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Title 5 — BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS

Gardena Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-02 · Gardena

BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS

Chapter 5.04 § 5.04.250. Cancellation – Forfeiture of
BUSINES S LICENSES GENERALLY fees.
§ 5.04.260. Apportionment.
§ 5.04.010. Definitions. § 5.04.270. Exemptions – Disabled
§ 5.04.015. Evidence of doing business. veterans.
§ 5.04.020. License collector – Duties. § 5.04.275. Exemptions – Nonprofits.
§ 5.04.030. License collector – Powers. § 5.04.278. Annual/periodic events.
§ 5.04.040. Business license required –
§ 5.04.280. Vehicle tags.
Certificate of occupancy. § 5.04.290. Licensed vehicles –
§ 5.04.050. License fees required. Lingering on streets.
§ 5.04.060. License fees a debt. § 5.04.300. Inspection fees.
§ 5.04.070. License fees payable in
advance.
§ 5.04.310. Police officers appointed
inspectors.
§ 5.04.080. Preparation and issuance of
§ 5.04.320. Right of entry powers.
licenses. § 5.04.330. Violation – Conviction not to
§ 5.04.090. Errors in issuance of
excuse license fee payment.
licenses. § 5.04.340. Sealing devices in violation
§ 5.04.100. Licenses not transferable. of this code.
§ 5.04.110. Separate business licenses/
permits for each business
Chapter 5.08
and for each location. BUSI NESS LICENSE FEES
§ 5.04.120. Deposit of license fees
collected. § 5.08.010. Application of provisions.
§ 5.04.130. License fees – Due dates,
§ 5.08.020. Advertising.
proration and delinquencies. § 5.08.030. Amusement rides.
§ 5.04.140. License fees and terms
§ 5.08.040. Auctioneers.
stringent.
§ 5.08.050. Auction houses.
§ 5.04.150. Licenses for hazardous
businesses
§ 5.08.060. Automobile agencies.
.
§ 5.08.070. Automobile wrecking yards.
§ 5.04.160. Permit procedures. § 5.08.080. Bankrupt fire and closing-
§ 5.04.180. Posting licenses. ,
out sales.
§ 5.04.190. Exhibition of licenses to
officials.
§ 5.08.090. Barber shops.
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§ 5.08.100. Bath and massage parlors.
§ ... upcae censes.
§ 504205 Statements records and § 5.08.110. Beauty shops.
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§ 5.04.210. .
Gross revenue statements.
§ 5.08.130. Boxing and wrestling
arenas
§ 5.04.215. Information confidential. 08140 .
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§ 5.04.220. Refunds and additional fees. § 5... abarets, caes and
restaurants.
§ 5.04.240. Cancellation of licenses. § 5.08.150. Catering trucks – Lunch
wagons.

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§ 5.08.160. Christmas trees and § 5.08.460. Transfer, moving and
specialties. trucking.
§ 5.08.170. Circuses and carnivals. § 5.08.470. Truck delivery.
§ 5.08.180. Contractors. § 5.08.480. Vending machines.
§ 5.08.190. Dances – Dancehalls. § 5.08.490. Warehousing.
§ 5.08.195. Film production. § 5.08.500. Wholesale sales.
§ 5.08.200. Gardening maintenance
and/or services.
§ 5.08.510. Retail and miscellaneous
sales.
§ 5.08.210. Gymnasiums. § 5.08.520. Telephone companies.
§ 5.08.220. Hospitals, sanitariums and
rest homes.
§ 5.08.530. Newsracks.
§ 5.08.230. Hotels and motels. Chapter 5.10
§ 5.08.240. Junk collectors. GROCER Y WORKER RETENTION
§ 5.08.250. Junk dealers. ORDINANCE
§ 5.08.260. Cleaning, dyeing, laundries
and towel and linen supply.
§ 5.10.010. Definitions.
§ 5.08.270. Manufacturing. § 5.10.020. Grocery employers'
§ 5.08.280. Oil well drilling. responsibilities.

§ 5.08.290.

Peddling at retail,
canvassing and soliciting.
§ 5.10.030. Transition employment
period.
§ 5.08.300.
Peddling from vehicles.
§ 5.10.040.
Notice to public.
§ 5.08.310. Poolrooms, billiards and
social clubs.
§ 5.10.050.
§ 5.10.060.
Enforcement.
Exemption for collective
§ 5.08.320. Private detectives and patrol
services.
§ 5.10.070. bargaining agreement.
Coexistence with other
§ 5.08.330. Private playgrounds. available relief for specific
§ 5.08.340. Professions and services. deprivations of protected
rights.
§ 5.08.350. Residential property rentals
and lodging houses. Chapter 5.12
§ 5.08.355. Nonresidential property
rentals.
AM
USEMENT DEVICES
§ 5.08.360. Rubbish collection. § 5.12.010. Definitions.
§ 5.08.370. Selling and distributing
§ 5.12.020. Adult supervision required.
certain commodities over a
reular route
§ 5.12.030. Space requirements.
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§ 5.12.040. Restrictions on use.
§ 5.08.380.
Shooting galleries.
§ 5.12.050. Signs required.
§ 5.08.390. Skating rinks.
§ 512060

Permits
§ 5.08.400. Sound or music devices. ...
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§ 5... censes requred.
§ 5.08.410. Sports stadiums.
§ 5.08.420. Swap meets. Chapter 516
§ 5.08.430. Taxicabs. .
BINGO
§ 5.08.440. Theaters, shows and
entertainments. § 5.16.010. Bingo defined.
§ 5.08.450. Trailer parks. § 5.16.020. Licenses required.

