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ORDINANCE NO. 270
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF IRWINDALE AMENDING THE BUSINESS LICENSE TAX
RATES CONTAINED IN CHAPTER 2 OF ARTICLE VI OF
THE IRWINDALE MUNICIPAL CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2 of Article VI of the Irwindale
Municipal Code is hereby amended in the following particulars:
A. Section 6257 of the Irwindale Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
6257. Business License Tax - Land Excavation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code
relating to business license taxes, and in lieu
of all other business license taxes imposed hereby,
there is hereby imposed upon each person engaged in
the business of extracting and/or processing of rock,
sand or gravel or similar material (hereinafter
"material"), from any real property located within
the City of Irwindale, for the purpose of commercial
use thereof, in fill, construction or similar
operations, other than on the property where so
excavated, a business license tax of $0.015 per ton
of material extracted whether or not thereafter
:processed., for the use above described.
B. The rate schedule provided in
Section 6253 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Gross Receipts
From �o
0 - $ 25,000.00 $ 12.50
$25,000.00 50,000.00 25.00
50,000.01 100,000.00 50.00
$1100,000.01 150,000.00 100.00
150,000.01 200,000.00 150.00
200,000.01 300,000.00 200.00
300,000.01 400,000.00 250.00
400,000.01 600,000.00 400.00
600,000.01 800,000.00 450.00
800,000.01 1,000,000.00 500.00
1,000,000.01 5,000,000.00 500.00 + .05 for each
additional $1,000.00
5,000,000.01 10,000,000.00rt500 + .05 each 1,000
between 1 and 5,000,000 and .03 each
additional $1,000.00.
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Ordinance No. 270
Gross Receipts
From To
$10,000,000.0M and up = $500.00 plus .05 each $1,000.00 between
1 and 5 million and .03 each additional
$1,000.00 between 5 and 10 million and
.01 each additional $1,000.00 over
10 million.
Maximum of $1,000.
C. Rates provided in Part 2 of Article VI are hereby
amended to read as set forth in Exhibit "A" attached
hereto;
D. The Council declares that the adoption of this Ordinance
is necessary to produce the ordinary revenues of the City
and to pay the customary expenses and therefore becomes
immediately effective.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Ordinanceandshall cause the same to be processed in the manner
prescribed by law.
APPROVED and ADOPTED this 13th day of December, 1973.
t
Mice Mira da, Mayor
ATTEST:?
Marga -7-"t S. Barbosa, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) ss
CITY OF IRWINDALE )
I, Margaret S. Barbosa, City Clerk of the City of Irwindale, do
hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance 270,
was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Irwindale, held on the 8th day of November, 1973, and was duly passed,
approved and adopted by said Council, approved and signed by the
Mayor and attested by the City Clerk at a regular meeting on the 13th
day of December, 1973, of the City C ouncil by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen: Barbosa, Diaz, Breceda, Chico and Miranda
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
Marg et S. Barbosa, City Clerk':.
439
Ordinance No. 270 Exhibit "A"
SCHEDULE OF LICENSE FEES
6250. License Fee. Duration of License. The fee for any
license required by Part 1 of this Chapter shall be that set forth
in this section for the particular business involved. The fee and
the duration of the license shall be annual, quarterly, monthly,
weekly or daily as indicated in this section. The letter "A"
following the fee shall indicate an annual fee, the letter "D"
shall indicate daily fee, the letter "M" shall indicate monthly
fee, the letter "Q" shall indicate quarterly fee and the letter
"W" shall indicate weekly fee.
6251. Business
business not in this Chapter specifically enumerated
City has a legal right to impose a license fee shall
license fee of One,Hjnjred Fifty Dollars ($150) per
Oc
6252. Special L
tions. Any
for which the
pay an annual
annum. (Ord. 98)
ions,
Trades and Occupations. The following business, professions,
trades and/or occupations because of their nature and circumstances
shall have a different license fee than that set forth in Section
6251, which shall be in the amount hereinafter set forth after said
business, trade, profession or occupation.
