A. Professional services. Every person, firm or corporation conducting, managing or carrying on or engaged in any of the businesses hereinafter enumerated in this subsection and not specifically covered elsewhere in this Chapter, shall pay a fee established by resolution of the Mayor and Common Council. The fee provided for in this section shall be paid by every person, firm or corporation conducting, managing or carrying on or engaged in any professional service, business, profession or occupation, which shall include but shall not be limited to the following:
1. Architect
2. Assayer
3. Attorney at Law
4. Auditor Accountant
5. Bookkeeper
6. Chemist
7. Chiropodist
8. Chiropractor
9. Civil, Electrical, Chemical or Mechanical Engineer
10. Consultant (one who gives professional advice or services)
11. Dentist
12. Drafting
13. Employment Agency
14. Marriage or Family Counselor
15. Optician
16. Optometrist
17. Occultist
18. Osteopath or Osteopathist
19. Physical Therapist
20. Physician
21. Real Estate Broker
22. Surgeon
23. Undertaker, Embalmer or Funeral Director
24. Teacher of private dancing school of more than twelve pupils
25. Every person carrying on or engaged in the business of treating, caring, administering to or giving treatments to the sick, wounded, or infirm for the purpose of bringing about their recovery, by any method or pursuant to any belief, doctrine or system other than those herein above specifically named, and charging fee or compensation therefor. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed or be construed as applying to any person engaged in any of the businesses hereinbefore enumerated, solely as an employee of any other person, firm, or corporation conducting, managing or carrying on any such business in the City.
B. Retail Merchants (other than food). Every person, firm or corporation conducting, managing or carrying on the business of selling at retail any goods, services, wares or merchandise other than food which are not otherwise specifically covered by other sections of this Chapter, shall pay a fee established by resolution of the Mayor and Common Council.
"Retail merchants (other than food)" for purposes of this subsection shall include but not be limited to the following businesses:
1. Advertising - Bill posting or sign boards
2. Alarm Businesses
3. Alterations
4. Ambulance Service
5. Antiques
6. Armored Car Service
7. Art Studio or Gallery
8. Athletic Exhibitions
9. Barber and Beauty Supply
10. Bicycles
11. Boat Sales and Service
12. Book Store
13. Building Material Sales
14. Camper Sales
15. Carpet Sales
16. Check Cashing
17. Cleaning or Dyeing Establishments
18. Clothing Stores
19. Cold Storage Locker Rentals
20. Cosmetic Sales
21. Data Processing Services
22. Detective Agency
23. Dog Grooming
24. Drug Store
25. Electrical Appliance Sales and Service
26. Electrical Sign Enterprises
27. Equipment Rental
28. Film Processing
29. Florists
30. Furniture Store
31. General Merchandise Sales
32. Gift Shop.
33. Graphic Arts
34. Guard Service
35. Hardware Store
36. Interior Decorating
37. Jewelry Store
38. Linen, Uniform Supply Services and Laundries
39. Medical Equipment Sales and Service
40. Mobile Home Sales
41. Music Store
42. Nursery (Plants)
43. Paint Store
44. Pest Control Service
45. Pet Store
46. Photographers
47. Physical Culture and Health Clubs
48. Private Post Office Service
49. Record Shop
50. Recycling Service
51. Repair Shops (General)
52. Roller Rink
53. Seasonal Athletic Events
54. Shoe Repair Shop
55. Shoe Shining or Polishing Stand
56. Shoe Store
57. Sporting Goods
58. Stock Car Racing
59. Swimming Pool Supplies and Equipment
60. Tanning Salon
61. Trade School
62. Travel Agency
63. Vehicle Leasing
64. Vehicle Repair Shop
65. Vehicle Wrecking
66. Welding Shop
C. Retail Food Merchants. Every person, firm or corporation conducting, managing or carrying on a business consisting principally of selling at retail food for human or animal consumption not otherwise specifically covered by other sections of this Chapter, shall pay a fee established by resolution of the Mayor and Common Council.
"Retail food merchants" for purposes of this subsection shall include but not be limited to the following:
1. Bakery
2. Confectioners
3. Dairy
4. Delicatessen
5. Feed Store
6. Grocery Store
7. Health Food Store
8. Meat Market
9. Produce Store
10. Restaurant
11. Retail Liquor
D. Wholesale Sales and Telephone Companies. Every person, firm, or corporation conducting, carrying on or managing a business consisting principally of operating a telephone company, selling goods, wares or merchandise at wholesale, other than manufacturing and selling goods at wholesale; selling at wholesale hydro- carbon, lubricating oil or gasoline, and not otherwise specifically covered by other provisions of this Chapter, shall pay a fee established by resolution of the Mayor and Common Council.
