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Chapter 12 — LICENSES›Article I — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Red Bluff Municipal Code § 12.25 Other Outside Businesses

Red Bluff Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · Red Bluff

Cite as: Red Bluff Municipal Code § 12.25 · Text as of 2026-10-03

Every person not having a fixed place of business within the city who engages in business within the city, and is not subject to the provisions of §§ 12.22, 12.23 or 12.24, shall pay a license tax as set forth in the City of Red Bluff Schedule of Fees per quarter. Any person may elect to pay a license tax under Classification “A” of § 12.21, measured by gross receipts from business done within the city.

(`61 Code, § 12.25) (Ord. 397, passed 12-27-1960; Am. Ord. 823, passed 9-18-1990; Am. Ord. 967, passed 1-2-2007; Am. Ord. 982, passed 12-18-07; Am. Ord. 994, passed 12-16-2008; Am. Ord. 1004, passed 12-15-2009; Am. Ord. 1021, passed 6-19-2012)

§ 12.25-1 FLEA MARKETS.

Every person who leases or rents space to sell new or used goods, wares or merchandise, on a daily, monthly or yearly basis form a fixed location, and at which location other persons also lease or rent space to sell new or used goods, wares or merchandise, and which businesses and location are commonly known as “flea markets”, and which businesses are not subject to the provisions of §§ 12.22, 12.23, 12.24 and 12.25, shall pay a license tax as set forth in the City of Red Bluff Schedule of Fees per day, per month or per year.

(`61 Code, § 12.25-1) (Ord. 880, passed 6-18-1996; Am. Ord. 976, passed 1-2-2007; Am. Ord. 982, passed 12-18-07; Am. Ord. 994, passed 12-16-2008; Am. Ord. 1004, passed 12-15-2009; Am. Ord. 1021, passed 6-19-2012)

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§ 12.25-2 TEMPORARY BUSINESS LICENSES AT RED BLUFF COMMUNITY/SENIOR CENTER.

(A) Every person or business not having a fixed place of business within the city, or not holding a valid current city business license in conformance with this chapter, who engages in business at the Red Bluff Community/Senior Center shall pay a license tax as set forth in the City of Red Bluff Schedule of Fees per day or per weekend. Applicants for a temporary business license shall fill out and file with the city an application, in a form approved by the Director of Finance, except that applicants for a temporary business license need not provide gross annual receipts information.

(B) Persons or businesses who hold a valid current city business license in conformance with this chapter are not required to pay the additional taxes described in this section, and are not required to obtain a temporary business license.

(C) Nonprofit organizations or corporations described in § 12.7-1(A) are not required to obtain temporary business licenses and no license tax will be charged.

(Ord. 953, passed 12-7-2004; Am. Ord. 976, passed 1-2-2007; Am. Ord. 978, passed 6-19-2007; Am. Ord. 982, passed 12-18-07; Am. Ord. 994, passed 12-16-2008; Am. Ord. 1004, passed 12-15-2009; Am. Ord. 1021, passed 6-19-2012)

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§ 12.25-3 TEMPORARY COMMUNITY EVENTS AND/OR SPECIAL EVENTS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED AND…

(A) This section establishes an exemption from business license and business license application fee (not local, state and/or federal applicable taxes) as otherwise required in Chapter 12 of the Red Bluff Municipal Code by not requiring any documented participants of the temporary community event and/or special event that are authorized and approved by City Council action to acquire a business license for the sole purpose of being involved in the community even and/or special event that are authorized and approved by City Council action.

(B) All person(s)/corporation(s)/organization(s) shall be in conformance with Chapter 12 and shall hold a valid current city business license if they are doing business in the city limits per § 12.5 of the Red Bluff Municipal Code at any time other than temporary community events and/or special events that are authorized and approved by City Council action unless they meet the criteria and requirements as a nonprofit organization or corporation described in § 12.7-1(A). Furthermore, those businesses that regularly do business and/or operate within the city limits shall hold a valid current city business license as required in Chapter 12 even if they are a documented participant of a temporary community event and/or special event that are authorized and approved by City Council action unless they do not have a valid city business license at the time of Council’s approved and authorized action on the event and then they shall obtain and hold a valid city business license if they do business and/or operate within the city limits at any time other than Event(s) Authorized and Approved by City Council.

(Ord. 1017, passed 11-15-2011)

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