HomeMy WebLinkAbout85-18RESOLUTION NO. 85-]8
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF UKIAH AMENDING BUSINESS LICENSE FEE RATES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 2156 OF THE UKIAH CITY
CODE.
WHEREAS, on June 5, 1974, the City Council of the
City of Ukiah adopted Resolution 74-61 adopting business
license fees pursuant to section 2152 of the Ukiah City
Code, which in section 14 established rates for business
license fees in the City of Ukiah; and
WHEREAS, in the intervening ten (10) years the fees
have not been increased; and
WHEREAS, after properly noticed public hearing and
based on the recommendation of the City Manager and public
comments received at the public hearing held on August 15,
1984, the City Council of the City of Ukiah finds that a 40%
rate increase is fair, reasonable and equitable and necessary
to fund anticipated capital expenditures out of the City's
general fund;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
Section 1. Rates.
The license tax for the businesses classified as set
forth in Resolution 74-61 shall be determined on the gross
receipts of such businesses as follows:
(a) Classification "A", Fourteen (14) cents per One
Thousand and no/100ths ($1,000.00) Dollars of gross receipts,
or fractional part thereof, with a minimum tax in the amount
of Twenty-eight and no/100ths ($28.00) Dollars;
(b) Classification "B", Twenty-eight (28) cents per
One Thousand and no/100ths ($1,000.00) Dollars of gross receipts,
or fractional part thereof, with a minimum tax in the amount of
Twenty-eight and no/100ths ($28.00) Dollars;
(c) Classification "C", Thirty-five (35) cents per One
Thousand and no/100ths ($1,000.00) Dollars of gross receipts, or
fractional part thereof, with a minimum tax in the amount of
Twenty-eight and no/100ths ($28.00) Dollars;
(d) Classification "D", Forty-two (42) cents per One
Thousand and no/100ths ($1,000.00) Dollars of gross receipts,
or fractional part thereof, with a minimum tax in the amount of
Twenty-eight and no/100ths ($28.00) Dollars;
(e) Classification "E", Forty-nine (49) cents per One
Thousand and no/100ths ($1,000.00) Dollars of gross receipts, or
fractional part thereof, with a minimum tax in the amount of
Twenty-eight and no/100ths ($28.00) Dollars;
(f) Classification "F", Fifty-six (56) cents per One
Thousand and no/100ths ($1,000.00) Dollars of gross receipts, or
fractional part thereof, with a minimum tax in the amount of
Twenty-eight and no/100ths ($28.00) Dollars;
(g) Classification "G", Thirty-five (35) cents per One
Thousand and no/100ths ($1,000.00) Dollars of gross receipts, or
fractional part thereof, with a minimum tax in the amount of
Fifty-six and no/100ths ($56.00) Dollars;
(h) Classification "H", One Dollar and Five ($1.05)
cents per One Thousand and no/100ths ($1,000.00) Dollars of gross
receipts, or fraction thereof, with a minimum tax in the amount
of Fifty-six and no/100ths ($56.00) Dollars.
Section 2. Scope.
Every person transacting and carrying on the business
set forth in Resolution 74-61 shall pay a license tax as set
forth herein.
Section 3. Handbill distributors.
Every person not having a fixed place of business within
the City and conducting the business of advertising by the dis-
tribution of handbills, circulars, or other written or printed
advertising materials shall pay a semi-annual license tax in the
amount of Thirty-five and no/100ths ($35.00) Dollars.
Section 4. Peddlers, vendors, solicitors, hawkers,
magazine or periodical salesmen.
Every person engaged in the business or occupation of
itinerant vendor, peddler, hawker, or street vendor within the
City shall pay a license tax in the amount of Fourteen and
no/100ths ($14.00) Dollars per quarter in advance. Such
persons shall not be relieved from the provisions of this
section by reason of associating temporarily with any local
dealer, trader, merchant, or auctioneer or as a part of, or
in the name of, any local dealer, trader, merchant, or auction-
eer. The payment of such license tax shall not relieve itinerant
vendors, peddlers, hawkers, street vendors, or magazine salesmen
from obtaining a permit, as provided in this resolution.
For the purpose of this section, "itinerant vendor",
"peddler", "hawker", "solicitor" and "street vendor" shall mean
and include all persons, both principal and agent, who engage
in a temporary and transient business in the City selling goods,
wares, and merchandise, or services.
Section 5. No fixed place of business in the City.
Every person not having a fixed place of business within
the City who engages in business within the City shall pay a
license tax at the rate set forth in this resolution for persons
engaged in the same type of business and having a fixed place of
business, within the City on gross receipts derived from within
the City.
Section 6. Maximum tax.
The maximum license tax payable by a business in any
classification shall be $350.00.
Section 7. Tax on Gross Receipts less than $2,000.00.
The license tax fee for any business with annual gross
receipts of $2,000 or less shall be $14.00.
Section 8. 100% Surcharge.
The 100% surcharge paid by businesses in the downtown
improvement district shall be based on the tax rates in effect
prior to the passage of this Resolution as established in Reso-
lution 74-61.
Section 9. Effective Date
This Resolution will become effective July 1, 1985 unless
earlier repealed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of
the following roll call vote:
August , 1984, by
AYES: Councilmembers Henderson, Kier, Hickey, and Mayor Myers
NOES: None
ABSENT: C0uncilmember Kelley
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk