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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 191ORDINANCE NO. 191 AN ORDINANCE V TK City OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ME INS, REPEALING AND ADDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF TITLE 5 OF TW PAIN DESERT MUNICIPAL CODEi PERTAINING BUSINESS LICENSE TAXES. . The City COMKII of the City of Palm desert, California, DIES HERD! ORDAIN as follows: SECTION Ii Chapter 5.04, Section 5.04.010"B" of the Palm Desert Municipal Code Is amended to read as follows: 6. The term contractor for the purpose of this chapter is synonymous with the term "builder" and, within the meaning of this chapter, a contractor is any person, who undertakes to or purports to have the capacity to undertake to or submits a bid to, or does himself or by or through others, construct, alter, repair, add to, subtract from, improve, move, wreck or demolish any building, highway, road, parking facility, rail- road, 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 there- with. The term contractor includes subcontractor and specialty contractor. SECTION 2: Chapter 5.20, Section 5.20.010 and 5.20.040 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: Section 5.20.010 Businesses ihcluded in Catego". . Businesses included n category 4 are: Generalengineering contractors, (A); eral building contractor, (8); swimming pool contractor, (C-53 Section 5.20.040 List of subcontractors. Each general engineer- ing contractor, general building contractor, and swimming pool contractor shall furnish the City with a list of each subcontractor licensed by the State; under his control or direction, before the final inspection on a building or structure shall be given by the building and safety department. SECTION 3: Section 5.20.030 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code Is hereby repealed. SECTION 4: There is added to the Municipal Code of Palm Desert, Chapter 5.20, Section 5.20.080 to read as follows: Section 5.20.080 Evidence of valid state contractor license area. tvery city or cizy ono county wnicn requires the . ssuance of a business license as condition precedent to engaging, within the City or City and County, in a business which is subject to regulation under this chapter, shall require that each licensee and each applicant for issuance or renewal of such license shall file, or have on file, with such City or City and County, a signed statement that such license or applicant is licensed by the State, under the provisions of this chapter and stating that.the license is in full fora and effect, or, if such licensee or applicant is exaapt form the provisions of this chapter, he shall furnish proof of the facts which entitle him to such exemption. r" SECttp1 %I `?two 1s added to the Municipal Code of Palm Desert, U*tet' Lftq, W11§017 It to read as foltowst 1 0 bliftes"I included. My owner-builder/developer 10110 s any DWI loins$ s ruc ure, shopo store or apartment for tentj lease, or sale shall pay a minimum business license tax fee of one hoadred dollars with an additional job valuation fee of twenty-five cents per thousand dollars of job valuation as deter- mined by the building permit applications. The job valuation fee shall be payable with the issuance of the building permits. A. A subcontractor list will be •required as stated in section 8.20.040. 8. Proof of valid state contractors license by the responsible managing officer (AM) or responsible managing employee (Rid:), will be required at time of application. Section 5.78.020 Exemption. This chapter does not apply to an owner Of property, building or improving structures thereon, or appurtenances thereto, who does such work himself or through his own employees with wages as their sole compensations; provided that such.structure or structures, with or without the appurtenances thereto is not intended or offered for sale. Section 5.78.030 Sale one Xear limitation. In all actions brought under this chapter, proof of the sae or offering for sale of any structure by the owner-builder/developer within one year after completion of same is presumptive evidence that such structure was undertaken for sale. SECTION 6: There is added to the Municipal Code of Palm Desert, Chpater 5.04, Section 5.04.010 "G". Definiton of Employer. G. "Employer" means a person registered with the state and federal government as an employer and subject to several obligations including state and federal income tax withholding, federal social security taxes, workers' compensation insurance, disability insurance costs and unemployment compensation contri- butions. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 24th day of August , 1978, by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, by the following vote: AYES: Brush, McPherson, Newbrander, Wilson 3 Mullins NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None (� or 4 ATTESTS e City of Palm Desert, Ca "forma