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Resolution No. 2022-XXX <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XXX <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 conditions for <br />conducting home occupation activities from a residentially zoned premises, codified as <br />Section 41-192.2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SAMC). Contemporaneously, the City <br />adopted a requirement for a Home Occupation Permit as may be set by resolution of the <br />City Council, codified as 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) pertaining to <br />business license taxation of all business conducted within the City, including home based <br />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 home based <br />business and home based occupations, allowing home based businesses/home <br />occupations to elect alternative methods of business license tax assessment. <br />D.On November 8, 2022, the voters of the City of Santa Ana approved a Voter <br />Ballot Measure (Measure W) restructuring business license tax rates for all businesses <br />conducted within the City, including home based businesses / home based 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 as part of <br />Measure W. The primary purpose of the Tax Holiday is to afford unlicensed businesses <br />doing business in the City to obtain a current business license without penalty and without <br />regard to any prior arrearage. A substantial number of the unlicensed businesses subject to <br />the Tax Holiday provision of Measure W are home based businesses / home occupations. <br />EXHIBIT 1