1848ORDINANCE NO. 1848
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AMENDING
TITLE 3, CHAPTER 3.44 OF THE ANAHEIM MUNICIPAL
CODE BY ADDING THERETO A NEW SECTION TO BE
NUMBERED 3.44.030.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES FIND
THAT:
Finance Dir.
License
Acctg. Off.
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City of
Anaheim to establish, and the City does so propose to establish,
a convention hall auditorium to facilitate the advancement of
cultural, commercial and industrial activities within the City;
and
WHEREAS, said convention hall auditorium facilities
shall be primarily made available for use of visitors to the
City of Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the
burden from operations should be upon the commercial activity
deriving its revenues primarily from temporary visitors to the
City of Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, it is proposed by the City Council of the
City of Anaheim that the revenues obtained by said license fees
hereinafter set forth shall be applied to the establishment and
maintenance of the said convention hall auditorium; and
WHEREAS, it is proposed that the provisions of this
ordinance may be amended with the passage of time to meet only
those financial requirements of the established purpose herein
stated; and
WHEREAS, it is proposed that the provisions of this
ordinance may be amended to alter the amount of revenue herein
derived as the need for such revenue may change through the
development and maintenance of said convention hall auditorium;
and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the benefits derived
by the individual visitor to the City of Anaheim from the
establishment and operation of said convention hall auditorium
shall far outweigh the burden placed by this ordinance upon
said visitor; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that increased visitor 10
traffic to the City of Anaheim shall result from the establish-
ment of a convention hall auditorium; and
WHEREAS, the benefits from said increase in traffic
to the motel and hotel owners shall far outweigh the burden
placed upon them by this ordinance; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance shall provide and be adminis-
tered in such a manner as to place its financial burden upon
those who shall directly benefit from its purpose for assistance
to only such extent as future needs demand.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Title 3, Chapter 3 -441 -of the Anaheim Municipal
Code be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding Section
3.44.030 to read as follows:
"SECTION 3.44.030 -- MOTELS, HOTELS.
"Every person conducting, managing, or carrying
on the business of a motel or hotel shall pay
a business license tax of --four per cent (4%)
of the gross rental receipts from such hotel
or motel operation. Such -business license tax
shall be paid monthly. It shall be permissible
to display such-tax.as a separate item in con-
nection with the rental of hotel and motel
accommodations and to -collect such tax as a
separate item in the billing and collection for
accommodations.
"A motel, for the purposes of this section, is
defined as:
Any business which is identified or
advertised as a motel, or,
A group of attached or detached
buildings containing individual
sleeping or living units, used or
intended, wholly or in part, for the
accommodation of transients.
"A hotel, for the purposes of this section, is
defined as:
Any business which is identified or
advertised as a hotel, or,
A building in which there are six
or more guest rooms, used or intended,
wholly or in part, for the accommodation
of transients."
SECTION 2.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
Ordinance and shall cause the same to be printed once within
fifteen (15) days after its adoption, in the Anaheim Bulletin,
a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and
circulated in said City, and thirty (30) days from and after
its final passage it shall take effect and be in full force.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and signed by me
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) z
COUNTY OF ORANGE � ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM
,T, DrENE:M. WILtI4W9 City Clerk of the City. of Anaheim,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance oto. 1848 was intro-
duced at a regular meeting of the.Ci.ty-Oouncl of the City of Ana-
heim held on the 7th day of May, 19639 and that the same was
duly passed and adopted at a, regular me-eting of said City Council
held on the 14th day of May, 1963, by the following vote of the
members thereofr
AYES: COUNCILMENt,,Duttonj :Chandler, Kr.ein�,.and Coons
NOESr Ct TCIIXNr None
AESFNTr." COUNCILKENs-Siahutte .
AM I, FURTHER CERTIFY that the *ajar of the -.City of
Anaheim approved and signer said -Ordinamt :Na. 1848, on the 14th
day of May, 1963.
'IN WITI SS c I hav*l 'hereunto, -set aay hand and
affixed the official seal of the City of Anaheim this 14th day
of May, 1963.
CI CLERK: QF":TEE:-CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL
I, DENE M. WILLIAMS, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT. -THE FQREGDMG ORDINANCE
N0. 8'%[� WAS SPU&USHED ONCE