Earlier editions: 2026-09
Santa Barbara County Municipal Code § 22-77 Determination of "fixed place of business."
Santa Barbara County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Santa Barbara County
Cite as: Santa Barbara County Municipal Code § 22-77 · Text as of 2026-10-04
Sec. 22-73. - General business license.¶
Every person conducting or carrying on a business of any kind or description anywhere in the county outside of the municipalities therein, a license for which is not otherwise provided for in this chapter or any other provision of this Code or other ordinance of the county, and who does not maintain a fixed place of business in the county, shall obtain a general business license and shall pay a quarterly fee of twenty-five dollars therefor.
(Ord. No. 1077, § 451)
Sec. 22-74. - Fee schedule.¶
The following fees shall be charged:
TYPE OF BUSINESS
| Amusement parlor ..... | $ 25.00 per year |
|---|---|
| Bakery goods (no fixed place of business in county) ..... | 25.00 per year |
| Carnival ..... | 25.00 per day |
| Circus ..... | 50.00 per day |
| Counter, stand or wall vending machine | |
| Each machine ..... | 4.00 per year |
| Operator ..... | 10.00 per year |
| Fish and sea food distributor (no fixed place of business in county) ..... | 25.00 per year |
| Food distributor (no fixed place of business in county) ..... | 25.00 per year |
| Ferris wheel ..... | 10.00 per day |
| Games of skill when prize given | |
| Resident ..... | 50.00 per year |
| Nonresident ..... | 100.00 per year |
| Handgun dealers ..... | 25.00 per year |
| Junk business (no fixed place of business in county) ..... | 50.00 per year |
| Massage establishment ..... | 50.00 per year |
| Massage technician ..... | 25.00 per year |
| Menagerie ..... | 50.00 per day |
| Merry-go-round ..... | 10.00 per day |
| Moving picture show ..... | 12.00 per year |
| Night club, road house or dine and dance ..... | 25.00 per year |
| Penny arcade (see Video arcade) | — |
| Professional prize fighting or wrestling ..... | 25.00 per day |
| Rodeo ..... | 10.00 per day |
| Renting out or placing coin-operated juke boxes, etc. | |
| Per machine ..... | 4.00 per year |
| Operator ..... | 20.00 per year |
| Salvage business (no fixed place of business in county) ..... | 50.00 per year |
| Shooting gallery ..... | 25.00 per year |
| Shooting match or turkey shoot ..... | 3.00 per day |
| Tent show ..... | 10.00 per day |
| Towel or linen supply (no fixed place of business in county) ..... | 100.00 per year |
| Trained animal shows ..... | 10.00 per day |
| Trailer sales lot (separately from garage) ..... | 50.00 per year |
| Used car lot (separately from garage) ..... | 50.00 per year |
| Video arcade (more than six games) ..... | 25.00 per year |
(Ord. No. 1077, §§ 401-419, 450; Ord. No. 2721, § 2; Ord. No. 2790, § 1; Ord. No. 3465, § 1)
Sec. 22-75. - Approval by sheriff for certain businesses; stickers.¶
(a) The following businesses shall have a permit from the sheriff prior to the issuance of an occupational license:
Carnival.
Dine and dance establishment.
Ferris wheel.
Handgun dealers.
Junk business.
Merry-go-round.
Night club.
Road house.
Salvage business.
(b) Every juke box, coin operated phonograph, etc., shall have a license sticker affixed to each machine.
(Ord. No. 3465, § 2)
Sec. 22-76. - Repealed by Ordinance No. 3465.¶
Sec. 22-77. - Determination of "fixed place of business."¶
Every person maintaining a fixed place of business in any of the incorporated cities of the county who does business in the unincorporated territory of the county, shall pay the same license fee as though his fixed place of business were established in the unincorporated territory of the county.
(Ord. No. 1077, § 452)
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