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Title 4 — REVENUE AND FINANCE

Chapter 4.56 — UTILITY USERS TAX

Pasadena Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-29 · Pasadena

4.56.010 - Short title.

4.56.020 - Definitions.

4.56.030 - Telephone tax.

4.56.035 - Exclusion of Internet access from telephone tax.

4.56.040 - Electricity tax.

4.56.050 - Gas tax.

4.56.055 - Collection of tax from service users receiving direct purchase of gas or electricity.

4.56.060 - Water tax.

4.56.070 - Video tax.

4.56.075 - Effect of commingling nontaxable with taxable items.

4.56.080 - Constitutional exemptions.

4.56.090 - Collection.

4.56.100 - Reporting and remitting.

4.56.110 - Penalty for delinquency.

4.56.120 - Actions to collect.

4.56.130 - Failure to pay—Administrative remedy.

4.56.135 - Assessments.

4.56.140 - Civil debt.

4.56.150 - Persons required to keep records.

4.56.155 - Additional power and duties of tax administrator.

4.56.160 - Refunds.

4.56.165 - Appeals.

4.56.170 - Severability.

4.56.180 - Resolution establishing adjusted tax rates and notice of changes to ordinance.

4.56.190 - Temporary rebates for extraordinary utility costs.

4.56.200 - Remedies cumulative.

4.56.210 - Exemptions—Eligibility.

4.56.211 - Exemptions—Application—Where to file and filing time.

4.56.212 - Exemptions—Application—Contents required.

4.56.213 - Exemptions—Application—Review and certification—Limitations on granting.

4.56.214 - Certified exemption—Service supplier notification required.

4.56.215 - Certified exemption—Discontinuance of billing.

4.56.216 - Certified exemption—Prior taxes to be collected.

4.56.217 - Certified exemption—Duration and termination.

4.56.218 - Certified exemption—Disqualification disclosure required—Investigation of noncompliance.

4.56.219 - Exemption—Continued eligibility—Investigation and discontinuance authorized when.

4.56.220 - Effective date of imposition.

4.56.230 - Effect of state and federal authorization.

4.56.240 - Independent audit.

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