A. 
Upon a person making application for a license to be issued under this chapter for a newly established business, such person shall furnish to the director of finance for his guidance in ascertaining the amount of license tax to be paid by the applicant, a signed written statement, upon a form provided by the director of finance, setting forth such information as may be therein required and as may be necessary to determine the amount of the license tax to be paid by the applicant.
B. 
If the amount of the license tax to be paid by the applicant is measured by gross receipts he shall estimate the gross receipts for a period to be covered by the license to be issued. Such estimate, if accepted by the director of finance as reasonable, shall be used in determining the amount of license tax to be paid by the applicant; and the license tax for such period shall be ascertained and paid in the manner provided by this chapter for the ascertaining and paying of renewal license taxes for other businesses, after deducting from the payment found to be due, the amount paid at the time such first license was issued.
C. 
The director of finance shall not issue to any such person another license for the same or any other business, until such person shall have paid the license tax as herein required.
(Ord. 401 § 9, 1959)
In all cases, the applicant for the renewal of a license shall submit to the director of finance for his guidance in ascertaining the amount of the license tax to be paid by the applicant, a written statement, upon a form to be provided by the director of finance, setting forth such information concerning the applicant's business during the preceding year as may be required by the director of finance to enable him to ascertain the amount of the license tax to be paid by the applicant pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 401 § 10, 1959)
Except for the name of the person to whom the license is issued, the business licensed, and the place where such business is to be transacted or carried on, the information furnished or secured pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be confidential. Any unauthorized disclosure or use of such information by any officer or employee of the city shall constitute a misdemeanor and such officer or employee shall be subject to the penalty provisions of this code, in addition to other penalties provided by law.
(Ord. 401 § 11, 1959; Ord. 1023 § 1, 1978)
If such a determination is made, the director of finance shall give a notice of the amount so assessed by serving it personally or by depositing it in the United States Post Office at La Habra, California, postage prepaid, addressed to the person so assessed at his last known address. Such person may, within fifteen days after the mailing or serving of such notice make application in writing to the city clerk for a hearing on the amount of the license tax. If such application is made, the city clerk shall cause the matter to be set for hearing within fifteen days before the city council. The city clerk shall give at least ten days' notice to such person of the time and place of hearing in the manner prescribed in this section for serving notices of assessment. The council shall consider all evidence produced, and shall make findings thereon, which shall be final. Notice of such findings shall be served upon the applicant in the manner prescribed in this section for serving notices of assessment.
(Ord. 401 § 12, 1959)
In addition to all other power conferred upon him, the director of finance shall have the power, for good cause shown, to extend the time for filing any required sworn statement for a period not exceeding thirty days, and in such case to waive any penalty that would otherwise have accrued; and shall have the further power, with the consent of the council, to compromise any claim as to amount of license tax due.
(Ord. 401 § 14, 1959)
In the event that more than one of the businesses required to be licensed are conducted by one person, firm or corporation at the same location and under the same management, the license tax to be paid shall be the full license of whichever business calls for the highest license fee and, in addition, a sum equal to one-half of the amount of the license ordinarily required for each other business carried on; provided, however, that if the principal business is subject to a gross receipts tax the person operating the several businesses shall have the option of including all receipts from all businesses in the gross receipts of the principal business, and the business license issued therefor shall cover all of the business conducted at that location and the necessary tabs or receipt forms shall be issued upon payment of the appropriate fee.
(Ord. 401 § 6, 1959)