Title 3 — REVENUE AND FINANCE
Gardena Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Gardena
Sections in this part
- Chapter 3.04 — TRANSFER OF TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION DUTIES TO COUNTY
- Chapter 3.08 — REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER TAX
- Chapter 3.12 — SALES AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.14 — TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
- Chapter 3.16 — TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
- Chapter 3.20 — UTILITY USERS' TAX
- Chapter 3.24 — CLAIMS AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE CITY
- Chapter 3.28 — CAPITAL OUTLAYS FUND
- Chapter 3.32 — CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES FUND
- Chapter 3.36 — SPECIAL GAS TAX STREET IMPROVEMENT FUND
- Chapter 3.40 — WORKER'S COMPENSATION SELF-INSURANCE FUND
- Chapter 3.46 — 2026 TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX
REVENUE AND FINANCE
Chapter 3.04 TRANSFER OF TAX ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION DUTIES TO COUNTY
| § 3.12.070. | Amendments. |
|---|---|
| § 3.12.080. | Enjoining collection forbidden. |
| § 3.12.090. | Existing sales and use tax ordinances suspended. |
| § 3.04.010. | Taxes to be collected pursuant to Government |
ordinances suspended. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Code provisions. | Chapter 3.14 | ||
| § 3.04.020. | Assessment and collection duties to be performed by |
TRANS | ACTIONS AND USE TAX |
| county. | § 3.14.010. | Title. | |
| § 3.14.020. | Operative date. | ||
| REAL PR | Chapter 3.08 OPERTY TRANSFER TAX |
§ 3.14.030. | Purpose. |
| § 3.14.040. | Contract with state. | ||
| § 3.08.010. | Title. | § 3.14.050. | Transactions tax rate. |
| § 3.08.020. | Tax imposed. | § 3.14.060. |
Place of sale. |
| § 3.08.030. | Payment requirement. | § 3.14.070. | Use tax rate. |
| § 3.08.040. | Debt security instruments exempted. |
§ 3.14.080. | Adoption of the provisions of state law. |
| § 3.08.050. | Governmental agencies exempted. |
§ 3.14.090. | Limitations on adoption of state law and collection of |
| § 3.08.060. | Bankruptcies, receiverships and reorganizations |
§ 3.14.100. | use tax. Permit not required. |
exempted. |
§ 3.14.110. | Exemptions and exclusions. | |
| § 3.08.070. | Securities and Exchange | § 3.14.120. | Amendments to state law. |
| Commission orders exempted. |
§ 3.14.130. | Enjoining collection forbidden. |
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| § 3.08.080. | Partnerships exempted. | § 3.14.140. | Use of proceeds. |
| § 3.08.090. | Administration. | § 3.14.150. | Annual audit. |
| § 3.08.100. | Refunds. | § 3.14.160. | Severability. |
| § 3.14.170. | Effective date. | ||
| Chapter 3.12 | § 3.14.180. | Termination date. |
SALES AND USE TAX
Chapter 3.16
§ 3.12.010. Short title. TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX § 3.12.020. Purpose. § 3.12.030. Operative date. § 3.16.010. Title. § 3.12.040. Sales tax. § 3.16.020. Definitions. § 3.12.050. Use tax. § 3.16.030. Occupant registration § 3.12.060. Application of provisions required. relating to exclusions and § 3.16.040. False registration exemptions. prohibited.