6252.1 Advertising by Billboards. Advertising by billboards
includes every person erecting, installing, maintaining billboards
or operating any other advertising sign, sign device, design or
statuary erected to attract the attention of the public and visible
from any street or other public place. Provided, however, that
advertising by billboards shall not include signs affixed to the
building or on the land on which a licensed business is being
operated or directional signs, which sign or signs refer only to
such licensed business or to "for sale" or "for rent" signs on
real estate.
1 to 10 billboards $ 90. A
11 to 20 150. A
21 to 30 " 195. A
31 to 40 " 225. A
(Ord +2-&) More than 40 " 255. A
6252.2 Advertising by Distributing Handbills
Advertising by distributing handbills includes every person
operating the business of distributing handbills, samples dodgers,
circulars, booklets, or other notices of advertisements. No
additional fee shall be required for employees or agents of such
licensee. Provided, said employees or agents carry upon their
persons at all times while engaged in said business an
identification card furnished by the licensee endorsed by the
City Clerk.
$150 A
75 Q
15 D
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279(1)
440
Ordinance No. 270 Exhibit "A"
6252.3 Advertising by Posting.
Advertising by posting includes every person operating the
business of advertising by posting, sticking, tacking, affixing
or painting bills or signs to or upon posts, fences, buildings
or other structures, except billboards or advertising sign boards;
provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to effect
or apply to any person who shall be liable for and who shall pay
a license under any provisions of this Chapter and who shall post,
stick, tack, affix upon or erect any such signs on the premises
or buildings occupied and used in the business of said person, and
which sign advertises the goods of the business of the said person
only.
$150 A
75. Q
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (m) ). 15. D
6252.4 Advertising by Searchlight
Advertising by searchlight includes carrying on the business of
advertising by means of a searchlight, stereoscope, biograph,
moving picture or any similar device; provided that nothing in
this section contained shall be construed to affect or apply to
any person who shall be liable for and shall pay the license
under any provision of this Chapter and who shall use a
stereoscope, biograph or moving picture or any similar device for
the purpose of advertising goods, wares or merchandise of the
business of said person only.
$150. A
75. Q
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (n) ). 15. D
6252.5 Advertising by Sound Truck
Advertising by sound trucks includes every person operating the
business of advertising by means of any vehicle containing
amplifiers, phonograph, loud speaker, microphone, broadcasting
radio, or a device for public address, or carrying advertising
signs and which is used for announcing or advertising upon the
public streets or public grounds in the City.
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (s) ). $ 37.50 per truck
(City Council Permit Required Section 6299 (b) )
6252.6 Amusement Rides
Amusement rides, generally but not specifically including
miniature train, automobile, airplane and boat rides, merry-go-
round, or other amusement rides. Such rides must be first
approved by Building and Safety Department.
$ 37.50
per machine
6252.7 Auctioneers - Livestock
Auction establishment is a fixed place of business where any goods
wares or merchandise are sold or offered for sale or trade by
public outcry or auction.
$75. A
(City Clerk Permit Required Section per auctioneer or
6279 (x) ). auction establishment
(City Council Permit Required Section 6299 (c) ).
441
Ordinance No. 270
6252.8 Auctioneers - Real
other than livestock.
Auction establishment is a
Exhibit "A"
l
fixed place of business where any
goods, wares or merchandise are sold or offered for sale or
trade by public outcry or auction.
$75.A
per auctioneer
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (x) or auction
(City Council Permit Required Section 6299 (c) establishment
6252.9 Bankrupt Stock Bankrupt Sales, Fire or
closing out sales
Bankrupt stock, bankrupt sales, fire or closing out sales
business includes every person engaged in the business of selling
any goods, advertised or designated as Sheriff's, assignee's,
creditor's, bankrupt's, consignee's, trustee's, receiver's, closing
out or closing business, or special sale of damaged goods, damaged
by fire, water or otherwise.
Provided, however, that this section shall not apply to sale of
good which are actually in good faith in the possession of the
Sheriff or trustee in bankruptcy, or in the possession of any court of
the.State or of the United States; or the goods belonging to an
established business paying a license, which have been damaged
within the City and which are being disposed of in good faith by
the person engaged in said business to close out the same.
Except that such sales provided in this section shall be certified
to by the City Clerk that such sale is a bona fide sale held by an
established licensee to conduct such business in the City and
provided further that any inventory of merchandise to be sold at
such sale shall be furnished by the licensee to the City Clerk and
the Sheriff, and provided further that permission to hold such sale
shall not include the right to increase the stock of merchandise or
inventory after the sale has been publicly advertised.
$45. D
(City Council Permit Required Section 6299 (d) )
6252.10 Billiard or Pool Halls
Public billiard rooms, or halls, or pool rooms, or pool halls means
any place open to the public where billiards, bagatelle or pool is
played, or in which any billiard; bagatelle or pool table is kept
and persons are permitted to play or do play thereon, whether any
compensation or reward is charged for the use of such table or not.
$45. A
first billiard
or pool table
$11.25 each
(City Council Permit Required Section 6299(e) ). additional table
6252.11 Boarding House, Apartment House, Hotel
Every person conducting an apartment house as defined in Section
15003 of the Health and Safety Code of the State of California, a
hotel as defined in Section 15020 of the Health and Safety Code
of the State of California, a bungalow court, or any other building
or group of contiguous buildings housing five (5) or more families
shall pay a license fee as follows:
Five (5) to ten (10) families $37.50 A
Eleven (11) or more families 75.00 A
'442
Ordinance No. 277 Exhibit "A"
6252.11 (cont.)
Every person conducting a boarding house shall procure a
license and pay a license fee as follows:
Four (4) to twenty (20) boarders $37.50 A
More than twenty (20) boarders 75.00 A
6252.12 Bowling Alleys, Table Tennis and Shuffleboard
One table, alley or board $37.50 A
Each additional alley, table
or board 7.50 A
6252.13 Circus
Circus includes any tent or canvas enclosure wherein are
exhibited any feats of horsemanship, trained animals, clowns,
acrobats or trapeze performances and such other forms of skill
or amusements as are commonly given in rings and combinations
of entertainments.
For first day
For each additional
For each side show
admission charged -
For each additional
(City Council Permit Required Section
6252.14 Circus Procession or Parade
6252.15 Collection Agencv
$150. rA
day 37.50 D
or separate
first day 22.50 D
day 7.50 D
6299 (f) ).
$750. D
$150. A
6252.16 Concessions
Every person who rents, leases or otherwise occupies floor
space for a concession or concessions, in a place where a
business, profession or trade is conducted within the City, and
where said concessione.is-conducted for the purpose of
conducting a business, profession or trade by said concessionaire
and where said concessionaire pays for said space occupied on a
cash rental, commission basis or otherwise.
Each concessionaire coming within the above definition who
operates his concessions at a place of business where the
occupant therein pays a business license pursuant to other
sections of the Chapter shall pay a fee of $22.50 A
In such a case the fee of the business in which the concession
is operated shall be computed without taking into consideration
the concessionaire or his employees.
6252.17 Dance Hall
For a single dance $37.50 D
For a series of dances extending
over a period of 4 weeks or less 75.00 W
For a series of dances extending
over a period of more than three
(3) months and not to exceed a
period of one year 750.00 A
If payable quarterly 202.50 Q
(City Council Permit Required Section 6299 (g) ).
443
Ordinance No. 270 Exhibit "A"
6252.18 Deliveries
Retail or wholesale delivery of
groceries by traveling grocery
store or bus. $150.00 A
Retail or wholesale delivery by
vehicle of goods, liquids, and
materials including edibles and all
other types of retail dealer including
pick-up and delivery where no fixed
place of business within the City,
per vehicle.. 22.50 A
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6252.19 House Number Painters
House number painter as used in this Chapter shall mean.any
individual," firm or corporation or organization engaged in
the activity of painting upon public curbs, streets, roadways,
sidewalks or other public property, house numbers, or house
addresses or other printed or painted material.
