No person shall maintain or operate a bingo game, as "bingo" is defined in Section 326.5 of the California Penal Code, unless a permit for such game has been obtained pursuant to this chapter and is in full force and effect, and such game is maintained or operated in compliance with the provisions of Section 326.5 of the California Penal Code and each term and condition of the permit issued therefor. No person shall play in a bingo game unless a permit for such game has been issued pursuant to this chapter and is in full force and effect.
(Ord. 1424 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1588 § 1, 1983)
Applications for bingo game permits shall be submitted to the support services manager by persons authorized to act on behalf of the applicant. Such applications shall be verified and shall contain the following information:
(1) 
The name and address of the applicant organization;
(2) 
The name and address of each person submitting the application on behalf of the organization;
(3) 
Proof that the applicant is exempted from the payment of the bank and corporation tax by Section 23710a, 23701b, 23701d, 23701e, 23701f, 23701g or 237011 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, or is a mobile home park association or senior citizens organization;
(4) 
The address of the premises where the bingo games will be conducted, and proof that such premises are owned or leased by the applicant organization and are used for an office or for performance of the purposes for which the organization is organized;
(5) 
If the applicant is a mobile home park association, proof that it is an organization of persons all of whom reside in Monterey Park and in the same trailer park, as defined in Section 19.04.040 of the Monterey Park Municipal Code;
(6) 
If the applicant is a senior citizens organization, proof that its members are fifty years of age or older and that a majority of them are residents of the city.
(Ord. 1424 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1451 § 1, 1977; Ord. 1515 § 1, 1980)
Application fees shall be fifty dollars for a permit or renewal of a permit. If an application is denied, half of the fee paid shall be refunded to the applicant.
(Ord. 1424 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1451 § 1(c), 1977)
A permit shall be issued by the support services manager only upon his or her determination that the facts stated in the application are true.
(Ord. 1424 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1515 § 2, 1980)
Every permit shall contain the following conditions:
(1) 
The proceeds and profits of such bingo games shall be used only for charitable purposes and shall be kept in such special funds and be subject to all such restrictions as are contained in Section 326.5(j) of the California Penal Code.
(2) 
No minors shall be allowed to participate in any bingo game.
(3) 
All bingo games shall be open to the public, not just to members of the applicant organization.
(4) 
All bingo games shall be conducted, staffed, and promoted only by members of the applicant organization, and such members shall not receive a profit, wage, or salary from any bingo game.
(5) 
No person shall participate in a bingo game unless that person is physically present at the time and place such game is being conducted.
(6) 
The total value of prizes awarded shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars in cash or kind, or both, for each separate game that is held.
(Ord. 1424 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1451 § 1(d), 1977)
Each organization shall report to the director of management services, in a form approved by the director, the dates and places of bingo games conducted by it, the proceeds from such bingo games, the disposition of such funds, and any other information required by the director to carry out the purpose of this chapter. Such reports shall be submitted no later than July 31st to cover the period beginning January 1st and ending June 30th, and no later than January 31st to cover the period beginning July 1st and ending December 31st.
(Ord. 1451 § 1(e), 1977; Ord. 1515 § 4, 1980)
Each permit shall expire at midnight December 31st of the year in which it was issued.
(Ord. 1424 § 1, 1976)
A permit may be revoked on any of the following grounds:
(1) 
Violation of any provision of Section 326.5 of the California Penal Code, or any other statute pertaining to gambling or bingo games;
(2) 
Violation of any provision of this chapter or any term or condition of a permit issued pursuant to this chapter, or falsification of any information or statement in the permit application;
(3) 
Continuance of the bingo games is contrary to the public health, safety, peace or welfare, or substantially interferes with the use and enjoyment of adjacent or neighboring property.
(Ord. 1424 § 1, 1976)
Upon the filing of a report by the support services manager with the city council stating the grounds for revocation, the council shall schedule a hearing thereon, and the city clerk shall give written notice thereof to the permittee. The hearing shall be held on a date not less than five days after the mailing of such notice. The notice shall be sent to the permittee by registered mail, addressed to the permittee at the address shown in the permit application, and a copy of the report filed by the support services manager shall be enclosed. The hearing shall be conducted informally and the council shall not be bound by statutory rules of evidence or procedure.
(Ord. 1424 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1515 § 5, 1980)
If the council finds that any grounds stated in the support services manager's report exist for revocation of a permit, it shall revoke the permit. The council's decision shall be final. If the grounds for revocation are those stated in Section 9.40.070(3), and the council finds that the matters complained of can be eliminated by imposing additional conditions to the permit, it may do so instead of revoking the permit. The support services manager shall not issue a permit to an applicant whose permit has been revoked for violation of either subsection (1) or (2) of Section 9.40.070 unless at least one year has elapsed from the time of such revocation, and the city council has made a finding that the violation that led to revocation was inadvertent or that adequate measures have been taken by the applicant to assure that no future violations will occur. Such a finding may be made either at the time the permit is revoked or when an application is made for a new permit.
(Ord. 1424 § 1, 1976; Ord. 1515 § 6, 1980)