Title 3 — REVENUE AND FINANCE
Desert Hot Springs Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Desert Hot Springs
Sections in this part
- Chapter 3.04 — CLAIM PRESENTATION
- Chapter 3.06 — TAX INSTALLMENT AGREEMENTS
- Chapter 3.08 — SPECIAL GAS TAX STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND
- Chapter 3.12 — TRANSFER OF DUTIES TO COUNTY
- Chapter 3.16 — SALES AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.18 — TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.20 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- Chapter 3.24 — DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER TAX
- Chapter 3.28 — UTILITY USERS TAX
- 3.32 — PUBLIC SAFETY SPECIAL TAX
- Chapter 3.33 — RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION TAX
- Chapter 3.34 — MARIJUANA TAX
- Chapter 3.35 — MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION TAX
- Chapter 3.36 — TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM MITIGATION FEE
- Chapter 3.37 — MEDICAL MARIJUANA TAX
- Chapter 3.38 — LOST CULTIVATION CROP WAIVER
- Chapter 3.39 — CANNABIS TAX PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
- Chapter 3.40 — COACHELLA VALLEY MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN MITIGATION FEES
- Chapter 3.44 — PURCHASING
- Chapter 3.45 — PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
REVENUE AND FINANCE
Chapter 3.04 CLAIM PRESENTATION
§ 3.04.010. Claims for money or damages.
§ 3.04.020. Presentation procedure.
Chapter 3.06 TAX INSTALLMENT AGREEMENTS
§ 3.16.100. Application of provisions relating to exclusions and exemptions.
§ 3.16.110. Adoption of amendments to State law.
§ 3.16.120. Enjoining collection prohibited.
Chapter 3.18 TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
§ 3.06.010. Policy.
§ 3.06.020. Authority/content of tax installment agreement.
Chapter 3.08 SPECIAL GAS TAX STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND
- § 3.08.010. Established. § 3.08.020. Accumulation of funds. § 3.08.030. Distribution of funds.
Chapter 3.12 TRANSFER OF DUTIES TO COUNTY
- § 3.12.010. Transfer of tax assessment and collection duties to County.
Chapter 3.16 SALES AND USE TAX
§ 3.16.010. Short title. § 3.16.020. Purpose. § 3.16.030. Rate.
§ 3.16.040. Imposition of sales tax.
§ 3.16.050. Place of sale. § 3.16.060. Imposition of use tax. § 3.16.070. Adoption of provisions of State law.
§ 3.16.080. Seller’s permit. § 3.16.090. Exclusions and exemptions.
§ 3.18.010. Title. § 3.18.020. Operative date. § 3.18.030. Purpose. § 3.18.040. Contract with state. § 3.18.050. Transactions tax rate. § 3.18.060. Place of sale. § 3.18.070. Use tax rate. § 3.18.080. Adoption of provisions of state law.
§ 3.18.090. Limitation on adoption of state law.
§ 3.18.100. Permit not required. § 3.18.110. Exemptions and exclusions. § 3.18.120. Amendments. § 3.18.130. Enjoining collection forbidden.
§ 3.18.140. Independent annual audit.
Chapter 3.20 TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
§ 3.20.010. Definitions. § 3.20.020. Registration of hotel owners—Registration certificate.
§ 3.20.030. Imposition of tax. § 3.20.040. Refunds. § 3.20.050. Collection. § 3.20.060. Filing and remittance.
