The ordinance codified in this chapter is enacted solely to raise revenue for municipal purposes and is not intended for purposes of regulation.
(prior code § 10-1.101; Ord. 78-09 § 1)
Words and phrases not specifically defined in this chapter shall have the meaning ascribed to them as defined in the following sources:
A. 
Sections 17.04.140, 17.40.020 and other applicable sections of this code;
B. 
The Compassionate Use Act of 1996 (California Health and Safety Code Section 11362.5);
C. 
The Medical Marijuana Program Act (California Health and Safety Code Sections 11362.7 through 11362.83); and
D. 
The California Attorney General's Guidelines for the Security and Non-Diversion of Marijuana Grown for Medical Use issued in August 2008.
For the purpose of this chapter, certain words and phrases are defined, and certain provisions shall be construed as herein set forth, unless it shall be apparent from their context that a different meaning is intended.
"Business"
means professions, trades and occupations and all and every kind of calling carried on for profit or livelihood.
"City"
means the city of Winters.
"Contractor"
means any person, except an owner who contracts for a project with another person who is licensed by the state of California as a contractor or architect or registered civil engineer acting solely in his or her professional capacity, who in any capacity other than as an employee of another with wages as the sole compensation, undertakes to or offers to undertake to, or purports to have the capacity to undertake to, or submits a bid to, or does himself or herself or by or through others construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or demolish any building, highway, road, railroad, excavation or other structure project, development, or improvement, or to do any part thereof, including the erection of scaffolding or other structures or works in connection therewith.
"Engaged in business"
means the conducting, operating, managing or carrying on of a business, whether done as owner, or by means of an officer, agent, manager, employee, servant or otherwise.
"Fixed place of business"
means the premises occupied in the city for the particular purpose of conducting a business thereat and regularly kept open for that purpose with a competent person in attendance for the purpose of attending to said business.
"License"
means the certificate issued by the city to the taxpayer upon payment of a tax prescribed by this ordinance evidencing payment of such tax.
"Licensee"
means any person who holds a valid current license issued to him or her under this chapter.
"Person"
means any domestic or foreign corporation, firm, association, syndicate, joint-stock company, partnership of any kind, joint venture, club, Massachusetts business or common law trust, society or individual operating for profit.
"Shall"
is mandatory, "may" is permissive.
"Tax collector"
means the director of finance (city administrator) of the city. "Deputy tax collector" shall be the public works director, any building inspector, the chief of police, any police officer or any other city official or employee so designated by the tax collector.
"Temporary stationary location"
means the premises occupied in the city for the purpose of selling and making immediate delivery or offer of any goods, wares, merchandise or things in the possession of the seller from a vehicle or temporary structure which is parked or placed at a stationary location such that passers-by are encouraged or solicited in any manner to stop and make purchases of such goods, wares, and merchandise or things.
(prior code § 10-1.102 (part); Ord. 78-09 §§ 2.1-2.6, 2.8-2.12; Ord. 88-07 (part); Ord. 2011-05 § 3(a))
Nothing in this chapter contained shall be deemed to repeal, amend, be in lieu of, replace or in any way affect any requirement for any license or permit required by any other ordinance or resolution of city or of its council, nor be deemed to repeal, amend, be in lieu of, replace or in any way affect any tax fee or other charge imposed, assessed or required by any other ordinance or resolution of the city or of its council.
(prior code § 10-1.102(part); Ord. 78-09 § 2.7)