For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
"Business"
means and includes every pursuit, trade, occupation, avocation, employment, business, or calling.
"Employee"
means any person acting within the scope of the employer's business, within the limits of the City.
"Established place of business"
means the place actually occupied either continuously or at regular periods by any person required to be licensed pursuant to this chapter, and where such persons, books and records are kept and a large share of his or her business transacted.
"Peddler"
means any person, whether a resident of the City or not, who goes from house to house and from place to place, conveying goods, wares or merchandise or offering the same for sale, or making sales and delivering articles to purchasers. It shall not include vendors of milk, bakery products, produce, groceries, ice cream or ice, who distribute their products to regular customers on established routes.
"Retail business" or "retail sales"
mean and include all sales of goods, wares, merchandise or services to a consumer.
"Solicitor"
means and includes any person, whether a resident of the City or not, who goes from house to house, or from place to place, soliciting or taking orders for sales of goods, wares, merchandise or personal property of any nature whatever for future delivery or for service to be performed in the future, whether or not such individual has, carries or exposes for sale a sample of the subject of such order or whether he or she is collecting advance payment on such orders; or who solicits, takes or attempts to take public opinion polls, consumer surveys, or by such contact attempts to secure similar information. This definition includes any person who uses any building, motor vehicle or other place within the City for the primary purpose of exhibiting samples and taking orders for future delivery, or one who, as an invitee of a purchaser or prospective purchaser, or otherwise, solicits a sale or who exhibits any samples or gives a demonstration or makes a delivery within the City after a purchaser or prospective purchaser has been solicited or contacted by telephone, correspondence, or other method of communication from within the City. This definition shall not include the term "canvasser." "Solicitor" excludes any person who is a regular employee of an established licensed business having a fixed location in and is on the tax rolls of this City.
"Temporary business"
means a business not intended to be carried on for more than six months. The person, firm or corporation so engaged shall not be relieved from complying with the provisions of this chapter merely by reason of associating temporarily with any other local dealer, merchant or auctioneer, or by conducting such transient business in connection with, as a part of, or in the name of any local dealer, merchant or auctioneer.
"Transient merchant"
means and includes any person, whether a resident of the City or not, who engages in a temporary business of selling and delivering goods, wares, and merchandise within the City, and who, in furtherance of such purpose, leases, uses or occupies any building, motor vehicle, public room in a hotel or shop, or other place within the City for the exhibition and sale of such goods, wares and merchandise, either privately or at public auction; provided, that such designation shall not be construed to include any person, firm or corporation who, while occupying such temporary location, does not sell from stock, but exhibits samples for the purpose of securing orders for future delivery only.
"Wholesale business" or "wholesale sales"
mean and include all sales of goods, wares, merchandise, or services to a retailer.
(Prior code §§ 2100—2102, 2103—2105.3; Ord. 43 § 4 (b)—(i), 1956; Ord. 47 § 1, 1957; Ord. 137 § 4, 1959; prior code Am. No. 34 § 1, 1965)
A. 
The ordinance codified in this chapter is enacted solely to raise revenue for municipal purposes and is not intended for regulation.
B. 
This chapter shall never be construed or held as licensing or permitting the carrying on of any unlawful trade, calling, occupation, game or amusement, and every such trade, calling, occupation, game or amusement is prohibited, and no license shall be granted or issued therefor.
C. 
All specific provisions of this chapter shall control over general provisions.
(Prior code §§ 2106, 2166; Ord. 43 §§ 4(k), 47, 51, 1956; Ord. 142, 1960)
A. 
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to require the payment of any license fee to operate any charitable institution, organization or association organized for charitable purposes and conducted for charitable purposes. Nor shall any license fee be required to be paid by any religious, charitable, fraternal, educational, military, state, county, municipal organization or association where the major portion of the receipts are to be used wholly for the benefit of such organization and not for the purpose of private gain of any individual.
B. 
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to require the payment of any license fee for any service club or organization, such as Kiwanis, Rotary, Elks or Lions Clubs, nonprofit automobile clubs, Chamber of Commerce, trade association, community service clubs or associations (by way of illustration, but not limitation, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Camp Fire Girls, Little League and Parent Teachers' Association) which do not contemplate the distribution of profits or dividends to the members thereof.