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| § | 3.20.070. | Notification of | § 3.28.170. | Any amendment to increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| assessment—Hearing. | a tax rate set forth in | |||
| § | 3.20.080. | Delinquency—Interest—Penalties. | Sections through requires | |
| § | 3.20.090. | Records. | further voter approval. | |
| § | 3.20.100. | Appeals. | § 3.28.180. | Use of tax revenue. |
| § § § |
3.20.110. 3.20.120. 3.20.130. |
Violations. Debts owed to City—Liability. Expenditure of funds. |
§ 3.28.190. § 3.28.200. § 3.28.210. |
Annual reports to the City Council regarding the tax revenues received. Expansion of scope of tax. Expiration date. |
| Chapter 3.24 DOCUMENTARY TRANSFER TAX |
Chapter 3.32 | |||
| PUBLIC | SAFETY SPECIAL TAX | |||
| § § § § |
3.24.010. 3.24.020. 3.24.030. 3.24.040. |
Imposed—Amount. Persons liable for tax. Exemptions. Administration. |
§ 3.32.010. § 3.32.020. § 3.32.030. |
Definitions. Use of special tax revenues. Separate public safety services accounts. |
| § | 3.24.050. | Claims for refunds. | § 3.32.040. | Prohibited use of revenue |
| for other services—Annual | ||||
| Chapter 3.28 UTILITY USERS TAX |
§ 3.32.050. | reporting and audit. Special tax area. |
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| § § |
3.28.010. 3.28.020. |
Definitions. Telecommunication services user tax. |
§ 3.32.060. § 3.32.070. |
Land use category. Prohibited additions and modifications to special tax areas and/ |
| § | 3.28.030. | Electricity service users tax. | categories. | |
| § | 3.28.040. | Water and sewer service user tax. |
§ 3.32.080. | Change in special tax rate resulting from change in |
| § | 3.28.050. | Gas services user tax. | zoning, development or | |
| § | 3.28.060. | Video service user tax. | usage. | |
| § | 3.28.070. | Delinquency—Interest—Penalty. § 3.32.090. |
Parcels subject to special | |
| § | 3.28.080. | Actions to collect. | tax. | |
| § | 3.28.090. | Duty to collect—Procedures. | § 3.32.100. | Exempted parcels. |
| § | 3.28.100. | Additional powers and | § 3.32.110. | Possessory interests in |
| duties of Tax Administrator. | exempted parcels. | |||
| § | 3.28.110. | Records. | § 3.32.120. | Annexations. |
| § | 3.28.120. | Refunds. | § 3.32.130. | Annual adjustments. |
| § | 3.28.130. | Termination or suspension | § 3.32.140. | Prohibition against |
| of taxes by resolution of the | discretionary adjustments in | |||
| City Council. | amount of special tax. | |||
| § | 3.28.140. | Exemptions. | § 3.32.150. | Civil debt. |
| § | 3.28.150. | Maximum tax rate. | § 3.32.160. | Assessment and collection |
| § | 3.28.160. | Temporary reduction in the | duties. | |
| rate of any tax approved in | § 3.32.170. | Installment dates. | ||
| this chapter. | § 3.32.180. | Method of collection. |
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| § | 3.32.190. | Penalties and interest. |
§ 3.34.090. | Application of provisions. |
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| § | 3.32.200. | Limited authority of the |
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| City Council. | Chapter 3.35 | |||
| § | 3.32.210. | Expiration date. |
MEDICAL | MARIJUANA CULTIVATION |
| TAX | ||||
| Chapter 3.33 | ||||
| RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA | § 3.35.005. | Imposition of tax. | ||
| CULTIVATION TAX | § 3.35.010. | Purpose of tax. | ||
| § 3.35.020. | Qualified patients and | |||
| § | 3.33.005. | Imposition of tax. |
caregivers. | |
| § | 3.33.010. | Purpose of tax. |
§ 3.35.030. | Medical Marijuana |
| § | 3.33.020. | Customers. |
Program Act. | |
| § | 3.33.030. | Space. |
§ 3.35.040. | Space. |
| § | 3.33.035. | Ramp up period. |
§ 3.35.045. | Ramp up period. |
| § | 3.33.040. | Annual adjustment. |
§ 3.35.050. | Annual adjustment. |
| § | 3.33.050. | Remittance. |
§ 3.35.060. | Remittance. |
| § | 3.33.055. | Cannabis fee collection |
§ 3.35.065. | Cannabis fee collection |
| system. | system. | |||
| § | 3.33.060. | Modification, repeal or |
§ 3.35.070. | Modification, repeal or |
| amendment. | amendment. | |||
| § | 3.33.070. | Administration. |
§ 3.35.080. | Administration. |
| § | 3.33.080. | Penalties. |
§ 3.35.090. | Penalties. |
| § | 3.33.090. | Additional penalties. |
§ 3.35.100. | Additional penalties. |
| § | 3.33.100. | Records inspection. |
§ 3.35.110. | Records inspection. |
| § | 3.33.110. | Application of provisions. |
§ 3.35.120. | Application of provisions. |
| § | 3.33.120. | Operative date. |
§ 3.35.130. | Operative date. |
| Chapter 3.34 | Chapter 3.36 | |||
| MARIJUANA TAX | TRANSPORTATION UNIFORM | |||
| MITIGATION FEE | ||||
| § | 3.34.005. | Imposition of tax. |
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| § | 3.34.006. | Cannabis fee collection |
§ 3.36.010. | Definitions. |
| system. | § 3.36.020. | Applicability. | ||
| § | 3.34.010. | Purpose. |
§ 3.36.030. | Establishment of |
| § § § |
3.34.020. 3.34.030. 3.34.040. |
