Campbell Municipal Code Ch. 5.08 Permit Procedure

No person shall conduct any of the following businesses and activities in the City without first securing a permit therefor from the City Council on written application filed therefor with the City Clerk, approved by the Chief of Police, the Chief of the Fire Department, and the Community Development Director. The application shall comply with the requirements of Section 5.08.020. The following are the activities regulated by this chapter and the license fee therefor:

(1) Fire and/or bankruptcy and/or wreck sale, first day .....$52.00

Each additional day, per day .....26.00

(2) Grinding and/or sharpening knives, scissors, cutlery, lawn mowers, etc., when the person conducting such business travels from place to place by vehicle or on foot, per year .....26.00

(3) Itinerant medicine vendor, street vendor, temporary vendor and/or peddler, per day .....31.00

(4) Pawnbroker, per year .....356.00

(5) Dancehall, public dances, per year .....104.00

(Ord. 1125 § 1, 1977; Ord. 979 § 1, 1975; prior code § 6300; Ord. No. 2123, § 1, 10-20-2009; Ord. No. 2132, § 5, 8-30-2010, eff. 7-1-2011; Ord. No. 21547, §§ 2—6, 6-6-2012; Ord. No. 2167, §§ 2—6, 5-7-2013; Ord. No. 2176, §§ 2—6, 5-6-2014; Ord. No. 2189, §§ 2—6, 5-5-2015; Ord. No. 2221, § 2—7, 5-2-2017, eff. 6-1-2017; Ord. No. 2233, §§ 2—6, 5-15-2018; Ord. No. 2243, §§ 2—6, 5-21-2019; Ord. No. 2270, § 21, 3-16-2021; Ord. No. 2294, § 2, 5-16-2023; Ord. No. 2306, § 3, 4-16-2024; Ord. No. 2307, § 2, 6-4-2024)

The written application provided for in Section 5.08.010 for any activities, businesses and trades enumerated in Section 5.08.010 shall set forth the following:

(1) The name and address of the applicant;

(2) The name and address of the person by whom employed, if any;

(3) The nature of the business for which a permit is requested and the number of persons to be employed, both male and female;

(4) Where applicable, a brief description of the nature and amount of equipment to be used in such business;

(5) The place where such business is to be conducted;

(6) The personal description of the applicant;

(7) The applicant shall also be required to furnish evidence of his identity, of such character as the City may require, and shall also be required to furnish his fingerprints and thumbprints;

(8) All applications must be accompanied by any and all license fees prescribed by this Title, as well as any and all applicable regulatory fees as set by City Council resolution to defer the cost of any applicable regulatory program to which the activity, business or trade is subject, and shall be filed with the City Clerk. Such applications shall be reviewed by the Chief of Police, Chief of the Fire Department and the Building and Zoning Enforcement Officers, who shall submit their findings to the City Council, or chief of police where otherwise specified by this Chapter, to assist in determining whether or not the application shall be granted or denied.

The decision-making body, on granting a permit, may impose such conditions as it finds reasonable. The decision-making body may deny a permit if it finds that the activity applied for or the location thereof will create a public nuisance.

(Ord. 1416 § 1(part), 1982; Ord. 988 § 1, 1975; prior code § 6301).

(Ord. No. 2132, § 6, 8-30-2010, eff. 7-1-2011; Ord. No. 2306, § 4, 4-16-2024)

All businesses enumerated under Sections 5.08.010, 5.24.010 and 5.28.010 for which an annual license fee is provided, and for which an application is required under Sections 5.08.010, 5.24.010 and 5.28.010 shall, on or before the first Monday in January of each year, file an application for the renewal of permits as provided by Section 5.08.020.

(Prior code § 6303).

Such permit shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the premises where the business for which such permit is issued is conducted, and shall remain so posted during the period the permit is in force.

(Prior code § 6304).

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2132, § 4, adopted August 30, 2010, effective July 1, 2011, repealed § 5.08.050, which pertained to use of vehicles. See also the editor's note at Title 5 and the Code Comparative Table and Disposition List.

No permit issued under this title shall be transferable except by the consent of the city council.

(Prior code § 6306).

When the city issues any permit or license under the terms of this title, the same may be revoked or suspended at any time thereafter pursuant to Sections 5.01.140 through 5.01.155 of this title.

(Ord. 1693 § 2(C), 1988).

Editor's note— Section 2 of Ord. 1693 contained two subsections lettered "(C)."

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2306, § 5, adopted April 16, 2024, repealed § 5.08.080, which pertained to amusement devices and derived from Ord. 988 § 2(part), adopted 1975; Ord. No. 2132, § 8, adopted Aug. 30, 2010, eff. 7-1-2011; Ord. No. 21547, § 7, adopted June 6, 2012; Ord. No. 2167, § 7, adopted May 7, 2013; Ord. No. 2176, § 8, adopted May 6, 2014; Ord. No. 2189, § 8, adopted May 5, 2015; Ord. No. 2221, § 8, adopted May 2, 2017, eff. 6-1-2017; Ord. No. 2233, § 8, adopted May 15, 2018; Ord. No. 2243, § 8, adopted May 21, 2019; and Ord. No. 2294, § 3, adopted May 16, 2023.