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HomeMy WebLinkAbout44-City Clerk - - - - CITY OF SAN BERNt)lDINO - REQUEST FCR COUNCIL ACTION From: Rachel Krasney, City Clerk Subject: Business registration fees for commercial properties - Jimmy Summers Dept: City Clerk's Office Date: July 8, 1992 Mayor and f""nnmlnn Counci1 meeting of July 20, 1992 Synopsis of Previous Council action: April 20, 1992 - Mr. JDaY S..-ers appeared before the Mayor and Common Council concerning business registration fees for cODlllercial properties. The Mayor and ('nmmnn Council continued the lllatter for 30 days lMay 18, 1992) and referred it to the Legislative Review Committee. May 18, 1992 - The Mayor and CoIIIIlon Council continued the matter to June 15, 1992. June 15, 1992 - The Mayor and CODIIlon Council continued the lllatter to July 20, 1992. Recommended motion: That the matter concerning business registration fees for cOlllllle1:cial properties be continued to the Mayor and CoIIIIIon Council meeting of August 3, 1992. ~~ 'J{:- '7 Signature Contact person: Cindy Buechter, Busi1le5s Registration IlWpect";one: 384-5496 Supporting data attached: Yes Ward: All FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: RIA Source: (Acct. No.) (Acct. Description) Finance: Council Notes: 75-0262 Agenda Item No l./LJ o ,"C..'., V REO U EST FOR C 0 U N C I L STAFF REPORT ACT ION SUBJECT: Business registration fees for commercial properties and apartment complexes MEETING: Mayor and Common Council Meeting of July 20, 1992 Backoround: On April 20, 1992, Messrs. Jimmy Summers and V. Alan Swensen appeared before the Mayor and Common Council concerning business registration fees for commercial properties; more specifically, condominiums and apartment complexes. The matter was referred to the Legislative Review Committee (LRC). April 22, 1992: LRC continued the item to its next meeting on May 7, 1992. May 7, 1992: City Clerk's staff gave an oral report to LRC and set forth information relating to concerns expressed by Messrs. Summers and Swensen. LRC directed City Clerk's staff to further review the rate structure and come up with any recommended changes to MC-700. On June 18, 1992, Cindy Buechter, Business Registration Inspector, completed a Residential Rental Rate Analysis and Report which was submitted to LRC. Changes recommended to be made to MC-700 included the following: 1. Require only one business registration (license) for each parcel instead of one as currently required. certificate per building 2. Condominiums: Require only one business registration certificate for individuals who own and rent four (4) or more units within the same complex. Less than four units would require one certificate for each parcel. 3. No changes to rate schedule; or, change gross receipt schedule to include one lower range. Page 2 of 3 o r-. V SUBJECT: Business registration fees for commercial properties and apartment complexes MEETING: Mayor and Common Council Meeting of July 20, 1992 LRC approved the proposed changes in concept and requested that the report and recommended changes be presented to the San Bernardino Board of Realtors and the San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce to receive their input. Staff was directed to return in thirty days with its final recommendations. On June 26, City Clerk Krasney, Lee Gagnon, Business Registration Supervisor and Cindy Buechter, Business Registration Inspector, appeared before the Local Governmental Relations Committee of the San Bernardino Board of Realtors. The Committee verbally approved the recommendations and will be submitting a letter of support and other recommendations. On July 2, the proposed changes were presented to the Governmental Affairs Committee of the San Bernardino Chamber of Commerce and they will be submitting their written comments prior to the next LRC meeting scheduled on July 23, 1992. In the meantime, both City Clerk's staff and City Attorney's staff are working on drafting a proposed ordinance which will incorporate proposed changes to MC-700. In light of the fact that the LRC will not meet until July 23, 1992, it is requested that the matters brought forth by Messrs. Summers and Swensen be continued until the August 3rd Council meeting. ~~I~L IJ:( '-L~ Rach i Krasney ...: City Clerk RK:sm Page 3 of 3 , c - ~ 1/ i~~ " ~.. RE~'2. . ~ -. . , - CITY OF .'''' , ,.-,.., . San Bernardino I::: A~;'( - '. - - ~ ; I I ___ f; .i~. RACHEL K R A S N E Y CITY CLERK March 31, 1992 Mr. Jimmy Summers 1193 Hummingbird Lane Corona, CA 91720 Dear Mr. Summers: I am responding to your letter of March 18, 1992 wherein you asked to be placed on the City Council agenda for the purpose of addressing the Council concerning the business registration fees for commercial rental properties. By copy of this letter, I am forwarding your correspondence to the City Administrator's Office so that your letter can be placed on the City Council Agenda for April 20, 1992. The agenda should be ready for public release on the afternoon of Thursday, April 16. Therefore, I suggest that you call this office, at 384-5102, on Friday morning, April 17, to find out what agenda number your item has been designated. Council meetings begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 300 North "D\ Street, San Bernardino; however, I cannot guarantee exactly what time your item will be heard. Since the matter you wish to address concerns the fees collected for commercial rental properties, I thought it might be helpful to provide you with the enclosed copy of Ordinance No. MC-700. Adopted in January 1990, the ordinance requires a business license for leasing for renting residential/commercial. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me at 384- 5102. Sincerely, ~~s~' City Clerk v-Enclosure cc: Shauna Clark, City Administrator ~Il.ev;,.-I.t ~-Z/.)"''' JJ 2." POST OFFICE BOX 131', SAN IERMA-RDINO, CALIFORNIA 92402 '; C' ':' 0...: 0 A T H S S T 8 E E T S A r~ B ERN ARC ; N 0 7141384-5002 - PRIDE ~'I'I .,N PROGRESS ~h ~ CALIFORNIA 714/384-5102 92418-0001 " 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 lD 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 2D 21 22 23 24 25 26 "> 27 28 c ...... '-..,,; ORDINANCE NO. MC-700 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING SUBSECTION . 5.04.525F REQUIRING A BUSINESS LICENSE FOR. LEASING OR RENTING, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. SECTION 1. Subsection 5.04.525F of the San I BERNARDINO I I I Bernardino I THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Municipal Code is amended as follows: .. F . Commercial, Industrial and Residential Rental or Leasing. Every person, firm or corporation conducting, managing, or carryir.g on the business of leasing or renting commercial or industrial buildings or spaces, where the buildings or spaces are to be utilized for any business purpose including but not limited to retail sales, offices and suites or other business rentals including mini- storage; or operating a hotel, roominghouse, lodginghouse, boardinghouse, apartment house, court motel, mobile home park; or leasing or renting any residential dwelling units including single family homes, shall obtain a business license and pay a fee in accordance with the following table based on annu~l gross receipts: Annual gross Less than 25,000.00 30,000.00 35,ODO.00 40,000.00 45,000.00 5D,OOO.00 55,000.00 60,00D.00 65,000.OD 70,000.00 75,OOD.00 80,DOO.00 PZ/dys II ::acamber 4, receipts 25,000.00 to 29,999.99 to 34,999.99 to 39,999.99 to 44,999.99 to 49,999.99 to 54,999.99 to 59,999.99 to 64,999.99 to 69,999.99 to 74,999.99 to 79,999.99 to 84,99S.99 License fee per year 60.00 70.00 80.00 90.00 100.00 110.00 120.00 130.00 140.00 150.00 160.00 170.00 l8D.00 1 :J39 , 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 o o 85,000.00 90,000.00 95,000.00 89,999.99 94,999.99 100,000.00 190.00 200.00 210.00 to to to If annual gross receipts exceed one hundred thousand dollars, the annual license fee is two hundred ten dollars, plus fifty cents for each one thousand dollars or major fraction thereof of annual gross receipts in excess of one hundred thousand dollars of such gross receipts. Business licenses for single family homes shall be required effective July 1, 1990. There shall be no charge for the first year of the business license for single family homes for those applicants who apply for said licenses on or before June 30, 1990. The intent of this section is to require a license for the business of leasing or renting commercial or industrial buildings, for leasing or renting offices or suites or other business rentals, and for leasing or renting dwelling units. For the leasing or renting of dwelling units a separate license shall be required for each building unless the ownership of the building is divided as provided in Government Code Section 66426 and Section 66427 as a condominium, community apartment project or stock cooperative project, and then a separate license shall be required for each such division. Said l.icense shall be good for two (2) years. Buildings with even number street addresses shall renew on even numbered years and buildings with odd number street addresses shall renew on odd numbered years. PZ/dys II ::ecember 4, 2 ::'989 o o 1 It shall be unlawful for any property owner, landlord, 2 3 manager or agent to demand, accept, receive or retain any 5 6 pa~ent of rent if the building for which the rent- is paid is unlicensed under this section. Any person violating any of the provisions, or failing to comply with any of the requirements of this section, shall be guilty of a 4 7 misdemeanor. .. 8 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly 9 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 10 Bernardino at a reqular meeting thereof, held on the 8th 11 day of January , 1990, by the following vote, to wit: 12 AYES: Council Members Estrada, Flores, Maudsley, 13 Miller 14 NAYS: Council Member Pope-Ludlam Council Members Reilly, Minor 15 16 17 18 ABSENT: ~.._~~~ CCty Clerk 27 28 PZ/dys II .,ecember 3 4, "-9a9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE.. . AMENDING SUBSECTION 5.04.525F REQUIRING A BUSINESS LICENSE FOR LEASING OR RENTING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this ~~ day - of f ~,n'NJAJ ' 1990.-' o o 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Approved as to form and legal content: JAMES F. 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