of process issued out of any State or Federal court, or under any State or Federal statute, or for the bona fide sale of household goods, livestock, or farming implements at the domicile of the owner; provided, however, the provisions of this subsection shall not permit any violation of any of the provisions of this chapter.
(6) Automobile sales. Every person engaged in the selling of automobiles, new or used, shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Three Hundred Twenty and no/100ths ($320.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee.
A permit fee for all new and used car dealers or operators in the amount of Three Hundred Twenty and no/100ths ($320.00) Dollars shall be paid before any such license shall be issued.
Every person selling, disposing of, or transferring automobiles on the premises of any person licensed for the purposes of this subsection shall be considered an agent or employee of the person owning and holding such license in accordance with the provisions of this subsection, unless such person has a permit granted to him or her specifically by the City to sell automobiles on such premises. No person shall sell automobiles on such premises, which automobiles do not belong to, and are not the property of, the person to whom the license was issued.
(7) Automobile wrecking. Every person engaged in the business of automobile wrecking or junk yards and/or selling new and used parts shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Eight Hundred One and no/100ths ($801.00) Dollars plus the basic rate per employee.
Prior to the issuance of a business license for automobile wrecking or junk yards, the applicant for such license shall request in writing the issuance of such license from the Council, and the City shall not issue such license until the Council has approved the license. Such application to the Council shall contain the nature of the business to be conducted, a plot plan showing the size of the land to be utilized, the improvements to be placed upon such land, and a description of the manner in which the business shall be carried on. Such license shall be reviewed by the Council annually at its option.
(8) Bail bond brokers. Every person engaged in the business of acting as a bail bond broker, except a person acting as a bona fide representative or agent of an insurance or casualty company, engaged exclusively in the business of posting bonds as bail shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Three Hundred Twenty and no/100ths ($320.00) Dollars.
(9) Bail bond broker employees. Every person employed by a bail bond broker, except a person acting as a bona fide representative or agent of an insurance or casualty company, engaged exclusively in the business of posting surety bonds as bail shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Eighty-Six and no/100ths ($86.00) Dollars.
(10) Baths, public. Every person engaged in the business of giving steam baths, electric light baths, electric tub baths, shower baths, sponge baths, sun baths, mineral baths, or Russian, Swedish, or Turkish baths, and every person engaged in the business of operating massage parlors where facial massages, fomentations, electric or magnetic treatments, or alcohol rubs are given or administered, or any public bath place which maintains in connection therewith a steam room, dry heat room, plunge, shower bath, or sleeping accommodations, shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Three Hundred Twenty and no/100ths ($320.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee, payable in advance.
(11) Billboard advertising. Every person engaged in the business of advertising billboards shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars for the first five billboards and an additional Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars for each additional billboard maintained.
(12) Billiard parlors and pool halls. Every person engaged in the business of operating a billiard parlor or pool hall, excepting only such as are used in private houses and not for hire or rent, shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars plus and Twenty and no/100ths ($20.00) Dollars for each table maintained or operated. Such license shall include the privilege of selling soft drinks and tobacco at retail only; provided, however, no license shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of this subsection except upon permission first obtained from the Council after an application has been made thereto.
(13) Bowling lanes. Every person engaged in the business of operating bowling lanes shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Eighty-Six and no/100ths ($86.00) Dollars and an additional Forty-Four and no/100ths ($44.00) Dollars for each lane maintained and operated.
(14) Car wash businesses. Every person engaged in the business of operating a car wash shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee.
(15) Catering in the Harbor Area. Every person engaged in the business of catering in the Harbor Area by means of boat or other means of delivery, except food catering trucks, shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee. The issuance of such licenses shall be subject to the approval of the Council.
(16) Cemeteries. Every person engaged in the business of operating cemeteries shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee.
(17) Children's nurseries. Every person engaged in the business of operating a children's nursery shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars for the first five to 10 children cared for and an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars when the number of children cared for exceeds 10, plus the basic rate per employee, regardless of the number of children cared for. No such license shall be issued for the operation of a children's nursery except upon an application first being made and approved by the County. All such licenses shall be approved by the Council and shall be subject to annual review at the option of the Council.
