A. 
The application for all licenses in this title shall be accompanied by a fee established or modified by resolution of the city council. All application fees are non-refundable.
B. 
All license fees shall be paid in advance, in lawful money of the United States, to the city, before commencing or carrying on any business or business activity subject to a license under this title.
C. 
In no case shall any mistake made by a city employee or an agent of the city regarding the amount of any license fee prevent or prejudice the city's collection of the fee which is actually due from any person carrying on any business or business activity subject to a license under this title.
D. 
A charge for each license issued to replace any license issued under the provisions of this title which has been lost or destroyed shall be made in such amount as established by resolution.
E. 
The amount of any fee for a license required by this title shall be deemed a debt to the city and any person carrying on any business or business activity contained in this title without having first procured a license from the city to do so may be subject to an action in the name of the city in any court of competent jurisdiction for the collection of any such license fee.
F. 
All moneys collected for licenses issued shall be deposited with the city treasurer and shall, on or before the fifteenth day of each month, be reported to the director of finance and administrative services.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
A. 
Nothing in this title shall be deemed or construed to apply to any person transacting or carrying on any business or business activity exempt by virtue of the Constitution or applicable statutes of the United States or of the state of California with respect to payment of license fees required by this chapter.
B. 
For licenses required under Section 5.04.030(E) of this chapter, the provisions of this title shall not be deemed or construed to require the payment of a license fee to conduct, manage or carry on any such business or business activity by any institution or organization organized and carried on primarily for charitable purposes and for which a profit is not derived, either directly or indirectly.
C. 
For licenses required under Section 5.04.030(E) of this chapter, no license fee shall be required to conduct an entertainment, dance, concert, exhibition or lecture by any religious, fraternal or other organization or association when the proceeds of such entertainment, dance, concert, exhibition or lecture are to be appropriated to charitable purposes and from which profit is not derived, either directly or indirectly.
D. 
The term "profit", as used in this section, shall not include a reasonable compensation paid, or agreed to be paid, to any person for bona fide services rendered.
E. 
Notwithstanding the above, nothing in this section shall be deemed to exempt any person, business, institution, organization or association from complying with the provisions of any local, state or federal law requiring a license to be obtained to conduct, manage or carry on any business, trade, calling, profession, occupation, activity, entertainment, dance, concert, exhibition or lecture.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)
A. 
Application. No person, business, institution, organization or association shall be exempted from the payment of a license fee, as provided for in Section 5.08.020, until a certificate of exemption is applied for and issued certifying that such person, business, institution, organization or association is entitled to such exemption. An application for such certificate shall be filed with the director. Any person, business, institution, organization or association desiring to obtain such certificate shall file a verified application containing the following information:
1. 
The name of the person, agent, firm, corporation, or other entity making the application, and the purpose(s) for which it is organized and conducted;
2. 
Proof of tax exemption status from the Internal Revenue Service of the United States Government and the state of California Franchise Tax Board, if applicable;
3. 
The kind of business, trade, calling, profession, occupation, or activity proposed to be conducted, the address where, and the times when it is proposed to conduct the same;
4. 
The amount of compensation to be paid to any person for rendering services in connection with the conducting of such business, trade, calling, profession, occupation, or activity, and whether the same is to be actually conducted, controlled and managed by the applicant or is merely to be conducted under its auspices;
5. 
The purposes for which the net proceeds derived are to be used;
6. 
That the person signing the application has been duly authorized to make such application on behalf of such institution, organization or association; and
7. 
Any other information or documentation requested by the city that is reasonably necessary to establish the necessity or qualification for the exemption.
B. 
Issuance. The application required in subsection A of this section shall be investigated and issued by the director. Any decision of the director regarding the issuance or the denial of the certificate of exemption may be appealed pursuant to the appeal procedures contained in Section 5.04.110 of this chapter.
C. 
Revocation. Any certificate of exemption may be revoked by the director if it appears that the same was procured by fraud, or that such person, business, institution, organization or association has not complied with requirements set forth in this code, or that such person, business, institution, organization or association is no longer entitled to exemption pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.08.020. Such revocation shall occur following the same procedure set forth for revocation of a license in Section 5.04.100 and any decision regarding such revocation may be appealed pursuant to the appeal procedures contained in Section 5.04.110. If such certificate is so revoked, such person, business, institution, organization or association shall thereafter be subject to the payment of license fees as though no such certificate had ever been issued.
(Ord. 5972 § 5, 9-14-2021)