C. 
No business license fee shall be required by those engaged in interstate commerce, provided certification has been witnessed by the Administrative Services Director on forms supplied by the Administrative Services Director.
(Prior code §§ 2115—2116; Ord. 43 § 44-4, 1956; Ord. 47 § 10, 1957; prior code Am. No. 34 § 2, 1965; Ord. 2003-998 § 1; Ord. 2012-1133 § 4)
It is unlawful for any person, or for any person as agent, clerk, or employee, either for him or herself or for any other person, within the corporate limits of the City, to transact, engage in or carry on any business, show, exhibition or game specified in this chapter without first having procured a license therefor, as required in this chapter.
(Prior code § 2111; Ord. 43 § 1, 1956)
A. 
A separate license shall be obtained for each separate business or each branch establishment or separate place of business in which a business, show, exhibition, or game is transacted, conducted or carried on, and shall authorize the licensee to transact, conduct or carry on only that business, show, exhibition or game described in such license, and which is indicated thereby; provided, further, that where a license is imposed in this chapter upon any business, show, exhibition or game in which the average number of employees of such business or the number of business transactions is made the basis for ascertaining the amount of such license, a separate license tax shall be paid for each branch establishment or place of business in which the business, show, game or exhibition is transacted, conducted or carried on, based on the average number of employees or number of business transactions of each such branch establishment or separate place of business.
B. 
Any person conducting more than one business in the same storeroom shall not be required to pay more than one license tax; provided, however, such additional business so conducted by him or her shall be one that is ordinarily and customarily conducted in connection with such other business.
C. 
Any person doing business as a coin operated entertainment facility as defined in Section 19.04.090 of this code in conjunction with some other business shall be required to obtain a separate business license for such coin operated entertainment facility.
(Prior code §§ 2112—2114; Ord. 43 § 11, 1956; Ord. 539 § 2, 1981)
Before any license is issued to any person, such person shall make written application therefor to the Administrative Services Director. Such application shall state the following:
A. 
The firm name and the nature of the business or enterprise for which the license is required;
B. 
The place where such business or enterprise will be transacted or carried on;
C. 
The name of the owner of the business or enterprise; and
D. 
The address of the owner of the business or enterprise.
(Prior code §§ 2121, 2122; Ord. 43 § 5(A)—(D), 1956; Ord. 2003-998 § 2; Ord. 2012-1133 § 5)
All licenses issued under and by virtue of this chapter shall be printed in the blank form, signed by the Administrative Services Director, and in which shall be set forth the name of the party to which the license is issued, the nature of the business that he or she is licensed to pursue, the location of the place of business, the length of time for which the same is granted, the date of issuance, and the amount paid therefor.
(Prior code § 2161; Ord. 43 § 5, 1956; Ord. 2003-998 § 3; Ord. 2012-1133 § 6)
Each license granted or issued under the provisions of this chapter shall authorize the licensee to transact or carry on the business or calling therein designated and at no other place than as designated on the license. Except as provided in Chapter 4.56 for lawfully established smoke shops and businesses that are displaced due to redevelopment activities, a license issued pursuant to this chapter shall not be assigned or transferable. Additionally, a change of location shall be allowed to the owner of the license not regulated by Chapter 4.56 upon the payment to the Administrative Services Director of the sum in an amount as set forth in the City's Master Fee Schedule and upon approval of the chief of law enforcement.
(Prior code §§ 2164, 2165; Ord. 43 § 7, 1956; Ord. 2003-998 § 4; Ord. 2010-1104 § 1; Ord. 2012-1133 § 7; Ord. 2023-1235, 10/18/2023)
The Administrative Services Director shall make a charge in an amount as set forth in the City's Master Fee Schedule for each duplicate of a license issued under the provisions of this chapter which has been lost or destroyed.
(Ord. 822 § 2, 1990; Ord. 2003-998 § 5; Ord. 2012-1133 § 8)
A. 
All licenses issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be posted and kept in a conspicuous place at the place of business of the licensees named therein during the period the licenses are in force and effect except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.
B. 
