Commercial and Industrial Parcel Tax Ballot Measure
Paramount
Summary
The city is eyeing a new tax on commercial, industrial, and vacant parcels — not homes — to close a looming budget deficit, with a three-year phase-in. Next step is a community survey to test voter support for the November 2026 ballot.
At a glance
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Last discussed Jul 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Would raise about $4 million a year at full implementation, phased in at 65%, 80%, then 100%; residential property owners pay nothing.
City general services — public safety, streets, and graffiti abatement — get a funding lifeline without touching homeowners.
Commercial, industrial, and vacant property owners, whose largest single holder would pay roughly $285,000 a year at full rate.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council Meeting - Jul 28, 2026
The council voted 4-0 to place a parcel tax on the November 3, 2026 ballot that would tax commercial and industrial properties 8–13 cents per square foot, raising about $4 million a year for streets, public safety, environmental programs and business support. Homes and renters would be exempt. Voters must approve it by two-thirds.
City Council Meeting - Apr 14, 2026
The city is spending up to $65,550 with Tripepi Smith & Associates to educate residents about a possible parcel tax on the November 2026 ballot — a signal that a funding measure may be coming.
City Council Meeting - Mar 10, 2026
The city is eyeing a new tax on commercial, industrial, and vacant parcels — not homes — to close a looming budget deficit, with a three-year phase-in. Next step is a community survey to test voter support for the November 2026 ballot.
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