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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1907 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 1907 AN ORDINANCE relating to business licenses and regulations and amending Title 5 of the Pasco Municipal Code by amending Sections 5.04.120, 5.04.140, 5.04.160, 5.04.170, and 5.04.180 of Chapter 5.04; by repealing Sections 5.04.130 and 5.04.210 of Chapter 5.04; by amending Sections 5.08.040 and 5.08.050 of Chapter 5.08; by adding to Chapter 5.12 a new Section to be known and designated as Section 5.12.060; by amending Sections 5.16.040 and 5.16.050 of Chapter 5.16; by amending Section 5.28.050 of Chapter 5.28; by amending Sections 5.44.020 and 5.44.070 of Chapter 5.44; by amending Section 5.48.060 of Chapter 5.48; by amending Section 5.60.120 of Chapter 5.60; by amending Sections 5.64.010 and 5.64.030 of Chapter 5.64; by amending Section 19.12.030 of Chapter 19.12; providing for the automatic expiration of the rates prescribed in this ordinance and the reinstatement of the 1977 rates on January 1, 1979. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 5.04.120 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.04.120 MAXIMUM FEE. No annual license fee shall exceed two hundred fifty dollars per year. Section 2. That Section 5.04.120 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.04.140 SQUARE FOOTAGE CHARGES. The first three thousand square feet of floor space is included in the basic fee. The sum of fifteen dollars shall be added for each additional three thousand square feet of floor space, or any fraction thereof. Section 3. That Section 5.04.160 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.04.160 .FEES. (a) Apartments. Any person renting apartments to the public and who has four or more such units available shall pay twenty-five dollars, plus three dollars per unit for each unit over eight; provided, that if a person owns or controls apartments and/or sleeping rooms, and/or commercial rentals, all units shall be added together in computing the license fee. (b) Auction Sales. All auction sales shall pay one hundred fifty dollars per day and all auctioneers conducting or crying any sale shall pay fifty dollars per day. Provided, however, that the fee requirements of this subsection shall.not be applicable to persons, firms or corporations having established places of business in the city and having valid business licenses issued by the city, who wish to hold an auction for the purpose of disposing of excess inventory, damaged goods, or for promotion; provided, however, that any auction conducted under this provision shall not exceed one day in length, and the person, firm or corporation holding such auction shall, as a condition precedent, file written notice with the city clerk of the date, time, place and nature of the goods to be auctioned and the reason(s) for conducting the auction. Notice as required herein shall be filed with the city clerk at least five days prior to the date the auction is to be held, and provided further, that no person, firm or corporation shall be entitled to hold more than one auction each calendar year under this provision without being required to pay the fee required above. This provision shall not apply in the following cases: (1) Judicial sales held pursuant to an order of the court; or (2) Nonjudicial sales held under the authority of and pursuant to a federal or state statute; or (3) Wholesale auctions and stockyard auctions which will be required to pay the regular license fee; or (4) Those auctions having a permanently established place of business within the city; maintaining regular business hours; and open to the general public on a regular basis of five or more days each week which will be required to pay the regular license fee. (c) Banks and Finance Agencies. All banks and finance agencies shall pay two hundred fifty dollars per year. Each branch shall be construed to be a separate bank for purposes of this chapter. (d) Bowling Alleys. Bowling alleys shall pay annually. fifty dollars for the first alley and ten dollars for each additional alley. (e) Commercial Rentals. Any person renting or subletting any type of property, unimproved or improved, other than apartments and sleeping rooms, and who has four or more such properties or units available shall pay twenty-five dollars plus three dollars per unit'per year. Each separate tenant in a building or of a tract of land shall constitute a separate unit for purposes of this chapter. 1WM (f) Dray and Transfer. All persons engaged in the business of draying and transferring, or the moving of goods and commodities for hire, shall pay fifty dollars per year on the first truck or conveyance and ten dollars for each additional truck or conveyance. If a storage or warehousing business is carried on in conjunction with the dray and transfer business, square footage charges shall also be paid. (g) Hotels, Motels and Cabin Courts. All hotels, motels and cabin courts, or places where rooms are kept for rent for the accommodation of the traveling public, whether rented by the day, by the week or month, shall pay fifty dollars per year plus three dollars for each rentable unit. (h) Liquor Sales With and Without Dancing. Any place serving beer, wine or other intoxicating liquor shall pay one hundred fifty dollars per year, plus square footage charges. Any place serving beer, wine or any other intoxicating liquor and providing dancing shall pay two hundred fifty dollars per year, plus square footage charges. If dancing alone is provided in conjunction with some other business not involved in the sale of beer, wine or other intoxicating liquor, the fee shall be one hundred dollars per year, plus square footage charges. (i) Mortuaries. Mortuaries shall pay fifty