(18) Christmas trees and seasonable novelties. Every person engaged in the business of selling Christmas trees or seasonable novelties shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Four and no/100ths ($4.00) Dollars per day for each calendar day of operation.
At the time a license for the selling of Christmas trees is issued, the licensee shall deposit with the City the sum of One Hundred Seventy-One and no/100ths ($171.00) Dollars to insure that the lot is properly cleaned within five days after Christmas, at which time the deposit will be refunded. In the event the lot is not properly cleaned to the satisfaction of the City, the City may clean the lot and deduct such expense from the One Hundred Seventy-One and no/100ths ($171.00) Dollar deposit.
(19) Circuses, tent shows, and parades. Every person engaged in the business of operating a circus or tent show shall pay a license tax in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars per day, and every person engaged in conducting a circus procession or parade, and not having a license for operating a circus within the City, shall pay a license tax in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars for each procession or parade. No such license shall be issued for such business, procession, or parade except upon permission first obtained from the Council after an application has been made thereto. Such application shall set forth the proposed location and length of time for which such circus, procession, or parade shall operate within the City and shall be accompanied by an advance deposit covering the amount set for the license tax.
(20) Cosmetics. Every person engaged in the business of selling and/or demonstrating cosmetics shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee for each person selling and/or demonstrating such cosmetics. The operation of such businesses shall be in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 15 of Title
4 of this Code regulating the registration of canvassers, solicitors, itinerant merchants, salesmen, and peddlers.
(21) Dance halls and ballrooms. Every person engaged in the business of operating a public dance hall or public ballroom or who operates a dance floor in connection with other business activities, including restaurant and clubs, shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Six Hundred Thirty-Nine and no/100ths ($639.00) Dollars. The license tax for an occasional dance shall be Thirty-Four and no/100ths ($34.00) Dollars. (See Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Title
4 of this Code.)
(22) Deliveries and pickups. Every person engaged in running, driving, or operating any wagon, vehicle, automobile or motor truck and who delivers or picks up within the City, or who provides any service by the use of any wagon, vehicle, automobile, or motor truck, and who averages one or more deliveries or pickups per month within the City shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Twenty-Nine and no/100ths ($129.00) Dollars, unless otherwise specifically licensed by other provisions of this chapter.
(23) Directory publications. Every person operating a directory publication service shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee. No license shall be issued without compliance with the requirements of Chapter 15 of Title
4 of this Code regulating solicitors.
Each license shall be subject to the approval of the Council, and the Council may impose the requirement that the licensee issue a bond guaranteeing the publication of the directory in the manner and time agreed.
(24) Gardening. Every person engaged in the performance of the services of gardening for the benefit of others and operating from a vehicle shall pay a basic fee of Sixty-Two and no/100ths ($62.00) Dollars per vehicle operating in the City at one time, plus the basic rate per employee. A list of vehicle license plates shall be filed with the License and Collections Department.
(25) Helicopters. Every person engaged in the business of operating helicopters shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Eighty-Six and no/100ths ($86.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee.
(26) Home occupation. Every person engaged in a secondary occupation from their dwelling shall pay an annual home occupation license tax in the amount of Fifty and no/100ths ($50.00) Dollars. Every person engaged in a primary occupation from their dwelling shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars for services from a fixed location or One Hundred Twenty-Nine and no/100ths ($129.00) Dollars for services from no fixed location. If the home occupation is a construction related business, the business owner must hold a valid State contractor's license and shall pay an annual license tax equal to the applicable tax rate defined in Classification A of Section
6-1.22. A statement of intent shall be filed with the City for a home occupation business license. The statement shall set forth the type of business activity proposed as well as the manner and hours of operation. A business license may then be issued provided the following conditions are met:
a. The business shall be restricted to only one room in the dwelling and all materials, equipment, or facilities shall be kept therein. Patio or outside storage shall not be permitted.
b. No garage shall be used in connection with such business, except for the parking of a residence or business vehicle. In the event a third or two and one-half (2.5) garage is constructed, the business may be transferred to that new addition.
c. The home occupation shall be authorized only one business car, pickup, truck, or van. Street parking shall not be authorized for any business vehicle.
d. Only persons residing on the premises may be employed.
e. There shall be no display of merchandise, projects, operations, signs, or nameplates of any kind visible from outside the dwelling.
f. The appearance of the dwelling shall not be altered in any manner which would indicate that a business is being conducted at the dwelling.
g. The home occupation shall not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic beyond that which is normal to the particular neighborhood.
h. The home occupation shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles for the delivery of material to or from the premises.
i. Any marked commercial vehicle used in conjunction with the occupation shall have no more than two square feet of front yard setback of the premises.
j. The home occupation shall not create noise, odor, dust, vibration, fumes, or smoke readily discernible at the boundaries of the parcel on which the home occupation is situated. Furthermore, the occupation shall not create any disturbance which adversely affects electrical appliances located on adjacent properties by means of static electricity or radiation.
k. Home occupations involving vehicle or boat repairs, wood or metal construction, biological farming or biological agents and research shall not be permitted.
l. All provisions of the Uniform Fire Code and all noise provisions of this Code shall be complied with. Any violation of the conditions set forth in this subsection or other conditions set forth in this Code for the approval of a home occupation shall be the basis for the revocation of the home occupation business license. Upon the notification of a violation, such home occupation shall cease immediately. In the event the City finds that such home occupation continues after notice to cease, legal steps shall be taken against the applicants.
m. The applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the City that the home occupation is not prohibited by any applicable lease or rental agreement, or in the case of a condominium project or common interest development, any applicable covenants, conditions and restrictions.
(27) House moving. Every person engaged in the business of house moving shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars and an additional Thirty-Four and no/100ths ($34.00) Dollars for each house moved, payable in advance, and a permit bond shall be posted with the City before any such license shall be issued.
(28) Itinerant photographers. Every person not having a fixed place of business within the City and who is engaged in the business of taking snapshots or pictures and/or delivers photographs or snapshots made therefrom shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars.
(29) Junk dealers. Every person engaged in the business of a junk dealer or collector or engaged in the business, either retail or wholesale, of buying, selling or otherwise dealing in old rags, sacks, bottles, cans, papers, metal, rubber, or other articles commonly known as junk shall pay a license tax in the amount of Thirty-Four and no/100ths ($34.00) Dollars per month.
(30) Laundries and dry cleaners. Every person engaged in the business of operating self-service laundries or laundromats and self-service dry cleaners shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee; provided, however, no license shall be issued to any self-service laundry, laundromat, or dry cleaners except with the provision that an attendant shall be in supervision of such selfservice business at all times which the business is open to the public; provided, however, such businesses without an attendant may operate under the following conditions:
a. That the self-service laundry, laundromat, or dry cleaners shall be on the ground floor of a building facing on a public street or highway, with windows of clear glass extending the entire width of the building on the public street side, except at the point of joist or doorway, and that the same shall be kept free and clear of all obstacles and equipment so as to provide a view into the storeroom from the street or pavement;
b. That all vending machines not actually vending a product necessary for washing or dry cleaning clothes be prohibited when the storeroom is unattended; vending machines permitted shall be those vending soap, detergent, bleaches, bluing, starches, or other supplies used in the process of washing or dry-cleaning clothes, and coin-changer machines;
c. That the storeroom be adequately lighted with fluorescent or other type lighting fixtures during the evening hours;
d. That suitable metal containers be placed in the storeroom for placing rubbish or trash by customers or the owner;
e. That an appropriate ledge be placed around the washing machines so that, in the event of leakage, water will not flow upon the floor;
f. That adequate ventilation for the storeroom be provided with a minimum of one square inch of ventilation for each 1,000 British thermal units per hour;
g. That all rooms or passages into the self-service laundry, laundromat, or dry cleaners, except toilets and washrooms, be kept locked at all times;
h. That all equipment used in any self-service laundry, laundromat, or dry cleaners operating without an attendant be approved by the Underwriters' Laboratories Inc., or a laboratory of equal experience and standing;
i. That all self-service laundries, laundromats, or dry cleaners operating without an attendant be closed and locked and not open to the public between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m. of each day;
