HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-2020 FIXING ANNUAL LICENSE FEES OR TAXES ON UTILITIES & PROVIDING FOR A SURCHARGE & SAVING CERTAIN TAXES. ORDINANCE NO. co
AN ORDINANCE relating to licenses and business regulations; fixing
and imposing annual license fees or taxes on certain
utilities and providing for a surcharge; saving certain
taxes; and amending Subsection 5.50.050 (a) of the City
of Yakima Municipal Code.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF YAKIMA:
Section 1. Subsection 5.50.050 (a) of the City of Yakima Munici-
pal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
"5.50.050 Electric, telephone, gas and steam businesses.
(a) There are hereby levied and shall be collected
annual license fees or taxes against the persons on account
of the business activities, and in the amounts to be determined
by the application of the rates herein prescribed, as follows:
(1) Commencing January 1, 1977, upon every person
engaged in or carrying on the business of selling or furnish-
ing electric light or power, a fee or tax equal to three
percent of the total gross income derived from such business
in the City of Yakima.
• (2) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on a
telephone business, a fee or tax equal to two percent of
the total gross subscriber's station exchange revenues
from business and residence telephone service (excluding
message units) in the City of Yakima; provided, however,
that an additional fee or tax equal to two percent of the
gross subscriber's station exchange revenues is hereby
levied as a surcharge for the period of one year beginning
on January 1, 1977, and ending December 31, 1977.
(3) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the
business of selling or furnishing natural gas for heat,
power, light and other purposes, a fee or tax equal to
three percent of the total gas revenues derived from such
business in the City of Yakima; provided, however, that
the fee or tax provided by this subsection (3) shall be
levied for the period of one year beginning January 1,
1977, and ending December 31, 1977.
(4) Upon every person engaged in or carrying on the
business of selling or furnishing steam for heating or
other commercial consumption, a fee or tax equal to two
percent of the total gross income derived from such busi-
ness in the City of Yakima; provided, however, that an
additional fee or tax equal to three percent of the total
gross income is hereby levied as a surcharge for the
period of one year beginning January 1, 1977, and ending
December 31, 1977."
Section 2. That all fees or taxes levied for the year 1976 under
the provisions of Section 5.50.050 of the City of Yakima Municipal
Code prior to its amendment as in this ordinance provided and pay-
able in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.50.090 prior
to January 31, 1977, shall not be affected by this ordinance and
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shall be due and payable as provided in said Section 5.50.090.
Section 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty days after its passage, approval and publication as provided
by law and by the City Charter.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this \day
of '" , 1976.
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