Every person conducting, managing or carrying on a place of amusement or an amusement business, device or musical devices, including, but not limited to, theaters, golf courses or ranges, archery ranges, skating rinks, dancehalls, pool halls and bowling alleys, shall pay the license fee specified for class A retail business.
(Ord. 401 § 22(e)(1), 1959)
A. 
Every person conducting, carrying on or managing a circus, carnival or tent show or performance shall pay a license fee of fifty dollars per day.
B. 
The applicant shall also provide the police department with a list of all games, exhibits, rides and amusements to be conducted at the circus, carnival or tent show and the police department shall conduct an investigation of these matters to insure compliance with all laws and regulations. In addition to the license fee set forth in subsection A of this section, the operator of the circus, carnival or tent show shall also pay, at the time of application, a fee of fifty dollars to defray the costs of the inspection. The fee provided shall not apply to any carnival, circus or tent show sponsored by any corporation or organization exempt from payment of tax pursuant to any subdivision of Section 23701 of the California Revenue and Tax Code.
(Ord. 401 § 22(e)(2), 1959; Ord. 1042, 1978)
Every person managing an auction sale shall pay a license fee of thirty dollars per day; provided, that the license shall not be issued without a permit from the city council.
(Ord. 401 § 22(e)(4), 1959)
Any person engaged in the business of selling at retail new or used automobiles, trucks or other automotive vehicles shall pay a minimum annual license tax of thirty-five dollars plus fifteen cents on each one thousand dollars, or fraction thereof, of gross annual receipts; provided, that the maximum license tax payable shall not exceed five hundred dollars per year. For purposes of computing the license tax pursuant to this section, gross receipts shall include customer payments for automotive repair, service and parts.
(Ord. 401 § 22(e)(3), 1959; Ord. 1049 § 7, 1978; Ord. 1251 (part), 1985; Ord. 1346 § 1, 1988)
A. 
Every person conducting, managing or carrying on the business of selling or offering for sale, goods, wares or merchandise advertising as a fire or bankrupt, wreck or closing-out sale, or goods, wares and merchandise which is, or is advertised to be, a sale for the purpose of disposing of the stock of merchandise on hand or any major portion thereof in contemplation of discontinuing the operation or maintenance of the store or place of business of the seller or the removal thereof to another location, or any sale which is advertised or held out as being a sale under bankruptcy, mortgage insolvency or assignee's or trustee's or creditor's sale shall pay a license fee of one hundred dollars per month. Provided, however, that the applicant shall file with the director of finance application setting forth the place where the sale is proposed to be continued, an inventory of the merchandise on hand which the applicant proposes to sell, the length of time of the proposed sale, not to exceed thirty days, and such other information as may be required or pertinent.
B. 
It is further provided that any one who has been continuously in business for a period of one year and has held a license therefor and desires to conduct such a sale in connection with merchandise on hand, that he may do so by complying with the provisions set forth in subsection A of this section, but without the necessity of any additional license other than his ordinary business license.
(Ord. 401 § 22(e)(6), 1959)
Every person operating, leasing or renting a vending or other coin-operated machine placed or located in the city shall pay an annual license tax in the amount of 1.2 percent of total gross annual receipts.
(Ord. 1088 § 2, 1979; Ord. 1346 § 1, 1988)
A. 
Each general contractor and each specialty contractor shall pay a license tax according to the time when purchased as follows:
Calendar Year
General Contractor
Specialty Contractor
1st quarter
$100.00
$50.00
2nd quarter
75.00
37.50
3rd quarter
50.00
25.00
4th quarter
25.00
12.50
B. 
In addition to the amounts designated in subsection A of this section, each general and specialty contractor shall pay as a part of the license tax an amount equal to five cents per one thousand dollars of gross receipts on business and contracting conducted by him; provided, that the maximum license tax payable shall not exceed five hundred dollars per year. Such contractor shall exhibit any required state contractor's license, and such general contractor shall furnish the city with a complete list of all subcontractors on the job.
(Ord. 401 § 22(e)(5), 1959; Ord. 1049 § 9, 1978; Ord. 1251, 1985; Ord. 1346 § 1, 1988)
Every person managing, conducting or carrying on the business of providing an escrow or loan service shall pay an annual license fee in accordance with Section 5.04.210, class A business.
