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ORDINANCE NO. 2928
ORDINANC! OF THE COURCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
AMENDING SECTION .2.33.020.0F THE PALO ALtO MUNICIPAL
CODE 'J'O INCREASE THE TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX · Fll<J.I
FIVE TO SIX PERCENT
The Council of the City of P~lo Alto do.~s ORDAIN as follows:
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SECTION 1.· Secti~n 2.33.020 ~f the Palo'Alto. MUnicipal Code
is amended t9 read: . , i · .. . . · "
"2. 3:L 020 !ax imposed. For the pri·rlleg}} of ...
.. ' occupancy in any hotel eaeh transient is subject·
· to and shall pay a tax in. the amount of six pe;:cent
of the. rent cb.ilrged by the operator. Said· tax
. constitutes a debt mred by the t::-ans ient to the
city which is extinguished o~ly by payment to thf.!
oper tto:e or to the city. The transient: shall pay
the 1::ax to the operator of the hoteL at the time
th~ tent is paid: If the rent is paid in install
munts~ a proportiohate share qf the tax shall b~
paid with eech i:'nstallment. The unpaid tax shall
be due upon thQ; transient's ceasing to occupy space
·5.;:,~ ·the:., hotel. If for .a."'ly r~ason t)1e tax dupr is not. '
p'aid to· the operator i;f 1 the hotel C the city treasurer
~ay require that such tax shall be.paid dire~tly to
the ci t:y treasurer. 11
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SECTION 2. The Council finds that non~ of the provisions of
this or~dinance ~ill have a significant adverse environmental impact.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shell become. 'effective
as .. p).·ovidea i tiiJ~ection 12 of Article III of the Charter
2. 04. 31~1 of -=b~~,'Palo Alto Municipal Co¥ ..
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INTR.ODll'CED··ANI) PASS~: June 28, 1916
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