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.
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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.
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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:
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r'Gity7 Clerk