Chapter 5.16 — SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CERTAIN BUSINESSES

Prior code history: Prior code §§ 26-53 — 27-3.

§ 5.16.010. License fees for businesses, professions, trades and occupations not covered by Chapter 5.12—Application and compliance with applicable codes.

• A. Businesses, professions, trades and occupations that are listed in Chapter 5.12 shall procure a license and pay a fee as provided for in that chapter. Chapter 5.16 shall not apply to those businesses, professions, trade and occupations.

• B. The businesses, professions, trades and occupations set out in this Chapter 5.16, because of their nature and circumstances, shall have the license fee set out in this Chapter 5.16.

• C. The applicant must submit evidence of compliance with all codes and regulations applicable to the applicant's business, including, but not limited to, zoning and health and safety provisions. The applicant, in addition, shall submit any further information or evidence in writing as required by the License Collector or other designated agency of the City. The application shall be verified by the applicant before filing.

• (Ord. 1192, 11/5/2024)

"Average employee," as used in this chapter, shall be computed at the rate of one employee for each 260 working days or fraction thereof performed by the owners, employees or agents of the business, profession, trade or occupation. In computing average employee, the proprietor shall not be counted.

"Working days or fraction thereof" means those performed within the City or without the City when related to business performed within the City. (Ord. 1192, 11/5/2024)

• A. The fee and the duration of the license shall be annual, quarterly, monthly, weekly or daily as indicated in this section. The letter "A" following the fee shall indicate an annual fee, the letter "D" shall indicate daily fee, the letter "M" shall indicate monthly fee, the letter "Q" shall indicate quarterly fee and the letter "W" shall indicate weekly fee. The fees in this chapter shall be set out in the resolution approving the fee schedule and/or municipal operating budget adopted annually by the City Council; this includes, but is not limited to, the fee for the average number of employees referenced in this Section 5.16.030.

• B. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, any business license tax owed may be offset by any host fee agreement with the City.

• C. The table below outlines the fees for solid waste facilities in this section:

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City of Paramount, CA § 5.16.030

PARAMOUNT CODE

§ 5.16.030

Transfer Station. Any entity which receives solid wastes, temporarily stores, separates, converts, or otherwise processes the materials in the solid wastes, or transfers the solid wastes directly from smaller to larger vehicles for transport, and those facilities utilized for transformation. Transfer station does not include any of the following:

1. A facility, whose principal function is to receive, store, separate, convert, or otherwise process in accordance with State minimum standards, manure.

2. A facility, whose principal function is to receive, store, convert, or otherwise process wastes which have already been separated for reuse and are not intended for disposal.

3. The operation premises of a duly licensed solid waste handling operator who receives, stores, transfers, or otherwise processes wastes as an activity incidental to the conduct of a refuse collection and disposal business in accordance with regulations adopted pursuant to Section 43309 (Public Resource Code).

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City of Paramount, CA § 5.16.030

BUSINESS LICENSES REGULATIONS

§ 5.16.030

License Fee: A monthly amount equivalent to 5% of County landfill tipping fee M per ton of material received at facility

Material Recovery Facility. A permitted solid waste facility where solid wastes or recyclable materials are sorted or separated, by hand or by use of machinery, for the purposes of recycling or composting.

License Fee: A monthly amount equivalent to 5% of County landfill tipping fee M per ton of material received at facility.

Recycling Center. Any entity, mechanism, or device which deals in the wholesale or retail sale, purchase, collection, or transport, of any products or byproducts of the waste stream which have a tangible market value and are intended to be recycled, including, but not limited to, paper and paper byproducts, metals, glass, plastic, wood, tires, rubber, etc. A recycling center may also engage in redemption center activities.

License Fee: An annual amount of $1,181.85 plus fees for the number of average A employees.

Refuse/Recycling Collector/Enterprise (non-franchise). Any entity which is regularly engaged in the business of providing solid waste handling services or recycling handling services, including, but not limited to, collecting, transporting, sorting, or processing; and which is not operating under an exclusive or semiexclusive franchise granted by the City.

License Fee: An annual amount of $2,955.15 and an amount equivalent to 3% A of gross receipts for each single business. Gross receipts/revenues shall include all monies directly or indirectly generated through normal business operations attributable to activities within City boundaries, including, but not limited to, fees for service, resale of recyclable materials, transportation charges, etc.

