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ORIGINAL
ORDINANCE NO. 958 (ees)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING AND AMENDING
SECTIONS 6212, 6212B, 6212C, 6212E, 6219,
62l9A, 6225, 6226, 6236, 6240, and 6240A
OF THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO THE BUSINESS LICENSE TAX, AND DECLARING
THE PRESENCE OF AN EMERGENCY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. S6212 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
~62l2. GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTOR AND GENERAL
ENGINEERING CONTRACTOR. A contractor whose principal contracting
business is in connection with any structure built, or to be
built for the support, shelter and enclosure of persons,
animals, chattels, or movable property of any kind, requiring
in its construction the use of more than two unrelated building
trades or crafts, or to do or superintend the whole or any part
thereof or a general engineering contractor whose principal
contracting business is in connection with fixed works requiring
specialized engineering knowledge and skill including, but not
limited to, irrigation, drainage, water, power, railroads,
highways, streets, pipelines, powerhouse plants, industrial
plants, land leveling, earth moving, harbors, and concrete
surfacing. This section does not include anyone who merely
furnishes material or supplies without fabricating them in
the per~ormance of the work of a general bullding contractor,
$50.00 per annum.
SECTION 2. ~62l2B of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
S6212B. SUB OR SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS AND
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BUILDING TRADES. Er-gaging ~n any of the follow~ng l~sted
businesses, $40.00 per annum.
1. Awning.
2. Boilers, not water heating, steam fitting.
3. Burglar Alarm.
4. Cabinet and mill work.
5. Cement and concrete.
6. Electric signs.
7. Elevator installation.
8. Excavating, grading, trenching, paving,
surfacing.
9. Fire protection engineering.
10. Floodlight service.
11. Flooring.
12. Glazing.
13. Heating and air conditioning.
14. House and buildin~moving or wrecking.
15. Insulation.
16. Landscaping.
17. Lathing.
18. Masonry.
19. MLscel1aneous.
20. Ornamental metals.
21. Painting and decorating-
22. Test control.
23. Plasterin3 only.
24. Refrigeration.
25. RoofI-ng.
26. Screens.
27. Sewer ($1,000 surety bond)_
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28. Sheet metal.
29. Signs.
30. Sprinkling.
31. Steel.
32. Tile Ccer~~ic and mosaic).
33. Weather stripping.
34. Welding.
35. Well drilling.
Lathing and plastering combined and who holds a state
license far both and who uses his own employees to do both may be
issued one license covering both businesses for the license
fee of ~40.aO per annum.
SECTION 3. S62l2C of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
S62l2C. SUB-CONTRACTORS, CONTPACTORS.
1. A plumbing contractor, $50.00 per annum.
2. A plumbing and heating contractor cow~ined
or p1~~ing and sewer contractor ($1,000 surety bond required)
and who holds a state license for both, $90.00 per annum.
3. A plumbing, heating and sewer contractor
and who holds a state lLcense for all three, $100.00 per annum
and shall furnish a surety bond in the amount of $1,000 for
acting as a sewer contractor.
4. An electrical contractor, $50.00 per annum.
SECTION 4. S6212E of the Santa ~1onica Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows;
S6212E. GROSS RECEIPTS IN EXCESS OF $20.000.00.
&~y person described in ~S6212, 6212B and 6212C whose gross
receipts during the f~scal year (July 1 - June 30) from work
performed in the City of Santa Manica, exceed $20.000.00 in
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addition to the fee hereinabove set forth, shall be required
to pay an additional license fee of .65~ per each $1,000.00
or fraction thereof of gross receipts in excess of $20,000.00.
SECTION 5. ~62l9 of the Santa Mon1ca Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
S6219. HOTEL, APART~mNT HOUSE, ETC. Hotel,
apartment house, rooming house, court, auto court, auto motel,
of over 3 units, furnished or unfurnished, under the same
ownership or in adjoining property, the following alli,ual
license fees based upon annual gross receipts of such business
hereby are prescribed:
For any such business where the gross annual
receipts of which are less than $10,000.00, the sum of
$10.00 and, in addition,-$1.25 for each SI,OOO.OO or fraction
thereof of gross receipts in excess of $10,000.00.
