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Nothing contained in this Article is intended to conflict with applicable rules, regulations and tariffs of any service supplier subject to the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission. In the event of any conflict, the provisions of said rules, regulations and tariffs shall control.
(Added by Ord. 287-70, App. 8/28/70)
The taxes imposed and levied by the provisions of this Article are solely for the purpose of providing revenue for the usual current expenses of the City. The provisions of this Article are not enacted for regulatory purposes.
(Added by Ord. 287-70, App. 8/28/70; amended by Ord. 419-93, App. 12/23/93; Ord. 21-98, App. 1/16/98)
To the extent that the City's authorization to impose or collect any tax imposed under Section 703 of this Article or Article 10B is expanded or limited as a result of changes in state or Federal law, no amendment or modification of Section 703 or Article 10B shall be required to conform the taxes to those changes, and the taxes shall be imposed and collected to the full extent of the City's authorization up to the full amount of the taxes imposed under Section 703 and Article 10B.
(Added by Proposition O, § 4, 11/4/2008)
Article 6, Article 10 and Article 10B of the Business and Tax Regulations Code may be repealed or amended by the Board of Supervisors without a vote of the people except as follows: as required by Article XIII C of the California Constitution ("Proposition 218"), any amendment that increases the amount or rate of tax beyond the levels authorized by this Ordinance may not take effect unless approved by a vote of the people. The Board of Supervisors may impose the taxes authorized by Section 703 and Article 10B in any amount or rate which does not exceed the amount or rate approved by the voters.
(Added by Proposition O, § 4, 11/4/2008)
If any section, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of Article 6, Article 10 or Article 10B is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining sections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions of these Articles shall nonetheless remain in full force and effect. The people of the City and County of San Francisco hereby declare that they would have adopted each section, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of these Articles, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions of these Articles be declared invalid or unenforceable and, to that end, the provisions of these Articles are severable.
(Added by Proposition O, § 4, 11/4/2008)
(Repealed by Proposition O, § 2, 11/4/2008)