O 177 C.S.
ORDINANCE NO. 177 C.S.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE AMENDING
CHAPTER I OF TITLE 3 OF THE ARROYO GRANDE MUNICIPAL
CODE BY AMENDING SECTIONS 3-1.116.3-1.119, 3-1.404.
3-1.409. 3-1.416, 3-1.420. 3-1.424(c), AND 3-1.425(3)
(b). AND BY ADDING SUBSECTIONS (5)(d) AND (5) (e) TO
SECTION 3-1.425 RELATING TO ARROYO GRANDE CITY BUSINESS
LICENSES.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARROYO GRANDE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTI ON I: Section 116 of Chapter 1 of Title 3 Is hereby amended to read
as folla./s:
Section 3-1.116 Solicitor - Peddler. "So I i c itor" or "Pedd I er" sha 11
mean any person who engages in the business of going from house-to-house, place-
to-place, acting as a telephone sale agent, advertising in any local media source.
or going along the streets within the City selling or taking orders for goods,
wares, merchandise. services or other things of value for Immediate or future
delivery. "Sol icitor" or "Peddler" shall also mean any individual asking for
monetary contributions, and any individual taking a census, or survey for a
private business while being in conformance with Section 5-9.01 of the Arroyo
Grande Municipal Code.
SECTION 2: Sect ion 119 of Chapter I of Ti tIe 3 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 3-L 119 Vending Machines. "Vending machines" shall mean any
coin-operated device which dispenses goods. foods. wares, weights. or any other
tangible or Intangible merchandise for consumption or pleasure. Including music
and game machines.
SECTION 3: Section 404 of Chapter I of Title 3 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 3-1.404 Prorating License Fees. Annual license fees shall be
prorated If the profession, trade. calling, occupation. or business is commenced
in the second or subsequent month of the calendar year. Annual license fees shall
be prorated in those cases of an existing business where the provisions of this
chapter require a license for that business not heretofore required to be licensed
under any previous business license ordinance. In all cases, the license fee
shall be prorated as of the first day of the month In which the profession. trade,
calling. occupation. or business is commenced or such existing business is
required to be licensed. There shall be no proration of business license fees
upon tennlnatlon of a business.
SECT! ON 4: Section 409 of Chapter I of Title 3 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 3-1.409 Barber Shops and Billboards.
(a) Barber S~o~. The license tax for every barber shop shall be Twenty-
Five and no/l00ths f$25.00) Dollars per year, plus.four and no/100ths ($4.00)
Dollars per each chair in excess of one.
(b) Billboards. The license fee for every billboard shall be One Hundred
and no/l00ths ($100.00) Dollars per year, per face.
SECT! ON 5: The title of Section 416 of Chapter I of Title 3 is hereby
amended to ree~ as follows:
Section 3-1.416 Professions and Businesses.
SECTION 6: Section 420 of Chapter 1 of Title 3 is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Section 3-1.420 Solicitors, Peddlers, and Itinerant Vendors. Any person,
either employing or contracting with one or more individuals to have such Individu-
als solicit monetary contributions or the retail sale of any goods, wares, merchan-
dise, services, or other things of value for future delivery, or to himself.
solicIt monetary contributions or sellar peddle such goods. wares, and merchandise,
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within the City and who does not have a regularly established place of business
within the City shall obtain a principal's solicitor or peddler license and pay
a license fee In the amount of Seventy and no/IOOths ($70.00) Dollars for principal
and one solicitor or peddler per year, plus Twenty and no/100ths ($20.00) Dollars
for each additional solicitor or peddler per year.
SECTI ON 7: Section 424(c) of Chapter I of Title 3 Is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Sectlcm 3-1.424 Vehicle Deliveries.
(c) Display of Sticker. Every business licensed purs~ant to the provi-
sions of this section shall have conspicuously displayed on every vehicle making
deliveries In the City of said business, a vehicle license st,lcker. The vehicle
license sticker will be furnished by the Finance Department for a fee which shall
be sufficient to cover the actual cost to the City for said sticker.
The Finance Department shall record the number of each vehicle sticker on
the business license certificate. Vehicle stickers are not transferable.
SECTION 8: Section 425(3) (b) of Chapter I of Title 3 Is hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section 3-1.425 Identification to be Displayed on Machines.
(3) (b) No person shall maintain any vending or other coin operated machine
or device within the City without having posted thereon, In a conspicuous place,
a decal, metal-cal, or label, which shall be Issued and supplied by the City
Finance Department for a fee which shaJI be sufficient to cover, the actual cost
to the City for said decal.
SECTION 9: Section 425 of Chapter I of Title 3 Is hereby amended by
adding Subsection 5(d) and (e) thereto to read as follows:
(5) Exemptions. No business license fee or Identification shall be
required for the maintenance or operation of:
(d) Any machine operated by a non~prGflt organization for
charitable purposes.
(e) Any machine owned by a local merchant, on the same premises
where his business is operated, and for which he pays a business license fee
to the City.
SECTION 10: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (3D)
days after Its passage, and within fifteen (15) days after Its passage it shall
be published once, together with the names of the CouncIl Members voting thereon,
in the Five Cities ,Tlmes-I"ress-Recorder.
On motion of Council Member Gallagher, seconded by Council Member Smith and
on the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members !"ope, Gallagher, de Leon, Smith and Mayor Millis
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted this 11th day of April, 1978.
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