j. That the owner of such self-service laundry, laundromat, or dry cleaners operating without an attendant shall secure a liability insurance policy in the sum of One Hundred Thousand and no/100ths ($100,000.00) Dollars for one person and Two Hundred Thousand and no/100ths ($200,000.00) Dollars for two or more persons, insuring such owner against all damages resulting from injuries to any person using or visiting such self-service laundry, laundromat, or dry cleaners, and caused by the negligent operation or maintenance of any equipment in such place of business, and against any and all damages caused by any negligence of the owner of such place of business. Such policy shall be approved by the City. Such policy shall name the City as coinsured and shall contain a clause stating that the City shall be given at least 10 days' notice prior to cancellation or change in the policy, and a certificate evidencing such policy of insurance shall be approved by and filed with the City; and
k. That it shall be declared unlawful for any person to operate at any time, or for any length of time, any selfservice laundry, washing machine, drying machine, or dry-cleaning machine for public use or open to the public unless there is at all times immediately present a person having the ability and initiative to effectively operate and care for such business, or unless such self-service laundry, laundromat, or dry cleaners complies with the provisions of subsections (a) through (j) of this subsection. Any person violating such provisions shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(31) Laundry route operators, coin-operated laundry machines, apartment houses, hotels, and motels. Every person engaged in the business of route operator, coin-operated laundry machines (washers and dryers or combinations thereof), shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Thirty-Nine and no/100ths ($139.00) Dollars.
a. Every operator required to have a license by the provisions of this subsection shall be required to file with the City a list of all locations where his coin-operated machines are installed.
b. Every operator required to have a license by the provisions of this subsection shall be required to place a label or card in plain sight, bearing the name, address, and telephone number of such person, on each coin operated machine.
c. The City's municipal code enforcement officers shall seal off the coin opening slot on each and every machine operated by such operator who fails to obtain the required license or to properly identify his coin operated laundry machine, and the seal shall remain until such license is obtained and the identifying card or label is affixed.
d. It is unlawful for any person to break any seal required to be affixed by the provisions of this section without the written consent of the City.
(32) Lunch wagons. Every person engaged in the business of operating lunch wagons or providing catering services through the sales of edibles intended for human consumption from any wagon or vehicle on the public streets or on private property shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Two Hundred Fourteen and no/100ths ($214.00) Dollars for each vehicle.
(33) Miniature golf courses. Every person engaged in the business of a miniature golf course shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus the rate per employee.
(34) Motorcycle or car rentals. Every person engaged in the business of renting motor scooters, motorcycles, motor vehicles, and other rental vehicles of similar or like nature shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars for each rental unit.
(35) Motion picture and television filming. Every person engaged in the business of making motion pictures or television filming for commercial use shall pay a license tax of Three Hundred Forty-Two and no/100ths ($342.00) Dollars per day. No license shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of this subsection except upon permission first obtained from the City Manager after an application has been made therefor and a commitment entered into to pay for costs of City services rendered in connection with the activity.
(36) Oil and gas wells. Every person engaged in the business of operating or maintaining any oil well or gas well, or maintaining any oil or gas well derrick or equipment within the City, and every person erecting, building, or constructing any oil or gas well derrick, or engaged in the sinking, drilling, boring, or digging of any oil or gas well or other well for hydrocarbon substances shall pay the following license taxes, payable in advance:
a. Every person conducting such business in the Townsite of Redondo Beach, as shown on a map of said Townsite recorded in Book 39, pages 1 et seq., of Miscellaneous Records in the office of the County Recorder, shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Three Hundred Twenty-Two and no/100ths ($322.00) Dollars for each and every well so operated, constructed, or drilled; provided, however, the minimum tax per year from each and every such person shall be Seven Hundred Forty-Seven and no/100ths ($747.00) Dollars.
b. Every person engaged in such business in the City outside of the original Townsite of Redondo Beach, as shown on a map recorded in Book 39, pages 1 et seq., of Miscellaneous Records in the office of the County Recorder, shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Three Hundred Twenty and no/100ths ($320.00) Dollars for each and every well drilled or maintained, operated, or under construction, as aforesaid.
