PARKING AND BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA

Sections:

20D-1 Established—Statutory authority.

20D-2 Municipal boundaries established.

20D-3 Businesses subject to tax.

20D-4 Tax rates.

20D-5 Disposition of revenues.

20D-1 Established—Statutory authority.

A parking and business improvement area is established pursuant to Section 36000 et seq., of the California Streets and Highways Code. (Ord. No. 1738, § 6.)

20D-2 Municipal boundaries established.

The boundaries of this parking and business improvement area include the entire city of South Pasadena. (Ord. No. 1738, § 3.)

20D-3 Businesses subject to tax.

All businesses in the area established by this chapter shall be subject to the provisions of the additional tax provided by this chapter. (Ord. No. 1738, § 4.)

20D-4 Tax rates.

An additional tax imposed for levy upon the businesses in the parking and business improvement area shall be according to the following rates and classifications:

(a) Manufacturers. Twenty-five percent of the business license tax otherwise payable up to a maximum of thirty employees. Any such businesses employing more than thirty employees shall not be required to pay the additional tax on such additional employees.

• (b) Apartments. Twenty-five percent of the business license tax otherwise payable.

(c) All Other Businesses Licensed by the City of South Pasadena. Thirty-seven and one-half percent of the business license tax otherwise payable. Home occupations of any type shall be excluded. (Ord. No. 1738, § 5; Ord. No. 1751, § 1; Ord. No. 1757, § 1.)

20D-5 Disposition of revenues.

The uses to which the revenue shall be put are as follows:

• (a) Decoration of any public place in the area;

• (b) Promotion of public events which are to take place on or in public places in the area;

• (c) Furnishing of music in any public place in the area;

• (d) The general promotion of retail trade activities in the area. (Ord. No. 1738, § 7.)