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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1486 - ORDINANCES - 11/16/1994 ORDINANCE No. 1486 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 3.84.420 OF THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE TO CLARIFY THAT TEMPORARY RETAIL SALES AT A CITY SPONSORED OR CITY AUTHORIZED EVENT MUST HAVE WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION FROM THE PROMOTER OF THE EVENT, MUST MEET APPLICABLE ZONING ORDINANCE PROVISIONS AND HAVE A VALID RETAIL SALES TAX PERMIT AND ADDING SECTION 3.84.365 TO ESTABLISH A FIXED DAILY RATE FOR SWAP MEET VENDORS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 3.84.420 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 113,84,420 Optional daisfixed rate license tax basis. When any of the following is conducted as or at a commercial activity open to all or parts of the general public, whether or not associated with another activity such as a convention, exhibition, showing or other gathering or event, the person conducting the business may, at his option, and in lieu of longer term tax bases be taxed on a daily fixed rate basis for the following business activities, and at the following rates: (1) TEMPORARY RETAIL SALES. For each booth or individual selling outside booths at the daily rate set forth in Section 3.90.210 (z) with the minimum rate as set forth in Section 3.90.210 (j) ; Provided that temporary Retail Sales at a City-sponsored or City--authorized event must have written authorization from the promoter of the event, must meet applicable zoning ordinance provisions and must have a valid retail sales tax permit. This Section does not apply to swap meets which are governed by Section 3.84.365; (2) EXHIBITS OR SHOWS. Arts, coin, furniture, etc. , not classified elsewhere at a higher daily raise, where a charge is made for admittance but not sales are made, at the rate per day as set forth in Section 3.90.210 (i) ; (3) TEMPORARY OR CCCASIONAL SEMINARS, SCHOOLS, CLASSES,, LECTURES, ETC. Where a charge is made therefor, at the rate per day as set forth in Section 3.90.210 (j ) . " SECTION 2. Section 3.84.365 is hereby added to the Palm Springs Municipal Code, said section to read as follows: "3.84.365 Swap Meets. For the business of selling goods or property of any kind or description at a swap meet, the tax rate applicable to swap meet vendors or individuals selling at each space or location within said swap meet shall be the daily rate set forth in Section 3.90.210(aa) ." SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after passage. SECTION 4. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk is hereby ordered anddirected to certify the passage of this Ordinance, and to cause the same or a summary thereof or a display advertisement, duly prepared according to law, to be published in accordance with law. ADOPTED the 16th day of November 1994. AYES: Members Hodges, Kleindienst, Lyons, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Maryanov NOES: None ABSENT: None ATTEST,. CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA By -City Clerk Mayor REVIEWED & APPROVED as to form I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance 1486 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, Califori1 in a meeting held on the 16th day of November, 1994, and that sa e was duly published in the DESERT SUN, a newspaper of general circulation on November 22, 1994. JUDITH SUMICH City Clerk