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1 doing business within the City are obtaining City business licenses; (3) removing language 2 inconsistent with current provisions of the Colton Municipal Code and the California Revenue and 3 Taxation Code; and (4) revising the classifications of businesses regarding annual gross receipts to 4 eliminate out-of-date or irrelevant listings of business types. 5 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: 6 SECTION 1: Chapter 5.02 of the Colton Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding new Section 5.02.035 to read as follows: 7 "5.02.035 License — Requirement for contractors or owner-builders. 8 Prior to, and as a condition of, receiving final approval of a business occupancy permit or building permit final inspection, it shall be the duty of the general contractor or owner- 9 builder to fill out and return the form to be provided by the Community Development Department listing the names and addresses of all subcontractors or specialty contractors performing work or 10 services related to the general contractor's or owner-builder's project. It shall be the duty of the general contractor or owner-builder at the time he or she makes any subcontract (written or oral) for 11 the performance of any work by a subcontractor or specialty contractor, and which is to be performed within the city, to see that such subcontractor or specialty contractor has obtained the 12 required business license from the city and he or she shall not permit any such subcontractor or specialty contractor to perform any of the work contemplated in any such subcontract (written or 13 oral) unless and until such required business license has been first obtained. Final approval of the general contractor's or owner-builder's business occupancy permit or building permit final inspection 14 shall not be given until all subcontractors or specialty contractors have obtained city business licenses." 15 SECTION 2: Section 5.02.060 of the Colton Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its 16 entirety and restated to read as follows: 17 "5.02.060 License — Issuance — Estimates of gross receipts. 18 A. If the amount of the license tax to be paid by the applicant is measured by gross receipts, he shall pay a fee of sixty-five dollars for the period to be covered by the license to be 19 issued. Such person shall, within thirty days after the expiration of the period for which such license was issued, furnish the collector with a sworn statement, upon a form furnished by the collector, 20 showing the gross receipts during the period of such license, and the license tax for such period shall be finally ascertained and paid in the manner provided in this chapter for the ascertaining and 21 paying of renewal license taxes for other businesses, after deducting from the payment the fee paid at the time such first license was issued. 22 B. The collector shall not issue to any such person another license for the same or any other business until such person shall have furnished to the collector the sworn statement and 23 paid the license tax required by the provisions hereof." 24 SECTION 3: Section 5.02.070 of the Colton Municipal Code is hereby deleted in its entirety and restated to read as follows: 25 "5.02.070 Determination of tax -- Appeal and hearing. 26 A. Determination of Tax. If the collector is not satisfied with the information furnished by the applicant, the collector may by other means reasonably determine and fix the amount of 27 license tax . Notice of the collector's determination shall be given to the person being assessed 28 either personally or by mail addressed to applicant's last known address. RVPUB/NGS/661186 2