dollars per year. (j) Businesses Located Outside City. All persons not having a business location in the city but engaging in any business within the city shall pay fifty dollars per year. (k) Professional Boxing and Wrestling Exhibitions. All persons staging professional boxing or wrestling matches shall pay fifty dollars per show. (1) Service Stations. Service stations shall pay fifty dollars per year. This subsection shall not apply to places where motor vehicles are kept for sale or display. (m) Sleeping Rooms and Rooming Houses. Any person renting sleeping rooms by the month or week only and not by the day or night and who has four or more such rooms or units available shall pay twenty-five dollars per year plus three dollars per room or unit per year. (n) Theaters and Moving Picture Shows. Theaters and moving picture shows shall pay one hundred fifty dollars per year. -3- (o) Used Car Lots. Used car lots shall pay fifty dollars per year. (p) Vaudeville and Traveling Shows. Vaudeville and traveling shows shall pay fifty dollars per day. (q) All Other Businesses. All other persons engaged in business shall pay fifty dollars per year, plus square footage charges, plus outside area charges of twenty-five dollars for every person having an outside area as defined in this chapter. Section 4. That Section 5.04.170 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.04.170 EXEMPTIONS. (a) Nonprofit Organizations. Nonprofit organizations operating without private profit, either regularly or temporarily, for a public, charitable, educational, literary, fraternal or religious purpose shall not be required to obtain a license. This provision shall exempt only the nonprofit organization but not persons sponsored by nonprofit organizations if any private profit whatever is derived from its operation. (b) Card Rooms. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to card rooms. (c) Carnivals and Street Shows. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to carnivals and street shows licensed under Chapter 5.16. (d) Juke Boxes, Pinball, Amusement Games and Machines. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to electrical phonographs, pinball games or machines of skill or amusement licensed under Chapter 5.20. (e) Gas Installers. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to gas installers licensed under Chapter 16.12. (f) Mobile Homes. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to mobile..homes'licensed under Chapter 19.12. (g) Peddlers and Solicitors. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to peddlers and solicitors licensed under Chapter 5.08. (h) Taxicabs. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to taxicabs licensed under Chapter 5.44. (i) Utilities. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to utilities, other than telegraph utilities, licensed under Chapter 5.32. CEIN (j) Punchboards. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to punchboards or trade stimulators. (k) Arcade or Similar Businesses or Entertainment Machines. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any arcade or similar business or entertainment machines licensed under Chapter 5.64. Section 5. That Section 5.04.180 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.04.180 LICENSES TO BE OBTAINED BY FIRST REGULAR BUSINESS DAY OF JANUARY. All persons engaged in business shall procure their license to operate on or before the first regular business day of each and very January. Section 6. That Sections'5.04.130 and 5.04.210 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same are hereby repealed. Section 7. That Section 5.08.040 of the Pasco Municipal Code be.and the same.is.hereby amended to. -read as follows: . 5.08.040 CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. The application shall contain the following information: (1) The name and address of the solicitor; (2) The name and address of .the person, firm or corporation by whom employed and the names of the corporate officers thereof; (3) The length of service of each solicitor with such employer; (4) The place of residence and nature of the employment of the solicitor with such employer during the last preceding year; (5) The nature or character of the goods, wares, merchandise or services to be offered by the solicitor; (6) A personal description of the solicitor; (7) A statement as to any convictions of any crimes, misdemeanors, violations of municipal ordinances, the date, the nature of the offense and the penalty assessed thereof; (8) Bank reference for the company. Such application shall be accompanied by such credentials and other evidence of good moral character and identity of each solicitor as may be reasonably required by the city clerk. Mac Section 8. That Section 5.08.050 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.08.050 LICENSE FEES. The license fee for solicitors hereunder shall be as follows: For each application fifty dollars for each calendar year or fraction thereof payable in advance. Fees and invesitgations as used in this section refer solely to individuals and not to firms. Section 9. That Chapter 5.12 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same'.is.hereby amended by adding thereto a new section to be known and designated as Section 5.12.060 and which shall read as follows: 5.12.060 LICENSE FEE. The license for each pawnbroker and second-hand dealer shall be one hundred dollars per year, plus the.square footage charges and outside area charges as set forth in Chapter 5.04 of the Pasco Municipal Code.. Section 10. That Section 5.16.040 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.16.040 LICENSE FEE. Every circus, carnival, amusement ride, street show or show commonly classed as a carnival shall pay a maximum license fee of seventy-five dollars