There is hereby created and established a committee, consisting of the Administrative Officer, Public Works Director, Emergency Services Manager, Economic and Community Development Director, the Police Chief and the Fire Chief, to be known as the "Permits and Licenses Committee." The City Clerk shall be secretary of the Committee, and designated Finance Department staff will serve as support staff.
(Ord. 2210 1-21-75; Ord. 2348 7-31-79; Ord. 96-02 2-6-96; Ord. 97-19 9-2-97; Ord. 07-08 4-25-07; Ord. 08-05 4-22-08; Ord. 20-16 9-22-20)
It is the purpose and intent of this Article to create an Administrative Committee which shall have as its function to consider and act on permit applications assigned to it either by ordinance or by action of the City Council and thereby avoid encumbering the Council's agenda with such administrative type matters.
The Chairperson of the Committee shall be the Administrative Officer, or in his or her absence such person as he or she may delegate to serve. An acting department head or assistant to the department head may act in the place of any member who is unable to attend.
Four members shall constitute a quorum. A lesser number may adjourn from time to time.
(Ord. 96-02 2-6-96; Ord. 97-19 9-2-97)
The meetings of the Committee shall be open to the public and shall be held on a regular basis, provided that special meetings may be called as required. The procedure governing the time, place and organization of the Committee shall be determined by the Committee. The Committee's secretary shall keep a record of all proceedings of the Committee and prepare minutes of all meetings.
Applications shall be filed with the Finance Director on forms provided by him or her, the original of which shall be duly acknowledged in the form of an affidavit and shall include the following information:
(1) 
The legal name, address and phone number of the person, partnership or corporation submitting the application.
(2) 
The business name, address and phone number under which the business will be conducted, if applicable.
(3) 
The residence address and phone number of the person, partners or principal directors of the corporation making application.
(4) 
The exact nature of the activity for which the permit is requested.
(5) 
The time period for which the permit is requested, if applicable.
(6) 
Such other information as required by the issuing body.
(Ord. 03-19 10-14-03; Ord. 07-08 4-25-07)
The Finance Director shall notify the applicant in writing of the time and place of the hearing before the officer or body charged with the responsibility of acting upon the particular business or activity, giving such notice at least five days prior thereto unless the applicant waives such notice in writing.
The issuing body or officer may give such further notice to persons affected as deemed necessary to insure a fair hearing.
(Ord. 03-19 10-14-03; Ord. 07-08 4-25-07)
The officer or body required to act upon any application pursuant to this Chapter shall deny the application for any permit for any of the following reasons:
(1) 
The applicant or his or her employee, agent, partner, director, officer, shareholder or manager has not complied with this or any other regulations of the City pertaining to his or her application.
(2) 
The activity for which a permit is sought is detrimental to the public health, morals, safety or general welfare: or conflicts with any City, State, or Federal Law.
(3) 
The applicant or his or her employee, agent, partner, director, officer, shareholder or manager has knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of a material fact in the application. A material fact is one which if disclosed could have resulted in the denial of the permit.
(4) 
The required fee has not been paid, or the owner, owner's spouse, applicant or applicant's spouse is overdue in his or her payment to the City of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against him or her.
(5) 
The proposed business does not comply with the zoning and/or locational dispersal requirements contained in the Inglewood Municipal Code.
(6) 
The owner, owner's spouse, applicant, or applicant's spouse has within five years immediately preceding the application, been convicted of a violation of Section 315 or 316 of the Penal Code as currently written, or as later amended or renumbered; or has been enjoined by a criminal or civil court from the operation of an adult oriented or massage related business, or tanning salon. This provision shall only apply to applications for adult oriented or massage related businesses, or tanning salons. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect.
(7) 
An applicant, applicant's spouse, owner, or owner's spouse has been convicted of a crime that directly relates to operation of the proposed business applied for. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect. For applicants for adult oriented businesses, massage related businesses and tanning salons, this provision shall be limited to evidence that the applicant, applicant's spouse, owner, or owner's spouse has been convicted of crimes of prostitution, compelling prostitution, promotion of prostitution, obscenity, the sale, distribution or display of harmful material to minors, sexual performance by a child, possession of child pornography, public lewdness, indecent exposure, indecency with a child, or similar criminal offenses. A permit shall, nevertheless, be issued to any person convicted of the described crimes if the conviction occurred more than five years prior to the date of the application, if a felony, or more than three years prior to the date of the application, if a misdemeanor.