Each licensee under the provisions of this chapter shall produce and exhibit the license issued to such licensee whenever requested to do so by any law enforcement officer or by any deputy sheriff of the County.
C. 
Failure to display a license or receipt as provided in this chapter shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
D. 
Any person having a license certificate theretofore issued in his or her possession or under his or her control who willfully fails to exhibit the same on demand shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalties provided for by the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior code §§ 2184—2186, 2187.3; Ord. 43 §§ 8, 9, 1956)
Upon application therefor as provided in this chapter, it shall be the duty of the Administrative Services Director to prepare and issue a license pursuant to this chapter; provided, however, that the Administrative Services Director shall not issue any such license until it has been noted on the application therefor that the location of the proposed business has been reviewed by the Community Development Department and has been approved or disapproved in accordance with the provisions of the building code and the zoning ordinance. In the event that the applicant is disapproved by said Department, the Administrative Services Director should issue the license as requested, noting upon the application the fact of the disapproval and that the license does not constitute approval to operate in contravention of said code or ordinance; and, further, that the fee paid under any circumstance is nonrefundable.
(Prior code § 2157; Ord. 43 § 6, 1956; Ord. 722 § 1, 1987; Ord. 2012-1133 § 9)
No license shall be issued to any person transacting business under a fictitious name unless an affidavit is filed in the office of the County Clerk showing the true name of the owners of such business; provided, however, that such a license may be issued in the true name of all the owners of such business, show, exhibition or game, without the filing of such affidavit.
(Prior code §§ 2155, 2156; Ord. 43 § 5, 1956)
A. 
No license shall be issued unless full compliance is had with all the ordinances of the City and laws of the state and, where laws of the state require a person to be licensed under and by virtue of its laws, the same shall be a condition precedent to the granting of a license by the City. If an applicant so required to be licensed by the state has failed to comply with the laws of the state, no license shall be issued by the City.
B. 
Before any license is issued under this chapter, the applicant for a business license may be required to present to the Administrative Services Director evidence of approval from the building department of the City that the applicant's proposed business does not conflict with any building code provisions and meets all the requirements of existing codes for the City; evidence of approval from the Planning Department of the City that the applicant's proposed business does not conflict with any zoning code provisions; and the applicant may likewise be required to present to the Administrative Services Director evidence of a permit by the chief of law enforcement or the Chief of the Fire Department, or the City Council, when a permit is required by a provision of this code.
(Prior code §§ 2107, 2151, 2152; Ord. 43 § 5, 1956; prior code Am. No. 75 § 1, 1979; Ord. 2003-998 § 6; Ord. 2012-1133 § 10)
Application for the license as solicitor, peddler or transient merchant shall be required to give the following information on forms provided by the Sheriff's office of the County:
A. 
Physical description of applicant;
B. 
Complete permanent address and local address of applicant;
C. 
If employed, the name and address of the employer, together with credentials therefor, establishing the exact relationship;
D. 
The source of supply of the goods or property proposed to be sold or orders taken for the sale thereof, where such goods or products are located at the time the application is made out, and the proposed method of delivery;
E. 
Two copies of a recent photograph of the applicant, such picture being approximately two inches by two inches and showing the head and shoulders of the applicant in a clear and distinguishing manner;
F. 
A statement as to whether or not applicant has ever been convicted of any felony and, if so, the nature of the offense;
G. 
The last cities, not to exceed three, where the applicant carried on business immediately preceding the date of application, and the addresses from which such business was conducted in those cities.
(Prior code § 2131; Ord. 43 § 5(E)(1)—(7), 1956)
A. 
At the time of filing of application, an additional fee in an amount as set forth in the City's Master Fee Schedule shall be paid to the Treasurer to cover the cost of investigation of the facts stated therein.
B. 
Where a written order or contract is used, the applicant shall attach to the application one copy of the proposed form of all such orders or contracts to be used or submitted to purchasers or prospective purchasers within the City.
C. 
At the time such application is filed, the applicant should have furnished his or her fingerprints to the sheriff's office of the County serving Imperial Beach.
(Ord. 822 § 2, 1990)
A. 
The applicant will receive an identification card that must be displayed upon the request of any law enforcement officer within the City.
