El Segundo Municipal Code Ch. 5 Auctions and Auction Houses

A. Fees Imposed:

1. Auction Houses And Employees: A license fee for an auction house and for each employee thereof, in excess of ten (10) employees, shall be required.

2. Square Feet: In addition, each auction house shall pay a fee per square foot of floor area occupied for the business purpose in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet.

3. Additional Business Location: In addition, each auction house shall pay a fee for each additional business location within the City.

B. Determination Of Number Of Employees:

1. For the purpose of determining the number of employees of the business subject to this Section, the term "employee" shall mean any person employed by the business; and shall include an independent contractor, and persons employed by the independent contractor, unless the independent contractor and/or persons employed by the independent contractor has a valid City business license as prescribed in Chapters 1 and 2 of this Title.

2. The total number of employees for the business for purposes of this Section shall be determined by averaging the total number of employees employed by the business during each of the four (4) calendar quarters preceding the date the tax is payable.

C. Floor Area Defined: For the purpose of this Section, "floor area" means the total floor space in terms of square footage occupied by an owner, lessee or renter in a building except: 1) elevator shafts; 2) stairwells; 3) courts or atriums uncovered and open to the sky; 4) rooms exclusively housing building operating equipment; and 5) parking area. (Ord. 1252, 4-9-1996)

Any person commencing or conducting the business of an auctioneer, auctioning real estate, goods, wares, merchandise or property or conducting any public auction sale within the City as the auctioneer shall pay a license fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) per day, or two hundred dollars ($200.00) per year. (Ord. 1070, 2-19-1985)

Not later than seventy two (72) hours before conducting any auction sale under any license issued in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, the licensee must make available for inspection by the Chief of Police, or his authorized representative, the entire inventory of all items of personal property to be offered for sale at the auction sale. (Ord. 1029, 8-17-1982)