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HomeMy WebLinkAboutEmergency Ordiance Category J Chapter 5.06 Section 5.06.010 Bus. Lic Tax Code ORDINANCE NO. 664 CITY OF PALM DESERT DEPARImENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPM,=.., . TRANSMITTAL LETTER TO: Honorable Mayor Kelly, Councilmembers and City Manager FROM: Frank Allen, Director of Code Compliance DATE: December 12, 1991 SUBJECT: An Emergency Ordinance Addinga New Category "J" to Chapter 9 g Y P 5.06, Section 5.06.010 of the Business License Tax Code I. DISCUSSION: Currently, the vendors operating a business at an art fair, street fair, swap meet or similar event, pay a business license tax fee based upon gross receipts. The vendors currently licensed at the C.O.D. street fair pay a fee of sixty dollars ( $60.00) . It is impossible to audit vendors for correct fees for various reasons, to insure the city is receiving the proper revenue from this source. A new business license tax fee rate should be implemented for the outdoor sale vendors which will insure the city receives the revenue due. Ordinance No. 656 now requires a conditional use permit for these outdoor events, and by making it part of the agreement terms, a better method of payment can be implemented. Ray Diaz will brief you on this. Council will also need to approve a resolution containing a new business license tax fee for the outdoor events listed in the ordinance. Because Ordinance No. 656 requiring a C.U.P. will be effective December 14, 1991, it is necessary to declare this ordinance as an emergency ordinance in order to collect the fees under the C.U.P. II. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends city council approve this ordinance adding Category "J" to the Palm Desert Municipal Code. V'2%04 4 "Of" CITY (OAPp 0 COVNCIr' vED ION: FRANK ALLEN, Director RECEIVED Department of Code Compliance ME — __�� OT �AED AYFLA /tm NOES; "— - ABSEN'1?: ABSTAIN;---_ 1� Or RIPI• B'D final on File w1=L � � s ur�lce ORDINANCE NO. 664 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CATEGORY "J"TO CHAPTER 5.06 OF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE ESTABLISHMENT AND DEFINING OF BUSINESS LICENSE TAX CATEGORIES AS AN URGENCY ORDINANCE The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN as follows: SECTION 1: That Category "J"be added to Section 5.06.010 to read as follows: 5.06.010- Category J. Businesses Included in This Category. 1. Every person engaged in the business activity of selling at retail or wholesale, arts, crafts, clothing, goods, wares, and other merchandise; every person providing a service of any kind in conjunction with a street fair, swap meet, and similar outdoor events. SECTION 2: The City Council hereby declares that this ordinance shall be effective immediately and the same is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, and welfare because there are numerous such vendors presently active in the City and because potential use of the revenues generated from this fee will be utilized to offset some of the potential adverse affects created by these activities. SECTION 3: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published once in The Palm Desert Post with 15 days of the passage and adoption, and this ordinance shall be and is hereby declared to be effective December 12, 1991. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED bythe CityCouncil of the Cityof Palm Desert, California, at its regular meeting held on the day of , 1991, by the following vote, to wit: AY ES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: RICHARD S. KELLY, MAYOR ATTEST: SHEILA R. GILLIGAN, CITY CLERK CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA