Earlier editions: 2026-07
Title 5 — Business Taxes, Licenses and Regulations›Chapter 5.04 — BUSINESS LICENSES GENERALLY
Yountville Municipal Code Art. 5 License Tax
Yountville Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Yountville
Cite as: Yountville Municipal Code Article 5 · Text as of 2026-10-04
§ 5.04.190. Rates—Classifications of businesses.¶
Every person who transacts and carries on a business enumerated in this section shall pay an annual license tax as follows:
| Business Annual License Tax | |
|---|---|
| Retail sale of goods, wares or merchandise: stationary or established customer routes. Representatives of a firm with an established route shall pay the fee | $ 20.00 |
| Wholesaling of goods, wares or merchandise | 20.00 |
| Wholesaling of goods, wares or merchandise with no fixed place of business within the Town | 20.00 |
| Manufacturing, fabricating or processing | 20.00 |
| Sales of services at retail | 20.00 |
| General, electrical, plumbing contractor or other contractor not specified with a fixed place of business within the Town | 20.00 |
| General, electrical, plumbing contractor or other contractor not specified with no fixed place of business within the Town | 20.00 |
| Private practice of a profession | 20.00 |
| Peddlers and solicitors | 100.00 |
| Restaurants | 20.00 |
| Bar or tavern | 20.00 |
| Real estate broker | 20.00 |
| Apartments of three or more units | 20.00 |
| Laundry or dry cleaner | 20.00 |
| Mobilehome parks | 20.00 |
(Ord. 15, 1965; Ord. 80, 1973; Ord. 269-99)
§ 5.04.200. Mechanical amusement devices or musical devices.¶
A. Every person: (1) who permits a mechanical amusement device or a musical device to be played or operated in his or her place of business or place under his or her control; or (2) who installs; or (3) maintains a mechanical amusement device or musical device in a place where it can be played or operated by persons in or about the place, or in whose place of business a mechanical amusement device is placed for the use, patronage or recreation of the public or persons in or about the place, shall pay an annual license tax of $20.00 for each device.
B. As used in subsection A "mechanical amusement device" means a machine or device, which, upon the insertion of a coin, plug or token, operates or may be operated for use as a game, contest or amusement.
C. As used in subsection A "musical device" means a jukebox or other machine or device, which, upon the insertion of a coin, plug or token, operates or may be operated to supply music or sound.
(Ord. 15, 1965; Ord. 80, 1973; Ord. 269-99)
§ 5.04.210. Other businesses.¶
For carrying on a trade, occupation, calling or business not otherwise specified, the annual license tax is $20.00.
(Ord. 15, 1965; Ord. 80, 1973; Ord. 269-99)
§ 5.04.220. Separate and outside businesses.¶
A. If a person conducts more than one business at the same location, each business is subject to a license tax.
B. Every person who does not have a fixed place of business within the Town who engages in business within the Town shall pay a license tax in the same amount as that prescribed for a person engaging in a similar business who has a fixed place of business within the Town, unless a different tax is expressly called for in this chapter.
(Ord. 15, 1965; Ord. 80, 1973; Ord. 269-99)
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