HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1972-1434 I ORDINANCE NO. 1434
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA ADDING TO CHAPTER 18 OF THE CHULA VISTA CITY CODE
A NEW SECTION 18. 73 RELATING TO THE LICENSING OF ALL
PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE BUSINESS OF SELLING SUBSCRIPTIONS
FOR PAY TELEVISION
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
ordain as follows :
SECTION I : That Chapter 18 of the Chula Vista City Code is
hereby amended by adding thereto a new Section 18.73 to read as follows :
Sec. 18 . 73 Pay Television - Licensing Fees.
All persons engaged in the business of transmitting
by means of the lease of a frequency or frequencies
from the grantee or grantees of Community Antenna
Television Systems or cable systems, a signal providing
a television picture to subscribers thereof for the
payment of a fee, shall obtain a business license
in accordance with the requirements of this Chapter.
Such persons engaged in the business known as "pay
television" , whether they have a fixed place of busin-
ess within the City of Chula Vista or not, must obtain
such a business license. Such persons conducting,
managing or carrying on such pay television businesses
shall pay a license fee of two hundred fifty dollars
per annum and, in addition thereto, shall pay the sum
of five percent of the total gross receipts derived
from the operation of said business in each calendar
year or portion thereof during the period for which
they are licensed. Checks for all such payments, in
addition to the basic license fee, shall be made pay-
able to the Director of Finance of the City of Chula
Vista and shall be submitted to him semi-annually on
each February first and August first. Each payment
shall be accompanied by a statement, in duplicate,
verified by the lessee, or by a general officer or
other duly authorized representative of the lessee,
showing in such form and detail as the City Manager
may require from time to time the facts material to
determination of the amount due. �The City at all times
shall have the right to compel an audit of any and all
books and financial records of the lessee for the purpose
of determining the gross receipts of the lessee derived
from the operation of his business within the City of
Chula Vista.
SECTION II : A violation of any provision or the failure
to comply with any of the requirements of this ordinance shall constitute
a misdemeanor. Any person convicted of such violation or such failure
shall be punishable by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprison-
ment in the County jail for a period of not more than six months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
SECTION IZI : This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force on the thirty-first day from and after its passage and approval.
Presented by Approved as to form by
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Georg D. Lindberg, City Att ey George D. Lindberg, City Attorn
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALZFORNIA, this 19th day of December , 1°72 ,
by the following vote , to-wit:
AYES : Counc-c2men Egdahl, Scott, Hobel, Hamilton, Hyde
NAYES : CounC�kmen None
ABSENT: Counc�,2men Vone
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Cak.�bonn�,a, DU HEREBY CERTIFY .tha.t .the above and bozego�.ng �.e a buC2,
.tn.ue and conhec.t copy ob
and .tha.t -.th2 bame had no.t been amended o� nepeaked.
DAT�D :
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