37.50 A
For each person engaged in Plus 7.50
carrying out activities of
permittee.
(City Council Permit Required Section 6299 (h) )
6252.20 Itinerant Shows
Wherein theatrical performances, acrobatic feats, singing or
dancing is presented, not including regularly licensed
theaters.
$75.00 D
6252.21 Patrol System
Patrol system includes any private service or private system
which purports to furnish or does furnish to members or
subscribers any watchman or guard; either uniformed or otherwise,
to patrol any part of the City or to guard or watch any property,
including guarding against theft, fire, or both, or to perform
any service usually and customarily performed by the sheriff in
his capacity as a peace officer.
It does not include the guarding of property of a,single owner
while,such property is not open to the public by one or more
individuals whose entire salary or wage is paid by such owner,
irrespective of whether such salary or wage be paiddirect to the
individuals 'performing such guard duty or to another, or service
of any nature performed by an employee whose main or principal
duty is not that of guarding or protecting property.
(City Council Permit Required Section 6299 (k) ). $112.50 A
6252.22 Patrolman
Patrolman is an individual engaged in the act of guarding property
as the owner, member, or employee of a patrol system.
(City Council Permit Required Section 6299 (1) ). $ 7.50 A
444
Ordinance No 270 Exhibit "A"
6252.23 Peddlers and Hawkers
a. Peddlers of liquids or edibles: Every person peddling,
selling or delivering liquids or edibles for human consumption
from packs, baskets, handcarts, wagons or other vehicles retail
from door to door, except persons selling or delivering or both,
to retail establishments for resale, agricultural products raised
by them, shall pay a license for first vehicle of $37.50 A
For each additional vehicle $22.50 A
b. Peddlers or Vendors of Goods Wares or Merchandise:
Every hawker, itinerant peddler or itinerant vendor and every
person not covered by sub -section (a) who is engaged in the
business of peddling, selling or delivery goods, wares or
merchandise of any kind, either retail or wholesale except persons
. delivering to retail or wholesale establishments for resale
and who deliver the goods, wares or merchandise at the time of
sale thereof shall procure a license and pay a license fee of
$37.50 A
Peddlers coming within the provisions of this section shall not
be deemed solicitors and shall not be required to have a permit.
Peddlers coming within this section if he delivers the goods,
wares or merchandise at the time of making the sale The time of
sale is defined as the time when money is paid in full for the
purchase of said goods or an agreement is signed covering the
payment of said goods.
6252,24 Rubbish, waste or garbage collection and transportati
not otherwise governed by a franchise or contract granted by t
City.
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (u) ), $ 75.00"A
6252.25 Secondhand Business: a. Pawn Brokers
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (t) ). $225.00 A
b. Secondhand Dealers excepting car dealers
Secondhand dealer is a person, other than a used car dealer or
dealers who deal in secondhand books and magazines, engaged in
conducting, managing, or carrying on the business of buying,
selling or otherwise dealing in secondhand goods, wares, and
merchandise but does not include a person who does not sell or
offer to sell secondhand goods, wares or merchandise, except such
as received by such person as payment --or part payment for new
articles sold by him
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (h) ). $150.00 A
C. Junk Dealers
Junk dealer means a person not an auto wrecker, and other than a
licensed jeweler, engaged in conducting, managing or carrying on
the business within the City of buying, selling or otherwise
dealing in either the wholesale or retail of any old magazines,
sacks, bottles, cans, papers, metals, including gold and mercury,
or other articles commonly known as junk
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (i) ). $225.00 A
445
Ordinance No. 270
Exhibit ""A"
d.,Junk Collectors
Junk collector means a person engaged in the business within
the City of going from house to house, or place to place,
gathering, collecting, buying, selling or otherwise dealing in
any old rags, sacks, bottles, cans papers, metals, furniture,
appliances or other articles commonly known as junk.