(8) 
The applicant is under eighteen years of age.
(9) 
The application or the applicant of any adult oriented business, massage related business, or tanning salon does not meet all the applicable development and performance standards and requirements contained in Sections 12-94.2, 12-95.4.1, 12.95.4.2, and 12.95.4.3 of the Inglewood Municipal Code.
A permit may be issued conditionally as the public interest may require. Each permit or renewal thereof shall be issued only upon payment of the amount of the license fee designated in this Code for said type of business or activity or as determined by the Committee or the City Council.
(Ord. 02-21 6-11-02)
In the event a permit is issued for a business activity, it shall be in written form and when received by the applicant must be posted in a conspicuous place on any business premises where the business or activity for which such permit issued is conducted and shall remain so posted during the entire period the permit shall be in force.
(1) 
If the Permits and Licenses employee designated by the City to accept applications determines that the applicant has completed the application improperly, or otherwise deems the application to be incomplete, the designated employee shall, within ten days of receipt of the original application, notify the applicant of such fact and, on request of the applicant, grant the applicant an extension of time of ten days or less to submit a complete application. In addition, the applicant may request an extension, not to exceed ten days, of the time for the City to act on the application. The time period for granting or denying a Business License or other appropriate permit shall be stayed during the period in which the applicant is granted an extension of time.
(2) 
Upon receipt of a completed application and payment of the application and permit fees, the City shall immediately stamp the application as received and promptly investigate the information contained in the application to determine whether the applicant shall be issued a business license or other appropriate permit.
(3) 
The issuing body or officer may cause such investigations to be made of the applicants and the proposed activity as may be determined to be necessary in order to protect the public interest including a police investigation. The City Council and Permits and Licenses Committee may compel the presence of witnesses together with relevant records by subpoena.
(4) 
Within forty-five days of receipt of the completed application (or thirty days for Adult Oriented Businesses), the City shall complete the investigation, schedule a hearing before the Permits and Licenses Committee if required, grant or deny the application in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, and so notify the applicant of its decision. If a Special Use Permit is required in addition to approval by the Permits and Licenses Committee, the final decision to grant or deny the application shall be stayed to allow additional time in accordance with the time period requirements of Sections 12-96.2 through 12-96.14 of the Inglewood Municipal Code. Additionally, if a Site Plan Review and Building Permit approvals are required, an additional one hundred twenty days shall be allowed after Committee approval and/or after the issuance of a Special Use Permit.
(a) 
The City shall write or stamp "Granted" or "Denied" on the application and date and sign such notation.
(b) 
If the application is denied, the City shall attach to the application a statement of the reasons for the denial.
(c) 
If the application is granted, the City shall attach to the application a business license or other appropriate permit.
(d) 
The application as granted or denied and the business license or other appropriate permit, if any, shall be placed in the United States mail, first-class postage prepaid, addressed to the applicant at the address stated in the application.
(5) 
The City shall grant the application, and issue the business license or other appropriate permit upon finding that the proposed business meets all zoning requirements and other city requirements unless the application is denied for one or more of the reasons set forth in Section 8-33 of the Inglewood Municipal Code.
(6) 
If the City grants the application or if the City neither grants or denies the application within forty-five days (thirty days for adult oriented businesses) after it is stamped received, the applicant may begin operating the business for which the permit was sought subject to strict compliance with any City, County, State or Federal regulations.
The applicant may request a waiver of any time requirements set forth in this Section for a reasonable period of time, if the delay is for the applicant's benefit such as to allow him or her time to cure defects in his or her application, to be granted conditional approval by the committee to make building code corrections, to obtain licenses from other agencies, or to otherwise attempt in good faith to comply with all City requirements.
