Ordinance 98-006-, Oct", ORDINANCE NO. 98- 6
... ¢~AN ORDINANCE AMENDING COLLIER COUNTY ORDINANCE
-cr'NO.~I-.42, AS AMENDED, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION 47
c:~ ~ THii~tETO TO INCREASE THE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX
t_tJ ~ APP]~ICABLE TO LAWN MAINTENANCE CONTRACTORS,
'J ' LANDSCAPING RESTRICTED CONTRACTORS, AND
t3... ~ LAr{DSCAPING UNLIMITED CONTRACTORS; PROVIDING FOR
~ COlq~LICT AND SEVERABILITY; PROVIDING FOR INCLUSION
INTO THE CODE OF LAWS AND ORDINANCES; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Collier County Ordinance No. 81-42, as amended,
as authorized by, and subject to the qualifications of, Chapter 205, Florida
Statutes, designated occupations are required to secure an occupational license
from the Collier County Tax Collector; and
WHEREAS, Collier County will fund an employee who will, among other
things, conduct voluntary classes related primarily to conservation of treated and
storm water, including the proper and safe ways and means to apply fertilizers and
pesticides, conduct classes in Spanish and conduct classes in related subjects upon
requests from the directly affected occupations as noted below; and
WHEREAS, to partially fund the costs of the aforementioned instruction,
the Board of County Commissioners hereby finds and determines that the
occupational licenses of the directly benefited trades shall be increased as
specified herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
SECTION ONE: ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 47 TO COLLIER
COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. 81-42, AS AMENDED.
A new SECTION 47 to Collier County Ordinance No. 81-42, as amended, is
hereby added to read as follows:
SECTION 47. Lawn maintenance, landscaping restricted contractor,
landscaping unlimited contractor.
Effective July 1, 1998, each separate place of business in Collier County that
engages in lawn maintenance, landscaping restricted contracting, or landscaping
unlimited contracting, shall pay occupational license taxes as follows:
( 1 ) Owner only - no employees ............. $10.00
(2) 1 to 10 employees ........................... 18.00
(3) More than 10 employees ................. 20.00
SECTION TWO: CONFLICT AND SEVERABILITY.
In the event this Ordinance conflicts with any other ordinance of the City of
Naples or of Collier County, or with other applicable law, the more restrictive
shall apply. If any phrase or portion of this Ordinance is held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be
deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and such holding shall not
affect the validity of any of the remaining portions.
SECTION THREE: INCLUSION INTO THE CODE OF LAWS AND
ORDINANCES.
The provisions of this Ordinance shall become and be made a part of the
Code of Laws and Ordinances of Collier County, Florida. The sections of this
Ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to accomplish same, and the word
"Ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or other appropriate word.
SECTION FOUR: EFFECTIVE DATE.
This Ordinance shall be effective upon receipt of notice from the Secretary
of State that this Ordinance has been filed with the Secretary of State.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners
of Collier County, Florida, this/_5 day of~ 1998.
ATTEST: .....
.... DWIGHT E. BROCK, CLERK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
~ ' ' "" "- OF COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
'° ' ~' ' Thts ordlr, on~ fred wIth
Sec ory of tate's Offi the
Api:i/'i:)Ved'~ to form and
fill received th s day
of
Ass~st~t Coun~ A~omcy
STATE OF FLORIDA)
COUNTRY OF COLLIER)
I, EZ4IGHT E. BROCK, Clerk of Courts in and for the Twentieth
Judicial Circuit, Collier County, Florida, do hereby certify that the
foregoing is a true copy of:
ORDINANCE NO. 98-6
Which was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on the 13th day
of January, 1998, during Regular Session.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of the Board of County
Commissioners of Collier County, Florida, this 14th day of January,
1998.
DWIGHT E. BROCK .."' · '
Cler of Co rt -.
Ex-officio to Board' o'f.' '~ '~ =.
County Commissi ~efS-~ ;'
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By: Maureen Kenyo~., - ;.'~.'~ ' ' ':
Deputy Clerk "% ' "' ,, '.'.""