per day for each and every day the same shall perform within the city, or ten dollars a day for each major ride (defined as a ride for which the charge is over twenty-five cents), each game of skill and each side show; further, a charge of five dollars per day for each minor ride (defined as -a ride for which the charge of twenty-five cents or under), each food booth, and each merchandise booth or concession, and in addition thereto, shall pay the regular admission tax on all admission tickets or admissions for which a charge is made except as set out in Section 5.16.030. The license fee is paid in advance for each day said show or carnival proposes to show within the city. Section 11. That Section 5.16.050 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.16.050 INSURANCE. Before any license shall be granted the applicant must present a certified copy of his insurance policy. Section 12. That Section 5.28.050 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.28.050 FEE.FOR PERMIT. The fee for each permit, including renewal permits, shall be twenty-five dollars, except temporary permits shall be ten dollars, -which shall be paid to the city. Upon receipt of the fee, the city shall notify the local health officer that the fee has been paid. No permit shall be issued until the fee provided herein has been paid. Section 13. That Section 5.44.020 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.44.020 LICENSE - FEE - TRANSFER. The city council is empowered to issue licenses for the operation of taxicabs as hereinafter provided. Each operator shall be required to pay a license fee at the rate of seventy-five dollars for each calendar year or part thereof for each taxicab operated'. For each such license fee paid the city shall issue a license which shall be exhibited in a prominent place on the taxicab for which it is issued. A record of licenses issued to operators for taxicabs shall be maintained by the city clerk. Such license shall bear a serial number and a brief description of the taxicab licenses, the.name and address of operator, the name and address of person holding title to such taxicab if not the operator, and the state license or certificate number thereof. All taxicab licenses issued under the provisions of this section shall expire December 31st of the year in which issued and no fractional licenses will be issued. No such license shall be transferred from one operator to another operator except as hereinafter provided in this section, but such license may be transferred from one taxicab to another taxicab upon application to the city clerk. The fee for granting such transfer shall be two dollars, which fee shall accompany the application. The city clerk shall observe the same procedure in the transfer of license from one taxicab to another taxicab as is herein provided for the issuance of the original license. Before any operator's license is issued, the applicant shall make a full statement of the ownership of the taxicab business, which ownership shall be considered as continuing until and unless original applicant files with the city clerk statement showing any change or part change in ownership and the extent thereof, together with name of individual,firm, copartnership, association, or corporation acquiring such interest. No fee shall be required for change of ownership and the new owner shall be considered the original applicant and operator. Section 14. That Section 5.44.070 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: -7- 5.44.070 PERMIT REQUIRED - QUALIFICATIONS - FEE. Before a driver shall drive a taxicab in the city, he shall make application to the city for a permit; a fee of twenty-five dollars shall accompany such application. To be eligible for such permit, applicant must submit to being fingerprinted, photographed and intereviewed under direction of a chief of police, must furnish a statement by a licensed physician showing applicant to be free of any communicable disease, and that he has no physical defects that would render him unsafe to operate a taxicab. The applicant must possess a valid state driver's license and the chief of police may also require applicant to be tested as to his ability to drive a taxicab. When applicant has complied with conditions set forth.in this section, a permit shall be issued by the city which shall expire one year from date of issue. The permit may be renewed upon payment of the annual permit fee of ten dollars, subject to approval of the chief of police. Upon issuance of a permit by the city, the chief of police shall cause to be issued to driver a card bearing name, description and photograph of applicant, which card shall be displayed in taxicab at all times in such a manner as to be visible to the occupants thereof. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit an operator from acting as a driver, but in such case the operator will be subject to and must comply with all provisions of this chapter pertaining to a driver. Section 15. That Section 5.48.060 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.48.060 LICENSE FEES. The license fee for security police agency, merchant patrol agency, private detective agency, security police officer, merchant patrol officer and private detective shall be and are fixed in the amounts shown in the following schedule, and shall be payable annually in advance. The license fee for any agency will permit one owner of that agency to be issued a permit card. Any person.or agency involved in security police, merchant patrol and private detective business shall only be required to pay the license fee for one business; such person or agency must, however, declare which permitted activities the agency will perform. Security police agency $100.,00 per year Merchant patrol agency '$10'0.'00 per year