HomeMy WebLinkAbout1603 - ORDINANCES - 12/12/2001 ORDINANCE NO. 1603
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS
CALIFORNIA ADDING SECTION 3.24.037 (a) TO
THE PALM SPRINGS MUNICIPAL CODE TO
IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL, ONE AND SEVEN
' TENTHS PERCENT (1.7%) TRANSIENT
OCCUPANCY TAX FOR GROUP MEETING HOTELS
AND AN ADDITIONAL ONE AND FIVE TENTHS
PERCENT (1.5%) FOR ALL OTHER HOTELS
ADOPTED PURSUANT TO GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 36937 (d)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 3.24.037 (a) is hereby added to the Palm Springs Municipal Code to read as
follows:
3.24.037 (a) Additional tax imposed — Use of proceeds. In addition to the tax imposed by
Sections 3.24.030, 3.24.035, 3.24.036, and 3.24.037 for the privilege of occupancy in any hotel on or
after January 1, 2002, each transient is subject to and shall pay an additional tax in the amount of
one and seven tenths percent (1.7%) of the rent charged by the operator in group meeting hotels,
and an additional one and five tenths percent (1.5%) in all other hotels. The additional tax imposed
by this section shall be administered and collected in the same manner, and is subject to all of the
same definitions, exemptions, rules and regulations as the tax imposed by Section 3.24.030, except
that the tax imposed by this section shall be paid into the general fund of the city, and the provisions
of Section 3.24.310 shall not apply to the tax imposed by this section. This tax shall be in force
effective January 1, 2002.
SECTION 2. Effective Date. This Ordinance, being an Ordinance relating to taxes for the usual
and current expenses of the City, shall take effect immediately upon its passage, pursuant to
Government Code Section 36937 (d). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the City's previously existing
rate shall apply to any contracts entered into by any hotel operator with prospective occupants prior
to November 6, 2001, where the application of the new rate would cause the operator to breach
such preexisting contracts.
SECTION 3. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or
portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed as a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and
such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. Publication. The City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to certifyto 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 the law.
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Ordinance No. 1603
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ADOPTED this 12th day of December --, 2001.
AYES: Members Mills, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Y.leindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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City Clerk Mayor
REVIEWED &APPROVED AS TO FORM: _
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING Ordinance 1603 was duly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, in a meeting
held on the 12th day of December 2001, and that same was published in the
DESERT SUN, a newspaper of general circulation on December 17, 2001.
PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk