Small business.
San José Municipal Code § 4.76.115
in effect4.76.115 - Small business.
"Small business" means a business owned and operated by a single natural person or owned and operated jointly by married spouses or domestic partners, without other principals or employees. A small business includes a trust where a natural person or married spouses or domestic partners are the only trustees of the trust. For purposes of this chapter, "domestic partners" means two individuals who have a current declaration of domestic partnership on file with the California Secretary of State pursuant to the Domestic Partner Registration Act, California Family Code Section 297 et seq., as may be amended, identifying themselves as each other's domestic partner. A "small business" does not include a corporation, partnership, or association unless the single business operator or married spouses or domestic partners are the only employees of the corporation, partnership, or association.
(Measure G (Ord. 2016.2), adopted by electorate, 12-13-16; Ord. 30297)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT4REFIBUTA_CH4.76BUTA_PT1PUDE_4.76.115SMBUFetched: 11/1/2026