`��) $ 37 .50
Per vehicle
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (i) )
6252.26 Solicitor
Soliciting includes any person) firm or corporation engaged in
the business of going from house to house, or place to place ,
other than commercial business houses, or at, on, or along the
or public places, selling or taking
public streets, sidewalks,
orders for, or offering to sell or take orders for goods or for
services to,be performed in the future, or a thing of value to
be delivered in the future, or performing services which require
further development, consumation, or completion elsewhere than
at the .place where performed.
a. For each person selling or taking orders for or offering
to sell or take orders for goods or for services to be performed
in the future or for things of value to be delivered in,the future
or performing services which require future delivery, consummation
or completion elsewhere than at the place where performed, such
person, firm or corporation shall pay a license fee for said person
so soliciting.
$ 75.00 A
persolicitor
or 15.00 W
per solicitor
Where said person, or the person, firm or corporation for whom
such person solicits said goods or services has a fixed place of
business within the City, such person, firm or corporation
applying for a solicitor's license shall receive a credit for each
dollar said person, firm or corporation is required to pay as a
license fee to the City under any other section of__this Chapter:
said credits may be distributed to more than one solicitor working
for such person, firm or corporation but in no case shall exceed
the total dollars such person, firm or corporation is required to
pay under license fee in any other provision of this Chapter.
b. Charitable Solicitations.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to charitable
solicitations if the following provisions are followed:
1. Before any charitable solicitations are made in this
City, said solicitor must file an application with the City Clerk
stating his name and address, the name of the organization for
which he will solicit, letters of authority from such charitable
organization authorizing such charitable solicitation and other
evidence as required by the City Clerk.
2. Upon the completion of such solicitation, said solicitor
files a complete notarized report of the amount of money collected
and the final disbursement of said funds.
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (f) ).
446
Ordinance No. 270 Exhibit "A"
6252.27 Swap Meets - Operator
Swap meet means the act or practice of carrying on, on a single
location or premises, the exchange, barter, tirade,, sale or
purchase of personal property among persons not otherwise licensed
to do business in the city
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (j) ). $150.00 Q
6252.28 Taxicabs
a. Taxicab Operator: Each taxicab operator shall procure
and pay an annual license fee of $45.00 A
plus 22.50
per year per cab
b. Taxicab Driver: Every taxicab driver who drives a
taxicab for which a taxicab operator's license or auxiliary
license is required or has been issued shall pay a license fee
as follows:
First License $ 7.50 A
j Renewal 4.50 A
(City Council Permit Required Section 6299 (m) ),
6252.29 Theaters
Theaters include a moving picture theater or drive-in theater
where moving or motion picture, legitimate theater or vaudeville
shows are exhibited, and a fee is charged, collected or received.
For the purpose of licensing drive-in theaters, seating capacity
shall be calculated on the basis of two and one-half (22) seats
per automobile space provided in said theater.
499 seats or less $150.00 A
500 seats and more 300.00 A
6252.30 New and Used Car Dealers
Car dealer means any person engaging in, conducting, managing,
or carrying on the business of buying, selling or offering for
sale, consigning to be sold, or otherwise dealing in motor vehicles
as the term "motor vehicles" is defined in the State Vehicle Code.
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (g) ). 75.00 A
6252.31 Auto Wrecker
Every auto wrecker who sells used cars as incidental to an auto
wrecking business and who meets the requirements of this Chapter
in respect to an auto wrecking business shall receive as credit
on this license fee any fee immediately paid in connection
with any other portion of his auto wrecking business. j
$225.00 A
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (c) ).
6252.32 Vending and other Coin Operated Machines
Vending machines -amusement, includes each board, set of numbers,
alleys, wheel, or any individual device whereby a player
manipulates the game, device, machine or other instrument, and
each thereof shall be deemed a separate device, machine or
instrument requiring an additional license fee.
447
Ordinance No. 270
6252.32 (cont)
Exhibit "A"
Vending machines — merchandise, includes each machine; device
or vending device operated by coins and from which goods, wares
or merchandise, edibles, and liquids, whether bottled or
otherwise, are sold or delivered or dispensed.