(Ord. 02-21 6-11-02)
An application fee shall be paid by each applicant at the time of filing in the amount designated in this Section for each category of permit sought. The City Council does hereby find and determine that the administrative and investigative costs involved in processing applications for permits vary with the type of permit applied for and accordingly:
Category 1 applications shall be payable in the sum of $25; and
Category 2 applications shall be payable in the sum of $50; and
Category 3 applications shall be payable in the sum of $100; and
Category 4 applications shall be payable in the sum of $250; and
Category 5 applications shall be payable in the sum of a minimum of $500 based on the presumption that the reasonable administrative and investigative costs of processing the application will be at least that amount. However, the applicant shall pay the City's costs, not to exceed $2,500. A deposit of $2,500 shall be required to be paid by the applicant before the application will be processed. A refund of not more than $2,000 shall be returned to the applicant for any costs not actually incurred by the City.
(Ord. 2453 9-20-83; Ord. 01-14 10-2-01)
(1) 
The applicant or any person dissatisfied with the determination of the issuing officer relative to any application for a permit or license filed hereunder, or the revocation or suspension of any permit may appeal to the Committee from said determination, provided a written notice of appeal is filed not later than ten days from the date of the notice to applicant of the determination made on the application. A fifteen dollar ($15.00) fee shall be paid at the time of filing any appeal. (If the initial determination relative to any permit or license was made by the Committee, then any appeal shall be made directly to the City Council as set forth below, and not by a second review of the same Committee).
(2) 
In the event that the applicant is dissatisfied with the initial or appellate determination of the Committee, an appeal or further appeal may be made to the City Council provided that a written notice of appeal is filed not later than ten days from the date of the notice to the applicant of the Committee's determination. When notice of determination is given to the applicant by mail, it shall be conclusively presumed to have been received on the fifth day following its deposit in the mail.
(3) 
Upon the filing of a proper appeal (including fees) from a determination of the Committee, the appeal shall be set for review at a meeting of the City Council not sooner than twenty days and not more than fifty-five days after the appeal was received by the Committee Recording Secretary. The applicant shall be given a minimum of ten days' notice of the date and location of the scheduled appeal.
(4) 
In the hearing of appeals, the City Council shall review the entire record below, including, but not limited to, the permit application, minutes, photographs, videos, documentation, and other relevant information relied upon by the Committee. Additional evidence or documentation not presented to the Committee may be rejected at the discretion of the City Council. The hearing of the appeal may be heard at a regularly scheduled City Council meeting or at any other properly noticed time and location. The hearing shall be open to the public, but it shall not be a public hearing. The City Council shall make a decision on the appeal by a majority vote of those present at the appeal, and said decision of the Council shall be final.
(5) 
If the denial, suspension or revocation is affirmed on review, the applicant or permittee may seek review of such administrative action pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.5 et seq. If the denial, suspension or revocation involves an adult business the applicant or permittee may seek prompt judicial review of such administrative action pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1094.8. The City shall make all reasonable efforts to expedite judicial review. Provided that the adult business is otherwise in compliance with the requirements of the Inglewood Municipal Code, the adult business may continue to operate pending final administrative determination.
(Ord. 2453 9-20-83; Ord. 02-21 6-11-02)
If, in the judgment of the Committee, the facts and circumstances relating to any application for permit or license are such that the public interest or the rights of the applicant would be better served by consideration of the subject matter thereof by the City Council, then the Committee may order that the said application be transmitted to the City Council for consideration. The issuing officer may likewise refer any application to the Committee.
In the event an application for permit is approved, a written notification of that fact shall be issued to applicant:
(1) 
By the secretary of the Committee if the Committee is the issuing officer; or
(2) 
By the City officer, and approved by the Finance Director as to content, if such officer is the issuing officer; or
(3) 
By the City Clerk if the City Council is the issuing officer.
(Ord. 03-19 10-14-03; Ord. 07-08 4-25-07)
In the event a permit is issued for a business activity, it shall be in written form and when received by the applicant must be posted in a conspicuous place on any business premises where the business or activity for which such permit is issued is conducted and shall remain so posted during the entire period the permit shall be in force.
In the event a fee is not designated for a particular business or activity and which is subject to the provisions of this Chapter, the Committee or City Council may fix a fee in relation to similar businesses or activities for which a fee has been designated.
In the event any business or activity involving the public is not designated in this Chapter as requiring a permit, the Permits and Licenses Committee may, by resolution, designate such business or activity as requiring a permit to be issued pursuant to the procedures of this Article.
Those businesses or activities which, by their nature, require special regulation in order to protect the public safety, health and welfare, may be designated by the Committee as requiring compliance with the provisions of this Article.
