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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 1424 E~ERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 142~ , NEW SEKIES AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD AMENDING SECTIONS 6.20.040, 6.20.340 AND 6.20.351 (a} (BUSINESS LICENSE TAX) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD. This is an emergency ordinance necessary for the i,:.:.ediate preservation of the public health, peace, property or safety. The emergency necessitating the passage of this ordinance is as follows: the ordinance prohibits the tax collector from issuing a business license, other than a renewal license, to any fixed place of business within the city, until such time as it is shown that the building has met the requirements of the Zoning, Building, Fire and Health Codes of the City. The ordinance further prov.ides for an adjustment in the rates charged for business licenses for ice cream wagons and carts and retail milk trucks not operated from an established place of business within the City of Bakersfield. It is necessary and desirable that the aforementioned rate adjustments become effective on July 1, 1962, thus coinciding with the first day of the fiscal year. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows: SECTION I. That Section 6.20.040 of Che Municipal Code of the City of ,... Bakersfield be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.20.040 Unlawful business not authorized--Penalty. No business license issued under the provisions of this chapter or the payment of any tax required under the provisions of this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the conduct or continuance of any illegal business or of a legal business in an illegal manner, or to conduct within the City of Bakersfield the business for 'which a business license has been issued without strictly complying with all the provisions of the ordinances of said City, and State and Federal laws, including but not limited to those requiring a permit from any board, commission, department or office of the City. The Tax Collector shall not issue any license, other than a renewal license, to any fixed plac~ of business within the City until such time as it is shown that the business has met the re- quirements of the Zoning, Building, Fire and Health Codes of the City of Bakersfield. For the purpose of providing t/~e requisite evidence of such compliance, the Tax Collector will provide the forms for signature of the appropriate offices. Any failure to comply with the aforesaid shall constitute grounds for suspension or revocation of the registration certificate. SECTION 2. That Section 6.20.340 of the Municipal Code of the City of Bakersfield be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.20.340 Ice cream wagons ~nd carts. For peddling, vending, selling or offering for sale ice cream or iced confections, either from horse-drawn or motor vehicles, or from carts or bicycles propelled 'by manual power, the license tax shall be $20.00 for a six-month period dating from the first day of the month in which issued. SECTION 3. That Section 6.20.351 (a) of the Municipal code of the City of Bakersfield be and the s-me is hereby amended to read as follows: 6.20.351 Milk routes. (a) Retail milk trucks not operated from an established place of business within the City of Bakersfield for home delivery of milk, buttermilk, cottage cheese, etc., ~wenty dollars ($20.00) semi-annually for each vehicle. SECTION 4. Effective Date. This ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure within the meaning of Section 24 of the Charter of the City of Bakersfield, State of California, and necessary to provide 'for the daily operation of municipal departments, and shall be effective on and after July 1, 1962. o0o ........... I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Emergency Ordinance was passed add adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on the llth day of June, 1962, by the following vote: AYES, BALFANZ, CROE~, DOOLIN, MARCHBANK~, M~, RUCKER, STIERN Council of the City of Bakersfield. APPROVE~ this llth day of June, 1962. MAYO~t~T 'the City of Bakersfield. Se of osfing r an es STATE OF CALIFORNIA, ~ County of Kern ~ ss. MARIAN S. IRVIN, being duly sworn, deposes and ssys: That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and that on ........ ~..h...e.....]:..2..t...h.....d...a..y......o..f.._..~._.u...n_.e._,. ............... ~ ............ ,19_.6..2_ she posted on the Bulletin Board at the City HaH, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City at a meeting thereof duly held on ............. ..t..h...e._.l...1.~..h._._d..a_..y._...o...f.....J._.u..n...e.j .......... ,19..6..2._, which ordinance was numbered ............. .1_._4..2...4.. ............ New Series, and entitled: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD Aifl~NDING SECTIONS 6.20.040, 6.20.340 AND 6.20.351 (a) (BUSINESS LICENSE TAX) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD. Subscribed and sworn to before me this · 12th day of. June 19 62