SECTION 6. ~62l9A is hereby added to the Santa
Monica Municipal Code to read as follows:
~62l9A. CO~~lliRCIAL RENTAL. ~~y.person. group,
associat~on, partnership, firm or corporation, whether as the
owner or as the agent for the owner, who rents, leases or
has available for rent or lease, one or more co~~ercial building,
industrial building, offices or office building, land or vacant
lots that may be ut11ized for commercial, industrial or office
uses, whether at one or multiple locations, an annual license
fee of $10.00 for the first $10,000.00 in gross receipts, and
in addition thereto, .75i for each $1,000.00 or fract~on thereof
in gross receipts "L>:tereafter in excess of $lO,OOQ.OO.
SECTION 7. 56225 of the Santa Monica Municl.pal Code
1.S hereby al".ended to read as follm-ls:
56225. MERCFJU~TS-RETAIL, OTHER BUSINESSES. GROSS
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PECEIPTS. Manufacturing and selling any goods, wares or
merchandise at retail or selling any goods, wares or merchandise
at retail and not othenvise specifically licensed by other
provisions of this code, or not specifically exempted from the
payment of licenses by this code, the annual license fee
shall be $25.00 minim~~t plus .60~ per each $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof of gross receipts in excess of $10,000:00. In no event
shall any license fee, required to be paid pursuant to this
section, be in excess of $2,000.00.
SECTION 8. S6225 of the Santa Monica Munic~pal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
56226. ~~~UFACTURERS-WHOLESALERS. GROSS
RECEIPTS. Manufacturing and selling any goods, wares, or
merchandise at wholesale or selling goods, wares, or merchandise
at wholesale and not othenqise specifically licensed by other
provisions of this code, or not speclfically exempted from the
payment of a license by this code, the annual license fee shall
be $25.00 minimum, plus .50~ per each $1,000.00. or fraction
thereof of gross receipts in excess of $20tQOO~OO~ In no
event shall any license fee, required to be paid pursuant to
this section, be in excess of $5,QOO.OO~
SECTION 9. ~6236 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
~6236. PROFESSIONAL. Any person, group,
association, partnership, f~rrn or corporation engaged in a
profession, vacation or calling, listed hereinafter or not
specifically provided ir in any ether sections of this code,
the business tax shall be $20.00 far gross receipts of less
than $6,000.00, and in addition thereto, .65~ per each $1,000.00
or fraction thereof of gross receipts in excess of $6,000.00.
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In no event shall any license fee, required to be pa~d pursuant
to this section, he in excess of $2,000.00.
The professions, vocations or callings reIerred to
herein, include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. Accountant.
2. Appraiser.
3. Architect.
4. Assayer.
5. Attorney at Law.
6. Auditor.
7. Bacteriologist.
S. Bond Broker.
9. Certified Public Accountant.
10. Chemist.
11. Chiropodist.
12. Chiropractor.
13. Civil Engineer.
14. Corr~ercial Artist.
15. Cow~ission Merchant.
16. Credit Reporter.
17. Decorator (Interior).
18. Dental Tecp~ician.
19. Dent~st.
2Q. Des1.gner.
21. Doctor - Medical.
22. Draftsman.
23. Drugless Practitioner.
24. Electrical Engineer.
25. Electrologist.
26. Geologist
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27. Insurance AdJuster.
28. Insurance Broker.
29. Landscape Archi.tect.
30. Manufacturer's Agent.
31. Mechanical Engineer.
32. Mining Engineer.
33. Oculist.
34. Optician.
35. Optometrist.
36. Osteopath.
37. Physician.
38. Psychiatrist.
39. Publicity Agent.
40. Real Estate Broker.
41. Stock Broker.
42. Surgeon.
43. Surveyor
44. Tax Counselor.
45. Veterinary.
Whenever a State of California license is required
to entitle a person to practice a profession, the City Clerk
~ay require, before issuing a license pursuant to this section,
the applicant to exhibit an unexpired and unrevoked license
entitling said applicant to practice in the State of California.
