Torrance Municipal Code Art. 10 Contractors (CA)

33.10.1 CONTRACTORS; LICENSE TAX.¶

(Amended by O-3229; O-3354; O-3364)

All persons licensed as contractors by the State shall pay a license tax in accordance with the following schedule:

Type of Contractor	Annual License Tax
Boilers, hot water heating, steam fitting (C-4)	$146.00*
Cabinet and millwork (C-6)	146.00*
Cement and concrete (C-8)	146.00*
Drywall (C-9)	146.00*
Electrical signs (C-45)	146.00*
Electrical (General, C-10)	146.00*
Elevator installation (C-11)	146.00*
Engineering (A)	279.00*
Excavating, grading, trenching, paving, surfacing (C-12)	146.00*
Fence installation (C-13)	146.00*
Fire protection engineering (C-16)	146.00*
Flooring (wood, C-15)	146.00*
General (B-1)	279.00*
Glazing (C-17)	146.00*
House or building moving (C-21)	146.00*
Insulation (C-2)	146.00*
Landscaping (C-27)	146.00*
Lathing (C-26)	146.00*
Masonry (C-29)	146.00*
Ornamental metals (C-23)	146.00*
Painting, decorating (C-33)	146.00*
Plastering (C-35)	146.00*
Plumbing (C-36)	146.00*
Refrigeration (C-38)	146.00*
Roofing (C-39)	146.00*
Sewers, sewage disposal, drains, cement pipe laying (C-42)	146.00*
Sheet Metal (C-43)	146.00
Steel, reinforcing (C-50)	146.00*
Steel, structural (C-51)	146.00*
Structural pest control (C-22)	146.00*
Swimming pools (C-53)	146.00*
Tile (Ceramic and mosaic, C-54)	146.00*
Warm air heating, ventilating, air conditioning (C-20)	146.00*
Welding (C-60)	146.00*
Well drilling (water wells, C-57)	146.00*
Classified specialists (C-61)	146.00*
All others	146.00*

*Fees increased/decreased pursuant to Section 31.2.16.

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33.10.2 LICENSE REQUIRED FOR SUBCONTRACTORS.¶

a) It shall be the responsibility of every general building and engineering contractor to require subcontractors under his control or direction to obtain a business license as herein provided before permitting said subcontractor to begin or perform services for said general building or engineering contractor.

b) Each general building or engineering contractor shall furnish the License Supervisor with a list of each subcontractor upon forms furnished by the License Supervisor.

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33.10.3 OWNER-BUILDER.¶

It shall be the responsibility of every owner-builder to require subcontractors under his control or direction to obtain a business license as herein provided before permitting said subcontractor to begin or perform any services for said owner-builder. Each owner-builder shall furnish the License Supervisor with a list of each subcontractor upon forms furnished by the License Supervisor.

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33.10.4 LICENSE REQUIRED FOR OWNER-BUILDER.¶

(Amended by O-1261)

a) A business license shall be required of every person acting as an owner-builder who builds any building or structure for sale, and he shall pay the license tax as herein provided.

b) The sale or offering for sale of two (2) or more such buildings or structures within one (1) year following the completion of any such building or structure shall be presumptive evidence that such buildings or structures were built for the purpose of sale.

c) This Section shall not apply to owners of property, buildings or structures thereon for the exclusive occupancy of such owner-builder and not offered for sale.

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33.10.5 CONTRACTORS HAVING A FIXED PLACE OF BUSINESS.¶

(Added by O-2288; O-3354)

Contractors having a fixed place of business in the City of Torrance shall pay a license fee in accordance with Sections 31.2.1. and 31.2.2.

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