B. 
An investigation fee in an amount as set forth in the City's Master Fee Schedule shall be paid to the City Treasurer for renewal of identification card which shall be good for one year from the date issued. Identification cards shall be renewed on the second day of the month following the expiration date.
(Prior code §§ 2135, 2135.1; Ord. 45 § 5(E)(11), 1956; prior code Am. No. 34 § 3, 1965; Ord. 2000-958)
No peddler or solicitor shall ring the bell or knock on the door of any residence, dwelling, flat or apartment in this City whereon a sign bearing the words "No Peddlers or Solicitors" or words of similar import indicating that peddlers or solicitors are not wanted on the premises is painted or affixed or exposed to public view; and no peddler or solicitor shall attempt to gain admittance thereto; provided, however, that this prohibition shall not apply to any peddler or solicitor who knocks at any door or rings any bell at the invitation or with the consent of some member of the household at which he or she so applies for admission.
(Prior code § 2117; prior code Am. No. 75 § 2, 1970)
The Administrative Services Director shall notify the applicant of the denial of the license by delivering a notice of such denial to the applicant. Delivery of such notice may be made personally or by placing such notice in an envelope properly addressed to such applicant with postage prepaid, sealed and deposited in the United States mail.
(Prior code §§ 2142, 2142.1; Ord. 43 § 5, 1956; Ord. 2003-998 § 8; Ord. 2012-1133 § 12)
A. 
The original license shall be delivered to the licensee at the time license fees are paid.
B. 
All moneys collected under this chapter shall be collected and deposited in the general fund of the City by the Administrative Services Director.
(Prior code §§ 2162, 2163, 2198; Ord. 43 §§ 5, 13, 1956; Ord. 2003-998 § 9; Ord. 2012-1133 § 13)
A. 
All licenses shall be paid in advance in the lawful money of the United States to the Treasurer of the City. The licenses required to be paid by the provisions of this chapter shall be due and payable from and after the first day of the month following the expiration date of the annual license. Licenses shall be delinquent 30 days after the same are due and payable.
B. 
Any license which is due and payable and has become delinquent shall thereby be revoked without further action. No person shall engage in any business subject to be licensed under this chapter after the license has become delinquent.
(Prior code §§ 2191—2191.4; Ord. 43 § 10, 1956; Ord. 2000-958)
License fees shall be due and payable as follows:
A. 
Monthly Licenses. The monthly licenses provided in this chapter shall be due and payable to the City on the first day of each month, in advance, unless otherwise specifically provided in this chapter, from all persons to have from the previous month been licensed to carry on the same business, show, exhibition or game and from all persons who have not been licensed for the previous month for the same business, show, exhibition or game.
B. 
Quarterly Licenses. The quarterly licenses provided in this chapter shall be due and payable to the City on the first days of January, April, July and October, in advance, and all such licenses shall expire with the last days of March, June, September and December of each year; provided, however, that any person desiring to do so may pay for and procure all four quarterly licenses at the time the first quarterly license becomes due and payable under the provisions of this chapter.
C. 
Daily and Weekly Licenses. The daily and weekly licenses provided in this chapter shall be due and payable to the City in advance.
D. 
Annual Licenses. The annual licenses provided in this chapter shall be due and payable on the second day of the month following expiration date of the annual license.
(Prior code §§ 2193—2196.1; Ord. 43 § 12, 1956; Ord. 2000-958)
No greater or lesser amount of money shall be charged or received for any license than is provided in this chapter, and no license shall be sold or issued for any part of time other than is provided in this chapter. There shall be no rebate given for any unused portion of the term except as otherwise specifically provided in this chapter.
(Prior code § 2197; Ord. 43 § 12, 1956)
The amount of any license imposed by this chapter shall be deemed a debt to the City and any person or any person as agent, clerk or employee, either for him or herself or for any other person, transacting, engaging in or carrying on any business, show, exhibition or game specified without having a license from the City to do so shall be liable to an action in the name of the City in any court of competent jurisdiction for the amount of license imposed by this chapter.