(Ord. 401 § 22(e)(7), 1959)
A. 
Every person carrying on, practicing or professing to practice the business or art of astrology, palmistry, phrenology, card reading, fortunetelling, cartomancy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, crystal gazing, hypnotism, mediumship, prophecy, augury, divination, magic or necromancy, within the city, and demanding or receiving directly or indirectly a fee for the practice, exercise or exhibition of such art therein, or who gives an exhibition thereof at any place within the city where an admission fee is charged, shall pay a license tax of fifty dollars per day, or three hundred dollars per month, in advance. The maximum fee for any one calendar year for any such person carrying on, practicing or professing to practice the business or arts mentioned in this section shall be the sum of one thousand dollars; provided, however, that none of the businesses or arts mentioned in this section shall be licensed until the planning commission/city council shall first grant a conditional use permit application pursuant to Chapter 18.66 of this code; providing further, that such businesses shall be restricted to C-2 and C-3 zones in the city.
B. 
In the event that any of the activities as set forth in subsection (A) of this section are offered exclusively for entertainment purposes and in conjunction with the operation of another business, there shall be no requirement that such business obtain a conditional use permit as provided in subsection (A) of this section. However, the applicant shall comply with all other provisions of subsection (A) of this section.
(Ord. 401 § 22(e)(11), 1959; Ord. 716, 1967; Ord. 1248 § 1, 1985; Ord. 1310 §§ 1, 2, 1987; Ord. 1719 § 1 (Exh. B), 2010)
A. 
Each person managing, conducting, operating or carrying on the business of operating a hotel, motel, trailer court or mobile home park consisting of three or more units shall pay a minimum annual license tax of thirty-five dollars for the first three units, and an additional annual tax of six dollars and fifty cents per unit in excess of three; provided, that the maximum license tax shall not exceed five hundred dollars per year.
B. 
Each person managing, conducting, operating or carrying on the business of operating an apartment house, rooming house or bungalow court consisting of three or more units shall pay a minimum annual license tax of thirty-five dollars for the first three units and an additional tax of six dollars and fifty cents for each unit in excess of three.
(Ord. 401 § 22(e)(8), 1959; Ord. 830 § 1, 1971; Ord. 1049 § 10, 1978; Ord. 1251, 1985; Ord. 1346 § 1, 1988)
Every person moving houses or other structures shall pay a semiannual license fee of twenty dollars, or a daily fee of fifteen dollars; provided, that reasonable regulations of the police and public works departments shall govern such operations.
(Ord. 401 § 22(e)(9), 1959)
Every person conducting or managing the business of publishing a newspaper shall pay a license fee in accordance with Division III of this article. Every person operating or managing a newspaper agency shall pay an annual license fee in accordance with Division II of this article, class A business.
(Ord. 401 § 22(e)(10), 1959)
A. 
Street Peddlers. All persons both principal and agent, not having a fixed place of business in the city, who engage in the business in the city of hawker or peddler of goods, wares or merchandise, and who for the purpose of carrying on such business sell tangible commodities from house to house, store to store or on the streets or in any public place, or from any vehicle parked on any street for a period of two hours or more, shall pay a license fee of one hundred dollars per day, or two hundred dollars per year, in advance.
B. 
Peddling from Vehicles. All persons both principal and agent, not having a fixed place of business in the city, who sell or offer for sale any tangible commodities, candy, ice cream, confection, bakery goods, or any food or beverage for human consumption, from any motor vehicle or any vehicle on any public street or sidewalk in the city shall pay a permit fee of forty dollars annually, in advance, for each additional vehicle.
C. 
Canvassers and Solicitors. All persons both principal and agent, not having a fixed place of business in the city, who go in and upon private residences in the city, not having been requested or invited so to do by the owner or owners, occupant or occupants of the private residences, for the purpose of soliciting orders for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise, or for intangible services, or who solicit subscriptions, and/or for the purpose of disposing of and/or peddling or hawking the same shall pay an annual license tax of two hundred dollars, in advance, or fifty dollars per day, in advance.
D. 
Itinerant Merchants and Transient Vendors. All persons both principal and agent, who engage in a temporary or transient business in the city selling goods, wares or merchandise with the intention of continuing the business in the city for a period of not more than thirty days, and, who for the purpose of carrying on such business hire, lease or occupy any room, building or structure for the exhibition or sale of such goods, wares or merchandise shall pay an annual license tax of two hundred dollars or fifty dollars per day, in advance.