All provisions of this Code requiring issuance of a permit as a condition to doing business or engaging in an activity which is not specifically designated in this Chapter, shall be governed by the procedures of this Article and the issuing body with respect thereto will be the Permits and Licenses Committee. Businesses or activities exceeding the scope of a Special Use Permit heretofore issued, shall be in like manner included upon designation of the Committee.
The right to operate any business or other activity for which a permit is required under this Chapter may be suspended forthwith without notice and without hearing, in the event such suspension is necessary for the preservation and protection of public health, morals, safety or general welfare if so determined by any officer charged with the responsibility of issuing permits, the Committee on Permits and Licenses, or the City Council; provided, however, that no suspension shall continue for more than fifteen days unless proceedings regarding revocation have been duly instituted in accordance with the provisions of this Article.
Any permit or business license issued pursuant to the provisions of this Article may be revoked by the City Council or Permits and Licenses Committee on the basis of any of the following:
(1) 
That the business or activity has been conducted in an illegal or disorderly manner thus necessitating action of law enforcement officers.
(2) 
That within the past three years prior to the date of the revocation hearing, the licensee has been enjoined by a criminal or civil court from the operation of his or her business.
(3) 
That within the past three years prior to the date of the revocation hearing, the licensee has been convicted of a violation of Section 315 or 316 of the Penal Code as currently written or as later amended or renumbered. This provision shall only apply to licensees of adult oriented or massage related businesses, or tanning salons. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect.
(4) 
That the licensee or his representative knowingly made any false, misleading or fraudulent statement of a material fact in the application. A material fact is one which if disclosed could have resulted in the denial of the permit.
(5) 
That the permit is being used for a purpose different from that for which it was issued.
(6) 
That the licensee has not paid or is overdue in his or her payment to the City of taxes, fees, fines, or penalties assessed against him or her in relation to his or her business.
(7) 
That the business does not comply with the zonings and/or locational dispersal requirements contained in the Inglewood Municipal Code.
(8) 
That the licensee, licensee's spouse, owner, or owner's spouse has been convicted of a crime that directly relates to operation of the licensed or permitted business. The fact that a conviction is being appealed shall have no effect. For licensee of adult oriented businesses, massage related businesses, and tanning salons, this provision shall be limited to evidence that the applicant or owner has been convicted of crimes of prostitution, compelling prostitution, promotion of prostitution, obscenity, sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to minors, sexual performance by a child, possession of child pornography, public lewdness, indecent exposure, indecency with a child, or similar criminal offenses. A license or permit shall, nevertheless, not be revoked to any person convicted of the described crimes if the conviction occurred more than five years prior to the date of the revocation hearing, if a felony, or more than three years prior to the date of the revocation hearing, if a misdemeanor.
(9) 
That the licensee is under eighteen years of age.
(10) 
That the licensee has knowingly allowed prostitution on the premises.
(11) 
That the licensee has knowingly allowed possession, use, or sale of controlled substances on the premises.
(12) 
That any adult oriented business, massage related business, or tanning salon has failed to meet all the applicable development and performance standards and requirements contained in Sections 12-94.2, 12-95.4.1, 12-95.4.2, and 12-95.4.3 of the Inglewood Municipal Code.
In the event a permit or business license is revoked pursuant to the provisions of this Article, another permit shall not be granted to such person within twelve months after the date of such revocation. The City Council's determination following a revocation hearing shall be final and conclusive in the matter.
(Ord. 01-14 10-2-01; Ord. 02-21 6-11-02)
Every permittee shall be given at least five days' written notice of hearing on the proposed revocation of his permit, together with written notification of the grounds of complaint against the business or activity of the permittee. In the event the Committee determines to revoke a license or permit pursuant to the provisions hereof, such determination may be appealed to the City Council pursuant to the provisions of this Article.
Any provision of this Code designating a procedure for suspension or revocation different from that provided in this Section with respect to any particular type of permit shall govern such proceeding and shall supersede the provisions of this Section.
(Ord. 1964 10-25-68)
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in or operate any business or activity which is designated in this Chapter as requiring a permit, without first duly obtaining a permit in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
The following businesses and activities shall require a written permit duly obtained from the Chief of Police:
(1) 
Taxi Driver Permits. A fee of $10 shall be paid for taxi driver permit applications. The Chief of Police, however, may in his or her discretion waive this requirement if any driver holds a duly issued and currently valid permit from another jurisdiction.
