San Ramon Municipal Code Ch. II Classifications and Rates

A. In any case where a licensee or an applicant for a license believes that his individual business is not assigned to the proper classification under this section because of circumstances peculiar to it, as distinguished from other businesses of the same kind, he or she may apply to the collector for reclassification. Such application shall contain such information as the collector may deem necessary and require in order to determine whether the applicant's individual business is properly classified. The collector shall then conduct an investigation following which he or she shall assign the applicant's individual business to the classification shown to be proper on the basis of such investigation. The proper classification is that which, in the opinion of the collector, most nearly fits the applicant's individual business. The reclassification shall not be retroactive, but shall apply at the time of the next regularly ensuing calculation of the applicant's fee, except where the applicant applies for reclassification within fifteen days of his or her original classification, in which case the reclassification shall be retroactive. No business shall be classified more than once in one year. B. The collector shall notify the applicant of the action taken on the application for reclassification. Such notice shall be given by serving it personally or by depositing in the United States post office at San Ramon, California, postage prepaid, addressed to the applicant at his or her last known address. Such applicant may, within fifteen days after the mailing or serving of such notice, make written request to the collector for a hearing on his or her application for reclassification. If such request is made within the time prescribed, the collector shall cause the matter to be set for hearing before the city council within fifteen days. The collector shall give the applicant at least ten days' notice of the time and place of the hearing, in the manner prescribed above for serving notice of the action taken on the application for reclassification. The council shall consider all evidence adduced, and its findings thereon shall be final. Written notice of such finding shall be served upon the applicant in the manner prescribed above for service of the notice of the action taken on the application for reclassification. (Ord. 165 § 2 (part), 1989)

The city council shall no later than March 31st of each year adopt a license fee schedule for the fiscal year commencing the following July 1st for the following classifications: A. Businesses—General: 1. Fifty or less employees; 2. More than fifty employees. B. Lessors, sublessors and rentors (landlords) of office, commercial, industrial or manufacturing: 1. Ten thousand or less net square feet; 2. More than ten thousand net square feet. City of San Ramon, CA | Municipal Code 116

C. Lessors, sublessors and rentors (landlords) of dwelling units: 1. Two to five units; 2. More than five units. D. Amusements and itinerant businesses: 1. Circus, carnival and other exhibitions or entertainment on an occasional basis and not otherwise licensed: a. First day, b. Each additional day; 2. Operation of a temporary place of sale, itinerant vendors, peddlers, hawkers and solicitors: a. One day, b. Two to five days, c. Six to thirty days; 3. Renting, leasing or operation of coin-operated vending machines or mechanical devices unless rented, leased or operated by the owner of the vending machines or mechanical device paying a license fee for some other business enterprise at the location of the vending machines or mechanical devices under the provisions of subsection A of this section: a. One to five machines, b. More than five machines. (Ord. 329 § 1, 2000; Ord. 242 § 1, 1993; Ord. 165 § 2 (part), 1989)

B3-43 through B3-50. - Reserved.

DIVISION B4 - FIRE PREVENTION