E. 
The provisions of subsections A through D of this section shall not apply to commercial travelers, or selling agents, selling their goods to dealers, whether selling for present or future delivery, by sample or otherwise.
F. 
The provisions of subsection C shall not apply to newspaper distributors and newsboys.
G. 
The provisions of subsections A through D of this section shall not be deemed or construed to require the payment of a license tax to conduct, manage or carry on any business, occupation or activity by any religious, charitable, fraternal, educational, military, state, county or municipal organization but such charitable or nonprofit organization shall be subject to the provisions of Section 5.04.220.
(Ord. 656, 1965)
"Seasonal commercial sales" is defined as one of the following three activities:
A. 
"Pumpkin and Christmas tree commercial sales lot" means any activity involving the use of a commercial lot involving seasonal sales of pumpkins or Christmas trees which continues for a period of sixty days or less.
B. 
"Produce stand commercial sales lot" means the sale of farm-produced crops and goods, including, but not limited to, fruits and vegetables which are displayed and sold from a temporary structure. The establishment of temporary produce stands shall be limited to a maximum period of one hundred twenty days during a calendar year. The produce stand commercial sales lot will be subject to review and approval by the design review committee.
C. 
"Farmers' market commercial sales lot" means an outdoor public market at which the primary items sold are farm produced crops and goods sold directly to the public by the producer. The duration of a farmers' market will be subject to review and approval by the design review committee but typically operate one day per week or every other week.
D. 
Any person, firm or other entity intending to conduct or maintain a seasonal commercial sales lot shall comply with the following:
1. 
All seasonal commercial sales events shall file a special event permit application with the planning division at least forty-five days prior to the event. The applicant shall pay the special event processing fee as established in the master fee schedule.
2. 
The commercial lot at which the seasonal commercial sales event is to take place shall have all entrances and exits face upon a commercial street and shall not front onto a residential street.
3. 
There shall be at least four off-street parking spaces provided at a minimum and where the event is larger than one thousand square feet in size, four additional parking spaces per one thousand square feet of gross display area shall be provided thereafter.
4. 
There shall be no obstructions of the public right-of-way with any structure, signs or merchandise associated with the seasonal commercial sales lot.
5. 
There shall be restroom facilities available to the employees and patrons on site as approved by the chief building official or representative.
6. 
Advertising signage shall not exceed a collective total of one hundred square feet of area, and no sign shall exceed a height of eight feet; only one sign shall be allowed on the commercial street frontage. The use of human display signs is prohibited.
7. 
The hours of operation shall be limited to nine a.m. to nine p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and nine a.m. to ten p.m. Friday and Saturday.
8. 
The time period that such seasonal commercial sales is permitted includes setup and cleanup of the property for the subject event.
9. 
Applicants of seasonal commercial sales lots shall obtain a business license and shall pay the fire prevention inspection fee as approved by the city council. A clean up fee of one thousand dollars shall be deposited with the community and economic development department. The cleanup fee is to guarantee compliance with the city regulations and clearance of the site. If the site is left in a clean and neat condition, as determined by the director of community and economic development or designated representative, then the cleanup deposit shall be refunded to the applicant.
10. 
A building permit shall be obtained from the chief building official for the use of temporary power poles associated with a seasonal commercial sales lot. All temporary power poles shall be removed from the site within the timeframe permitted for the seasonal commercial sales event.
11. 
Upon request by the applicant to the city council, the city council may waive the fee for the fire prevention inspection for local non-profit, charitable organizations.
12. 
Should any person, firm or entity fail to comply with the provisions of this section, the chief building official or representative shall close down the seasonal commercial sales lot until compliance has been made. If the seasonal commercial sales lot has commenced prior to obtaining a special event permit, then the chief building official shall determine when the seasonal commercial sales lot began and upon obtaining a special event permit, will be limited to the time remaining for the event. Failure to comply with the requirements of Section 5.04.610 may be grounds for denial of future event requests by the applicant as determined by the development review committee.
(Ord. 1048 § 1, 1978; Ord. 1325 § 1, 1988; Ord. 1749 § 3, 2013; Ord. 1785 § 3, 2017)