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ORDINANCE NS-2t61 <br />Page 6 <br /> <br />21-77. <br /> <br /> (d) Failure to receive such notifications shall not exempt <br />the licensee from all requirements under this chapter. <br /> <br /> SEC I_~: That section 21-117 of the Santa Ana Municipal <br />Code is hereby amended to read as follows: <br /> <br />Soo. 21-1L7. Hew business license tax. <br /> <br /> (a) A license tax for a new business shall be paid in advance, <br />or a deposit taken in lieu thereof prior to any new business <br />activity being undertaken. <br /> <br /> (b) All new businesses for whom flat fees are made the basis <br />for fixing the amount of such license shall pay in advance an <br />amount equal to one-quarter (1/4) of the annual fee therefor for <br />each quarter and fraction of a quarter remaining during the period <br />for which the new license is issued, except as otherwise specified <br />hereinafter. <br /> <br /> (c) Ail new businesses for whom the gross receipts of such <br />business is made the basis for fixing the amount of such license <br />shall pay their annual fee based on actual gross receipts received <br />during the period for which the new license is issued. For any <br />business which is commenced subsequent to April first, the renewal <br />fee shall be based upon an annualization of the actual' gross <br />receipts received during the period for which the new license is <br />issued. In the event an applicant fails to submit a report of the <br />actual gross receipts received pursuant to Section 21-77, the fee <br />shall be based on the collector's estimate of the actual gross <br />receipts received pursuant to section 21-79. In lieu of payment in <br />advance, each applicant shall post a deposit in the amount <br />hereinafter indicated. <br /> <br />(1) <br /> <br />Ail new businesses beginning business on or after April <br />first of the current year but before April first of the <br />following year shall post a deposit of two hundred <br />dollars ($200.00). <br /> <br />(2) <br /> <br />Ail new businesses beginning business on or after March <br />first of the current year but before April first of the <br />current year shall post a deposit equivalent to one and <br />one-twelfth (1-1/12) of the required deposit for all new <br />businesses beginning April first. <br /> <br /> Where an applicant's fee is determined to be in excess of the <br />amount of the specified deposit, said deficiency shall be added <br />without interest or penalty to the amount of the applicant's <br />renewal fee as calculated pursuant to sections 21-77 or 21-79. <br />Where an applicant ceases to transact and carry on the business <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />