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RESOLUTION NO.2022-104 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA REDUCING THE FEE FOR HOME <br />OCCUPATION PERMITS AUTHORIZED IN ACCORDANCE <br />WITH CHAPTER 41, ARTICLE II, SECTION 41-192.3 OF THE <br />SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE FROM THREE HUNDRED <br />TWENTY ($320.00) DOLLARS TO FIFTY DOLLARS AND <br />THIRTY-TWO CENTS ($50.32) <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS <br />FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and <br />declares as follows: <br />A. On November 1, 1982, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-1654 <br />establishing a Regulation of Home Occupations scheme setting forth the <br />conditions for conducting home occupation activities from a residentially zoned <br />premises, codified as Section 41-192.2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />(SAMC). Contemporaneously, the City adopted a requirement for a Home <br />Occupation Permit as may be set by resolution of the City Council, codified as <br />SAMC Section 41-192.3. <br />B. On July 20, 1987, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-1922, which <br />comprehensively revised SAMC Chapter 21 (Business License Tax Code) <br />pertaining to business license taxation of all business conducted within the City, <br />including home based occupations. <br />C. On February 4, 2013, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. NS-2841, <br />modifying the Business License Tax Code, and in part specifically addressing <br />home based business and home based occupations, allowing home based <br />businesses/home occupations to elect alternative methods of business license <br />tax assessment. <br />D. On November 8, 2022, the voters of the City of Santa Ana approved a Voter Ballot <br />Measure (Measure W) restructuring business license tax rates for all businesses <br />conducted within the City, including home based businesses / home based <br />occupations. <br />E. On November 8, 2022, along with the passage of comprehensive business <br />license tax rate restructuring under Measure W, a Tax Holiday was also adopted <br />as part of Measure W. The primary purpose of the Tax Holiday is to afford <br />unlicensed businesses doing business in the City to obtain a current business <br />license without penalty and without regard to any prior arrearage. A substantial <br />Resolution No, 2022-104 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />