This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority granted to the City Council under Section 37101 of the California Government Code, to license for revenue, every kind of lawful business, profession or trade in the City. This chapter is enacted solely to raise revenue for municipal purposes and is not intended to license or tax for regulation. Except as provided otherwise in this chapter, any person required to pay a business license tax for transacting and carrying any business under this chapter shall not be relieved from the payment of such business license tax, notwithstanding that such business is not in compliance with zoning, health, safety and other regulations of this code or other regulatory provisions of law. Compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall not constitute evidence that such business is in compliance with any other such regulation or provision of law.
(Ord. 1612, § 1 (part), 1992)