Coin operated machines included all other machines or devices
operated by inserting therein a coin or coins.
a. Vending machines, amusement and coin operated
amusement devices, other than so-called coin operated
games of skill,
Per machine $22.50 A
b. Coin operated games of skill,
Per machine 30.00 A
c. Vending Machines - Merchandise and other coin
operated vending machines not otherwise provided for
herein: -
1. Where deposit of 9p or less is required
per machine .75 A
2. Where deposit of lOC or more is required
per machine 1.13 A
d. Vending Machines - Coin operated stamp vending
s4aghines - per machine .75 A
(City `Clerk Permit Required Section 6279 (v) ).
6252.35 Hog Ranch
Each person who operates a place for the feeding of over twenty
(20) hogs shall first obtain a license and pay an annual license
fee of $225.00 A
(City Clerk Permit Required Section 6299 (n) ).
6292.34 Truck and other Rental Equipment
Each operator of a truck rental business shall procure and pay
a license fee of
$ 75.00 A
Each operator of a business of renting trailers, cement
mixers, welding equipment, or power saws shall procure and pay
a license fee of 75.00 A
6252.35 Contractors
Contractor is a person who, for a fixed sum, price, fee,
percentage, or other compensation other than wages, undertakes
with another for the construction, alteration, repair, addition
to, or improvement of any building or other structure, project,
development, or improvement, other than to personality, or any
part thereof; provided that the term "contractor" as used in
this Chapter shall include sub -contractor, but shall not include
anyone who merely furnishes materials or supplies without
fabricating the same into, or consuming the same in the
performance of the work of the contractor as herein defined.
Ordinance No. 270
Contractors (cont)
Exhibit "A"
a. Each general contractor or builder shall pay a
license fee of
$ 52.50 A
b. Each electrical, plaster, plumbing, heating, and
ventilating, and house moving contractor shall pay a
license fee of $ 30.00 A
C. Each sub -contractor and contractor of a classified
specialty not otherwise provided for in this section
shall pay a license fee of $ 30.00 A
d. The provisions of this Section shall not require the
payment of a license fee by an 'owner -builder", as
defined in this Chapter; provided, however, that any
person who constructs more than one building (other than
auxiliary, accessory, or utility structures) on real
property owned by him within any one year period, shall
pay the license fee required of general contractors and.
builders.
6252.36 Fertilizer Processors
Fertilizer processor means any person engaged in the treatment
of processing of fertilizer, manure, or excrement for the
purpose of sale thereof.
$150.00 A
(City Council Permit Required Section 6299 (o) ).
6252.37 Dump Owners or Operators
$500.00 A
Plus 3% of gross receipts
6252.38 Entertainment or Amusement
Entertainment or amusement shall include, among others, all
sporting contests, athletic events, automobile and animal races,
including exhibitions, concerts, lectures; bowling, golf,
swimming and bathing, sideshows, amusement parks, and other forms
of recreation therein, and any other form of diversion, sport
pasttime, or recreation not specifically covered by any other
section herein.
fes., _ .}moi
$150.00 A
Plus l% of gross receipts
6252.39 Automobile Towing Services
Every person sho operates a business automobile towing service
shall pay an annual business license fee of
$ 50.00 A
(Ord.166)
i •
Ordinance No. 270 Exhibit "A"
6252.40 Gross Receipts - Dumps
Notwithstanding any provision of this Code, or any conditions
of approval imposed upon any permit heretofore issued to the
contrary, whenever this Code requires the payment of a business
license tax by the owner and/or operator of a public dump,
based upon gross receipts, such owner and/or operator shall
establish and collect a uniform charge to all persons who
deposit materials in such dump•, the said tax shall be based,
and paid to the City, without offset, upon the gross receipts
realized from such charges.
(Ord. 226)
6252.41 Oil Production Facilities
Every person who is engaged in the business of extracting
or exploring for the purpose of extracting oil or other similar
hydrocarbon substances, shall pay an annual business license
tax in a sum equal to $1,000 per well, plus $0.03 per barrel
actually extracted.
(Ord. 229)
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