(Prior code § 2183; Ord. 43 § 3, 1956)
If a license provided for in this chapter is not paid on or before the 30th day of the month following the date when it becomes due, as provided in this chapter, then a penalty in an amount equal to 25% of the license tax due and payable shall be added thereto, and no license shall be issued until such penalty has been paid. In addition thereto, such delinquent licensee shall be liable for prosecution and the penalty provided for failure to pay his or her license as required by this chapter.
(Prior code § 2182; Ord. 43 § 48, 1956; Ord. 648 § 1, 1985)
The amount or rate of license fees to be paid to the City by any person for transacting, engaging in, conducting or carrying on any business, show, exhibition or game as specified in this chapter shall be as provided in Sections 4.04.400 through 4.04.532 of this chapter.
(Prior code § 2199; Ord. 43 § 14, 1956)
A. 
Every license issued under and by virtue of the provisions of this chapter shall be subject to revocation by the City Council: and such revocation shall be based upon a failure to comply with any term or terms of this chapter.
B. 
The Administrative Services Director shall deliver a notice in writing, either personally or by mail, to the person or business holding such license, stating that the Administrative Services Director is recommending to the City Council the revocation of the license, and a brief summary of the reasons therefor. The notice shall contain the date, time, and place when each such recommendation shall be made to the City Council.
C. 
At the time and place as stated in the notice the licensee may appear and be heard by the City Council. In the event that the licensee appears and contests the revocation, the City Council may set a time and place for the hearing of recommendation for the revocation. At the time and place as set by the City Council, hearing shall be had.
D. 
The City Council shall rule upon the revocation and may revoke the same. Its decision shall be final.
(Prior code §§ 2171—2177; Ord. 43 § 46, 1956; Ord. 456 § 5, 1979; Ord. 2003-998 § 10; Ord. 2012-1133 § 14)
Whenever an applicant for a license to do business in the City is licensed to do business under the laws of the state, a license to do business within the City shall not be denied, and no officer, official, or the City Council shall take any action to revoke or suspend a license issued to a person who is licensed to do business under the laws of the state.
(Prior code §§ 2154, 2178; Ord. 43 § 5, 1956; Ord. 142, 1960)
A. 
If any such license has been issued through error, the same shall be void and of no force and effect.
B. 
In no event shall any mistake or error made by the Administrative Services Director in stating the amount of the license provided for in this chapter prevent the collection by the City of an amount that shall be actually due from any person transacting or carrying on a business subject to a license under this chapter.
(Prior code §§ 2153, 2158; Ord. 43 §§ 5, 6, 1956; Ord. 2003-998 § 11; Ord. 2012-1133 § 15)
A. 
It shall be the duty of the Administrative Services Director or authorized deputy to enforce each and all of the provisions of this chapter, and the chief of law enforcement shall render such assistance in the enforcement of this chapter as may from time to time be required by the Administrative Services Director or the City Council.
B. 
It shall be the duty of the Administrative Services Director and each of the Administrative Services Director's assistants to cause a complaint to be filed against any and all persons found to be violating any of the provisions of this chapter.
(Prior code §§ 2187, 2187.4; Ord. 43 § 9, 1956; Ord. 137 § 3, 1959; Ord. 2003-998 § 12; Ord. 2012-1133 § 16)
The Administrative Services Director, in the exercise of the duties imposed under this chapter and acting through deputies or duly authorized assistants, shall examine or cause to be examined all places of business in the City to ascertain whether the provisions of this chapter have been complied with. The Administrative Services Director, each and all of the Administrative Services Director's assistants, and any law enforcement officer, code enforcement officer, or fire-fighter shall have the power and authority to enter free of charge and at any reasonable time and place a business required to be licensed under this chapter and demand an exhibition of its license certificate.
(Prior code §§ 2187.1, 2187.2; Ord. 43 § 9, 1956; Ord. 137 § 3, 1959; Ord. 2003-998 § 13; Ord. 2012-1133 § 17)
A. 
Every owner of a business required to be licensed by this code shall provide the chief of law enforcement with the current name and home phone number, or changes thereto, of the owner or manager of such business.
B. 