SECTION 10. S624Q of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
is hereby amended to read as follows:
S6240. SERVICES. selling or providing for pay,
any service which is not otherwise specifically licensed by
other provisions of this code, or not specifically exempted
from the payment of licenses by this code, the annual license
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fee shall be $20.00 minimum, and .65~ per $1,000.00 of gross
receipts or fract~on thereof in excess of $6,000.00.
The services referred to herein, includef but are
not limited to, the following:
1. Advertising, publicity or public relat~ons
agency.
2. Alarm.
3. Animal care or leasing.
4. Auto service station.
5. Auto wash.
6. Auto wrecking - a permit is required prior
to licensing (see ~56l20 and 6122).
7. Barber shop, beauty parlorf or any other
establishment engaged in tonsorial arts, manicuring, shampooing,
hairdressing, shaving or facial massage.
8. Bath house or bath treatment - a permit is
required prior to licensing (see SS6120 and 6122).
9. Bookkeeping.
10. Booking or theatrical agent.
lO.a.Brokerage, stocks and bonds.
11. Caterer.
12. Check cash~ng.
13 . Collection Agency.
14 . Corn.mercial Art~s.
15. Consultant.
16. Data Processing.
IE.a.Employment Bureaus.
17. Garden~ng and landscaping.
18. House, corr~ercia1 building, industrial
plants, etc., cleaning, lncluding janitorial, household
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furnishings and window-washing services.
19. Illustrator.
20. Institutions, schools, or persons engaged
in the business of providing for pay instruction in such
matters as art, aviation, beauty culture, self-defense, trade
or business or other accomplishment. A permit is required
for dance and physical culture instruction prior to licensing.
(See SS6120 and 6122). This sub-section shall not apply to
any gymnasium conducted in connection with any private club
or any public or private school where other courses of
instruction are given.
21. Letter ~~iting or addressing agency.
22. Lithographer.
23. Masseur or masseuse
a permit is required
prior to licensing (see SS6l20 and 6122). Before a license
can be issued, every applicant must file with the Chief of
Police at least five (5) letters as to character and reputation,
also a physician's certificate as to the applicant's health.
24. l-iortician.
25. Odor control.
26. Private investigat1on, patrol or security
agency.
27. Public stenographic service.
28. Rental of vehicles, trailers, appliances,
etc.
29. Repa1r service of any type when not in
conjunction with a business already licensed.
30. Research firm.
31. Storage or warehouse facilities.
32. Tailors or dressmakers.
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33. Telephone answering service.
34. Ticket agency.
35. Tree care.
36. Typewriter repair.
SECTION II. S6240A of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
~6240A. In no event shall any license fee
required to be paid pursuant to ~6240 hereof be in excess of
$2,000.00.
SECTION 12. Any provision of the Santa Monica
Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent herewith, to the
extent of such inconsistencies and no further, are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 13. If any section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to
be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not effect the
validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that anyone or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 14. This ordinance is declared to be an
emergency measure adopted pursuant to the provisions of
S6lS of the Santa Monica Municipal Charter and is necessary
for preserving the public peace, health, or safety, and the ur-
gency for its adoption is set forth in the findings above.
SECTION 15. The Mayor:-.shall sign and the City Clerk
shall attest to the passage of this ordinance. The City Clerk
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shall cause the same to be published once in the official
newspaper within fifteen days after its adoption. This
ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption.
ADOPTED this 18th day of
June I 1974.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss.
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
I do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was
duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a meeting of the
City Council of the City of Santa Monica on the 18th day of
June
, 1974, pursuant to 5615 of the Charter of
the City of Santa Monica, by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, Trives
van den Steenhoven, Hoover
Councilmen: McCloskey, Swink
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmen: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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