HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 257 CERTIFICATION
I, LEE RABOIN, City Clerk of the City of Atascadero, hereby
certify that the foregoing is the true and correct original of
Ordinance No. 257 adopted by the Atascadero City Council at a
regular meeting thereof held on October 13, 1992 and that it has
been duly published pursuant to State Law.
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DATED
LEE FbkBOIN
City Clerk
City of Atascadero, California
ORDINANCE NO. 257
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO AMENDING
TITLE 3, CHAPTER 3 OF THE ATASCADERO MUNICIPAL CODE
AS IT RELATES TO THE CITY'S TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX
Section 1. Title 31 Chapter 3 of the Atascadero Municipal
Code is amended as contained in the Attached Exhibit A, which is
hereby made a part of this ordinance by reference.
Section 2. The City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be
published once within fifteen (15) days after its passage in the
Atascadero News, a newspaper of general circulation, printed,
published and circulated in the City in accordance with Section
36933 of the Government Code, shall certify the adopting and
posting of this Ordinance and shall cause this ordinance and this
certification together with proof of posting to be entered into
the Book of Ordinance of this City.
Section 3. This ordinance shall go into effect and be in
full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on November 1, 1992.
On motion by Councilperson Borgeson, seconded by
Councilperson Luna, the foregoing ordinance is hereby adopted in
its entirety on the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Borgeson, Luna and Mayor Nimmo
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers Bewley and Kudlac
ADOPTED: October 13, 1992
CITY OF ATASCADERO
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ROBERT P. NIMMO, Mayor
LE RABOIN, ti Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ORDINANCE NO. 257
EXHIBIT "A"
AMENDMENTS TO THE ATASCADLRO MUNICIPAL CODS
Title 3, Chapter 3, "Transient Occupancy Tax"
1. Section 3-3.03 (Tax imposed) shall be amended to increase
the tax rate from six percent (6%) to nine percent (9%) ;
2. Section 3-3.07 (Reporting and Remitting) shall be amended
to add a second paragraph as follows: "If circumstances warrant,
due either to the amount of the Tax or delays in receiving the
tax remittance, the Tax Administrator may require an Operator to
file a tax return on a more frequent basis than quarterly and may
also require the Operator to remit the full amount of the tax
collected at that time. ";
3. Section 3-3.08 (a) (Peanalties and Interest) shall be amended
to read in part as follows: "Any operator who fails to remit any
tax. . .shall pay a penalty of two hundred dollars ($200.00) and
ten percent ( 10%) . . . . 11
4. Section 3-3.08 (d) (Penalties and Interest) shall be amended
to increase the interest rate charged from one-half ( 1/2) of one
percent ( 1%) per month to one percent (1%) per month; and
5. Section 3-3.14 (Violations: Misdemeanor) shall be amended to
read in part as follows: " . . . . .any operator or other person who
fails or refuses to register as required in this chapter, or to
furnish any return required to be made, or who fails or refuses
to furnish a supplemental return or other data required by the
Tax Administrator, or who renders a false or fraudulent return or
claim, or who fails or refuses to remit the full amount of the
tax collected, is guilty of a misdemeanor. . . . ".