Redemption Center. Any entity, mechanism or device which accepts one or more types of empty beverage containers from consumers, and pays or provides the refund value for one or more types of empty beverage containers intended to be recycled.

License Fee: An annual amount equivalent to $154.80 plus fees for the number of A average employees.

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City of Paramount, CA § 5.16.030

PARAMOUNT CODE

§ 5.16.030

Hazardous Waste Facility. All contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land used for the treatment, transfer, storage, resource recovery, disposal, or recycling of hazardous waste. A hazardous waste facility may consist of one or more treatment, transfer, storage, resource recovery, disposal, or recycling hazardous waste management units, or combinations of these units. Hazardous waste means either of the following:

1. A waste, or combination of wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may either:

   • a. Cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness.

   • b. Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or environment when improperly treated stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed.

2. A waste which meets any of the criteria for the identification of a hazardous waste adopted by the department pursuant to Section 25141 (Health and Safety Code).

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City of Paramount, CA § 5.16.030

BUSINESS LICENSES REGULATIONS

§ 5.16.030

License Fee: A monthly amount equivalent to 5% of County landfill tipping fee M per ton of material received at facility

Transformation, Reuse, Composting Facility. Any entity involved in the transformation, incineration, pyrolysis, distillation, gasification, or biological conversion other than composting of refuse or refuse byproducts. Compost means the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic wastes that are source separated from the municipal solid waste stream, or which are separated at a centralized facility. Compost includes vegetable, yard, and wood wastes which are not hazardous waste.

License Fee: A monthly amount equivalent to 5% of County landfill tipping fee M per ton of material received at facility.

Electronic Waste Facility. Any entity, mechanism, dismantling operation, or combination thereof which collects, accepts or receives, in whatever manner, one or more types of electronic devices, machines or other devices, including, but not limited to, computer monitors, televisions, cash registers and oscilloscopes (CRT devices), computers, computer peripherals, telephones, answering machines, radios, stereo equipment, tape players/records, phonographs, video cassette players/ records, compact disc player/recorder, calculators, MP3/MP4 players, microwave ovens and other items containing electronic components or plugs; ("e-waste") which are dismantled, de-manufactured, segregated or broken down into component or sub-component pieces intended for recycling, reuse, in whole or in part, or distributed as commodities.

License Fee: A monthly amount equivalent to 5% of County landfill tipping fee M per ton of e-waste received at facility.

Medical Waste Disposal Facility. A permitted medical waste facility, entity, mechanism or operation which collects, accepts or receives, in whatever manner, biohazardous medical waste, including, but not limited to, pathology waste, chemotherapy waste, pharmaceutical waste, animal waste, or animal and plant health inspection service waste ("APHIS") for the purpose of treating or disposing such medical waste through various methods, including, but not limited to, incineration, thermal treatment, electro pyrolysis, chemical/mechanical systems, or steam sterilization, such as autoclaving. A medical waste disposal facility may consist of one or more treatment, transfer, storage, disposal, or recycling medical waste management units, or a combination of these units.

1. "Medical waste" is defined as biohazardous or sharps waste and waste which is generated or produced as a result of the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human being/animals, research pertaining to the diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings/animals, production/testing of biologicals, or the accumulation of properly contained home-generated sharps waste.

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City of Paramount, CA

PARAMOUNT CODE

§ 5.16.030

§ 5.16.040

2. APHIS waste consists of all food, plant and animal waste, and all material coming in contact with such waste, generated on board by any means of conveyance during movements to or from foreign locations. Sources of APHIS waste include: cruise and cargo ships, agriculture and food importers, and international airline flights.

License Fee: A monthly amount equivalent to 5% of County landfill tipping fee M per ton of medical waste received at facility.

(Ord. 1192, 11/5/2024)

• A. Definitions. As used in this section, the following words, terms, or phrases shall have the meanings hereinafter set forth:

Exhibit stall. Designated ground space, assigned to, or rented, or occupied for one day or fraction thereof, by an exhibitor.

Exhibitor. Any person, association, partnership, or corporation exhibiting, displaying, selling, exchanging, offering for sale, or offering for exchange any identifiable, tangible personal property at a swap meet, outdoor market, or flea market.

Operator. Any person, association, partnership, or corporation conducting, operating, or managing the business of a swap meet, outdoor market, or flea market within the City limits.