GARDENA CODE
| § 3.16.050. | Tax imposed. | § 3.20.120. | Collection penalties – |
|---|---|---|---|
| § 3.16.060. | Exemptions. | Service suppliers or self- |
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| § 3.16.070. | Operator's duties. | collectors. | |
| § 3.16.080. | Registration. | § 3.20.130. | Deficiency determination d t T |
| § 3.16.090. | Reporting and remitting. | an assessmen – ax alication errors |
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| § 3.16.095. | Cessation of business and duty of successors or assignees. |
§ 3.20.140. |
pp . Administrative remedy – Nonpaying service users. |
| § 3.16.100. | Penalties and interest. |
§ 3.20.150. |
Actions to collect. |
| § 3.16.110. | Failure to collect and report tax – Determination of tax by tax administrator. |
§ 3.20.160. |
Additional powers and duties of the tax administrator. |
| § 3.20.170. | Records. | ||
| § 3.16.120. | Records. | ||
§ 3.16.130. |
Refunds. | § 3.20.180. |
Refunds. |
| § 3.16.140. | Actions to collect. | § 3.20.190. |
Appeals. |
| § 3.16.145. | No enjoining action – |
§ 3.20.200. | No injunction/ mandate. |
| Payment of assessed taxes required prior to legal |
§ 3.20.210. | Remedies cumulative. | |
action. |
§ 3.20.220. | Notice of changes to | |
| § 316150 | Violations of provisions | ordinance. | |
| ... | . Chapter 3.20 |
§ 3.20.230. | Future amendment to cited statute. |
| UT | ILITY USERS' TAX |
§ 3.20.240. | Penalties. |
| § 3.20.250. | Operative date. | ||
| § 3.20.010. | Definitions. | § 3.20.260. | Temporary adjustments to |
| § 3.20.020. | Constitutional exemptions. | amount to be collected. | |
| § 3.20.030. | Communication users' tax. | ||
| § 3.20.040. | Electricity users' tax. | Chapter 3.24 | |
§ 3.20.050. |
Gas users' tax. |
CLAIMS | AND DEMANDS AGAINST THE CITY |
| 320060 | Cllti f t f | ||
| § ... | oecon o ax rom | ||
| service users receiving direct purchase of gas or electricity. |
§ 3.24.010. § 3.24.020. |
Claims against the city. Delegation of claims |
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| § 3.20.070. | Water users' tax. | authority to city manager. |
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§ 320080 |
Effect of bundling | § 3.24.030. | Approval procedures. |
| ... | nontaxable with taxable items. |
§ 3.24.040. | Payment following council order. |
| § 3.20.090. | Substantial nexus/ contacts. |
§ 3.24.050. | Examination by finance committee. |
| § 3.20.100. | Senior citizen/ Social Security exemptions. |
Chapter 3.28 | |
| § 3.20.110. | Duty to collect and remit – |
CAP | ITAL OUTLAYS FUND |
| Procedures | |||
| . | § 3.28.010. | Created. | |
| § 3.28.020. | Authority to levy taxes within limitations. |
REVENUE AND FINANCE
| § 3.28.030. | Disbursements. | Chapter 3.46 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| § 3.28.040. | Capital outlays defined. | 2026 TRA | NSACTIONS AND USE TAX |
| Chapter 3.32 | § 3.46.010. | Title and scope. | |
| CRIMI | NAL ACTIVITIES FUND | § 3.46.020. | Operative date. |
| § 3.46.030. | Purpose. | ||
| § 3.32.010. | Created. | § 3.46.040. | Contract with state. |
| § 3.32.020. | Deposits and expenditures. | § 3.46.050. | Imposition of 0.25% transactions tax. |
| Chapter 3.36 | § 3.46.060. | Place of sale. | |
| SPEC |
IAL GAS TAX STREET |
§ 3.46.070. | Imposition of 0.25% use tax. |
| IM | PROVEMENT FUND | § 3.46.080. | Adoption of provisions of |
| state law. | |||
| § 3.36.010. | Created. | § 3.46.090. | Limitations on adoption of |
| § 3.36.020. | Deposits in fund. | state law and collection of |
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| § 3.36.030. | Use of fund. | use taxes. | |
| § 3.46.100. | Permit not required. | ||
| WORKER |
Chapter 3.40 'S COMPENSATION SELF- |
§ 3.46.110. § 3.46.120. |
Exemptions and exclusions. Amendments. |
| I | NSURANCE FUND | § 3.46.130. | Enjoining collection |
| § 3.40.010. 340020 |
Purpose. Ci |
§ 3.46.140. | forbidden. Use of tax proceeds. |
| § ... | reaton. | 346150 | Al dit |
| 340030 | Dit t th fd | § ... | nnua au. |
| § ... | eposs o e un. | § 346160 | Severabilit |
| 340040 | Dibt f th | ... | y. |
| § ... | sursemens rom e fund. |
§ 3.46.170. | Termination date. |
| § 3.40.050. | Minimum funding level. | ||
| § 3.40.060. | Audits. |
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