This chapter shall be known as the "Property Development Tax
Ordinance of the City of San Dimas".
(Prior code § 9A-1; Ord. 380 § 1, 1972; Ord.
573 § 1, 1977)
It is the intention of this chapter to provide a special license
tax procedure for those business activities enumerated in this chapter
and thereby to enable new development to pay its appropriate share
of the cost of maintaining and improving the environmental quality
of our community. The failure to enumerate other business activities
covered in other sections of this code requiring permits, licenses
or subject to franchises shall not be deemed or construed as an intention
on the part of the city council to relieve such businesses or occupations
from the permit procedure or franchise procedure under which they
may be governed by other sections of this code or state law.
(Prior code § 9A-2; Ord. 380 § 1, 1972; Ord.
573 § 1, 1977)
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:
includes any building or accessory structure constructed
in any commercial, manufacturing or industrial park zone which is
to be used for other than residential purposes.
includes each single family dwelling and each habitable unit
of an apartment, duplex, multiple dwelling structure or residential
planned development designed as a separate place for habitation of
a family as that term is defined in the San Dimas building ordinance.
"Dwelling unit" also includes each motel or hotel guest room or condominium
designed as a separate habitation for one or more persons.
is the area included within the surrounding exterior walls
of a building or portion thereof, exclusive of vent shafts and courts.
The floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with
surrounding exterior walls is the usable area under the horizontal
projection of the roof or floor above.
includes every person, firm or corporation engaging in construction
activities itself or through the services of any employee, agent or
independent contractor for the purposes of constructing dwelling units,
trailer spaces or buildings to be used for commercial or industrial
purposes.
includes each space, area or building in a trailer park or
mobile home park or other place designed or intended as a place to
accommodate any mobile home, trailer or van, bus or other vehicle
or mobile structure, when the same is to be used as a living or sleeping
quarter for human beings.
(Prior code § 9A-3; Ord. 380 § 1, 1972; Ord.
573 § 1, 1977)
In addition to any other fee, license, of permit prescribed
in this code, every property developer shall pay, upon application
to the city of San Dimas for a building permit, for the construction
of any such dwelling unit or addition or trailer space or building
to be used for commercial or industrial purposes the license tax set
forth as follows:
A.
For
each dwelling unit, the amount of two hundred dollars, plus seventy
five dollars per bedroom.
B.
For
each trailer space, the amount of one hundred fifty dollars.
C.
For
each building for commercial or industrial purposes, the amount of
four cents per square foot of gross floor area, including any area
in a building designed for the parking of vehicles.
(Prior code § 9A-4; Ord. 380 § 1, 1972; Ord.
530 § 1, 1976; Ord. 573 § 1, 1977)
All of the sums collected in each geographic area pursuant to
this chapter shall be deposited in separate community environmental
development and beautification fund and shall be used for the preservation
and enhancement of the community environment of the city through expenditures
such as, but not limited to, the following:
A.
Purchase
of land and interest in land for landscaping, open space or recreational
uses.
B.
Development
of parks and buildings for use thereon.
C.
Acquisition
and development of other varieties of open space areas.
D.
Acquisition
and development of parkways and median islands.
E.
Acquisition
and development of bicycle trails, riding trails and other types of
trails for recreational use.
F.
Acquisition
and development of other recreational facilities.
(Prior code § 9A-5; Ord. 380 § 1, 1972; Ord.
573 § 1, 1977)
For the purposes of this chapter, the city is divided into three
geographical areas:
A.
Geographical
area 1—North of the Foothill Freeway and West of the 210 Freeway
and North of Walnut Creek.
B.
Geographical
area 2—South of the Foothill Freeway and East of the 210 Freeway.
C.
Geographical
area 3—West of the 210 Freeway and South of Walnut Creek.
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Of the sums collected in each geographic area pursuant to this
chapter, seventy percent shall be deposited in an open space development
and beautification capital improvement fund for the use in the geographic
area from which the funds are received.
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The remaining thirty percent shall be held in an open space
development and beautification capital improvement fund for use on
projects determined by the city council to be of community-wide benefit.
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(Prior code § 9A-6; Ord. 380 § 1, 1972; Ord.
396 § 1, 1973; Ord. 540 § 1, 1976; Ord. 573 § 1,
1977)
