Burbank Municipal Code Art. 5 Licenses

No person may engage in any business liable to a license fee under this code without having taken out proper license as prescribed in this article and without complying with all regulations of such business contained in this code. [Formerly numbered Section 19-30; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No license shall be issued to engage in any business when the provisions of this code, or other ordinance of this City, require a permit to be obtained as prerequisite to engaging in such business, until such permit is first obtained. Any license issued in violation of this section shall be void. [Formerly numbered Section 19-31; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

All licenses shall be prepared and issued by the Community Development Department, except licenses required by Title 9, Chapter 1 of this code which shall be prepared and issued by the Building Department. Each license shall state upon its face the following:

A. The person to whom issued;

B. The kind of business licensed thereby;

C. The amount paid therefor;

D. The location of such business;

E. The expiration date of such license;

F. Such other information as shall be deemed necessary by the Community Development Department or Building Department, as the case may be. [Formerly numbered Section 19-32; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 2194.]

The duration of any license issued under the provisions of this code shall be limited as follows:

A. Annual Fee: If the license fee is an annual license fee, the license shall expire on June 30 following the issuance of the license;

B. Daily Fee: If the license fee is a daily license fee, the license shall expire at midnight of the day on which the license was issued; provided, however, that such license may be issued for a greater period of time than herein provided, but not to exceed the close of the fiscal year. In such cases, the license fee for the entire period shall be due and payable at once. [Formerly numbered Section 19-33; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No license for any ensuing, current or unexpired license period shall knowingly be issued to any person who, at the time of making application for any license, is indebted to the City for any unpaid license fee required to be paid under the provisions of this code. [Formerly numbered Section 19-34; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

Separate licenses must be obtained for each branch establishment or location of the business engaged in, and each license shall authorize the licensee to engage in only the business licensed thereby, at the location and in the manner designated in such license; provided, that warehouses and distributing plants used in connection with and incidental to a business licensed under the provisions of this code shall not be deemed to be separate places of business or branch establishments. [Formerly numbered Section 19-35; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

No license issued under this code shall be transferable; provided, however, that where a license is issued authorizing a person to conduct a business at a particular place, such licensee may, upon application therefor, and paying a fee of five dollars ($5.00), have the license previously issued amended so as to authorize the conduct of such business at some other location. [Formerly numbered Section 19-36; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

All licenses must be kept and posted in the following manner:

A. Place of Business at a Fixed Location: Any licensee transacting and carrying on a business at a fixed place of business in the City shall keep the license posted in a conspicuous place upon the premises where such business is carried on.

B. Place of Business; Location of Licensee: Any licensee transacting and carrying on business, but not operating in a fixed place of business in the City, shall keep the license upon their person at all times while transacting and carrying on such business.

C. Place of Business; A Motor Vehicle: Any licensee using a motor vehicle in connection with their business shall affix to the inside of such motor vehicle, in a conspicuous place, a decal to be furnished by the City, showing that a license has been issued. [Formerly numbered Section 19-37; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]

Duplicate licenses may be issued by the Community Development Department or by the Building Department if a license under Title 9, Chapter 1 of this code is involved, to replace any license previously issued which has been lost or destroyed, provided the licensee files an affidavit attesting to such fact and, at the time of filing such affidavit, pays to the Community Development Department or Building Department, as the case may be, a fee of one dollar ($1.00) therefor. [Formerly numbered Section 19-38; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 2194.]

A. Generally: Any license may be renewed without application upon payment of the required license fee, subject to the other provisions of this code.

B. License Fee Based on Gross Receipts: In all cases where the amount of license fee to be paid is based upon gross receipts, the applicant for the renewal of a license shall submit to the Community Development Department for its guidance in ascertaining the amount of license fee to be paid by the applicant, a written statement, upon a form to be provided by the Community Development Department, sworn to before a person authorized to administer oaths, setting forth such information concerning the applicant’s business during the preceding year as may be required by the said Community Development Department to enable it to ascertain the amount of license fee to be paid by said applicant pursuant to the provisions of this code. [Formerly numbered Section 19-39; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87; Amended by Ord. No. 3828, eff. 8/24/12; 2194.]

The conviction and punishment of any person for engaging in any business without first obtaining a license to conduct such business shall not relieve such persons from paying the license fee due and unpaid at the time of such conviction, nor shall the payment of any license fee prevent a criminal prosecution for the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. All remedies prescribed hereunder shall be cumulative and the use of any one or more remedies by the City shall not bar the use of any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter. [Formerly numbered Section 19-40; renumbered by Ord. No. 3058, eff. 2/21/87.]