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Ordinance - 1210ORDINANCE NO. 1210 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA ESTABLISHING A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA TO BE KNOWN AS "BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA".. FIXING THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF, FIXING THE ADDITIONAL LEVY OF LICENSE TAXES TO BE IMPOSED ON THE BUSINESSES IN SUCH AREA AND ADDING CHAPTER. 2.5 TO PART VI OF THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE ENTITLED "BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA". The City Council of the City of West Covina does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. The proceedings herein taken are taken pursuant to the authority of the "Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1965" being Section 36000 et seq of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California.. SECTION 2. This ordinance is adopted pursuant to that certain Resolution of Intention No. 4650 adopted on the 23rd day of October, 1972 and entitled "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO FORM A BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA TO BE KNOWN AS "BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA" FIXING THE TIME AND A PLACE OF HEARING AND GIVING NOTICE THEREOF;' which Resolution of Intention was adopted and -proceedings thereunder taken pursuant to the authority of said "Parking and, Business Improvement Area Law of 1965". SECTION 3. Said Resolution 4650 was published and mailed as provided by law and a Hearing thereon was held on the 13th day of November, 1972 at the hour of 8:oO P.M. in the Council Chambers of the City,Council of said City of West Covina in the City Hall at 1444 West Garvey Avenue, West Covina., California. SECTION..4. Chapter 2.5 is hereby added to Part VI of the West .Covina Municipal Code to read as follows: Chapter- 2.5. BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA 626o. AUTHORITY This Chapter is adopted pursuant to the provisions of the Parking and Business Improvement Area Law of 1965 being Section 36000 et seq of the Streets and Highways Code of the State of California.. 6261. DESIGNATION There is hereby created and established.a Parking and Business Improvement Area designated as "Business Improvement Area of the City of West Covina", hereinafter referred to as "area".' 6262. DESCRIPTION is All of the territory within the exterior boundaries of the City of West Covina as the same now exist or may be hereafter altered by annexation or exclusion, shall be included within the area.. The exterior boundaries of the City of West Covina. are more particularly described on the map which is attached hereto marked Exhibit"A" and by this reference incorporated herein. J 6263. ADDITIONAL LEVY OF LICENSE TAXES In addition to the business license taxes levied by the City pursuant to Chapter 2 of this part the following additional rates of business license taxes are hereby levied upon those classes of businesses which are not exempt by law and which are conducting their activities within the area described in Section 6262: 1. Category Code A consisting of the following classes of businesses: apartments, hotels, motels, mobile home parks, convalescent homes, nursing homes, hospitals and businesses of a like nature or similar character: 600 of the business license tax otherwise payable. 2. Category Code R consisting of all retail businesses and all other persons engaged in the business of making sales at retail where 750 of the total revenues of such business are derived from such sales: 60% of the business license tax otherwise payable up to a. maximum of 30 employees. Any such business employing more than 30 employees shall not be re- quired to pay the additional business license tax on such additional employees. 3. Category Code M consisting of the following classes of businesses: manufacturers, wholesalers, newspaper publishers, grocers, meat markets, transfer and storage companies and businesses of a like nature or similar character: 60% of the business license tax otherwise payable up to a maximum of 50 employees. Any such business employing more than 50 employees shall not be re- quired to pay the additional business license tax on such additional employees. 4. Professions and services specified in Section 6235.4 of the West Covina. Municipal Code and including any other business which is not specified in any other category except contractors: 75% of the business license tax otherwise payable. 5. Category Code S consisting of those special businesses taxed on a fixed fee or gross receipts basis which are specified in Section 6235.6 of the West Covina. Municipal Code: 75% of the business license tax otherwise payable. 6264. PAYMENT The additional business license tax levied by this Chapter shall be due and payable and shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as the ordinary business license tax of the City. -2- • 6265. EXEMPTIONS AND VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS Any person carrying on a business within the area which is exempt from the payment of the ordinary business license tax of the City by any provision of the Constitution of the United States or of this State is also exempt from the payment of the additional license tax imposed by this Chapter, but may make a voluntary contribution to the City. Any such contribution shall be used exclusively for the purposes provided for herein. 6266. PROPOSED USES The proceeds of the additional business license taxes imposed by this Chapter shall be used for the general promotion of retail trade activities in the area. 6267. ADVISORY BOARD For the purpose of advising the City Council and making recommendations as to how the revenue derived from the additional levy of license taxes imposed by this Chapter shall be used within the scope of the purposes set forth in Section 6266 an Advisory Board consisting of the Executive Committee of the West Covina Chamber of Commerce is hereby created. 6268. EFFECTIVE DATE This Chapter shall apply to business license taxes levied for the calendar year 1973 and each year thereafter and the additional business license taxes imposed by this Chapter shall be due and payable from nd January 1, 1973. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required by law. Passed and approved this llth day of December , 1972. Mayor / STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS. CITY OF WEST COVINA I, LELA W. PRESTON, City Clerk of the City of West Covina, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1210 was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 27th day of November , 1972. That, thereafter, said ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the llth day of December , 1972, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Lloyd, Chappell NOES: Councilmen: Nichols, Young ABSENT: Councilmen: None APPROVED AS TO FORM: k ity Attorne r'Gity7 Clerk