Saratoga Municipal Code Art. 4-06 License Fee Schedule

The amount of license fees to be paid to the City by any person engaged in or carrying on any profession, trade, calling, occupation or business hereinafter designated, is fixed and established in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(Ord. 71-132 § 2 (part), 1994)

(Ord. No. 364, § 1(Exh. A), 9-4-2019)

For every person engaged in the conducting, managing or carrying on of any business hereinafter in this Section mentioned, such license fee shall be in the amount as set forth herein:

(a) For any recreational business not otherwise licensed or classified including but not limited to, bowling alleys, movie theaters, riding academies, tennis facilities (public or private), golf courses (public or private), miniature golf courses, and ice and roller skating rinks, the annual license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(b) For any skee ball or bat ball or handball court, shuffleboard, or mechanical or electronic amusement device, or any device, equipment or means of entertainment, the annual license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law for each alley or device. The name and address of the owner of each such alley or device shall be posted conspicuously thereon.

(c) For the business of conducting, managing or operating on their premises jukeboxes, devices for playing of records or music automatically upon the deposit of a coin, slug or other device, or any other mechanical musical device or machine of like character not licensed hereunder, the annual license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(d) For conducting, managing or carrying on a carnival, circus or other similar exhibition, the license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(e) For conducting, managing or carrying on the operation of a theater of the performing arts which features lectures or theatrical performances, such as a comedy, spoken drama, opera, musical, dance or concert, the annual license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(f) For conducting, managing or carrying on the operation of an escort service or escort bureau, the annual license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(Ord. 71-132 § 2 (part), 1994)

(Ord. No. 364, § 1(Exh. A), 9-4-2019)

For every person conducting, carrying on or engaging in the business of general contracting, construction subcontracting, electrical, mechanical, plumbing or grading contracting in the City the annual license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law. For the purposes of this Section, an owner-builder shall be deemed to be a contractor.

(Ord. 71-132 § 2 (part), 1994)

(Ord. No. 364, § 1(Exh. A), 9-4-2019)

For every person not having a fixed place of business within the City, and not being herein otherwise licensed or classified, who delivers goods, wares, or merchandise of any kind by vehicle or who provides any service by the use of vehicles in the City, the annual license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law. The license fee shall not be prorated.

(Ord. 71-132 § 2 (part), 1994)

(Ord. No. 364, § 1(Exh. A), 9-4-2019)

For every person conducting, managing, carrying on or engaging in the business of operating an escort service or bureau, the annual license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(Ord. 71-132 § 2 (part), 1994)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 340, § 1(Att. A, § 5), adopted July 6, 2016, repealed § 4-06.060, which pertained to handbill distribution and derived from Ord. 71-132 § 2(part), 1994.

For every person engaged in a home occupation in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 15 of this Code the annual license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(Ord. 71-132 § 2 (part), 1994)

(Ord. No. 364, § 1(Exh. A), 9-4-2019)

(a) For every person, company or business engaged in the making of motion pictures on location within the City the license fee shall be as in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(b) For every person or business engaged in taking still photographs for advertisements the license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(c) Fees paid shall be exclusive of payment to City for special public services required to protect the public health, safety and welfare.

(Ord. 71-132 § 2 (part), 1994)

(Ord. No. 364, § 1(Exh. A), 9-4-2019)

For every person engaged in the business of leasing non-residential property in the City the annual license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(Ord. 71-132 § 2 (part), 1994)

(Ord. No. 364, § 1(Exh. A), 9-4-2019)

For every person engaged in a business which is seasonal in nature, such as Christmas tree sales, Christmas or Easter photography or other such goods, services or wares offered seasonally, the annual license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(Ord. 71-132 § 2 (part), 1994)

(Ord. No. 364, § 1(Exh. A), 9-4-2019)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 403, § 1(Exh. A, § 5), adopted July 3, 2024, repealed § 4-16.110, which pertained to security alarms and derived from Ord. 71-132 § 2 (part), 1994; Ord. No. 364, § 1(Exh. A), September 4, 2019.

For every person engaged in the business of conducting, managing or operating any machine or device for the vending of merchandise or services, the annual license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(Ord. 71-132 § 2 (part), 1994)

(Ord. No. 364, § 1(Exh. A), 9-4-2019)

Every person engaged in the business of leasing residential property located in the City shall pay an annual license fee in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(Ord. 71-132 § 2 (part), 1994)

(Ord. No. 364, § 1(Exh. A), 9-4-2019)

For every person conducting any business not otherwise classified or taxed under the provisions of this Article, the annual license fee shall be in the fee schedule adopted by City Council by resolution in accordance with State law.

(Ord. 71-132 § 2 (part), 1994)

(Ord. No. 364, § 1(Exh. A), 9-4-2019)