Every owner of a business required to be licensed by this code, when the public can purchase goods or services from such business without the presence of an attendant (such as, but not limited to, a coin operated laundry), shall conspicuously post upon the premises a sign stating the name and phone number of the person responsible for managing such business, or the designee thereof. The size and style of the sign shall conform to the requirements established by the City Treasurer.
(Ord. 526 § 1, 1981)
The City Treasurer may require at any time that any retail business as defined in Section 4.04.010 submit appropriate financial statements in order for the Treasurer to determine whether such business is a secondhand dealer as defined in Section 4.32.010 of this code. Such reports shall be submitted to the City Treasurer within 30 days after a request for their production.
(Ord. 531 § 4, 1981; Ord. 2012-1133 § 18)
Any person who, for him or herself or for any other person, violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall, for each violation thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction by any court having jurisdiction thereof, shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1.12 of this code. Each and every day or fractional part of a day that said business, show, exhibition or game specified in this chapter is conducted or carried on without such license or permit shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(Prior code § 2181; Ord. 43 § 3, 1956; Ord. 142, 1960; Ord. 456 § 5, 1979; Ord. 531 § 2, 1981; amended during 1991 republication)
In each and every instance where a license fee is required, the following conditions shall govern:
A. 
All licenses shall be payable in advance.
B. 
If any person commences a new business during the calendar year and is issued an annual license, his or her license shall be valid for one year from the date of issuance of the license. If his or her license is to be based upon the average number of employees, he or she shall pay in advance an amount equal to the minimum amount required in Section 4.04.420 and, at the end of the license period, shall file a statement as to the average number of persons employed during the period and shall pay the additional amount, if any, required to be paid under Section 4.04.420.
C. 
For any business classified under Section 4.04.420 which is applying for a renewal of license, the licensee shall, when applying, pay a license fee based upon the average number of employees employed in the previous year, as defined in Section 4.04.430, and shall file an affidavit stating the average number of persons employed during the previous year.
(Prior code § 2215; Ord. 43 § 16, 1956; Ord. 2000-958)
A. 
In each and every instance where the amount of license fee to be paid by any person shall be based upon the number of employees, the licensee therein named shall and will on the request of the Administrative Services Director, then and there submit for inspection to the Administrative Services Director any and all books, papers, accounts, and records, including state and federal income tax returns, social security returns, and California State sales tax returns pertaining to the business. The license, as required in this chapter, may be based upon the amounts indicated in said books, papers, accounts, and records.
B. 
In the event a licensee fails to comply with the provisions of this section, such licensee shall then be liable to the penal provisions of this chapter and shall be liable for and shall pay an additional sum in an amount equal to 100% of the correct license fee, together with the correct amount of the license fee as based upon the actual number of employees for the business during the calendar year for which the license was issued.
(Prior code § 2216; Ord. 43 § 17, 1956; Ord. 2003-998 § 14; Ord. 2012-1133 § 19)
For the purpose of determining the average number of employees employed during the year, the number of persons employed at or near the 15th day of each month during the year in which business is transacted within the City shall be added together, and the sum total shall be divided by the number of months or fractions of months the business is operating, fractions omitted.
(Prior code § 2102.1; Ord. 43 § 4(j), 1956)
In the event of a business doing business within the City but not listed in Section 4.04.490, the City Treasurer shall compare the activities by such business to the businesses listed in Section 4.04.490 and determine the appropriate tax category for such unlisted business.
(Ord. 619 § 5, 1984; Ord. 2023-1235, 10/18/2023)
Any person aggrieved by the action of the Administrative Services Director in collecting, approving, or disapproving the issuance of a license/permit or in revoking or suspending or refusing to revoke or suspend any license/permit may, within five days after such action, appeal to the City Manager by filing a written notice thereof with the City Clerk. The City Manager shall hold a hearing in the matter, and the City Manager's decision therein shall be final and conclusive.
(Ord. 822 § 2, 1990; Ord. 2003-998 § 15; Ord. 2012-1133 § 21)
A. 