BUSINESS LICENSES AND REGULATIONS

§ 5.16.030. Organizations eligible for § 5.20.040. Franchise required.
licenses to conduct bingo § 5.20.050. Term of the franchise.
games.
§ 5.20.060. Franchise territory.
§ 5.16.040.
Applications for licenses.
§ 5.20.070. Federal or state jurisdiction.
§ 5.16.050.
Law enforcement costs.
§ 5.20.080. Franchise nontransferable.
§ 5.16.060.
Contents of applications.
§ 5.20.090. Geographical coverage.
§ 5.16.070.
Investigations of applicants.
§ 5.20.100. Nonexclusive franchise.
§ 5.16.080. Contents of licenses. § 5.20.110. Multiple franchises.
§ 5.16.090. Revocation of licenses –
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§ 5.20.120. Franchise modification.
pporuny or earngs. 520130 Fili f fhi
§ 5.16.100. Maximum amount of prizes. § ... ng o rancse
applications.
§ 5.16.110. Profits/proceeds to be kept
in separate funds or
accounts.
§ 5.20.140.
§ 5.20.150.
Applications – Contents.
Consideration of initial
applications
§ 5.16.120. Financial interests in
licensees only.
§ 5.20.160.
.
Franchise renewal.
§ 5.16.130.
Exclusive operation by
licensees.
§ 5.20.170. Minimum consumer
operational standards.
§ 5.16.140.
Bingo games open to the
ublic
§ 5.20.180. Minimum consumer service
standards.
§ 5.16.150. p.
Attendance limited to
occupancy capacity.
§ 5.20.190. Minimum billing and
information standards.
§ 5.16.160.
Bingo games conducted only
on property of licensees
§ 5.20.200. Verification of compliance
with standards.
§ 5.16.170.
.
Minors not to participate.
§ 5.20.210. Subscriber complaints and
disputes.
§ 5.16.180. Alcoholic beverages
prohibited – Intoxicated
§ 5.20.220.
Other requirements.

§ 520230 Franchise fee
persons not to participate. ... .
§ 5.16.190.
Days and hours of
§ 5.20.240.
Security fund.
operation. § 5.20.250. System construction.
§ 5.16.200. Participants shall be § 5.20.260. Multiple franchises.
present. § 5.20.270. Applicable technical
§ 5.16.210. Receipts of profits by standards.
persons misdemeanors
under state laws.
§ 5.20.280. Noncompliance with
standards.
§ 5.16.220. City may enjoin violations. § 5.20.290. Costs of technical assistance.
§ 5.16.230. Violation – Penalty. § 5.20.300. Hold harmless.
§ 5.20.310. Insurance.
Chapter 5.20 § 5.20.320. Records required.
CABLE TELEVISION AND VIDEO § 5.20.330. Annual reports.
SE RVICE FRANCHISES
§ 5.20.340.

Opinion survey.
§ 5.20.350. Review of system
§ 5.20.010. Short title.
performance.
§ 5.20.020. Definitions. § 5.20.360.
Special review.
§ 5.20.030. Franchise purposes.

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§ 5.20.370. Remedies for franchise § 5.24.030. Licenses – Required.
violations. § 5.24.040. Licenses – Applications.
§ 5.20.380. Procedure for remedying § 5.24.050. Licenses – Applications –
franchise violations. Investigations and reports.
§ 5.20.390. Grantor's power to revoke. § 5.24.060. Licenses – Applications –
§ 5.20.400. Appeal of finding of Granting and denial.
revocation. § 5.24.070. Licenses – Applications –
§ 5.20.410. Force majeure – Grantee's Grounds for denial.
inability to perform. § 5.24.080. Licenses – Issuance.
§ 5.20.420. Abandonment or removal of
§ 5.24.090. Licenses – Expiration.
franchise property. § 5.24.100. Licenses – Suspension and
§ 5.20.430. Restoration by grantor –
revocation.
Reimbursement of costs. § 5.24.110. Licenses – Transfer and
§ 5.20.440. Extended operation and
assignment.
continuity of services. § 5.24.120. Licenses held by veterans
§ 5.20.450. Receivership and
organizations.
foreclosure. § 5.24.130. Pointholders – Approval
§ 5.20.460. Reservation of grantor
required.
rights. § 5.24.140. Pointholders – Applications
§ 5.20.470. Waiver. – Approval or denial.
§ 5.20.480. Rights of individuals. § 5.24.150. Pointholders – Notices of
§ 5.20.490. Separability. acquisition of points and
§ 5.20.500. Applicability of chapter to
state video services
transfers and assignments
thereof.
franchisees. § 5.24.160. Pointholders – Revocation of
§ 5.20.510. Regulation of state video approval – Divestment.
services franchisees. § 5.24.170. Employees – Work permits
§ 5.20.520. State video franchise and
PEG fees.
– Required –
Nontransferability.
§ 5.20.530. Audit authority. § 5.24.180. Employees – Work permits
§ 5.20.540. Customer service penalties
under state video franchises.
– Applications – Approval
or denial.
§ 5.20.550. City response to state video
franchise applications.
§ 5.24.190. Employees – Work permits
– Suspension and
§ 520560 Notice to adjacent property revocation.
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owners prior to installation
of video services facilities.
§ 5.24.195. Appeal of chief's decision on
employee work permits.
§ 5.20.570. Savings clause.
Chapter 5.24
§ 5.24.200. Employees – Notice of
employment – Identification
badges.

