Title 5 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
Covina Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Covina
BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
| Chapter 5.04 | § 5.04.210. | License – Determination | ||
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| BUSINESS LICENSES | appeal. | |||
| § 5.04.220. | License – Transferability – | |||
| Article I | Exemptions. | |||
| Business Licenses Generally | § 5.04.230. | License – Replacement. | ||
| § | 5.04.010. | Definitions. | § 5.04.235. | Business license application fee. |
| § | 5.04.020. | Purpose. | § 5.04.240. | License – Posting and |
| § | 5.04.030. | Effect on other ordinances. | keeping. | |
| § | 5.04.035. | License – Revocation/ | § 5.04.250. | License – Term – Tax |
| modification. | payment. | |||
| § | 5.04.040. | Permit – Prerequisite to | § 5.04.260. | License tax – Delinquent |
| license issuance. | payment penalty. | |||
| § | 5.04.050. | Permit – Suspension or | § 5.04.270. | License tax – Refunds. |
| revocation. | § 5.04.280. | Enforcement. | ||
| § | 5.04.060. | License – Required. | § 5.04.290. | License tax a debt. |
| § § § |
5.04.070. 5.04.090. 5.04.100. |
License – Separate required for branch establishments. Evidence of doing business. License tax – Exemptions – |
§ 5.04.300. § 5.04.310. § 5.04.320. |
Remedies cumulative. Limitations. Violation a misdemeanor. |
| Enumerated. | Article II | |||
| § | 5.04.110. | License tax – Exemptions – | Business License Tax Rates | |
| Limitations. | ||||
| § § § |
5.04.120. 5.04.130. 5.04.140. |
License tax – Exemptions – Claim. License – Issuance without tax payment. License – Tax exemption revocation. |
§ 5.04.330. § 5.04.340. § 5.04.350. § 5.04.360. |
Generally. Advertising – Outdoor advertising. Advertising – Benches. Advertising – Searchlights. |
| § § |
5.04.150. 5.04.160. |
License – Contents. License – Application – Contents. |
§ 5.04.370. § 5.04.380. |
Advertising – Vehicles. Amusement and vending machines. |
| § | 5.04.165. | Unlawful business. | § 5.04.400. | Bowling alleys or billiards and similar devices. |
| § § |
5.04.170. 5.04.180. |
License – Renewal. License – Statement |
§ 5.04.410. | Carnivals, circuses and similar exhibitions. |
| § | 5.04.190. | verification. License – Information confidential. |
§ 5.04.420. § 5.04.430. |
Contractors. Dancing and entertainment. |
| § | 5.04.200. | License tax – Alternate determination – Appeal. |
§ 5.04.440. § 5.04.445. |
Delivery/ Fortune-telling. |
| § 5.04.450. | Hospitals. | |||
| § 5.04.460. | Laundromats. |
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| § 5.04.470. | Manufacturers, wholesalers |
§ 5.06.060. | Permit – Suspension or |
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| and industrial businesses. | revocation – Grounds. | ||
| § 5.04.480. | Pawnbrokers. |
§ 5.06.070. | Appeal. |
| § 5.04.490. | Professions. |
§ 5.06.080. | Violation and penalty. |
| § 5.04.500. | Rental accommodations. |
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| § 5.04.510. | Retail, services and general |
Chapter 5.08 | |
| businesses. | AMUSEMENTS, EXHIBITIONS, | ||
| § 5.04.520. | Rubbish and junk collectors. |
MEETINGS AND SHOWS | |
| § 5.04.530. § 5.04.540. § 5.04.550. |
Shoeshining stands. Skating rink. Solicitors and peddlers. |
§ 5.08.010. § 5.08.020. |
Permit – Required. Permit – Application – Contents. |
| § 5.04.560. § 5.04.570. |
Taxicabs. Theaters – Generally. |
§ 5.08.030. | Permit – Application – Processing procedure. |
| § 5.04.580. | Theaters – Motion picture makers. |
§ 5.08.040. | Permit – Application – Distribution of copies. |
| Article III Shoppers Lane Parking Improvement Area |
§ 5.08.050. § 5.08.060. |
Permit – Application – Investigation generally. Permit – Application – |
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| § 5.04.590. § 5.04.600. |
Establishment. License tax – Subject |
§ 5.08.070. | Investigation reports. Permit – Application – Council action. |
| § 5.04.610. | businesses. License tax – Imposition. |
§ 5.08.080. | Permit – Issuance prerequisites. |
| § 5.04.620. | License tax – Computation. |
