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Chapter 3.14 — UTILITY USERS TAX

Menlo Park Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Menlo Park

§ 3.14.010. Short title.

§ 3.14.020. Definitions.

§ 3.14.030. Communications users tax.

§ 3.14.040. Electricity users tax.

§ 3.14.050. Gas users tax.

§ 3.14.060. Collection of tax from service users receiving direct purchase of gas or

§ 3.14.070. Water users tax.

§ 3.14.080. Effect of commingling taxable items with non-taxable items.

§ 3.14.090. Constitutional and statutory exemptions.

§ 3.14.100. Accurate jurisdictional boundaries.

§ 3.14.110. Substantial nexus/minimum contacts.

§ 3.14.120. Maximum tax.

§ 3.14.130. Temporary tax percentage reduction and reinstatement of tax percentage

§ 3.14.140. Duty to collect and remit—Procedures.

§ 3.14.150. Filing return and payment.

§ 3.14.160. Collection penalties—Service suppliers or self-collectors.

§ 3.14.170. Deficiency determination and assessment—Tax application errors.

§ 3.14.180. Administrative remedy—Nonpaying service users.

§ 3.14.190. Actions to collect.

§ 3.14.200. Additional powers and duties of the tax administrator.

§ 3.14.210. Records.

§ 3.14.220. Refunds.

§ 3.14.230. Appeals.

§ 3.14.240. Independent audit of tax collection, exemption, remittance, and expenditure.

§ 3.14.250. No injunction/writ of mandate.

§ 3.14.260. Remedies cumulative.

§ 3.14.270. Notice of changes to ordinance.

§ 3.14.280. Severability.

§ 3.14.290. Penalties.

§ 3.14.300. Future amendment to cited statute.

§ 3.14.310. Required findings every two years—Termination of utility users tax.

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