(2) 
Masseurs and Masseuses Permits. A fee of $100 shall be paid for masseurs and masseuses permits.
(Ord. 2192 7-30-74; Ord. 01-14 10-2-01)
The following businesses and activities shall require a written permit duly obtained from the Finance Director:
(1) 
Auction sales.
(2) 
Bankrupt stock sales.
(3) 
Bicycle operation.
(4) 
Going out of business sale.
A fee of $25 shall be paid for auction sale and bankrupt stock sale permit applications. A fee of $50 shall be paid for going out of business sale permit applications.
(Ord. 03-19 10-14-03)
(1) 
Animal keeping.
(2) 
Bazaars, fiestas.
(3) 
Camp car, trailer camp and mobile home park.
(4) 
Coin-operated amusement and entertainment device.
(5) 
Dogs—more than two over four months of age.
(6) 
Flower and poppy solicitation.
(7) 
Ice or roller skating rink.
(8) 
Miniature ride and similar amusements.
(9) 
Motion picture production (itinerant).
(10) 
Parking lots, commercial.
(11) 
Rummage sale.
(12) 
Sidewalk promotion and selling.
(13) 
Slot car and miniature car racing.
(14) 
Trampoline and rebound devices.
(15) 
Lunch and confection vehicle or cart.
(16) 
Travel agency.
(17) 
Automobile leasing or renting.
(18) 
Junk and salvage dealer (includes perishable refuse and by-products).
(19) 
Athletic event or show (a blanket permit for several events of similar nature at one location shall require one fee only).
(20) 
Businesses engaged in the sale of tobacco products.
This category shall include all other businesses or activities required by this Code to be subject to permit procedure which are not covered elsewhere or not expressly designated as exempt.
(Ord. 2189 7-2-74; Ord. 2258 6-29-76; Ord. 2351 8-7-79; Ord. 2453 9-20-83; Ord. 01-14 10-2-01; Ord. 07-23 10-23-07)
(1) 
Billiard room.
(2) 
Business involving potential public safety hazards.
(3) 
Dog kennel.
(4) 
Private care institution (includes but not limited to hospitals, sanitariums and rest homes).
(5) 
Wheel chair bus or limousine service.
(6) 
Retail sale of pistols, revolvers and other concealable firearms, pursuant to California Penal Code Section 12071. The form of any license issued under this subsection shall be as prescribed by the Attorney General pursuant to said section.
(7) 
Alarm system. (See Section 8-65)
(8) 
Tattoo parlor.
(Ord. 2213 3-11-75; Ord. 2258 6-29-76; Ord. 2351 8-7-79; Ord. 2453 9-20-83; Ord. 96-21 9-24-96)
(1) 
Automobile dealer, used; or not under contract with manufacturer.
(2) 
Auto wrecking yard.
(3) 
Concert—"rock type."
(4) 
Dance hall or night clubs where dancing is permitted.
(5) 
Horse race information-(off race track premises).
(6) 
Live entertainment in night clubs or eating establishments.
(7) 
Pari mutuel agency.
(8) 
Pawn shop, secondhand dealer.
(9) 
Private investigation services and security patrol.
(10) 
Pool hall.
(11) 
Jazz festivals, concerts and similar events at the amphitheater at Edward Vincent Jr. Park.
(12) 
Pedicabs.
(Ord. 2202 11-12-74; Ord. 2235 9-23-75; Ord. 2453 9-20-83; Ord. 01-14 10-2-01; Ord. 02-21 6-11-02; Ord. 04-17 7-20-04; Ord. 22-10 5-24-22)
(1) 
Acupressure establishments.
(2) 
Acupuncturist establishments that provide on-site massage or acupressure therapy.
(3) 
Adult arcades.
(4) 
Adult bookstores.
(5) 
Adult cabarets.
(6) 
Adult live entertainment theaters.
(7) 
Adult merchandise stores.
(8) 
Adult modeling studios.
(9) 
Adult motion picture theaters.
(10) 
Bath, Turkish bath, and spa houses.
(11) 
Chiropractor establishments that provide on-site massage or acupressure therapy.
