A. 
Contents of License. All licenses, unless otherwise provided in this code, shall be prepared and issued by the Collector upon the payment to the City of the sum required to be paid hereunder, or upon filing of proof satisfactory to the Collector of eligibility for exemption from such payment. Each license so issued shall state upon the face thereof the following:
1. 
The license number of the license;
2. 
The date of expiration of such license;
3. 
The persons to whom the same is issued, or where said persons are doing business under a fictitious name, both the actual and fictitious names to whom the same is issued;
4. 
The kind of business, profession, show, exhibition, game, occupation or enterprise licensed and the location of the same;
5. 
A statement that this license is issued without verification that the licensee is subject to or exempt from licensing by the State of California;
6. 
Any additional statement the Collector may deem necessary or which the State may require.
B. 
Whenever the tax imposed under the provisions of Chapter 5.32 is measured by the number of vehicles, devices, machines, or other pieces of equipment used, or whenever the license tax is measured by the gross receipts from the operation of such items, the Collector shall issue only one license; provided, that he or she may issue for each tax period for which the license tax has been paid one identification sticker, tag, plate, or symbol for each item included in the measure of the tax or used in a business where the tax is measured by the gross receipts from such items.
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Before any license is issued, the applicant shall make a written application to the Collector, which shall contain the following information:
A. 
The exact nature or kind of business, profession, show, exhibition, game, occupation or enterprise for which the license is requested;
B. 
The place where such business, profession, show, exhibition, or enterprise is to be carried on; and if the same is not to be carried on at any permanent place of business, then the residence address, identified as such, of the owners of the same, is to be used;
C. 
The address where the applicant shall consent to receive mail concerning the license applied for;
D. 
Where any person contracts, sells or delivers any goods, wares or merchandise in the City for which sales or use tax is payable, the application shall set forth the appropriate California State Board of Equalization Permit Number;
E. 
Where any person employs others in the course of such business the application shall set forth the appropriate Federal and/or State Employer Identification Number;
F. 
Where any person conducting any business is self-employed, the application shall set forth the applicant's Social Security number and California driver's license number;
G. 
In the event that the application is made for the issuance of a license to person doing business under a fictitious name, the application shall set forth the names and address of residence (P.O. boxes are unacceptable) of those owning said business or enterprise;
H. 
In the event that the application is made for the issuance of a license to a person doing business as a State-licensed contractor, the application shall set forth the applicant's State Contractor's License Number and Specialty Classification;
I. 
Any further information which the Collector may require to enable him or her to issue the type of license applied for and any further information which the State may require or any further information which the Collector may deem necessary to properly identify the applicant;
J. 
A signed statement made under penalty of perjury that the Statements therein are true and correct, which statement shall be required to be filed with the Collector upon submission of any original license application, annual renewal statement, miscellaneous supplementary statement or other return of filing. Each such declaration of truth of application or statement shall have included therein, or attached thereto, a certification or declaration, which shall be substantially in the following form:
I declare, under penalty of perjury, that this application, form or statement (including any accompanying schedules, statements, and supporting data has been examined by me, and, to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief, is a full, true and correct application, return, or statement and I accordingly so represent.
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Signature of Owner, or Partner, or Officer of Corporation, or Other Authorized Agent or Representative of any of the above said same.
All information specified to be set forth on any application form prescribed by the Collector shall be submitted completely and accurately and the license shall be deemed based upon the information submitted and represented. The Collector shall not be required to receive or consider any application, return or statement unless the above-quoted declaration, in substantially the form hereinabove set forth, is contained therein or attached thereto and properly executed by the applicant or the authorized agent or representative of the applicant, and it is unlawful and shall be deemed a misdemeanor in any such application, return or statement for such applicant or authorized agent or representative of the applicant to make any statement which is false or which is contrary to the declaration or representation made in the above-quoted form.
Any license shall be deemed valid based upon the application on file, and if the information is incomplete or inaccurate, the license shall be deemed invalid. If information submitted in an application subsequently becomes incomplete or inaccurate by reason of a change in circumstances, the license shall thereafter be deemed invalid. Upon the Collector's learning of any inaccuracy or incompleteness, notice shall be given forthwith to the licensee, at the address shown on the license where the licensee consented to receive information concerning his or her license, that the license is invalid and requesting the licensee to reapply for a revalidated license within 15 working days.
Upon the licensee's successful application for a revalidated license within the period hereinabove set the Collector shall apply prorate to the revalidated license the remainder of the sum originally paid by the licensee.
Upon the licensee's failure to make successful application for a revalidated license within the period here-inabove set the Collector shall give notice forthwith pursuant to Section 5.36.030 that the licensee's license is hereby suspended. Thereafter, upon denial of licensee's appeal it shall be revoked whereupon the licensee's original payment shall be forfeited.