§ 5.08.090. | Bond or surety required. |
| § 5.04.630. | Business licensing. |
§ 5.08.100. | Permit – Term – |
| § 5.04.640. | License tax – Payment – |
Nontransferability. | |
| Procedure. | § 5.08.110. | Permit – Suspension or | |
| § 5.04.650. | License tax – Payment – |
revocation – General | |
| Refusal. | provisions – Notice. | ||
| § 5.04.660. | License tax – Contributions |
§ 5.08.120. | Permit – Suspension or |
| by exempt businesses. | revocation – Appeal. | ||
| § 5.04.670. | License tax – Disposition. |
§ 5.08.130. | Hours of operation. |
| § 5.04.680. | Fund – Created. |
§ 5.08.140. | Use of public ways. |
| § 5.04.690. | Fund – Expenditures. |
§ 5.08.150. | Lighting requirements. |
| § 5.08.160. | Sale and consumption of | ||
| Chapter 5.06 | alcoholic beverages. | ||
| RENTAL HOUSING | § 5.08.170. | Compliance with codes. | |
| § 5.06.010. | Definitions. |
§ 5.08.180. | Prohibited acts. |
| § 5.06.020. | Permit – Required. |
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| § 5.06.030. | Permit – Application. |
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| § 5.06.040. | Permit – Investigation. |
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| § 5.06.050. | Permit – Grant or denial. |
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| § 5.06.055. | Procedure for inspections. |
BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS
| Chapter 5.12 | Chapter 5.20 | ||
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| BILLIARD PARLORS, BILLIARD AND | CLOSING-OUT SALES | ||
| POOL TABLES | |||
| § 5.20.010. | Definitions. | ||
| Chapter 5.16 | § 5.20.020. | Permit – Required. | |
| CHARITABLE AND RELIGIOUS SOLICITATIONS |
§ 5.20.030. § 5.20.040. |
Exemptions. Permit – Application – |
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| Contents. | |||
| § 5.16.010. § 5.16.020. |
Definitions. Permit required – |
§ 5.20.050. | Permit – Issuance conditions. |
| § 5.16.030. § 5.16.040. § 5.16.050. § 5.16.060. |
Exemptions. Permit – Application. Permit – Application – Fee. Processing applications. Permit – Decision. |
§ 5.20.060. § 5.20.070. § 5.20.080. § 5.20.090. |
Permit – Conditions. Permit – Revocation. Decision appeal. Business license surrender required. |
| § 5.16.070. | Certificate – Application. |
§ 5.20.100. | Violation – Misdemeanor |
| § 5.16.100. | Solicitations permit – Form |
and nuisance declaration. | |
| – Grant is not endorsement. | |||
| § 5.16.110. | Time limits. |
Chapter 5.24 | |
| § 5.16.120. | Permit – Nontransferable – |
COMMERCIAL SOLICITATIONS | |
| Return. | |||
| § 5.16.130. | Agents and solicitors for |
§ 5.24.010. | Commercial solicitor |
| solicitation permit holders. | defined. | ||
| § 5.16.140. | Permit – Revocation. |
§ 5.24.020. | Permit – Required. |
| § 5.16.150. | City council decision. |
§ 5.24.030. | Permit – Exception. |
| § 5.16.160. | Report required. |
§ 5.24.040. | Permit – Application. |
| § 5.16.170. | Use of fictitious name – |
§ 5.24.050. | Permit – Investigation – |
| Fraudulent | Issuance. | ||
| misrepresentation – | § 5.24.060. | Permit – Grant conditions. | |
| Misstatements prohibited. | § 5.24.070. | Permit – Fees. | |
| § 5.16.180. | Renewals. |
§ 5.24.090. | "No Solicitors" sign – |
| Compliance required. | |||
| Chapter 5.18 VENDING OR SOLICITING AT |
§ 5.24.100. | Permit – Duration – Renewal. |
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| HOLIDAY PARADE | § 5.24.110. | Permit – Transferability. | |
| § 5.18.010. § 5.18.030. |
Definitions. Holiday parade vendor/ solicitor permit. |
§ 5.24.120. § 5.24.130. § 5.24.140. |
Permit – Exhibition. Other requirements. Decision appeal. |
| § 5.18.040. | Limitation on number of permits. |
§ 5.24.150. | Permit – Suspension or revocation – Appeal. |
| § 5.18.050. | Supplemental rules and |
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| regulations. |
COVINA CODE
Chapter 5.04 — BUSINESS LICENSES¶
Chapter 5.12 — BILLIARD PARLORS, BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES¶
(Repealed by Ord. 15-2046)
Chapter 5.28 — ENTERTAINMENT¶
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