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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 842ORD 842ÜÂh£ŸjìÓORDINANCE NO. 842 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK ESTABLISHING A CITYWIDE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA IN THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: a) That pursuant to Section 36500 et seq. of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, the City Council adopted, on August 18, 1982, that certain Resolution No. 82-74, dated August 18, 1982, entitled, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Baldwin Park Declaring its Intention to Establish a Citywide Business Improvement Area in the City of Baldwin Park", and caused said resolution to be duly published and mailed as provided by law. b) That a public hearing concerning the formation of said Citywide Business Improvement Area hereinafter Area") was held on September 15, 1982, at the hour of 7:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers of the City Hall of the City of Baldwin Park. c) That at said hearing all written and oral protests made or filed were duly heard, evidence for and against the proposed action was received, and a full, fair and complete hearing was granted and held. d) That all protests, both written and oral, were duly overruled and it was determined by the Council that there was no majority protest within the meaning of said Streets and Highways Code, Section 36500 et seq. e) That the public interest, convenience and necessity require the establishment of the proposed Area. f) That businesses conducting their activities within the Area will benefit by the expenditure of funds raised by the charges as contemplated by said Section 36500, et seq. SECTION 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF AREA. Pursuant to Section 36500 et seq. of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California, a business improvement area designated as the Citywide Business Improvement Area of the City of Baldwin Park is hereby created and established. SECTION 3. DESCRIPTION OF AREA. The Area shall include all of the territory within the exterior boundaries of the City of Baldwin Park, as the same exist on the date of adoption of this Ordinance. BIB] 37960-U01 ORD-U02 842-U02 LI2-U03 FO4404-U03 FO32708-U03 DO32720-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 12/4/2003-U04 ROBIN-U04 ORD 842ÜÂh£ŸjìÓOrdinance No. Page 2 842 SECTION 4. SYSTEM OF CHARGES. The following charges, in addition to the business license tax required by the Municipal Code, shall be levied upon those classes of businesses which are not exempt by law and which are conducting their activities within such Area. CLASSIFICATION OF BUSINESSES AM3UNT OF ANNUAL CHARGES CLASS A Hospitals Manufacturing Operations M3rticians Wholesale Operations X-ray Laboratories All other similar uses An annual charge equal to sixl percent 60%) of the City business license tax applicable to each respective business. CLASS B Accountants An annual charge equal to seventy-five percent 757o) of the City business license tax applicable to each respective business. Appraisers Architects Attorneys at Law Auditors Auto Repair Operators Bacteriologists Chemists Chiropodists Chiropractors Collection Agencies Contractors Dentists Detective Agencies Engineering Consultants Entomologists Geologists Oculists Opticians Optometrists Osteopaths Physicians Physiotherapists Private Patrol Officers Public Bookkeeping, Accounting and Income Tax Services Real Estate Brokers Service Stations Surveyors Veterinarians All other professions licensed and regulated by the State of California and not specifically other- wise classified herein All businesses with business address outside Area but licensed by City to conduct business within Area with the following exceptions: BIB] 37960-U01 ORD-U02 842-U02 LI2-U03 FO4404-U03 FO32708-U03 DO32720-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 12/4/2003-U04 ROBIN-U04 ORD 842ÜÂh£ŸjìÓOrdinance No. 842 Page 3 1) Such businesses included under A above 2) Advertising Agencies, included under C below: 3) Newspaper Publishers, included under C below. CLASS C All other businesses not included An annual charge equal to within Class A or B, including ninety percent 90%) of the City the following: business license tax applicable to each such Advertising Agencies respective business Antique Stores Appliance Stores Auctioneers Automobile Dealers Automobile Supply Stores Auto Wrecking Yards Bakeries Barber Shops Bars Beauty Shops Billiard and Pool Halls Book Stores Bowling Alleys Cafes Carnivals and Circuses Clothing Stores Dance Halls Deliveries Department Stores Dry Cleaning Establishments Employment Agencies Flower Shops Food Stores Furniture Stores Gift Shops Glass Shops Hardware Stores Hotels and Motels Ice Vendors Junk Dealers Laundromats Liquor Stores Locksmiths Massage Parlors Newspaper Publishers Paint Stores Pawn Shops Personal and Real Estate Loan Agents and Agencies Pet Shops Pharmacies Photography Studios Printers, Silk Screen and Graphic Arts Radio and Television Operations Rental/Leasing Companies Restaurants Retail Drug Stores Second-hand Dealers and Stores Self-service Car Washes Shoe Repair Shops BIB] 37960-U01 ORD-U02 842-U02 LI2-U03 FO4404-U03 FO32708-U03 DO32720-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 12/4/2003-U04 ROBIN-U04 ORD 842ÜÂh£ŸjìÓOrdinance No. 842 Page 4 Solicitors Tailors Theatres Toy Stores Trade Schools Trading Stamp Agencies and Redemption Centers All other businesses involving retail sales and/or similar in use to the above a) Exemptions. No charges shall be levied upon the following: 1) Apartments, rest homes, rooming houses, and trailer parks; 2) Public utilities; 3) Any business required to have a business license for a home occupation within the meaning of the City zoning regulations; 4) Any organization required to obtain a permit to conduct bingo games b) Payment of Charge. The charge hereby levied shall be due and payable and shall be paid at the same time and in the same manner that the business license imposed by the City Code is due and payable c) Payment Prerequisite to License. 