This title may be cited as the "business permit law" of the
city.
(Ord. 1181 § 1, 1992)
The purpose of this title is to provide a procedure by which
specific businesses or activities may be approved which also may require
special investigations or require that certain conditions be attached
in order to preserve the public peace, health, safety, morals or welfare
of the residents of the city.
(Ord. 1181 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1376 § 1, 2005)
No person shall commence, transact or carry on any business
or covered activity listed below without first having procured a permit
from the city:
(1)
Merchant
patrol;
(2)
Dances,
dancing club entertainment;
(3)
Solicitors;
(4)
Charitable
and religious solicitors;
(5)
Poolrooms
and billiard halls;
(6)
Massage
establishments;
(7)
Massage
technicians;
(8)
Massage
technician's aid, apprentice or trainee;
(9)
Pawnbrokers
and secondhand dealers;
(10)
Burglary and robbery alarm systems;
(11)
Escorts;
(12)
Escort bureaus and introductory services;
(13)
Bingo games;
(14)
Off-site sale of single agricultural product; and
(15)
Sidewalk vendors.
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This title shall not be construed to require any person or company
to obtain a permit if such requirement conflicts with applicable statutes
or constitutional provisions of the United States or of the state
of California.
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(Ord. 1181 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1376 § 2, 2005; Ord. 1406 § 2, 2007; Ord. 1547 § 4, 2019)
Unless otherwise specifically stated in this title, a fee for
filing an application for a permit shall be set forth by city council
resolution and payable in advance. This annual fee shall be nonrefundable
and shall be used to cover the administrative costs incurred in investigating
and/or processing the application for permit. This fee shall not include
the fee charged by the police department to process and create fingerprint
records that are required as part of the permit application process
for the following business permits:
(1)
Merchant
patrol;
(2)
Solicitors;
(3)
Poolrooms
and billiard halls;
(4)
Massage
establishments;
(5)
Massage
establishment off-premises permit;
(6)
Massage
technician's aide, apprentice or trainee;
(7)
Pawnbroker
and secondhand dealers;
(8)
Escorts;
and
(9)
Escort
bureaus and introductory services.
(Ord. 1181 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1376 § 3, 2005; Ord. 1547 § 5, 2019)
All businesses and covered activities requiring a permit pursuant
to the terms of this title, unless specifically exempted herein, shall
obtain and pay the fees applicable for a permit and/or license pursuant
to the terms and provisions of Title 5 of this code.
(Ord. 1181 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1376 § 4, 2005)
