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Title 5 — BUSINESS TAXES, LICENSES AND REGULATIONS›Chapter 5.08 — BUSINESS LICENSE RATES

Redlands Municipal Code Art. VII Particular Business

Redlands Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Redlands

Cite as: Redlands Municipal Code Article VII · Text as of 2026-10-04

5.08.385: BILLIARD AND POOL HALL:

For every place where billiards, pool, cards are played or other similar device, the license shall be ten dollars ($10.00) annually per table. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2261)

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5.08.390: BOWLING:

A. For every place where bowling, skee ball are played, the license shall be twelve dollars ($12.00) annually per alley or device.

B. Provided that permission so to operate has been obtained from the city council. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code §§ 2261.1, 2261.2)

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5.08.395: SALE OF MERCHANDISE IN BILLIARD OR POOL HALL OR BOWLING ALLEY:

The rates set out in sections 5.08.385 and 5.08.390 of this article shall not include the sale of goods, wares, or merchandise for which a license under article II of this chapter shall be required. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2261.3)

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5.08.400: BOXING AND WRESTLING EXHIBITION:

For every person conducting, managing or carrying on a boxing or wrestling exhibition where an admission is charged, the license shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) per day or two hundred dollars ($200.00) semiannually after consent from the city council. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2261.4)

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5.08.405: CLOTHING CLUB:

For every person conducting, managing, or carrying on a clothing club by coupons, contract sales or otherwise within the city, the license shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per month. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2261.5)

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5.08.410: BINGO GAMES:

For every religious, charitable, scientific, literary, educational, or prevention of cruelty to children or animal groups, the license shall be twenty five dollars ($25.00) semiannually. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2261.6)

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5.08.415: DANCES:

The rate of license for any person, firm or corporation conducting, managing or operating any public dance, public dance hall, or public ballroom, open to the public either by invitation or by payment of an admission fee, shall be five dollars ($5.00) per day. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2262)

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5.08.420: ACADEMY; DRAMATIC SCHOOL:

A. Fee: For every person, firm or corporation conducting, managing or carrying on a dramatic, art, music, dancing, painting, speech or other school, college, or studio, the license tax shall be ten dollars ($10.00) semiannually for each such school, college or studio having at any time five (5) or more students at one assembly.

B. Exemptions: Provided that this license may not apply to the public school system or a nonprofit school, college or university. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code §§ 2262.1, 2262.11)

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5.08.425: JUNK COLLECTOR:

Every person conducting, managing or carrying on the business of buying, selling, or bartering secondhand goods, old rubber tires, rubber tubes, rubber hose, sacks, bottles, old iron, lead, brass, copper, or junk of any kind at a fixed place of business, shall pay a license fee based on the gross business of the past year, according to the schedule set forth in section 5.08.020 of this chapter. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2263)

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5.08.430: SOLICITOR:

For every person who shall solicit from house to house by wagon, truck, or any vehicle for the purchase of secondhand goods, old rubber tires, old rubber tubes, rubber hose, sacks, bottles, old iron, lead, brass, copper, or junk of any kind, shall pay a license fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) semiannually. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2263.1)

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5.08.435: MOTION PICTURE THEATER:

For every person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of conducting or carrying on a theater or moving picture show at an established place of business, wholly within a permanent building constructed for theatrical purposes, there shall be an initial registration fee of one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) to be paid at once only by each theater and in addition thereto the regular annual license fee based on the annual gross business of such theater as set forth in the schedule in section 5.08.020 of this chapter. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2264)

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5.08.440: OPEN AIR, TENT SHOW:

For every person engaged in the business of conducting an open air, or tent motion picture show, at a temporary location, the license shall be six dollars ($6.00) per day. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2264.1)

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5.08.445: PAWNBROKER; RATE:

For every person conducting, managing or carrying on the business of pawnbroker, the license shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) semiannually. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2265)

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5.08.450: PAWNBROKER; SALE OF GOODS NOT INCLUDED:

The rate set out in section 5.08.445 of this article shall not include the sale of goods, wares, or merchandise for which a license under section 5.08.020 of this chapter shall be required. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2265.1)

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5.08.455: PHOTOGRAPHERS:

For every photograph business, the license fee shall be based on the gross business of the last twelve (12) months and at the proper rate as specified in the schedule set forth in section 5.08.020 of this chapter. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2266)

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5.08.460: [RESERVED]:

5.08.465: [RESERVED]:

5.08.470: [RESERVED]:

5.08.475: SHOOTING GALLERY:

A. Fee: For every person keeping, conducting or having charge of a shooting gallery, the license shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) annually.

B. Permit: Provided that permission so to operate has been obtained from the city council. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code §§ 2268, 2268.1, 2268.2)

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5.08.480: WHOLESALERS:

Every person, firm or corporation conducting, managing or carrying on a business in which over half of the gross receipts are from selling for resale any goods, wares, or merchandise, not otherwise especially licensed by any other section of this chapter and chapter 5.04 of this title shall pay an annual license fee in accordance with the following schedule:

ANNUAL GROSS RECEIPTS

At Least But Less Than Annual Fee
$0.00 $10,000.00 $12.80
$10,000.00 $15,000.00 $14.70
$15,000.00 $20,000.00 $16.60
$20,000.00 $25,000.00 $18.50
$25,000.00 $30,000.00 $20.40
$30,000.00 $35,000.00 $22.30
$35,000.00 $40,000.00 $24.20
$40,000.00 $45,000.00 $26.10
$45,000.00 $50,000.00 $28.00

Fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) and over shall pay the annual fee of twenty eight dollars ($28.00) plus three dollars eighty cents ($3.80) for each additional ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00) annual gross receipts or fraction thereof. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Prior code § 2269)

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5.08.482: DISTRIBUTION CENTER:

A. Commencing on the effective date hereof (the "effective date") for every person, firm, partnership, business or corporation conducting or managing a business consisting primarily of receiving, temporarily storing and subsequently distributing goods, wares or merchandise of any kind to wholesalers or retailers (hereinafter a "distribution center"), the business license tax shall be in the amount of ten and one-half cents per square foot of gross floor area principally devoted to such use, as calculated by the city's community development department.

B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, any person, firm, partnership, business or corporation which conducts a wholesale or retail business within the city and which also conducts or operates a distribution center solely in support of such wholesale or retail business shall not be subject to the distribution center business license tax established by this section.

C. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, any person, firm, partnership, business or corporation which conducts a wholesale or retail business within the city and which also conducts or operates a distribution center in support of such wholesale or retail business and other wholesale or retail businesses located outside the city shall pay the distribution center business license tax established by this section only on the percentage of gross floor area of the distribution center principally devoted to supporting the wholesale or retail businesses located outside the city. (Ord. 2980 § 1, 2025: Ord. 2936, 2022:Ord. 2664 § 2, 2007)

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