Customers. Proceeds. Modification, repeal or amendment. |
§ 3.36.040. § 3.36.050. |
transportation uniform mitigation fee. Exemptions. Credits. |
| § | 3.34.045. | Marijuana manufacturing |
§ 3.36.060. | Appeal process. |
| facilities. | § 3.36.070. | List of projects on the | ||
| § | 3.34.050. | Administration. |
regional system. | |
| § | 3.34.060. | Penalties. |
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| § | 3.34.070. | Additional penalties. |
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| § | 3.34.080. | Records inspection. |
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Chapter 3.37 MEDICAL MARIJUANA TAX
Chapter 3.40 COACHELLA VALLEY MULTIPLE SPECIES HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN MITIGATION FEES
| § | 3.37.005. | Imposition of tax. | PLAN | MITIGATION FEES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| § | 3.37.006. | Cannabis fee collection | ||
| system. | § 3.40.020. | Findings. | ||
| § | 3.37.010. | Purpose. | § 3.40.030. | Administrative |
| § | 3.37.020. | Qualified patients and | responsibility. | |
| caregivers. | § 3.40.040. | Definitions. | ||
| § | 3.37.030. | Medical Marijuana | § 3.40.050. | Local development |
| Program Act. | mitigation fee. | |||
| § | 3.37.040. | Legally selling or providing. | § 3.40.060. | Imposition of the local |
| § | 3.37.050. | Proceeds. | development mitigation fee. | |
| § | 3.37.060. | Modification, repeal or amendment. |
§ 3.40.070. | Payment of the local development mitigation fee. |
| § | 3.37.065. | Marijuana manufacturing | § 3.40.080. | Refunds. |
| facilities. | § 3.40.090. | Collection, accounting and | ||
| § § § § § § |
3.37.070. 3.37.080. 3.37.090. 3.37.100. 3.37.110. 3.37.120. |
Administration. Penalties. Additional penalties. Records inspection. Application of provisions. Operative date. |
§ 3.40.100. § 3.40.110. § 3.40.120. |
disbursement of local development mitigation fees. Automatic annual fee adjustment. Exemptions. Fee credits. |
| Chapter 3.38 | Chapter 3.44 PURCHASING |
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| LOST CULTIVATION CROP WAIVER | ||||
| § | 3.38.001. | Definitions. | § 3.44.010. | Purchasing system adopted—Purpose. |
| § | 3.38.005. | Eligibility. | § 3.44.060. | Use of requisitions required. |
| § § |
3.38.010. 3.38.020. |
Rejection of lost cultivation crop tax waiver. Lost cultivation crop tax |
§ 3.44.070. § 3.44.080. |
Purchase orders required. Purchases to be only against unencumbered funds. |
| § | 3.38.030. | waiver application. Waiver benefits by the City. |
§ 3.44.100. | Formal contract procedures for supplies and/ |
| § | 3.38.040. | Grounds for denial. | equipment in excess of | |
| § | 3.38.050. | Appeals. | $50,000. | |
| § 3.44.105. | Exemptions from formal | |||
| Chapter 3.39 | bidding procedures for | |||
| CANNABIS TAX PAYMENT | supplies and/ |
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| ARRANGEMENTS | § 3.44.110. | Open market procedure for | ||
| supplies and/ |
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| § | 3.39.010. | Policy. | $50,000 or less. | |
| § | 3.39.020. | Authority/ |
§ 3.44.120. | Inspection and testing of |
| payment arrangement | supplies and equipment. | |||
| agreements. |
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| § | 3.44.130. | Disposition of surplus | § 3.45.130. | Bidding procedures for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| supplies and/ |
informal bids. | |||
| § | 3.44.140. | Emergency purchases of | § 3.45.140. | Acceptance of informal bids |
| supplies and/ |
in excess of $200,000. | |||
| § | 3.44.150. | Definitions. | § 3.45.150. | Contractors list. |
| § | 3.44.160. | Local business preference | § 3.45.160. | City Manager authorized to |
| program. | award informal contracts. | |||
| § | 3.44.170. | Facility use agreements and/ | § 3.45.170. | Bidding procedures for |
| or non-exclusive license | formal bids. | |||
| agreements—Negotiation, | § 3.45.180. | Opening of bids—Award or | ||
| award and signature | rejection of both informal | |||
| authority. | and formal contracts. | |||
| § | 3.44.180. | Professional services | § 3.45.190. | Grounds for rejecting public |
| (Sections to ). | bids. | |||
| § | 3.44.190. | Contract execution. | § 3.45.200. | Maintenance. |
| § 3.45.201. | Exemption from formal and | |||
| Chapter 3.45 | informal bidding procedures | |||
| PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS | and adoption of prices | |||
| obtained by other public | ||||
| § | 3.45.100. | Prevailing wages. | agencies. | |
| § | 3.45.110. | California Uniform | § 3.45.202. | Emergency contracting |
| Construction Cost | procedures. | |||
| Accounting Procedure. | § 3.45.203. | Alternative delegation of | ||
| § | 3.45.120. | Monetary thresholds | authority to City Manager | |
| applicable to public projects | in cases of emergency. | |||
| through informal and | ||||
| formal procedures. |
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