c. Every person conducting or engaged in such business in the territory annexed to the City under the provisions of Ordinance No. 998, adopted on June 7, 1942, shall pay the sum of Three Hundred Twenty and no/100ths ($320.00) Dollars annually for each well drilled or maintained, operated, or under construction, as aforesaid. Such taxes, when paid for erecting, building, or constructing any oil or gas well derrick, or for the sinking, drilling, boring or digging of any oil or gas well, shall include the actual operating of such well in pumping oil until the expiration of one year after the date of such license payment. Such taxes shall be payable each and every year until the derrick, equipment, and paraphernalia connected with the operation or maintenance of such wells have been actually dismantled and removed from the premises and the hole closed; provided, however, such license tax shall not be construed as an additional tax to the amount fixed for constructing purposes, and an additional license tax shall only be due and payable at the expiration of one year after the expiration of the first license tax collected, whether for constructing a derrick and the drilling of a hole or for the maintenance of a well.
(37) Pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers.
a. Pawnbrokers. Every person engaged in the business of pawnbroker or shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Thousand Two Hundred Eighty-One and no/100ths ($1,281.00) Dollars.
b. Secondhand dealers. Every person engaged in the business of secondhand dealer shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee.
c. Licenses: Issuance. No license shall be issued for a pawnbroker or secondhand dealer without compliance with the requirements of Chapter 16 of Title
4 of this Code regulating pawnbrokers and secondhand dealers. No such license shall be issued except upon permission first obtained from the Council after application has been made thereto, and such license shall be subject to annual review at the option of the Council.
(38) Peddlers. Unless otherwise specifically licensed by other provisions of this chapter, every person not having a fixed place of business within the City who travels from place to place and sells, or offers to sell, goods, wares, or merchandise in his possession shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Twenty-Nine and no/100ths ($129.00) Dollars. Any private person, firm, or corporation delivering advertising materials from house to house in the City shall pay an annual license tax of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee. Each licensee shall be approved by the Council as to the hours and methods of operation.
(39) Research and development. Every person engaged in the business of research and development for scientific purposes shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus the basic per employee.
(40) Rest homes. Every person engaged in the business of operating a rest home or home for the aged shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Sixty-Five and no/100ths ($65.00) Dollars for the first (3) to 10 persons using the facilities of such rest home or home for the aged and One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars when the persons using such facilities exceed 10 in number. No license shall be issued for the operation of a rest home or home for the aged except upon an application first being made to the Planning Commission and approved by the Council.
(41) Rodeos and carnivals. Every person engaged in the business of operating a rodeo or carnival shall pay a license tax in the amount of Three Hundred Twenty and no/100ths ($320.00) Dollars for the first day's operation of such rodeo or carnival and Seventy-Six and no/100ths ($76.00) Dollars for each additional day. No such license shall be issued except upon permission first obtained from the Council after an application has been made thereto. Such application shall set forth the proposed location and length of time for which such business shall operate in the City and shall be accompanied by an advance deposit covering the amounts set forth for the license tax.
(42) Rummage sales. Every person engaged in the business of selling goods, wares, or merchandise in the nature of a rummage sale shall pay a license tax in the amount of Thirty-Four and no/100ths ($34.00) Dollars per day; provided, however, any person engaged in such business shall first obtain a permit therefor from the Council after an application has been made thereto.
(43) Shoe shine stands. Every person engaged in the business of operating a shoe shine stand shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars.
(44) Solicitors. Every person engaged in the business of soliciting orders for goods, wares, or merchandise of any kind or who sells or distributes free of charge coupons of any kind shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars for each person.
(45) Sound trucks and floodlights. Every person engaged in the business of operating sound trucks, flood lights, or klieg lights in the City shall pay a license tax in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars per year or Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars per day; provided, however, no license shall be issued until a permit shall first have been secured from the Police Department.
(46) Telephone soliciting offices. Every person engaged in the business of maintaining a telephone solicitation office shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Two Hundred Fifteen and no/100ths ($215.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee or person using the telephone for obtaining orders or sales or disseminating information, whether such person shall be an employee or independent contractor.