E. Manufacturers/Wholesalers. Every person, firm or corporation manufacturing and selling any goods, wares, merchandise or services at wholesale, and not otherwise specifically covered by other provisions of this Chapter, shall pay, a fee established by resolution of the Mayor and Common Council. Temporary employment services shall be included within this subsection.
F. Commercial, Industrial and Residential Rental or Leasing.
(1) Every person, firm or corporation conducting, managing, or carrying on the business of leasing or renting commercial or industrial building(s), land or space(s), where the building(s), land or space(s) are to be utilized for any business purpose including retail sales, offices and suites or other business rentals including mini-storage; or freight forwarding storehouse(s) and warehouse(s); or operating hotel(s), rooming house(s), lodging house(s), boardinghouse(s), apartment house(s), court motel(s), mobile home park(s); or leasing or renting any residential dwelling unit(s) including single family home(s) shall obtain a business registration certificate and pay a fee established by resolution of the Mayor and Common Council.
(2) All businesses which conduct, manage or carry on the business of leasing or renting of commercial or industrial building(s), land or space(s) which are to be utilized for any business purpose, are required to furnish a list of tenants or lessees for all such buildings to the City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino.
The list of tenants shall be included with the business registration certificate application or renewal application of the management company.
(3) The intent of this Section is to require a business registration certificate for the business of leasing or renting commercial or industrial building(s), for leasing or renting land, for leasing or renting office(s), suite(s) or other business rental(s), and for leasing or renting dwelling unit(s).
(4) For the leasing or renting of dwelling unit(s) a separate business registration certificate shall be required for each legal parcel upon which the rental unit(s) are located, unless the ownership of a building is divided as provided in Government Code § 66426 and § 66427 as a condominium, community apartment project or stock cooperative project, and then a separate business registration certificate shall be required for each such division where the owner owns less than four (4) units in one complex. Where the owner owns four (4) or more such units located in the same complex only one business registration certificate shall be required. For the purposes of this Section "complex" shall mean the land divided into condominiums, a community apartment project, or a stock cooperative project with any attendant common area and which is treated together as unified whole.
It shall be presumptive evidence that a single family dwelling is considered rented if the owner fails to claim the home owner's property tax exemption annually applicable according to San Bernardino County Tax Assessor's Records. Whenever an owner fails to claim such exemption for any calendar year, it shall be presumed that the properties were rented and therefore subject to the business registration, unless the owner establishes to the satisfaction of the City Clerk that the premises were not rented, provided however that the owner had not advertised or otherwise held out property as being available for lease or rent during that calendar year.
(5) For the leasing or renting of commercial or industrial building(s), for the leasing or renting of land, and for the leasing or renting of office(s), suite(s) or other business rental(s), a separate business registration certificate shall be required for each legal parcel upon which the rental unit(s) are located, or for each building if such building is located on more than one legal parcel. However where the ownership of a building is divided as provided in Government Code § 66426 and § 66427 as a condominium or stock cooperative project then a separate business registration certificate shall be required for each such division where the owner owns less than four (4) units in one complex. Where the owner owns four (4) or more such units located in the same complex only one Business Registration Certificate shall be required. "Complex" shall have the same definition as that in subdivision (4) above.
(6) It shall be unlawful for any property owner, landlord, manager, or agent to demand, accept, receive or retain any payment of rent if the unit for which the rent is paid has not applied for and received a Business Registration Certificate under this Section. Any person violating any of the provisions or failing to comply with any of the requirements of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
G. Barbershops, manicurist, shampooing, or hair-dressing parlors. Every person, firm, or corporation conducting, carrying on or managing a business consisting principally of a barbershop, manicurist, shampooing or hairdressing parlor and not otherwise specifically covered by other sections of this Chapter, shall pay a fee established by resolution of the Mayor and Common Council.
H. Motor Vehicle Sales - New and Used. Every person, firm, or corporation conducting, carrying on, or managing a business consisting principally of selling new and/or used motor vehicles, whether at retail or wholesale, including the sale of parts and services, and not covered by other provisions of this Chapter, shall pay a fee established by resolution of the Mayor and Common Council.
(Ord. MC-1231, 10-03-06; Ord. MC-935, 4-18-95; Ord. MC-817, 1-07-92; Ord. MC-382, 6-20-84; Ord. MC-302, 9-07-83)