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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; ORDINANCE NO. 536 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