Private detective agency $100.'00 per year Merchant patrol officer 25.00 per year Security police officer $, 2'5'.'00 per year Private detective $ 25.00 per year Security police officer, merchant patrol office and private detective licenses will only be issued to bona fide employees of a security police, merchant patrol or private detective agency. Such license will not be transferable from one agency to another without the express written consent of the original agency of issue. Section 16. That Section 5.60.120 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.60.120 FEES. The fee for a public massage parlor license is fixed at fifty dollars per year, and the fee for a public bathhouse license is hereby fixed at fifty dollars per year. An additional nonrefundable application fee of twenty-five dollars shall accompany each application for such a license. The fee for a license as a masseur, masseuse, public massage parlor attendant, or a public bathhouse attendant is fixed at ten dollars. The city clerk shall issue a student permit to any student who is enrolled in a state licensed school of massage. Fee for student permit shall be ten dollars and shall be good for six months from date of issuance. Students shall not be allowed to charge for services rendered until they have a certificate of graduation. Section 17. That Section 5.64.010 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 5.64.010 ARCADE - LICENSE FEE REQUIRED. All arcades and similar places shall pay an annual (calendar year) license fee of one hundred fifty dollars. An arcade is defined as any establishment or part thereof that sells or displays material or devices dealing with sexual activity. Section 18. That Section 5.64.030 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby repealed. Section 19. That Section 19.12.030 of the Pasco Municipal Code be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 19.12.030 FEE FOR LICENSE - TRANSFERABILITY - RENEWAL. The application for such business license, or renewal thereof, shall be accompanied by an inspection fee of twenty dollars which shall be retained by the city, and at the same time the applicant shall deposit with the city clerk a fee for such business license in the amount of twenty five dollars, plus three dollars per unit. If application for a license or the renewal thereof is rejected, the license fee shall be returned. Application for a business license must be made within thirty days of -9- the renewal date. The business license shall be displayed in the mobile home park or recreational vehicle park office along with the health department permit and certificate of occupancy. The aforesaid business license is not transferable. A new business license shall be applied for thirty days before any change in fee ownership of the land or license or lessee of the mobile home or recreational vehicle park if he is other than the fee owner. Section 20. The rates,mentioned'in-the:..above ordinance will exp ire-_on..December_ 31, 1978.. At that time; the 19:7:7 .business:.license -ra:tbs:--wiII.".be":-.rdin' stat ed. :. . Section 21. That the effective date of this Ordinance shall be January 1, 1978. PASSED by the City Counc 1977. 4EAT e ls, Deputy City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM• Michael E. Cooper, Citf Attorney -10- it this 5 day of December JW Tidrick, Mayor I r ORDINANCE NO. 2009 i' ,K AN ORDINANCE relatingto business license rates, extending the '.,. rates in effect for the year 1978 from January 1, `:>:* rx;t,".;);r• 1979,until December 31, 1979, and providing for the•,,.�,•�` automatic expiration of the rates prescribed in °. Ordinance No. 1907 and the reinstatement of the 1977 rates on January 1, 1980, by amending Section 20 of Ordinance No. 1907 and by further enactments. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 20 of Ordinance No. 1907 be. and�.the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 20. The rates mentioned in this Ordinance No. 1907 shall expire on December 31, 1979. Upon such expiration,'the 1977 business license rates will be reinstated. Section 2. That the city clerk -is hereby directed to attach..: a copy of this amendatory ordinance to the recorded Ordinance No.:•`'" `:.;, 1907 in addition to recording this separate amendatory ordinance.. Section 3. That the effective date of this ordinance shall be January 1, 1979. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 4 day of December 1978. Chet Bailie, Mayor .,•� , ATT velyn Wells, Deputy City Clerk APP, OVED AS TO FORM - Dennis J. De F lice,' City -Attorney •'f r ORDINANCE NO. 2009 i' ,K AN ORDINANCE relatingto business license rates, extending the '.,. rates in effect for the year 1978 from January 1, `:>:* rx;t,".;);r• 1979,until December 31, 1979, and providing for the•,,.�,•�` automatic expiration of the rates prescribed in °. Ordinance No. 1907 and the reinstatement of the 1977 rates on January 1, 1980, by amending Section 20 of Ordinance No. 1907 and by further enactments. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That Section 20 of Ordinance No. 1907 be. and�.the same is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 20. The rates mentioned in this Ordinance No. 1907 shall expire on December 31, 1979. Upon such expiration,'the 1977 business license rates will be reinstated. Section 2. That the city clerk -is hereby directed to attach..: a copy of this amendatory ordinance to the recorded Ordinance No.:•`'" `:.;, 1907 in addition to recording this separate amendatory ordinance.. Section 3. That the effective date of this ordinance shall be January 1, 1979. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this 4 day of December 1978. Chet Bailie, Mayor .,•� , ATT velyn Wells, Deputy City Clerk APP, OVED AS TO FORM - Dennis J. De F lice,' City -Attorney •'f