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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMC-776 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 1 MC- 77 6 ORDINANCE NO. 2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADDING SECTION 5.04.526 TO THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO 3 BUSINESS LICENSE FEES IN AREAS OF HIGH CRIME INCIDENCE. 4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 5 SECTION 1. Section 5.04.526 is hereby added to the San 6 Bernardino Municipal Code to read as follows: 7 5.04.526 Increased costs of Municipal Services. 8 A. The Mayor and Common Council do hereby find and 9 determine that in the area described in Subsection E, there is a concentration of multi family residential housing with an excessively high crime rate including robberies, shootings, murders, attempted murders, gang activity, and drug dealings, resulting in a higher than usual demand for police services, and a high concentration of blight, resulting in a higher than usual need for code enforcement, parking control, and other City services related to blight reduction. B. In the area described in Subsection E it is hereby determined that the excessive demand of City services is a cost that should not be borne by the general tax payers of the City, but should be the responsibility of those most directly involved who are responsible for the condition allowing such circumstances to exist and have the best opportunity to alleviate the problem. C. The Mayor and Common Council do hereby further find and determine that the existence of an effective homeowner's association tends to mitigate and reduce the existence of DAB/ses/Crime.ord March 12, 1991 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 / 28 MC-776 . the types of crime and blight described in subsection A due to being closer to the situation and directly involved with the people who are affected by the adverse affects of crime and blight, and are the recipients of improvements in such situations, and due to the fact that those who own or reside in residential property have a greater incentive to care for that property and to make it a safe environment in which to live. D. Therefore in the area described in Subsection E the Business License Tax imposed on the operation of rental properties pursuant to San Bernardino Municipal Code Section 5.04.525.F shall be increased by the amount of $1,000, annually. Provided however, if the owner of such rental property joins an area wide homeowners association approved by the Mayor and Common Council, and records Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions against the property, as approved by the City Attorney, the amount as added by this section shall no longer apply. Such Conditions, Covenants and Restrictions shall relate to maintenance and landscaping standards, parking restrictions, security measures and the right of the homeowners association, or if such association fails to do so, of the City, to enforce such conditions by means of entry, summary abatement, lien and legal action. E. The property to which this section shall apply is described as follows: / / DAB/ses/Crime.ord March 12, 1991 2 . . HC-776 1 AN ORDINANCE...ADDING SECTION 5.04.526... 2 That portion of the City of San Bernardino 3 bounded on the North by Highland Avenue, on 4 the East by Arden Avenue, on the South by 5 the alley directly South of Roca Street and 6 on the West by Guthrie Street. 7 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly 8 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 9 Bernardino at a regular meeting thereof, held on the , 1991, by the following vote, to wit: 10 day of March 11 Council Members: 12 ESTRADA 13 REILLY 14 FLORES 15 MAUDSLEY 16 MINOR 17 POPE-LUDLAM MILLER AYES NAYS ABSTAIN x x x x x x ~~ of Harch The foregoing ordinance is hereby , 1991. Approved as to form 25 and legal content: 26 27 28 JAMES F. PENMAN, C~ By: . /- DAB/ses/Crime.ord March 12, 1991 3 18th Itlhv day /