Swap meet, outdoor market, or flea market. Any event:

1. At which two or more persons offer tangible personal property for sale or exchange; and

2. At which a fee is charged for the privilege of offering or displaying tangible personal property for sale or exchange; or

3. At which a fee is charged to prospective buyers for admission to the area where tangible personal property is offered or displayed for sale or exchange.

• B. Operator Tax and Exhibitor Tax. The following taxes, collection process, and record keeping requirements shall apply to this section:

  1. Operator Tax.

     • a. Every swap meet, outdoor market, and flea market operator engaged in the operation of a swap meet, outdoor market, or flea market shall pay a semiannual business tax of $1,968.75 every six months. The tax shall be paid at the time of application and thereafter on the first business day of January and July. This fee may be pro-rated.

     • b. Additionally, every swap meet, outdoor market and flea market operator engaged in the operation of a swap meet, outdoor market or flea market shall pay a daily business tax as outlined in the following schedule, based upon occupancy of exhibitor stalls for each day. Where two or more exhibitors share

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City of Paramount, CA § 5.16.040

BUSINESS LICENSES REGULATIONS

§ 5.16.040

a single stall, each exhibitor shall be counted separately. The operator daily business tax shall be $2.40 per exhibitor per day.

2. Exhibitor Tax.

   • a. Every exhibitor shall pay a daily business tax as outlined in the following schedule regardless of whether the exhibitor is charged a fee for the privilege of exhibiting, selling, exchanging, or displaying identifiable, tangible personal property. Where two or more exhibitors share a single stall, each such exhibitor shall pay a separate daily business tax.

   • b. The exhibitor daily business tax shall be $2.40 per exhibitor per day.

3. Tax Collection and Record Keeping.

• a. The exhibitor shall pay the applicable business tax to the operator on or before the day the exhibitor participates in the swap meet, outdoor market, or flea market. The operator shall collect the applicable business tax either at the time an exhibitor stall location is assigned to the exhibitor or when the exhibitor is admitted to the swap meet, outdoor market, or flea market. The City Manager may establish a program to accept payments of the tax in advance. No exhibitor shall be allowed to participate in the swap meet, outdoor market, or flea market until the exhibitor has paid the applicable exhibitor business tax.

  • b. The operator shall issue pre-numbered written receipts for the receipt of exhibitor business taxes; the amount of tax shall be separately stated on the receipt from any other money collected by the operator. The City Manager may approve use of receipts issued by the operator in lieu of City-issued receipts. Each receipt issued shall contain the stall number assigned, date for which the stall was assigned, rented, or occupied, and the amount of exhibitor business tax paid. The original receipt shall be furnished to the exhibitor and is to be displayed at the exhibitor stall. A copy shall be filed with the License Collector along with the tax collected. A copy shall be retained by the operator for a period of six months for audit purposes.

  • c. The operator shall be held responsible for the safekeeping of all taxes collected under this section until such taxes are turned over to the License Collector. The full amount of the exhibitor's tax collected each day, the appropriate copies of the receipts issued for each day, and an accounting for all receipts voided shall be submitted to the License Collector by the close of business the following workday or in accordance with the payment program/procedure established by the License Collector.

  • d. The full amount of the operator's daily business tax shall also be submitted to the License Collector by the close of business on the workday following the day the tax was incurred or in accordance with the payment program/procedure established by the City Manager.

  • e. The operator shall be required to keep accurate daily records of all exhibitors' taxes collected and shall retain these records for a period of three years. Duly authorized representatives of the License Collector shall have the right to inspect, check, and audit such records, books of account, cashier procedures,

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City of Paramount, CA

PARAMOUNT CODE

§ 5.16.040

§ 5.16.050

and all other procedures, documents, or records relating to the collection and documentation of the exhibitor tax and payment of the operator's daily tax at any time during regular business hours. The duly authorized representatives of the License Collector shall also have the right to inspect any exhibitor stall for a valid receipt for payment of an exhibitor business tax.

• (Ord. 1192, 11/5/2024)

On July 1st of each year, the rates established under Sections 5.16.030 and 5.16.040 shall be increased by an amount equal to the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Los Angeles/Long Beach/Anaheim area or an equivalent successor index, as established by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for the 12 months ending February 28th or 29th each year; not seasonally. Said increase shall be cumulative but shall not exceed 10% in any one year.

(Ord. 1192, 11/5/2024)

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City of Paramount, CA § 5.20.010

BUSINESS LICENSES REGULATIONS

§ 5.20.020