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Title 3 — REVENUE AND FINANCE

Chapter 3.28 — BUSINESS LICENSES

La Quinta Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · La Quinta

3.28.010 - Definitions.

3.28.020 - Enforcement.

3.28.030 - Business license required.

3.28.040 - License subject to other regulations and fees.

3.28.045 - Required course for landscape-related businesses on overseeding alternative and water efficiency.

3.28.050 - False statements.

3.28.060 - True names on reports.

3.28.070 - Illegal occupations.

3.28.080 - Grounds for denial.

3.28.090 - Real party in interest.

3.28.100 - Grounds for revocation.

3.28.110 - Forfeiture of fee.

3.28.120 - New license after revocation.

3.28.130 - Keeping insurance etc., in force.

3.28.140 - Compliance with laws required.

3.28.150 - License and penalties constitute debt to city.

3.28.160 - Remedies cumulative.

3.28.170 - Separate license for each place or type of business.

3.28.180 - Information confidential.

3.28.190 - Exemptions.

3.28.200 - Fee adjustments required in cases of interstate commerce.

3.28.210 - Application—Contents of license.

3.28.220 - Statement of gross receipts.

3.28.230 - Statements not conclusive.

3.28.240 - Failure to file or failure to file a corrected statement.

3.28.250 - Appeals.

3.28.260 - Additional power of collector.

3.28.270 - No license transferable—Amended license for changed location.

3.28.280 - Duplicate license.

3.28.290 - Posting and keeping licenses.

3.28.300 - Method and time of payment.

3.28.310 - Penalties for failure to pay fee when due.

3.28.320 - Business license amounts—Persons without fixed place of business in city.

3.28.330 - Persons with fixed place of business in city.

3.28.340 - Taxicabs and passenger carriers.

3.28.350 - Waiver or reduction of taxes or penalties by city council.

3.28.360 - Rules and regulations.

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