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ORDINANCE NO. 2936 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS AMENDING CHAPTER 5.08 OF THE REDLANDS MUNICIPAL CODE TO RELATING TO BUSINESS LICENSE RATES FOR DISTRIBUTION CENTERS WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redlands desires to amend its business license tax ordinance to more properly align with its priorities to incentivize the productive use of the City's industrial areas; and WHEREAS, in order to address these issues as soon as possible, the City Council desires to increase the business license tax on distribution center businesses to ten and one-half cents per square foot by way of the Business License Tax Ordinance (the "Measure"), with approval of the voters at the statewide general election on November 8, 2022. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The recitals set forth above are true and correct, and are hereby incorporated into this Ordinance in their entirety. Section 2. Section 5.08.482 of the Redlands Municipal Code relating to business license rates for distribution center businesses is hereby amended to read as follows: "5.08.482: Distribution Center: A. Commencing on the effective date hereof (the "effective date") for every person, firm, partnership, business or corporation conducting or managing a business consisting primarily of receiving, temporarily storing and subsequently distributing goods, wares or merchandise of any kind to wholesalers or retailers (hereinafter a "distribution center"), the business license tax shall be in the amount of ten and one-half cents per square foot of gross floor area principally devoted to such use, as calculated by the city's community development department. B. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, any person, firm, partnership, business or corporation which conducts a wholesale or retail business within the city and which also conducts or operates a distribution center solely in support of such wholesale or retail business shall not be subject to the distribution center business license tax established by this section. C. Notwithstanding subsection A of this section, any person, firm, partnership, business or corporation which conducts a wholesale or retail business within the city and which also conducts or operates a distribution center in support of such wholesale or retail business and other wholesale or retail businesses located outside the city shall pay the distribution center business license tax established by this section only on the percentage of gross floor C\Ordinances\Nos 2900-2999 in Word\2936 Business License Tax for Distribution Centers Clean.doex