(12) 
Escort, dating and introduction services.
(13) 
Massage establishments or massage parlors.
(14) 
Miscellaneous adult oriented business.
(15) 
Photo studios using live models.
(16) 
Tanning salons.
(Ord. 01-14 10-2-01; Ord. 02-21 6-11-02)
The following businesses and activities shall require a written permit duly obtained from the City Council:
(1) 
Oil and gas drilling, including test drilling.[1]
[1]
Section 6-72 of this Code requires a one thousand dollar ($1000) permit fee.
(2) 
Taxicab business.
A fee of $50 shall be paid for oil and gas drilling applications.
(Ord. 2192 7-30-74)
Every taxicab operator holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall pay an annual business license fee computed on the basis of $50 per taxicab licensed to service the City, payable on or before the 10th day of January of each year. Such business license fee shall be subject to modification by the City Council in any subsequent annual period.
(1) 
Special Track Fee. In addition to such annual business license fee, any taxicab operator holding a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall pay a special fee for the privilege of providing service to the Hollywood Park Race Track premises in the sum of $250 annually payable at the same time as the business license fee.
The application fee designated and required in this Article shall not be required of those persons, organizations and institutions designated and eligible to be exempt from business tax in Section 8-5 of this Code.
The purpose of this Section is to regulate filming activity within the City of Inglewood in order to protect the public health, safety and welfare and to not unduly restrict such activities while maintaining harmonious relations between the community and those engaged in filming activities.
(Ord. 09-02 2-3-09)
"Charitable films"
means commercials, motion pictures, television, videotapes, or still photography produced by a nonprofit organization, which qualifies under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a charitable organization. No person, directly or indirectly, shall receive a profit from the marketing and production of the film or from showing the film, tapes, or photos.
"City"
means the City of Inglewood.
"Film Permit"
means written authorization and approval from the City Administrator or a designee to conduct the filming activity outlined in the permit.
"Film Permit Liaison"
means a City of Inglewood employee authorized by the City Administrator to review and issue film permits.
"Motion picture, television, and still photography"
means and includes all activity attendant to staging or shooting commercials in any medium, tape or digital format.
"News Media"
means an individual or individuals or organizations filming or videotaping news events for television, newsprint by use of reporters, photographers or camera persons in the employ of a newspaper, news service, or similar entity where the event is not preplanned, and the film or tape is normally broadcast within twenty-four hours of the event, not including magazine or documentary programming.
"Permittee"
means the person(s), organization or entity that is issued the film permit under this Section.
"Student films"
means the motion pictures, television programs or commercials produced to satisfy a course or curriculum requirement at an educational institution. The student filmmaker must supply proof that he or she is currently enrolled in a program of study in an educational or training institution that is duly licensed by applicable local, State and Federal agencies.
"Studio"
means a fixed place of business where filming activities (motion or still photography) are regularly conducted upon the premises.
(Ord. 09-02 2-3-09)
(a) 
Film Permit Required. No person shall use any public or private property, facility or residence for the purpose of taking commercial motion pictures,. television, (digital, film, or tape) or still photography without first applying for and receiving a permit from the City of Inglewood.
(b) 
Exemptions. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to:
(1) 
Noncommercial filming or videotaping activities conducted solely for private or family use;
(2) 
Filming or videotaping activities conducted for use in a criminal investigation, or civil or criminal court proceeding;
(3) 
Filming or videotaping activities conducted for news purposes or by a charitable organization as defined in Section 8-55.2;
(4) 
Filming or videotaping activities conducted for education, government and public access and local origination programs for cable television systems franchised within the City;
(5) 
Any activity deemed to be in the public interest by the City Administrator;
(c) 
Nothing in this Section shall limit the right of the City to suspend filming or videotaping activities, exempted herein when found necessary for the protection of the public health, safety or general welfare, and when such filming activity poses an immediate hazard to persons and/or property.
(Ord. 09-02 2-3-09)
The City Administrator or designated film permit liaison is hereby authorized and directed to develop an appropriate application form and guidelines, governing the form, time and location of any film activity set forth within the City. The film permit guidelines and form(s) and any subsequent revisions shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation and shall be posted annually for a ten-day period in a place of public access to comply with State of California noticing requirements. Prior to a film permit being issued, the City Administrator, or designated film permit liaison, shall ensure there will be no adverse impacts based on the following areas of consideration:
(a) 
The health and safety of all persons;
(b) 
Ensure no undue disruption of all people within the affected area;
(c) 
The safety of property within the City;
(d) 
Traffic congestion at particular locations within the City;
(e) 
Noise, lighting and other identified impacts.
