HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 536ORDINANCE NO. 536
i AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 5.04.010 AND 5.06.010 OF THE CODE
OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT AS THEY RELATE
TO DEFINITIONS AND CLASSIFICATIONS OF
OWNER/BUILDER AND DEVELOPERS.
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN, as follows:
Section I. That Subparagraph `B' of Section
5.04.010 of the Code of the City of Palm Desert be and the same
is hereby amended to read as follows:
'B' "Contractor" for the purpose of this title is synonymous
with the term,"builder" and, within the meaning of the
title, a contractor is any person who undertakes to,
or submits a bid to or does himself or through others
constructs, alter, repair, add to, subtract from,
Improve, move, wreck or demolish any building, highway,
road, parking facility, 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. "Contractor" Includes subcontractor,
specialty contractor and owner/builder when
Subparagraph H does not apply.
Section II. That subparagraph I of Section 5.04.010
be added to the Code of the City of Palm Desert to read as
follows:
I. "Developer" means one who develops real estate by
improving, subdividing land and building residential,
commercial or industrial structures.
Section III. That Category A, Subparagraph I of
Section 5.06.010 of the Code of the City of Palm Desert be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
1. Retail sales and services amusement and recreational
centers, private and public clubs, state licensed
professionals and skilled services, agents, brokers
and salespersons of any kind, developers, property
management, private schools, accommodations such as
hospitals, rest homes, day care centers, maintenance
services and other trade or occupational callings
designed to render services of individual skills and
not otherwise specifically licensed by other categories
of this chapter;
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Section IV. That Category `B' Subparagraph 1 of
Section 5.06.010 of the Code of the City of Palm Desert be and
the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
1. General Engineering contractor, general building
contractor, swimming pool contractor, plumbing
contractor, electrical contractor, all other
subcontractors, specialty contractors and
owner/builder.
Section V. That Category 'B' Subparagraph 5 of
Section 5.06.010 be added to the Code of the City of Palm Desert
to read as follows:
5. All contractors shall pay a license fee
based upon the highest classification shown
on their State of California Contractor's
License and in accordance with Section 2 of
City Council Resolution 83-73.
Section VI. Publication. The City C 1 erk sha 1 1
certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance and shall
cause the same to dbe printed once in the Palm Desert Post, a
newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and
circulated in the City of Palm Desert, and this ordinance shall
be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 26th day of May,
1988, by the following vote:
AYES: CRITES, SYNDER, WILSON, BENSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: KELLY
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
JE N'BENSON, MAYOR
C� Y OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
SHEILA R. GILLIGAN, gITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT CALIFORNIA