Town of Ross
ORDINANCE NO. 736
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF ROSS, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.30 OF THE ROSS MUNICIPAL CODE TO CONTINUE THE LEVY OF A SPECIAL TAX TO FINANCE PARAMEDIC SERVICES
THE PEOPLE OF THE TOWN OF ROSS, CALIFORNIA DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Chapter 3.30.020 is hereby amended to read as follows:
“Section 3.30.020 Special Tax Imposed.
A special tax for the purpose specified in Section 3.30.010 of this chapter shall be imposed on all developed parcels of real property in the Town of Ross for each fiscal year, commencing with fiscal year 2027-2028, as follows:
- Residential Uses: $107.50 per dwelling unit on a parcel for fiscal year 2027-28. Beginning with fiscal year 2027-28 the Town Council may approve an annual increase to said amount not to exceed $4.00 annually to a maximum of $118.00 for fiscal year 2030-31. For the purposes of this chapter, a dwelling unit means a building designed for or occupied by one family, including a dwelling unit under construction. A residential second unit duly registered with the Town of Ross, or any structure accessory to the primary dwelling, which is used for occupancy by family members, occasional guests, or servants, is not a dwelling unit for the purposes of this chapter.
- Non-Residential Uses: $107.50 per 1,000 square feet of structure on the parcel for fiscal year 2027-28. The Town Council may approve an annual increase to said amount not to exceed $4.00 annually to a maximum of $118.00 for fiscal year 2030-31.
The records of the Marin County Assessor as of March 1st of each year shall determine the use and improvement of each parcel for the calculation of the special tax applicable to that parcel in the following fiscal year.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term “parcel” shall mean a parcel of real property having a separate assessor’s parcel number as shown on the last equalized assessment roll of Marin County.”
Chapter 3.30.080 is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 3.30.080 Termination of Provisions.
This chapter shall be null and void as of twelve o’clock midnight, June 30, 2031, and shall have no force and effect whatsoever after said time and date. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, section 3.30.050, relating to the collection and enforcement of liens or obligations for the special tax previously levied hereunder, shall continue in effect until such time as the collection and enforcement procedures have been completed.”
Section 1. The appropriations limit of the Town of Ross established under Article XIIIB, Section 6 of the California Constitution shall be increased by the proceeds received from the special tax imposed by this ordinance. Any future increases in the appropriations limit shall be approved by a majority vote of the voters voting thereon.
Section 2.If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect any other provision or applications, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. The Town Council, and the electorate by referendum, do hereby declare that they would have adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, clauses, phrases, parts or portions thereof, be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 3.This ordinance shall be adopted and become effective only if approved by two-thirds of the voters voting thereon, at an election to be held on November 3, 2026.