(47) Theaters. Every person engaged in the business of operating a motion picture theater where moving and motion pictures, legitimate theater, or vaudeville shows are exhibited and a fee is charged, collected, or received shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Four Hundred Eighty-One and no/100ths ($481.00) Dollars plus the basic rate per employee. Every person engaged in the business of operating any casual theater exhibition shall pay a license tax in the amount of Thirty-Four and no/100ths ($34.00) Dollars per day.
(48) Trailer rentals. Every person engaged in the business of renting trailers shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars and, in addition thereto, the amount of Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars for each trailer, unless such trailer rentals are a part of an associated business within the City at the same location where the license fee equals or exceeds Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, and in that case, only the annual license tax of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars shall apply.
(49) Trampolines. Every person engaged in the business of owning and operating any trampoline or like apparatus within the City shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Sixty-One and no/100ths ($161.00) Dollars plus the basic rate per employee. Every person engaged in the business of owning and operating any trampoline or like apparatus within the City shall furnish to the City a liability insurance policy, from a responsible and solvent corporation authorized to issue such policy pursuant to the laws of the State, insuring such owner and covering such trampoline operator for all damages, injuries, and liabilities sustained by any person while lawfully using such trampoline or other similar device. Such policy shall be in the minimum sum of One Hundred Thousand and no/100ths ($100,000.00) Dollars for one person and Two Hundred Thousand and no/100ths ($200,000.00) Dollars for two or more persons. Such policy shall name the City as coinsured and shall contain a clause stating that the City shall be given at least 10 days' notice prior to cancellation or any change in the policy.
(50) Trash hauling and disposal trucks.
a. Every person engaged in the business of hauling trash on a commercial route, or collecting refuse and rubbish from commercial establishments, or for the transportation or disposal of refuse or rubbish from commercial establishments shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Five Hundred Eighty-Two and no/100ths ($582.00) Dollars and One Hundred Sixteen and no/100ths ($116.00) Dollars for each truck in excess of one operated within the City.
b. Every person collecting and hauling trash from residential property, operating only one truck of a maximum two ton capacity, and engaged in the business of cleanup and hauling trash, cuttings, tree trimmings, and rubbish from residential property as the principal activity shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of One Hundred Twenty-Nine and no/100ths ($129.00) Dollars.
(51) Truck rentals. Every person engaged in the business of renting trucks shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars and Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars for each truck.
(52) Undertaking. Every person engaged in the business of undertaking or operating a mortuary shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Three Hundred Twenty and no/100ths ($320.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee.
(53) Vending and bulk vending machines.
a. Vending machines. Every person engaged in the business of operating vending machines, vending service, or utilizing the use of a vending type device for the purpose of soliciting the sale of food products, newspapers, magazines, or other printed matter, or products not otherwise specifically covered by the provisions of this chapter shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars for the first such device and Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars for each additional machine thereafter. Where the operation of the vending machine is incidental to or in conjunction with the established business and owned by the established licensed business an annual license fee of Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars is due for each machine.
b. Postage vending machines. Every person engaged in the business of managing, operating, or maintaining any U.S. postage vending machine shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Six and no/100ths ($6.00) Dollars per machine located in the City.
c. Bulk vending machines. "Bulk vending machine," for the purpose of this subsection, shall mean a nonelectrically operated vending machine containing unsorted confections, nuts, or merchandise which, upon the insertion of a coin, dispenses the same in equal portion at random and without selection by the customer. Every person engaged in the business of managing, operating, or maintaining any bulk vending machine or device, not otherwise specifically covered by the provisions of this chapter and not prohibited by law, shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars for the first 25 machines and Three and no/100ths ($3.00) Dollars for each machine over 25.
d. Newspaper vending. Any person engaged in the business of operating newspaper vending machines, as an alternative to the tax rate set forth in subsection (a) of this subsection, may elect to be taxed at the rate set forth in subsection i of this section for "unclassified businesses."
e. Labeling. Any vending machine licensed pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall bear a stamp, label, or sign indicating that a license is in force for the specified expiration date of such license and such other information as the City may require. The City shall have the power to seal or lock up any vending machine not properly labeled under the provisions of this subsection. A service charge of Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars shall be paid to the City by the owner or operator of any such device for the removal of such seals. Upon the payment of the required business license tax and Eighteen and no/100ths ($18.00) Dollars service charge, the City's representative shall remove such seals or locks.
f. Liability. The owner of the business where the machine is located shall be responsible for the full amount of the license if the owner of the machine has not paid the tax when due and payable.