1) No business license shall be issued pursuant to the Baldwin Park Municipal Code unless the business license charge hereby imposed is paid together with the business license payable pursuant to the said Code; and 2) A business license shall be considered unpaid and penalties shall be assessed upon the total amount at the rate specified in Article IV, Chapter 1, Section 4020 of the Municipal Code, until such time as both the business license tax and the charge are paid. d) Multiple Businesses. 1) Where one owner has multiple businesses in the same class or combinations of two or more of the above classes, all of which are at the same location: The total charge for that location under this Ordinance shall be the highest charge of any one of those businesses when considered individually according to their classifications herein. 2) Where multiple owners have businesses in the same class or combinations of two or more of the above classes, all of which are at the same location: The total charge to each owner under this Ordinance shall be the highest charge of any one of the individual owner's businesses at the location when considered according to their classifications herein. e) Maximum Assessment. No annual charge levied in accordance with the system of charges defined herein shall exceed $450. BIB] 37960-U01 ORD-U02 842-U02 LI2-U03 FO4404-U03 FO32708-U03 DO32720-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 12/4/2003-U04 ROBIN-U04 ORD 842ÜÂh£ŸjìÓ o/i9 Ordinance No. Page 5 f) New Businesses Charge Exemption, Any proposed business may file for an exemption of the charge fee. The procedure for such waiver shall be established by resolution of the City Council. g) Charge Transferability. There shall be no additional charge for any business which transfers the same business to any location within the Area. h) Refusal to Pay Charge. No person shall fail or refuse to pay the additional business license charge imposed. i) Statement of Charge Due. A written statement, on such forms as may be required or furnished by the City Manager, shall be filed when the charge is paid. SECTION 5. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION. Any business which is exempt from the payment of the charge by reason of the provisions of the Constitution of the United States or the State of California or by business class exemption as designated in a) above, may make voluntary contributions to said Area for the purposes provided in this Ordinance. SECTION 6. USE OF REVENUES. Uses of revenues derived from charges imposed pursuant to this Ordinance shall be limited to the following: a) decoration of any public place in the Area b) promotion of public events which are to take place on or in the Area c) furnishing of music in any public place in the Area d) the general promotion of business activities in the Area SECTION 7. FUND. There is created a special fund designated as Citywide Business Improvement Area Fund" into which all revenues derived from charges and contributions under this Ordinance shall be placed and such funds shall be used only for the purposes specified in this Ordinance. SECTION 8. EXPENDITURES. The City Council shall annually approve a budget to include an estimate of expenditures to be made from the Citywide Business Improvement Area Fund to carry out the purposes of this Ordinance. SECTION 9. CITY COUNCIL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. For the purpose of advising the City Council, making recommendations to them on the operation and extent of the Area, the methods and ways in which the revenue derived from the levy of the special business license charge imposed by this Ordinance might be used, and performing such other powers and duties as the City Council may determine, a City Council Advisory Committee shall be established by Resolution of the City Council. SECTION 10. AMENDMENTS, Businesses within the Area established by this Ordinance shall be subject to any amendments to Section 36500 et seq. of the Streets and Highways Code. SECTION 11. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall apply to business license taxes levied for the calendar year 1983 and each year thereafter and the additional charges imposed by this Ordinance shall be due and payable from January 1, 1983. BIB] 37960-U01 ORD-U02 842-U02 LI2-U03 FO4404-U03 FO32708-U03 DO32720-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 12/4/2003-U04 ROBIN-U04 ORD 842ÜÂh£ŸjìÓOrdinance No. 842 Page 6 SECTION 12. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of Baldwin Park hereby declares that it would have passed and does hereby pass this section and each sentence, section, clause and phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. SECTION 13. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published in the manner prescribed by law. \ PASSED AND APPROVED this /L7th day of November 1932 ATTEST: CITY^feERK STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss: CITY OF BALDWIN PARK I, LINDA L. GAIR, City Clerk of the City of Baldwin Park do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 842 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 3rd day of November 1982. That, thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting on the l7fh day of November 1982, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIIJMEN IZELL, AGUILAR, McNRTLL AMD MAYOR WHTTF. NOES: COUNCILMEN KING___________________________ ABSENT: COUNCILMEN MON-R BIB] 37960-U01 ORD-U02 842-U02 LI2-U03 FO4404-U03 FO32708-U03 DO32720-U03 C5-U03 ORDINANCES-U03 12/4/2003-U04 ROBIN-U04