Santa Monica Raises Some Business Fees
Some Santa Monica businesses will soon be paying more to the city for a $26,000 business-district promotion and a $200,000 hazardous waste program.
The City Council last week approved a measure 4 to 1--with Councilwoman Christine Reed dissenting and Mayor Dennis Zane and Councilman William H. Jennings absent--that will require businesses in the Montana Avenue business district to pay a flat fee of $100 to the district.
The vote changes the way businesses pay their fees, from 4% of their business license tax, to the flat fees.
According to city staff, the change--which would result in a fee increase for many businesses--was requested by merchants who said the district needed more money for promotion.
In a separate 6-0 vote, with Mayor Dennis Zane absent, the council approved a measure that will require businesses that use hazardous materials to pay for the city’s hazardous waste response team.
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