CARD GAMES
§ 5.24.210. Rules and regulations.
§ 5.24.211. Patron security and safety.
§ 5.24.010. Definitions. § 5.24.220. Alcoholic beverages.
§ 5.24.020. Number of licenses – § 5.24.230. Age limitation.
Number of tables. § 5.24.240. Seating arrangements.
§ 5.24.021. Location of card clubs. § 5.24.250. Seat rental fees.

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§ 5.24.260. Convenience dealers. § 5.28.100. Permits – Suspension and
§ 5.24.270. Rules of play. revocation.
§ 5.24.280. Playing area.
§ 5.24.290. Signs. Chapter 5.32
§ 5.24.300. Entertainment. ENTE RTAINMENT PERMITS
§ 5.24.310.
Inspections.
§ 5.32.010. Permits required.
§ 5.24.320. Investigations. § 5.32.020. Definitions.
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§ 5.32.030. Permits – Application.
§ 5.24.340. Hours of operation. § 5.32.040. Permits – Application –
§ 5.24.350. Credit and check cashing.
Hearings.
§ 5.24.360. Holding valuables for
safekeeping.
§ 5.32.050.
Permits – Grounds for
denial or revocation.
§ 5.24.370. Cheating prohibited. § 5.32.060. Permits – Nontransferability
§ 5.24.380. Exclusion of persons from

– Posting.
card clubs.
§ 5.32.070. Permits – Renewal.
§ 5.24.390. Fees and deposits. § 5.32.080. Permits – Suspension –
§ 5.24.400. Quarterly reports. Appeals.
§ 5.24.410. Audits of records. § 5.32.085. Appeals.
§ 5.24.420. Unlawful acts. § 5.32.090. Reapplication.
§ 5.24.430. Games permitted. § 5.32.100. Violation – Penalty.
§ 5.24.440. Games not permitted.
§ 5.24.450. Amendments. Chapter 5.36
§ 5.24.460. Licensees responsible. FI LM PRODUCTION
§ 5.24.470. Confidentiality.
§ 5.24.480. Violations – Penalty. § 5.36.010. Purpose.
§ 5.24.490. Nonseverability. § 5.36.020. Definitions.
4.480.
Violations – Penalty.
§ 5.36.010. Purpose.
4.490.
Nonseverability.
§ 5.36.020. Definitions.
§ 5.36.030. Permit required.
Chapter 5.28 § 5.36.040. Permit fees.
CHARITABLE AND RELIGIOUS § 5.36.050. Permit requirements and
SOLICITATIONS issuance.
§ 5.36.060. Exemptions.
8.010.
Definitions.
§ 5.36.070. Suspension or revocation of
8.020.
Soliciting – Permits
permit.
required. § 5.36.080. Appeal.
  • § 5.28.010. Definitions. § 5.28.020. Soliciting – Permits required.

  • § 5.28.030. Permits – Applications. § 5.28.040. Permits – Granting or denying.

  • § 5.28.050. Carrying of credentials. § 5.28.060. Written receipts. § 5.28.070. Solicitations by mail. § 5.28.080. Telephone solicitations. § 5.28.090. Denial of permit applications – Hearings.

Chapter 5.40 FORTUNETELLING

  • § 5.40.010. Definitions. § 5.40.020. Permits – Required. § 5.40.070. Permits – Issuance. § 5.40.090. Exceptions – Entertainment. § 5.40.100. Exceptions – Religious practices.

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§ 5.40.120. Violation – Penalty.

Chapter 5.44 HOTELS AND MOTELS

§ 5.44.010. Definitions. § 5.44.020. Daily rates. § 5.44.030. Reduced rates. § 5.44.040. Posting of rates.

Article IV Operation And Facility Requirements

  • § 5.48.140. Operational requirements. § 5.48.150. Building and facility requirements.

  • § 5.48.160. Inspections. § 5.48.170. Violation – Nuisance/ remedy.

Chapter 5.48 — MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND SERVICES

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