A. All businesses, trades, or professions now subject to business license tax under the provisions of Chapter 3.32, situate in either of the zones as described in Section 3.35.030 shall be subject to a Downtown Business Improvement District Assessment (DBID Assessment) in an amount or amounts determined pursuant City Council Resolution adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter 3.35. DBID Assessments shall be imposed on business entities or business owners, and shall not be imposed upon or constitute an encumbrance on real property.
B. The assessments levied on businesses pursuant to this part shall be levied on the basis of the estimated benefit to the businesses within the DBID. The amount of the assessment shall bear a reasonable relationship to the benefit received by each business within the DBID. The city council may classify businesses for purposes of determining the benefit to a business of the improvements and activities provided pursuant to this Chapter.
(Ord. 2523 §1 (part))