The business license/certification fees are set as follows:
Business
License/Certification Fee
Contractor (general)
$210 plus $6 per employee
Contractor (sub)
$125 plus $6 per employee
Retail Outlets
$53 plus $6 per employee
Wholesale Outlets
$53 plus $6 per employee
Secondhand Stores/Pawn Brokers
$420 plus $6 per employee
Dwelling Units
Hotel/Motel
$40 plus $20 per unit (1 to 20 units)
$40 plus $15 per unit (21 to 50 units)
$40 plus $13 per unit (51 and above)
RV and Mobile Home Park
$40 plus $12 per unit (1 to 20 units)
$40 plus $9 per unit (21 to 50 units)
$40 plus $8 per unit (51 and above)
(Housing inspection fees waived for RV and Mobile Home Park per state regulation.)
Taxicab/Limousine
$160 per owner or lessee
Advertising, Billposting, Benches
$105 per board/$21 per bench
Sound Trucks
$53 plus $6 per employee
Parades and Special Events
$53 per parade or event
Circuses, Carnivals
$53 plus $105 per day
Peddlers, Telemarketing, Solicitors and Itinerant Merchants Generally (Company Fee)
$105 plus $6 per employee
Non-State-Certified Massage Establishment Permit
$250 plus $6 per employee (first year), $75 fee plus $6 fee per employee (after first year)
Cabaret/Dancehalls
$160 plus $6 per employee
Teenage Dance
$53 plus $6 per employee
Poolroom or Billiard Room
$53 plus $20 per table
Consultants & Other Nonlicensed Professionals
$53 plus $105 per professional plus $6 per other employee
Junkyards, Wrecking Yards or Automotive Dismantling Operation
$160 plus $6 per employee
Private Patrol Service
$53 per quarter per vehicle or employee
Ice Cream Vendors
$53 per quarter per vehicle or employee
Garage Sale
No fee (permit required)
Tattoo Parlors/Palm Readers
$150 plus $50 investigation fee per employee
Manufacturing
$53 plus $6 per employee
Automotive Dealers, Gasoline Stations
$53 plus $6 per employee
Eating and Drinking Establishments
$53 plus $6 per employee
Coin-Operated Viewers
$53 per machine $6 per employee
Coin-Operated Machines (i.e., Video, Music, Pinball, Pool)
$20 per machine
Check Cashing Services
$105 plus $6 per employee
Credit Agencies
$105 plus $6 per employee
Business Services
$53 plus $6 per employee
Repair Services
$53 plus $6 per employee
Amusement and Recreation
$53 plus $20 per machine plus $6 per employee
Health Service/Other Professional Services
$53 plus $6 per employee plus $105 for each person engaged in a profession in a particular business who is required as a condition precedent to engaging in such profession to have a license from a government or nongovernmental agency. A licensed professional is employed or engaged in a particular occupation requiring long and intensive academic preparation in a specific field or endeavor.
Non-State-Certified Massage Permit
$75
B. 
Fees which shall be paid contemporaneously with the filing of a live entertainment permit application are set as follows:
Cocktail Waitress Servers
$2
Dancers
$5
Topless and/or Bottomless Dancers
$10
C. 
Alarm system fees are set as follows:
1. 
All alarm systems must obtain a City alarm permit from the City Finance Department and the cost of the permit shall be $30.00.
D. 
1. 
All home-based businesses are subject to the requirements of this section, and shall pay fees appropriate for the type of business operated.
2. 
All fees which are currently in place but not set forth by this section shall continue at the existing rate. The ordinance codified in this section shall be effective immediately pursuant to California Government Code Section 36937(d).
(Ord. 92-865 §§ 1—5, 1992; Ord. 2005-1025 §§ 1, 2; Ord. 2008-1068 §§ 1, 2; Ord. 2009-1092 § 1)
Every person conducting, managing or carrying on the business of operating a concession stand, hawker or any other type of transient sales during any community promotion event or tourist-related event, such as, but not limited to, parades, beach events, public-sponsored celebrations, firework displays, and sandcastle events, shall pay a daily license fee as follows:
A. 
Concession stand, in an amount as set forth in the City's Master Fee Schedule per day (does not include beer or wine sales);
B. 
Hawkers, in an amount as set forth in the City's Master Fee Schedule per day (does not include beer or wine sales).
(Ord. 530 § 1, 1981; Ord. 2023-1235, 10/18/2023)