(54) Watch, jewelry, and clothing clubs. Every person engaged in the business of operating a watch, jewelry, or clothing club shall pay a license tax in the amount of Three Hundred Twenty and no/100ths ($320.00) Dollars per day.
(55) Water distribution. Every person engaged in the business of vending, supplying, or distributing water for domestic purposes shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Nineteen Thousand Three Hundred Eighty-Seven and no/100ths ($19,387.00) Dollars.
(56) Public services. Every person engaged in operating a business consisting of the distribution of electricity, the distribution of natural gas, providing telephone service, or providing coaxial (television) cable service shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus basic rate per employee. The total business license tax for any one such business shall not exceed One Thousand Six Hundred Sixty-Three and no/100ths ($1,663.00) Dollars.
(i) Classification I: Unclassified businesses. Every person engaged in a business for which there is no specific provision for licensing such business pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, and such business is of a nature to make it not applicable to any of the classifications provided in this section, shall pay an license tax as follows:
(1) If such business is carried on by means of any wagon, vehicle, automobile, or truck, One Hundred Twenty-Nine and no/100ths ($129.00) Dollars; and
(2) If such business is carried on from a fixed place of business within the City or, if carried on in a manner not as described in subsection
(1) of this subsection, Ninety-Nine and no/100ths ($99.00) Dollars, plus the basic rate per employee.
(§ 22, Ord. 1798, eff. June 26, 1963, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1800, eff. July 24, 1963, § 1, Ord. 1807 c.s., eff. September 11, 1963, § 1, Ord. 1839 c.s., eff. June 29, 1964, § 1, Ord. 1842 c.s., eff. August 3, 1964, § 2, Ord. 1902 c.s., eff. May 4, 1966, §§ 2—4, Ord. 1938 c.s., eff. June 28, 1967, § 1, Ord. 1998 c.s., eff. July 30, 1969, § 3, Ord. 2020 c.s., eff. July 1, 1970, § 2, Ord. 2047 c.s., eff. April 14, 1971, §§ 1—3, Ord. 2070 c.s., eff. June 14, 1972, § 1, Ord. 2132 c.s., eff. November 6, 1974, §§ 1—3, Ord. 2178 c.s., eff. June 23, 1976, §§ 2—35, Ord. 2239 c.s., eff. June 21, 1978, §§ 1, 2, Ord. 2243 c.s., eff. June 29, 1978, § 1, Ord. 2251 c.s., eff. September 13, 1978, § 1, Ord. 2366 c.s., eff. July 5, 1983, § 1, Ord. 2393 c.s., eff. June 25, 1984, § 1, Ord. 2401 c.s., eff. August 27, 1984, § 1, Ord. 2421 c.s., eff. July 8, 1985, § 2, Ord. 2456 c.s., eff. January 8, 1987, § 1, Ord. 2470 c.s., eff. August 4, 1987, § 1, Ord. 2473 c.s., eff. October 1, 1987, § 1, Ord. 2487 c.s., eff. December 31, 1987, § 1, Ord. 2550 c.s., eff. July 18, 1989, § 1, Ord. 2558 c.s., eff. October 5, 1989, § 1, Ord. 2569 c.s., eff. July 1, 1989, § 1, Ord. 2589 c.s., eff. June 21, 1990, § 4, Ord. 2594 c.s., eff. August 16, 1990, § 1, Ord. 2623 c.s., eff. June 4, 1991, § 1, Ord. 2780 c.s., eff. November 14, 1996, § 1, Ord. 2910 c.s., eff. October 2, 2003, § 1, Ord. 3047 c.s., eff. May 6, 2010, and § 1, Ord. 3108 c.s., eff. February 8, 2013)