A copy of the film permit guidelines and form(s) shall be transmitted to the City Council annually or when revisions are made as an informational item.
(Ord. 09-02 2-3-09)
A nonrefundable fee of $600 shall be paid at the time an application is submitted for filing pursuant to this Chapter. The payment of this fee shall not be discounted or waived unless done so under Section 8-56.3 of this Chapter.
The fee for permits issued pursuant to this Chapter shall be amended from time to time by resolution of the City Council. The film permit fee shall be paid to the Finance Department when the application form is submitted for review. The film permit application fee is to cover the City's cost of processing a film permit application. There can be extra costs applicable when determined by the City Administrator or designated film permit liaison for other related City services including, but not limited to, law enforcement, traffic control, fire safety, trash hauling and attorneys' fees. No film permit shall be issued to an applicant who owes the City money for a prior permit or who does not pay those fees that are required prior to issuance of a permit. The applicant shall pay such fee upon filing an application for a permit.
(Ord. 09-02 2-3-09)
The time limits for review and processing of a film permit application shall not exceed four weeks unless an extension of time is expressly agreed to in writing by an applicant. The processing of a film permit application submitted for a small or routine request should generally be conducted within a seventy-two-hour time period, but may be extended beyond that time based on a reasonable determination made by the film permit liaison. The processing of more complex or multi-faceted film permit applications may extend beyond seventy-two hours but approvals should be issued within a reasonable period of time not to exceed four weeks. When an applicant does not agree to extend the film permit application review process beyond four weeks the film permit liaison is authorized and directed to deny the application and to refund all monies paid by the applicant with a letter describing the reasons for denial. An appeal under Section 8-55.9 may be initiated by an applicant accompanied by the required appeal fee of $100.
(Ord. 09-02 2-3-09)
Insurance and a hold harmless agreement shall be required for all for profit and nonprofit film shoots to ensure that the safety and personal health of residents and visitors was protected during filming.
(a) 
Before a permit is issued, a certificate of insurance will be required in an amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000.00) naming the City of Inglewood as a coinsured for protection against claims of third persons for personal injuries, wrongful deaths, and property damage. An additional aggregate may be required for the use of pyrotechnics or when other conditions warrant greater insurance liability. The City officers and personnel shall be named as additional insured. The certificate shall not be subject to cancellation or modification until after thirty days written notice to the City of Inglewood. A copy of the certificate will remain on file.
(b) 
Workers' Compensation Insurance. An applicant shall conform to all applicable Federal and State requirements for workers' compensation insurance for all persons operating under a permit.
(c) 
Hold Harmless Agreement. An applicant shall execute a hold harmless agreement as provided by the City of Inglewood prior to the issuance of a permit under this Chapter.
(Ord. 09-02 2-3-09)
If a permittee violates any provision of this Chapter or a permit issued pursuant thereto, the City of Inglewood may revoke the permit. The permittee shall immediately cease all filming activity except as necessary to clear the filming location. The City of Inglewood shall provide the permittee with grounds for revocation in writing within a reasonable time of the revocation. Any person who engages in filming activity without a permit, or that violates any provision of this Chapter shall be guilty of an infraction and subject to payment of a fine, not to exceed the limits set forth in California Government Code Section 36900. In addition to any other remedies permitted by law, no permits shall be issued to the person found and/or organization engaged in the illegal filming activity for a period of one year..
(Ord. 09-02 2-3-09)
The applicant, permittee or any person may appeal a permit denial, revocation or suspension, or refusal to waive a deadline set forth in this Chapter. The appeal shall be filed with a one hundred dollar ($100.00) fee in the City Administrator's office no later than three business days after the date notice of the decision is given. The appeal shall be heard by the Permits and Licenses Committee no later than fifteen business days after the appeal is filed. A decision shall be rendered no later than seven business days after the appeal hearing. The decision of the Permits and Licenses Committee shall be final.
(Ord. 09-02 2-3-09)