Any person refusing or failing to make application or to provide information required shall be assessed an amount pursuant to Section 5.36.020, and shall be in violation of this chapter.
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A. 
The business classification categories are as follows:
1. 
Primary business categories:
a. 
Administrative headquarters;
b. 
Manufacturing;
c. 
Professions;
d. 
Public utilities;
e. 
Recreation and entertainment;
f. 
Rental of residential property;
g. 
Rental of nonresidential property;
h. 
Retail;
i. 
Services;
j. 
Wholesaling.
2. 
Special business categories:
a. 
Itinerant merchants/peddlers;
b. 
Special events;
c. 
Transportation of persons and goods;
d. 
Warehousing;
e. 
Contractors.
B. 
The determination of which business or type of class of business a licensee or applicant is engaged in or about to engage in shall be an administrative function of the Collector.
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No license shall be issued for the conduct of any business, and no permit shall be issued for any thing, or act, if the premises and building to be used for the purpose do not fully comply with the requirements of the City, including, but not limited to, the requirements contained in the Uniform Fire Code, Uniform Building Code, Uniform Plumbing Code, and National Electrical Code. No such license or permit shall be issued for the conduct of any business or performance of any act which would involve a violation of the zoning ordinance of the City.
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A. 
If the amount of the license tax to be paid by the applicant is measured by gross receipts, he or she shall estimate the gross receipts for the period to be covered by the license to be issued. Such estimate, if accepted by the Collector as reasonable, shall be used in determining the amount of license tax to be paid by the applicant; provided, however, the amount of the license tax so determined shall be tentative only, and the Collector may require such person, within 30 days after the expiration of the period for which such license was issued, to furnish the Collector with a sworn statement, upon a form furnished by the Collector, showing the gross receipts during the period of such license, and the license tax for such period may then be finally ascertained and paid in the manner provided by Chapter 5.32 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.
B. 
The Collector shall not issue to any such person another license for the same or any other business, until such person shall have furnished to him or her the sworn statement and paid the license tax as required in Chapter 5.32.
(Ord. 428, 1996)
A. 
The term of an initial license shall be from the date of issue through the last day of February of the following calendar year or other ending period as determined by the Collector.
B. 
Renewal of the license shall be based on the preceding calendar year. There shall be a grace period of 30 days from the expiration date of the last day of February of each year or other month as established by the Collector for completion of the renewal application process.
(Ord. 428, 1996)
A. 
In all cases where the license is based on a flat rate, the applicant shall submit to the Collector, for his or her guidance in ascertaining the amount of license tax to be paid by the applicant, a written statement upon a form to be provided by the Collector, written under penalty of perjury, setting forth such information concerning the nature, location, intended duration, and ownership of applicant's business as well as any additional information required by the Collector to enable him or her to ascertain the amount of license tax to be paid by said applicant pursuant to the provisions of the chapter. The filing dates for the submission of renewal statements shall be determined by the Collector.
B. 
In all cases where the license is based on gross receipts, the applicant shall submit to the Collector, for his or her guidance in ascertaining the amount of the license to be paid by the applicant, a written statement upon a form to be provided by the Collector written under penalty of perjury, setting forth such information concerning the nature, location, intended duration, and ownership of applicant's business as well as applicant's gross receipts during the preceding year as may be required by the Collector to enable him or her to ascertain the amount of license tax to be paid by said applicant pursuant the provisions of this chapter. The filing dates for the submission of gross receipts statements shall be during the period determined by the Collector for the period of the preceding calendar year.
(Ord. 428, 1996)
A. 
No statements shall be conclusive as to the matters set forth therein, nor shall the filing of the same preclude the City from collecting by appropriate action such sum as is actually due and payable under Chapter 5.32. Such statement and each of the several items therein contained shall be subject to audit and verification by the Collector, his or her deputies, authorized employees of the City, or an agent of the City, who are authorized to examine, audit, and inspect such books and records of any licensee or applicant for license, as may be necessary in their judgment to verify or ascertain the amount of license fee due.
B. 
All persons subject to the provisions of Chapters 5.08 through 5.36 shall keep complete records of business transactions, including sales, receipts, purchases, and other expenditures, and shall retain all such records for examination by the Collector. Such records shall be maintained for a period of at least three years. No person required to keep records under this section shall refuse to allow authorized representatives of the Collector to examine the records at reasonable times and places.
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The failure to submit a renewal statement will result in the gross receipts of the previous business license tax year being increased by 25% or a flat rate business license tax being increased by 25% and a notification of business license tax due being issued.
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In addition to all other power conferred upon him or her, the Collector shall have the power, for good cause shown, to extend the time for filing any required sworn statement or application for a period not exceeding 30 days, and in such case to waive any penalty that would otherwise have accrued, except those penalties stated in Section 5.32.020.
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